The door to the gazebo may not be ordinary wood or iron with standard hinges. At the moment, there are various modifications designed for any connoisseur. Therefore, you should not stop at simple version, and decorate the gazebo with some unusual device.

Popular types of doors to the gazebo

There are many options for doors that can be equipped with a gazebo. They differ in designs and materials.

Did you know? The oldest door still in use today is in England. It is not known for certain who made it and when, but according to measurements made by scientists, it was produced in the 19th century.

Example of the most popular:

1. Sliding (sliding) doors with aluminum profile. Mainly used for large buildings, but can also be installed on small structures. It is assembled from several sections that move to one side.
2. Accordion folding doors. Not to be confused with sliding ones, they do not move apart, but fold. Each leaf consists of several sections that move from top to bottom.
3. American. It is made in the form of hinged wooden doors in the style of American saloons from the times of cowboys. Suitable for a non-glazed version of the gazebo.
4. Polycarbonate door. This material is usually used in greenhouses. This is a budget option, but if you approach this with the right skill, you will get a decent design that you can make with your own hands.
5. Radial. Mounted on gazebos shaped like a circle. Made from glass and curved rails. This option is expensive and they are placed on a curved door portal.

Sliding

This view in Lately is starting to gain popularity. It is mounted on glazed gazebos, as it has the ability to close tightly and not let in cold air.

There are several types of such portals:

1. Sliding. The functionality of this design is similar to that installed in trolleybuses. The canvas moves towards the opening one and to the side. This door is equipped with a special lock that can lock it in any position convenient for the owner.
2. Shifting along the rise. To open such a door, you must first lift it slightly up. It differs in that when closing, sealing mechanisms are activated that reliably close the portal.
3. Folding. It has 2-3 doors that fold like an accordion. The good thing is that when closed it completely clears the passage. The downside is poor thermal insulation.

The price of sliding portals depends on:

• material;
• size;
• installation (on your own or not);
• Scenery;
• types of structures.

Accordion (folding)

Folding portals differ in types and design options. By type of device they are divided into:

• consisting of narrow lamellas and a panel base;
• having two guides.

If the first type of device has rollers at the bottom, thanks to which it opens and closes, then the second is equipped with synchronizers that have the ability to move more smoothly and close better.

Important! Accordion-folding doors have one big advantage - their compactness, so such products are best used in small buildings.

Varieties of such doors are divided according to the materials from which they were made:

1. Wooden. The most environmentally friendly variety. In its manufacture, oak, veneer or pressed shavings can be used, it all depends on the financial capabilities of the owner of the gazebo.
2. Plastic. Plastic products have two advantages - low price and a large selection. They can be any color and decorated in any way. In addition, they are quite durable and not subject to weather and mechanical influences. But the sound and heat insulation of this material is not up to par.
3. Glass. Used to close wide portals. They look rich, can be matte or mosaic. Also on glass surfaces You can apply a colored film or sandblasting pattern. They transmit light well, making them suitable for gazebos located in shady place. They are not capricious in care, but they have two disadvantages: high price and heavy weight.
4. Textile. Gazebos serve a purely decorative function. Even if the fabric in the sections is very dense, it performs noise and any other insulating functions poorly. The only thing it is good for is keeping flying insects out of a glassed room. evening time. This option can be used as a “temporary” option until something more suitable is purchased.

How to make a polycarbonate sliding door

Polycarbonate material is good because it can be used to make any type of portal - sliding, hinged, frameless and framed. By selecting the right option you can start creating it.

Important! When installing doors into a polycarbonate gazebo, it is necessary to take into account the thermal deformation of this material. Without this, the canvas may deteriorate or tear in winter.

Construction itself sliding doors from polycarbonate material is divided into a number of simple steps:

1. Cutting sheets. Can be produced circular saw or regular construction knife. The main thing is to correctly measure the desired piece of fabric and cover it along the edges with adhesive tape in order to avoid contamination.
2. Drilling. This work can be done with a regular drill on metal. But it must be new or practically unused. Holes should be made between the stiffeners. It is also necessary that they are at least 0.5 cm away from the edges.
3. Fasteners. The polycarbonate material is fastened with ordinary self-tapping screws or thermal washers. The latter are more preferable, as they have a latch, which improves the tightness during fastening.
4. Sealing. Produced with perforation tape or aluminum self-adhesive. It must be done at the ends of the sheet to prevent contamination and condensation.

