The yard is not always available on the summer site, and in order to interfere with each other building and other strategic structures, you need to have comfortable tracks. And nothing is so excellent in the ratio of beauty and elegance, like the paths of drinking wood.
Making the track for yourself
It is impossible to declare that the work on the manufacture of such paths is very simple. By no means, it lies in several stages, each of which is complicated in its own way, but this does not mean that you cannot make a beautiful and noticeable path on your dacha yourself. The main thing is to follow all instructions, do everything without a rush and with the maximum self-dedication.
In addition, you can use various tips found on the Internet. It is only necessary to know that the spear paths are not always called so, and here are some of the popular names:
- from hemp;
- from the village;
- from churbanov;
- from dies;
- from the ends of the log.
Necessary elements and tools
In order for all work to be easy and you did not have to dramatically remember that you forgot about something, we recommend to prepare all of the following list in advance:
- Spike wood.
- Level.
- Kiyanka (special hammer, often wooden).
- Manual chainsaw.
- Buckets.
- Brushes.
- Shovel.
- Sand.
- Pebbles.
- Gravel.
- Water.
- Waterproofing rolled.
Prepare all materials, you can take the next step.
Cooking wooden spil
And the next step was to prepare wooden sleeps to work, because it is impossible to just take and put the details that have not passed the selection and processing. It should be started with the preparation of sleep for the reason that they will be completely prepared by the time of laying.
The choice of the wood path suitable for the construction of the track, directly depends on its purpose and conditions of its operation. As you are the owner of the summer, you will probably know what load will be on the future track located in a particular place. But in any case, it is better to stop your choice exclusively on those trees that have more solid qualities.
The choice can be narrowed to three applicants who will serve you at 7, 10 and 25 years, respectively. We list them in the same order:
- pine;
- oak;
- larch.
Although it does not mean that you cannot use other breeds that are at hand, or which are cheaper. Perhaps they will serve less than larch, but by completing work on the laying of garden tracks from the woods of the tree one day, you will not be difficult to repeat it in the future.
For the preparation of suitable sleeps, you will need to make solid logs of pieces, the size of which will not exceed 200 millimeters. By the way, the length of the spike should depend on its diameter.
But taking into account the fact that less than 100 millimeters is better not to do, because such hemps can fall out of the path under excessive pressure or in case of unexpected mechanical effort.
After drinking logs of the same sizes, they should be cleaned from the bark. This is a completely obvious operation, since the bark is fragile, almost immediately begins to fall off, and besides, it is easy to rot. We do not need it, naturally.
At the time when you are busy with a cut of the cortex, conduct a thorough verification of logs for the presence of cracks on their surface. The presence of the crack makes doubt on the expediency of using the stump for the construction of the track. Such a detail will be a weak track of the track, and you can not doubt that in the end it will crush the first.
Further, you will need to treat the sleeves so that they are protected from external stimuli, rotting and other troubles that can occur during operation. We recommend that you use the flow processing procedure. It is very simple and consists of several stages:
- Heat Olifu to boil.
- Dairy wood with a mixture.
- Apply antiseptics that protect the sleeves from moisture, and providing biosis.
- Leave hemp in solution for up to 2 days.
- The last item is not mandatory, but it is better not to miss it - process the lower part of the tree by bitumen in order to reliably protect the most susceptible part of the spike.
If you want your future track to have a visual effect of the aged, it can be additionally treated with a solution of copper sulfate, so you will achieve an ideal color scheme and, accordingly, aged design.
Dry all the hemp and get ready for further instructions.
Location Woodwood
At the next stage you need to place the territory of your country area under the future track. It is necessary to repel from how many paths you have. If it is provided only one, make sure that it takes place on the part of the site, from which all important objects will be equally removed in the country: a house, a mangal, a garden, etc.
The width of the track should begin from 35 centimeters, as it is this indicator that is enough for free movement to one person. Although, we would recommend you not to skit, and make a width, ranging from 50 centimeters.
When the route, width, all other parameters are set, you will need to somehow mark the path for future tracks. Ideal pegs driven into the ground, between which is stretched a strong thread (fit kapron fiber).
The trench-base for future track
Well, blank Spila prepared, and the track is marked with stakes, it's time to prepare a special trench. It must pass on that route, which will be the track.
in the trench parameters are as follows:
- width equal to the track width;
- depth is the length of a wooden frame, which is added to 100-200 millimeters.
These parameters will be sufficient to withstand the load of the future path to it and logs securely held in place.
After creating a trench takes for waterproofing:
- lay on the bottom of the trench or waterproofing polyethylene film for greenhouses;
- fill the space on top of the film with gravel or crushed stone;
- the height of the resulting layer should be about half the height of the entire trench.
