To make a swing is a great way to diversify your vacation in a suburban area and get a great place for relaxation and pleasant pastime. In addition, if you yourself make a swing in the country, you can significantly save, they can use both children and adults.
Deciding from which you can make a swing at the dacha, you need to consider their design - supporting pillars with a cross beam and a suspended bench bench. They should be comfortable and have reliable and strong fasteners. Traditionally, the swing is made of wood , you can use metal or combine these materials.
How to make a swing in the country - the stages of independent production
To make a wooden swing in the dacha with their own hands will need: logs, a drill with a long drill, a hammer, bolts, washers, metal corners, a chain along the length of the swing, screws with rings.
- Before starting the assembly, all the logs should be well shaved and sanded, cut to length.
- We gather the side legs - the two stands will be twisted together in the form of the letter A. The angle of the connection of the vertical parts depends on the width of the intended seat.
- Side racks are installed in the ground with a wide step, front fixed with temporary boards.
- Fits and secures the upper crossbar, which will hold the seat. Drill hole is made, which is hammered into a long bolt, and fixed on the other side of the nut for reliability. The washers are fastened between the nuts and the wood so that they do not enter the tree.
- To the side legs in the same way on the level from three sides parallel to each other are fixed the slats for strengthening the structure and that the elements of the swing do not diverge.
- The swing is strengthened with additional slats, rings are fixed in the upper log. The assembly of the seat frame begins. The bench is made of a metal corner, to which boards are fastened by bolts, and suspended temporarily on ropes.
- The bars are fixed to the seat frame at the same interval. The seat is completely clogged with boards and fastened to the chain at the back and bottom. All elements of the swing are varnished. The result is a sturdy construction that can withstand heavy weight. It can accommodate several people.
Swings at the dacha will bring a lot of positive, will be an original element of landscape design and a favorite place for recreation.