Required materials and tools

The standard set of tools and materials for creating polycarbonate sliding doors includes:

• self-tapping screws and thermal washers;
• electric drill with a set of drills;
• polycarbonate sheet;
• metal corners;
• level and tape measure;
• awnings;
• wooden beam;
• device for cutting polycarbonate.

Creation technology

To create a sliding door, you must follow a certain algorithm:

1. Measure the material and doorway.
2. Mount the frame.
3. Cover the door leaf.
4. Install awnings.
5. Install the portal.

Measurement work is mandatory entrance opening, since the main canvas is created from them. Its corners should be even to avoid distortions during further use. Before sheathing the canvas, you can paint it, but before that you should sand the surface.

Installation Features

Installation of a sliding door should begin with the installation of a guide mechanism.

Did you know? The heaviest door on globe installed at the California National Laboratory. Its height is 2.5 m and its weight is 312 tons.

Myself step by step process should be done as follows:

1. Installation of the guide mechanism.
2. Mounting rings on polycarbonate sheet.
3. Painting the canvas.
4. Installing the door structure to the guides.
5. Carrying out sound insulation.

The doors in the gazebo can look different. Currently exists wide choose materials and structures for the door leaf. The choice depends on preference and financial opportunities owner.

Sliding doors, the doors of which are made of glass, are distinguished by their special aesthetics. Besides that sliding partitions allow rational use of space, transparent material gives the interior sophistication and lightness, promotes good illumination of the room. But glass canvas has significant drawbacks: the high cost and fragility of the material, which requires careful handling of the structure. Manufacturing glass panels can only be done by specialized companies that have necessary equipment for glass processing.

A good alternative to natural glass are various polymer materials. One of the most popular transparent polymers, which is used for the manufacture and installation of transparent panels for sliding structures, is polycarbonate. This material is impact-resistant, lighter than glass, has the same transparency, and most importantly, you can make sliding doors from polycarbonate with your own hands.

Features and types of material

Polycarbonate is produced in monolithic and cellular versions. These materials have different aesthetic and specifications. Each type of polycarbonate is installed in a sliding structure certain type, which ultimately determines appearance finished sliding door and partition made of polycarbonate.

Important! The variety of polycarbonate sheets allows you to use it for the manufacture and installation of a sliding door, similar to natural glass, or use it as decorative panel material. It can be used as an independent material for the manufacture of door leaves, or in combination with other decorative materials (laminated chipboard, MDF).

Monolithic polycarbonate

This is a single sheet of polymer with a smooth surface. It is a full-fledged analogue of natural glass.

Produced by analogy with sheets silicate glass with a material thickness of 2-12 mm. Thus, it is possible to produce either a frameless panel with a thickness of 10 mm for installation in hanging structure for glass doors, or use them as inserts in a profile frame for sliding wardrobe systems.

Thick sheets of this material are highly durable and are also called anti-vandal. They are not only resistant to impacts, they cannot be broken even intentionally.

Cellular polycarbonate

This material is a hollow sheet that consists of two or more thin layers, connected by thin jumpers. Manufactured by extrusion.

Due to the cellular structure, a door made of this material weighs more than ten times less than a door made of glass.

Due to the multi-layer nature of the material, it cannot be made as thin as monolithic polycarbonate. The thickness of the produced sheets starts from 4 mm. Panels 32 mm thick are made from cellular material.

Important! When planning the dimensions of a sliding door or partition made of polycarbonate, you need to remember that the width of the strip of cellular material is 2.1 m, and its length is cut in shops in increments of 1 m. The length of the end profile for polycarbonate is associated with these dimensions.

Profiles for polycarbonate

Several types of profiles are produced for mounting and covering the edges of polycarbonate sheets. They are made of aluminum and polycarbonate. When making a sliding door, only end profiles may be needed to decorate the frame and create a rigid frame. This depends on the design of the door, the selected type of sheet of material and the technical capabilities of the master in terms of the quality of cutting the material at home. Such a profile may be needed to stiffen the panel and make a door edge that will hide chips.

The end profile closes the honeycombs of the cellular sheet, which are open at the ends, from moisture and dust getting into them. If you do not cover the ends with a profile, then over time the material will lose its transparency. Particular care must be taken when closing the ends of the polycarbonate when installing a bathroom door.

The end profile, which acts as a frame, will give the door an aesthetic and finished appearance.

For any purchased sheet there are end profiles of the appropriate thickness: from 2 to 16 mm. The length of the profile is the same as the width of the polycarbonate - 2.1 m.

How to work with polycarbonate

After purchasing cellular polycarbonate, you will notice that its ends are sealed with tape. This is a temporary protection that needs to be removed. After cutting the polycarbonate, the ends with open cells will need to be sealed with sealing tape. The end profile is placed over the tape. To hold an aluminum or polycarbonate profile, it is placed on small droplets of transparent silicone.

In addition to the ends, the polycarbonate is covered with film on one (front) side. It is removed only after the installation of the sliding door made of cellular polycarbonate is completed. The only thing that needs to be done is to partially peel it off along the edges, where the frame profile will fit and the roller carriages will be attached. In addition, this will prevent the sides of the leaf from being mixed up if a sliding door of two or more leaves is installed.

Important! Before cellular polycarbonate is sealed and installed into the sliding door frame, it must be kept in a dry air environment. This will prevent the formation and accumulation of condensation inside the sheet cells.

To cut the material, use a jigsaw with a fine-toothed file, a grinder, or a stationery knife.

Frame panels

The polycarbonate design with a frame will be more noticeable and will be perceived as a full-fledged door. The frame will serve as a frame, which will give rigidity to the panel.

The compartment version is most suitable for making a sliding door made of polycarbonate. The frame made of profiles for a sliding polycarbonate door is assembled using self-tapping screws; there is no need to install additional fittings on the door leaf. Polycarbonate with a thickness of 4 and 10 mm can be installed in the frame. Thin parts are installed in the profile using special seal. In this option, you can make a combined fabric, with inserts made of monolithic, cellular, transparent or colored polycarbonate.

Sliding mechanisms with frame panels can be supported or hinged. In the rooms, hinged systems are installed, in which there is no bottom guide, and the door is held in place using U-shaped flags installed on the floor to the side of the opening.

In support mechanisms, the leaf moves along the lower guides, and the upper roller serves to balance the sash. Support structures installed in openings with low traffic.

The rollers in structures with a frame are attached to the upper and lower horizontal crossbars of the frame frame. Each manufacturer produces its own range of profiles, which differ in shape and type of coating, but all standard sizes they have the same ones.

Sliding mechanisms for frameless panels

Sliding systems designed for glass panels differ from conventional carriages in the mechanism of attachment to the canvas. They are designed for installation of sheets with a thickness of 8 to 12 mm. They have two types of fastenings: clamping and point-clamping. The principle of their operation is as follows: two long strips wrap around the panel from the end on both sides and are clamped. In point- clamping systems the screw that tightens the jaws of the clamp passes through the blade, and a hole must be drilled for it. In clamping systems, the clamping jaws are placed on the end of the panel, and the clamping screw is located above the blade.

Important! In these cases, an aluminum end profile must be installed on the canvas.

All designs with fastening roller carriages to glass (polycarbonate) come only with an upper sliding type. There are three main types:

• Open;
• Closed;
• Mounted.

System open type It is a guide in the form of a pipe along which a roller in the form of a pulley rolls.

Closed designs usually have clamp-type roller carriages, and after installation, the top guide is covered with a decorative strip.

In a hinged system, the roller carriage is mounted on the side of the panel, and the guide is not above the sash, but behind it.

Video on how to cut polycarbonate:

In sliding systems, polycarbonate is a cheap and practical alternative to glass. But due to the flexibility of this material and the presence of chips after cutting, the panels must have a frame frame made of a profile that will hide all defects and make the sash rigid.

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Sliding glass doors are characterized by a number of advantages: they save space, have beautiful view and easy to maintain. They visually increase the volume of the room and have good aesthetic qualities.

Sliding glass systems are ergonomic, functional, and original. They can be made according to an individual project, but standard ones are cheaper. Glass doors give modern look, lightness to the room, improve illumination. They fit well into the interior of the gazebo, creating comfort, convenience and coziness.

Types of doors by design and filling

Installing doors in a gazebo

By design they are distinguished:

• Single doors
• Single-leaf with side parts or with a fixed component
• Bivalve
• Double-leaf with movable or fixed leaves
• Radial.

Radius sliding glass doors fit perfectly into gazebos with round shapes. This is an expensive option, because you need to make curved rails and a curved door leaf. This sophisticated option impresses with its originality and comfort.

Various glasses are used for doors: tinted, frosted, stained glass, decorated. Canvases with a pattern that is applied are also used various methods. A unique design can be created using a stencil or decor. An original decoration element: doors with mosaics and voluminous decorative elements. Sometimes a film is glued that differs both in texture and in a variety of colors.

Acrylic, tempered, impact-resistant, triplex - these are the types of glass used depending on the strength characteristics. The use of special glass, which shatters into small fragments upon impact, saves you from serious injuries. Durability and safety are important advantages.

Glass doors are framed in aluminum, wood, plastic, or can be frameless. Used for gazebo aluminum profile in order to increase strength.

The aluminum sash has good load-bearing qualities. With its help it is possible to produce structures of considerable size and different color, because painting is possible. Glazing without a frame: stylish, original, fits into a gazebo of any architecture and offers an excellent view.

Advantages and principle of operation of sliding doors

Self-installation doors in the gazebo

Main advantages of glass doors:

• Space saving
• Easy opening
• No thresholds (if there is no bottom guide)
• Self-opening resistance
• Versatility
• Safety.

Sliding glass structures have the same operating principle as sliding wardrobes: they are held on top by carriages and slide apart to different sides. A sliding door is perfect for a gazebo. Reliability, practicality, and original design ensure comfort and safety.

The door structure consists of a roller mechanism, glass and guides. There may be several of them. The kit also includes fittings, decorative panels, trims. The fittings are used of a certain type: they should not protrude above the surface so that the structure can move to the side or into a niche. The guides and roller mechanism are selected taking into account the number of leaves, weight and type of door.

Glass doors are quite heavy and you need to choose a durable and reliable mechanism. The guides for the gazebo must be secured at both the top and bottom so that the structure ensures safety.

Tools and components used to install doors

Door handles, rollers, rails, fasteners, stops, bolts - the main components.

The following tools are used for work:

• Screwdriver
• Roulette
• Drill
• Level
• Polyurethane foam
• Mounting kit.

Do-it-yourself door installation

You can install the doors yourself if you buy the necessary components and have knowledge of installation technology.

First you need to mark and install guides along the marked lines (on the ceiling and on the floor). They must be strictly horizontal and longer than the opening to eliminate the possibility of the doors falling off.

Glass doors have fasteners made of metal claws with internal rubber linings. The glass is secured with screws. The roller mechanism can be hidden behind a decorative strip.

The installation of sliding doors is discussed in detail in the video:

Operating procedure:

• Doorway measurement
• Installation of the bottom rail with checking for unevenness with a level
• Complete set of the canvas with fasteners from the bottom and top
• Installing the top bar
• Attaching the guides to the plank using self-tapping screws or dowels
• Installation of locking pads
• Consolidation decorative panel to improve appearance
• Installation of accessories.

For glass doors, handles made of anodized aluminum or of stainless steel to ensure reliability and durability. Modern sliding doors are equipped with handles different forms with recesses.

The glass is brought to the upper guide and suspended. While tilting the glass, make sure that each roller engages. Next, the canvas is joined to the lower guide. The doors are moved and opened several times to check that they move smoothly and that there are no distortions.

You should not buy sliding doors from small organizations that cannot provide decent quality. Good manufacturer must provide a guarantee. Low cost is a reason not to trust the company, because glass structures are not cheap.

Sliding doors are stylish, convenient and beautiful. They are very popular because they are not only beautiful, but also functional. The ability to move apart in different directions and quickly change the environment allows you to install sliding doors as a successful and practical element of the interior. But if they are not installed correctly, they can rattle, move unevenly, or jam.

Therefore, the sliding mechanism must be carefully selected.

Possibility of transformation from closed space in the open, a huge selection of design, panoramic view, safety, durability, ease of maintenance - all these advantages allow you to use sliding structures as an excellent decoration for a summer cottage.

Cellular polycarbonate is used not only for the construction of greenhouses and canopies. Many interior decorations and design elements are made from polycarbonate sheets. A door made of polycarbonate is quite popular - a colorless or colored translucent structure with low weight, but at the same time high heat and sound insulation characteristics. Moreover, not only classic doors are popular, but functional and easy-to-use sliding door systems.

Just look at what has already been done assembled doors made of polycarbonate with your own hands photo to fully appreciate their attractive appearance.

Advantages of sliding doors

Sliding doors made of polycarbonate are traditionally used when arranging gazebos, winter gardens and greenhouses. In addition, they can be used on verandas and self-built greenhouses as full-fledged doors or mobile partitions.

There are many advantages to structures of this type:

• significant space savings. Door leaves of this type do not require any opening space in front of or behind them. The main thing is that the length of the wall is sufficient to fully extend the canvas. But if a polycarbonate door accordion is installed, then this is not required;
• lightness, but at the same time structural strength. This is due to the unique qualities of the material itself. Polycarbonate fabric significantly surpasses glass in its performance characteristics;
• simplicity and minimal maintenance of the design. The absence of hinges eliminates the risk of sashes sagging over time. The mechanism itself does not require adjustment and periodic adjustments throughout its service life;
• high heat and sound insulation. Subject to all installation rules and the use of high-quality fittings, the door leaves adjoin the opening and each other as tightly as possible, preventing the appearance of drafts or the penetration of precipitation into the room;
• versatility. From pieces of multi-colored plastic you can assemble a real and effective stained glass window not only for a window, but also for doors of any type;
• Possibility of room ventilation. To create a draft, it is advisable to move the doors a little apart. Unlike traditional swing structures, sliding doors made of polycarbonate in any position they look aesthetically pleasing and stylish.

Installing polycarbonate sliding doors with your own hands is not difficult even for a person with minimal skills in construction, finishing and installation. installation work.

Advantages of using polycarbonate in sliding structures

Polycarbonate for doors in a compartment configuration has many advantages over conventional glass. All of them are due to the peculiarities of this polymer and its characteristics:

• tens of times lighter than glass and just as durable;
• has high light transmission, reaching 95% for transparent fabric and slightly less for colored fabric (depending on the specific shade and its saturation);
• due to the air-filled cells, it has high sound and heat insulation qualities;
• completely safe to use, environmentally friendly and non-toxic, even when heated it does not emit environment harmful substances;
• can be easily processed with a standard set of tools and does not require special skills;
• resistant to temperature influences wide range, not afraid of temperature changes;
• has high moisture resistance and is not subject to corrosion, does not allow moisture to pass through;
• chemically neutral, insensitive to aggressive acids and alkalis;
• safe. Even if it can be damaged, the plastic, unlike ordinary glass, will not shatter into traumatic fragments;
• subject to all installation conditions, it fully retains its original appearance and attractiveness throughout its entire service life.

Polycarbonate compartment doors look stylish and impressive, and are easy to care for. They fully retain their functionality and aesthetic appearance During a long time.

Which polycarbonate to choose for compartment doors?

Before making sliding doors from polycarbonate, you should decide on the type of doors. For installation of door systems sliding type 2 types of polycarbonate fabric can be used:

• monolithic polycarbonate. A door made of monolithic polycarbonate looks like glass, but at the same time is significantly superior door designs made of glass with its characteristics;
• cellular polycarbonate. It is lighter, cheaper and more thermally efficient than monolithic fabric, but has a pronounced cellular structure. An important condition for its installation is effective sealing ends - otherwise moisture and dirt will accumulate inside the material, which will negatively affect the appearance of the canvas.

It is important to note that doors that include both cellular and monolithic polycarbonate have general qualities: this is durability and visual appeal that lasts throughout its entire service life.

Types of polycarbonate sliding doors

Before you start making a polycarbonate door with your own hands, you should decide on its configuration. Most widespread got the following options:

• parallel-sliding models. Structurally, they represent two or more blades moving along one guide. Closing of such a door occurs when the panels close in the middle doorway. The most common and easy-to-manufacture option, on the basis of which both full-fledged doors and doors of all kinds of cabinets, partitions and other structures are made;
• sliding-folding models - traditional “accordions”. They also move along guides; the blades in them consist of several parts connected by hinges. When moving, such door structures fold.

In addition to the type of door itself, it is also worth paying attention to the type of door leaf. It can be:

• frame canvases. They are based on a special frame, to which a polycarbonate sheet is subsequently attached. Wood, plastic or metal can be used as a material for making frames - the choice lies entirely with you and depends on the project, operating conditions and personal preferences. Door systems of this type are usually installed in areas with high traffic, since the frame ensures the safety of the polycarbonate sheet and protects it from mechanical stress. Inexpensive and quite easy to implement option;
• frameless canvases. To make a door of this type of polycarbonate, it is necessary to use monolithic sheets of increased thickness: only they can provide stable and safe work door system. The fact is that honeycomb plastic or a monolithic sheet of small thickness without a frame will be deformed, which will create certain difficulties when operating the doors.

It is worth noting that it is better for a beginner to opt for a frame system, since it is easier to manufacture and does not require assembly experience. In addition, you can insert the forming material in pieces stained glass doors cellular polycarbonate different colors- it looks quite impressive and attractive.

How to assemble a door frame

It is optimal to use as a frame standard profiles for polycarbonate sheets - they are made of plastic or aluminum.

The frame for the canvas should be made only from the end profile. Moreover, it is better to stop at metal version- it is more mechanically strong, durable and reliable. It will not only give the panel the rigidity required for the door leaf, but will also help hide chips and small inaccuracies that inevitably arise when cutting a polycarbonate sheet without the proper experience. In addition, the end profile covers the ends of the canvas, protecting it from the penetration of dust, water and insects. This will allow the door to fully retain its transparency and original appearance throughout its entire service life.

Before making a polycarbonate compartment door, do not forget to also seal the ends with sealing tape. When choosing a profile, keep in mind that its height should be completely similar to the width of the polycarbonate sheet.

How to choose a sliding mechanism for sliding doors

Before assembling a polycarbonate compartment door with your own hands, you should decide sliding mechanism. For polycarbonate sheets, it is necessary to select the mechanisms used for glass doors: they are equipped with clamping or point-clamping fastening configurations. The way they work is simple:

• in clamping systems, the strips cover the entire canvas along the upper edge, after which they are compressed, securely fixing it;
• in point-clamping mechanisms, it is necessary to additionally drill one edge of the blade to install bolts that tighten the straps of the mechanism. This option is more reliable, but requires mandatory installation metal end profile on the sash.

Durable, but light door made of polycarbonate equipped roller mechanism top mount, which can be:

• open type. In it, the guide is made in the form of a pipe, inside which a pulley-shaped roller moves;
• closed type. Such a mechanism is equipped with roller carriages of a clamping configuration, with a decorative strip on the upper guide that is closed upon completion of installation work;
• mounted type. In it, the carriages are mounted on the side of the leaf, while the guide is not directly above the sash, but slightly to the side of it.

There is practically no difference whether to make doors for a polycarbonate cabinet, for greenhouses or for a gazebo - the principle of their manufacture and operation is similar.

Door manufacturing procedure

To make polycarbonate sliding doors for a gazebo, greenhouse or greenhouse, you just need to follow a certain sequence of actions:

1. Develop a drawing of the future design.
2. Cut the polycarbonate sheet according to the previously developed drawing. For cutting, you can use a jigsaw or a circular saw with adjustable speed. To equip the tool, use a blade (or disk) with fine, frequent teeth.
3. Carefully treat the ends of the polycarbonate sheet with sealing tape.
4. Mark, cut and install end profiles on the canvas. To securely fix them, you can use transparent silicone glue.
5. Assemble the sliding door mechanism in door frame ke: install and level the guide.
6. Install rollers on the door leaf.
7. Completely assemble the entire structure and check its functionality.

Important! When orienting the valves, it is necessary to take into account that the UV-reflecting side of the polycarbonate sheet must be located with outside. You can find out the “right” side by the glued protective film with markings.

When assembling polycarbonate gazebo doors, remember that your ideas are practically unlimited: polycarbonate sheets are available not only in different thicknesses, but also in a wide selection of colors according to the RAL catalog.

Unlike glass, polycarbonate fabric is easy to cut, bend and process. This is its main advantage, which is the reason for such a high prevalence of the material.

See how to make a pergola from old doors. From them you can make a gazebo, a washbasin, a tool shed, and from the windows you can make a greenhouse.

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A new one has begun summer season. Those who like to work and relax fresh air they yearned for their hacienda over the winter, are looking for new ideas for inspiration, and are happy to implement them. To ensure that you have enough funds for all your ideas, use items that have served their time as materials. Using old doors you can make a pergola, a shed for equipment, a toilet, a gazebo, and a washbasin.

How to make a pergola with your own hands?

If you don't know what this design is, then read about it now. The word “pergola” comes from Latin and Italian words and means “building”, “canopy”. It is created for beauty, so that climbing plants can freely weave along this structure, protecting people from the scorching sun when they walk along this terrace.

The design consists of sections of arches that are connected into a single structure by transverse beams. Pergolas can be attached to buildings, they will decorate open terraces. Sometimes they are attached to gazebos or pergolas are built.

If you have a lot of material, then you can make a larger structure. If you have changed your balcony, interior doors, don’t throw away the old ones, then give them the opportunity to decorate the dacha.

Such a pergola in landscape design looks wonderful, to make it you will need:

• two doors;
• White paint;
• primer;
• sandpaper;
• brush;
• boards;
• self-tapping screws;
• screwdriver;
• crushed stone.

To remove from doors old paint, use a special solution to remove such coating. You can put newspaper on the surface, iron it with an iron, after which the layer is removed with a spatula.

Sand the prepared surface; if it is not smooth, first go over it with wood putty. Once it dries, make the surface smoother with sandpaper, then prime the canvas and cover with 2-3 layers of paint.

These prepared blanks are connected by vertical crossbars. If you have a jigsaw, then shape them in the same way as in the photo, if not, just cut them to size. Make two notches in these crossbars on each side, put them on the doors, and secure them on the sides with screws.

To make the structure more durable, connect the parts at the top with boards sawn off at an angle of 45 degrees. They and the horizontal rafters also need to be painted. This pergola is installed on crushed stone; if you want to place it near the veranda, then attach it to a wooden floor.

Corner brackets can be used as fasteners. If you don’t want to bother with preparing the door and painting it, you can, on the contrary, artificially age it.

If you have roof elements left from construction, then connect the doors using them. Below you can fix the pergola on a wooden pallet using corners. Then it won't touch the ground, and wooden parts will not rot.

If you want to not only admire such a structure, but also have the opportunity to sit there and relax, then take:

• 4 door leaves;
• four figured brackets;
• self-tapping screws;
• fastening metal corners;
• white paint and brush.

Attach the top sheet to the vertical ones using openwork brackets of a contrasting color, and in the center using the corners. Also use the corners to secure horizontal door as a shop. This structure must be installed on a concrete base or crushed stone so that the lower door leaves do not touch the ground.

By the way, if you like an openwork design and don’t want to spend a lot of time with painting, look at how to make a pergola using carved pillars and balusters.

Each of the two pairs of carved pillars must be connected by railings and balusters at the top and bottom. A small one is made on top gable roof, which unites the right and left walls of the pergola. It is decorated with carved elements.

You can plant climbing plants outside one and the second wall or attach boxes and place flowers in them. Inner space You can use it to make a small bench here. To do this, beams or corner brackets are attached to walls 1 and 2.

There are other ideas for using old doors.

How to make a washbasin for a summer house from old doors?

To make one, take:

• door;
• bars;
• planks;
• fasteners;
• table top;
• hooks;
• two figured brackets.

Making master class:

1. Two bars will become the front legs of the sink. Choose from four boards for the table base. You need to cut a recess in the countertop in the shape of a sink, place it here, and place a container underneath, which will need to be poured out periodically. You can install a flexible hose under the sink and lead it into a drainage system or ditch so that water flows there.
2. Four boards are fixed to the lower parts of the legs, and four more are stuffed onto them, which will become the lower table. Attach hooks at the top to hang towels and small garden tools.
3. 2 openwork corners are attached even higher. A shelf is fixed on them, on which flower pots are placed.

You can put 4 beams perpendicular to the door so that inner dimensions were the same as a large sink. Such a washbasin for a summer house will be spacious. Here you can wash not only your hands, but also dishes.

The old door in the next photo also easily turned into a country washbasin.

If you don’t want to cut a hole in the countertop and install a washbasin, then make a comfortable table with shelves from the door leaf.

This makes it convenient to do small gardening tasks: picking seedlings, planting flowers in pots. You can attach hooks to the door and hang a small garden tools so that it is at hand.

It’s not difficult to make a flower girl out of an old washbasin. After attaching it to the door, pour soil here and plant plants.

Such a door doesn’t even need to be painted, just put it against the wall, but for better fixation, you can make hinges at the top, drive nails into the wall or attach self-tapping screws, and put hinges on them.

If you also have an old window that you hate to throw away, you can turn it into one of the sides of a table or washbasin.

Gazebo design made of doors and wood

To create such a vacation spot, you will need:

• five doors;
• floorboards;
• hinges for doors;
• metal corners;
• self-tapping screws;
• a small sheet of corrugated board;
• 4 beams;
• crushed stone.

Creation plan:

1. Level the area for the future building, pour crushed stone here, and use 4 beams to make a base for the floor. Place boards on top of it.
2. Connect two doors that will become the back wall. With help metal corners and screws, attach two more panels to it at an angle of 90 degrees. These doors will become the sides.
3. These panels have glass, but for the top door you must use a door without glass. You need to put it under small angle so that the water drains and the snow melts. To do this, either use side doors that are taller than those that became the back wall, or attach angled timbers to these side elements.
4. Fix a sheet of corrugated sheeting on top so that it is slightly larger than the gazebo on all sides. You can use another roofing material. The bottom of the door can be attached to the floor, also using corners.

This design of the gazebo allows you to use recycled materials and save a lot of money.

The next structure is also created based on the door. There are 3 panels installed at the back and one on each side. Since this structure is slightly larger than the previous one, boards need to be attached to the ceiling, but you can fix the remaining doors here transversely, using them as the base of the roof.

To give rigidity to the structure, timber with a cross-section of 100 or 150 mm is placed at the corners; the structure must first be fastened at the bottom with floor fixing elements, and at the top? roof details. It’s nice to sit in such a gazebo without doors in the heat; here you can hide from the rain, since the roof will not let you get wet.

This structure will appeal to both adults and children.

By the way, we can recommend the following design to the kids. Of course, the doors must first be well connected to each other or securely fixed near the fence.

Various shelves and hooks are nailed onto them, where children can hang and put their toys and belongings. And adults can attach flower boxes to similar structures to decorate the area. Can be fixed slate board, write messages to each other on it in chalk.

Even a lonely door painted in White color, will become an excellent design element for a dacha if you attach a box to it and plant flowering plants in it.

Even if you only have the base of the canvas left, there is no longer glass and a plywood partition on it, such a door will still serve. At the bottom the box is fixed on it, and at the top the flowerpot is hung on a hook.

This vertical gardening is perfect for a gazebo, as you can place flowers with reverse side this building. It’s nice to sit in such a building in the fresh air and admire the colorful colors of the plants.

But let's return to our topic to see what other gazebo design there could be.

Four canvases will become the sides and back wall, and the fifth will turn into roof of the lung buildings. As you can see, the doors don’t have to be painted to give this corner of the dacha a light touch antiquity.

It seems that the following structure has also been on this site for many 10 years.

For his back wall uses door panels, but old windows are suitable for the side ones. Unpainted board gray is hammered in as roof elements, the first one needs to be nailed at the bottom of the slope, the next ones are gradually attached on top so that each one located above overlaps the previous one by 1-2 cm. Then the rain will not penetrate inside.

You can also make from doors small shed for storing tools. For it you will need:

• four doors;
• boards;
• bars;
• roofing material;
• fastening tools.

Make a base from four bars, place it on cement slabs, fill the boards at the top, place 3 door panels here, secure them at the corners and at the bottom with corners and self-tapping screws. Attach two bars vertically to the front panel. Screw to one of them door hinges, steam rooms need to be fixed on the door.

Nail four bars on top, fasten the rafters to them, fill the boards, and fasten the sheet of the roofing element.

You will get a pergola-pergola if you make a structure like this.

The doors can be used as side walls; inside there is a bench on which a mattress is placed so that you can sit on a soft one or lie down. climbing plants planted behind the side walls. This corner of the dacha looks amazing.

The next pergola is made in white and pink tones. Two doors without glass are suitable for it. If they have plywood underneath, leave it, if not, stuff boards in there. On top part the doors are nailed with slats at an angle of 45 degrees perpendicular to each other.

The gable roof is made from rafters, with boards placed on top. A bed is fixed inside. All this charm is covered with pink and white paint. All that remains is to secure the flower boxes outside, put soft pillows on the bench, and hang two tulle curtains at the entrance.

You can make a small garden greenhouse out of glass doors, look how amazing it looks.

Old windows will make a wonderful, reliable greenhouse. It is better to cover this issue in more detail.

How to make a greenhouse from windows yourself?

It will also require recycled material left over after the renovation. If you have glass doors, get them. If you don't have them, you can use a door frame with glass inside. Windows are perfect for your next mini-greenhouse.

Before you make a greenhouse yourself, see if you have:

• cement blocks or bricks;
• bars;
• sand;
• self-tapping screws;
• there are enough windows.

The evenness of the horizontal structure during construction must be checked using a level, and adjustments must be made if necessary.

1. First of all, you need to level the site on which you will build. Remove the turf around the perimeter to a small height and add sand here. Place blocks or bricks on top; it is better to connect them with cement mortar.
2. When it dries, place the slats on top along the perimeter, fastening them with corners and screws.
3. Now onto this wooden base The bars are attached vertically, the distance between two adjacent ones should be equal to the width of the window. On next stage you will need to insert them here and secure them to the side with self-tapping screws.
4. Now place the horizontal beams on top and also connect them together. Do not fill in the small side wall on one side yet, as this will be the entrance.
5. Mark on the top horizontal beams, where you need to make small recesses for the rafters, make them. Secure the roof base on top. For this you can also use glass frames or durable cellophane. If you don’t want to remove it for the winter, then it’s better to fix transparent polycarbonate here. From this and from the frames you will make doors.

Here's how to properly make a greenhouse from scrap materials. You found out how many ideas for a summer house old doors and windows can give.

In conclusion, look at the intricacies of building a greenhouse from window frames. This may be useful for summer residents.

You will also probably be interested in a video review that tells how to assemble the gazebo structure alone.