Thus, you get a drain, reliably protects the wooden elements of the future track of the moisture.
At the end of stacking pads to the bottom of the trench, it is necessary to equalize the level of the sand and to cut down a tree laying in the end went smoothly.
install curbs
If your garden path design provides for borders, now is the time to deal with their mounting. As the curbs you can use the following materials:
- bricks;
- stones;
- wooden blocks;
- sheet metal;
- logs, cut along.
Here the choice depends entirely on your wishes, but it is better to do it in favor of wooden borders, it is so you do not break the whole concept of a track in the country.
Put a second cushion layer
Following the first layer of sand bags, you need to put the second. There will be used exclusively sand, which will need to bring the thickness of the cushion layer to 100 millimeters. After laying sand cushion to be sealed, and this is done by wetting the sand with water.
Laying Spila
Here we come to the time to be taken for immediate laying of wood Spili. If you watched the photo track from a tree on the Internet, you probably know that the techniques and laying species there are so many. Here the choice depends entirely on you and you can choose your desired option.
Depending on the chosen masonry option, you can leave between the sleeves as a small distance and quite large. Deliver lamps in the pillow follows by tapping with a special hammer. Do not forget that the track should be smoothly not with mind, but in terms of level, therefore in this situation the hammer and level are your best assistants.
Additional information about Woodwood Walkings, care for them
After the tracks are installed, careful care is required for them, as well as refining. As an excellent option, the filling of the space between the sleeves with a mixture of sand or land with plant seeds, which ultimately cover the soil.
If the sections themselves are artificially aged, they will look perfect, and if not - you can always paint them into bright colors, which is also the ideal option to create an individual design of the exterior.
Woodwood Care
The track made of wood, made with their own hands, although it is done on conscience and should serve its owner for quite a long time, but requires some care. With its absence, the path will quickly lose its appearance and will look at least at least unattractive.
But you can relax if you thought that we are talking about careful care, which you need to do hardly every day. It is enough for you to allocate one day in a year and to clean it in it with a metal scraper or emery sheet. After that, process the lamps with an antiseptic and apply on them in the top of the paint, olive or a special coating for protection.
By the way, in the process of preparing for the creation of a track, you will not be superfluous to postpone 10-20 sleeps, in the distant corner of the garage so that they lay about the reserve. They exactly, at one time, when any of the stumps hesitate the crack, will be able to be used for operational replacement.
Whatever
Despite all that good that we talked about such a type of path for giving, as a trail of a tree, some flaws are still present and they need to sound. The following are among these:
- high probability of rotting;
- reaction to the temperature differences;
- slip in the case of wet under the rain.
It is obvious that in the case of proper treatment of sleep, they will not be subjected to rotting, and insufficient processing of parts by sandpaper will make them not as slippery. Therefore, you can easily call such minuses invisible.
Benefits of speech tracks
I voiced the disadvantages of wooden tracks, and telling how to deal with them, it's time to pay attention to the attention and explicit advantages of such paths, ideally suitable for country sites. Here they are:
- cheapness of manufacture;
- the possibility of a quick repair;
- the possibility of holding all stages of manufacture with their own hands;
- lack of puddle;
- environmental purity;
- easy installation.
All these advantages cannot not convince you of the feasibility of creating such tracks on your summer cottage. Especially, if you carefully studied photos of such paths, you probably noticed that they look just amazing and fit into any design of the country area.
Walkways from Woodwood Woods in the photo
We offer you interesting options for country tracks equipped with wooden sleeps. Here you will see those options that someone have already been able to implement on our cottage, and perhaps you want to inspire for themselves, having implemented a similar idea and on our land plot.
Spirring track
An excellent example of a spice path, which has become rather original due to its form: it bends from side aside as a snake. It is not difficult to note that the originally the path was highlighted by peculiar borders of a panti of about the same diameter, after which it was filled with solid sizes, which created an individual and unique design as a result.
Different Diameter Walkway
But the excellent option that turned out from the sleeps of different diameters laid very closely to each other. The track itself has a rather large width, perhaps even more than 2 meters, and thanks to bright color, it looks just amazing.
Track with landscaping
The following option displays exactly the idea when a mixture with grass seeds falls asleep into the space between the spikes. As a result, a wonderful track with a lawn is obtained. It is in this case that stumps are painted black, which also significantly affects the appearance and elegance of the path.
Option with steps
Another type of track is a whole complex made of sleep. Here we see not just a platform, completely covered with such small hemps of different shades, but also the steps. The borders of poles are well distinguished, according to which it is clearly seen that they were the first and were a guide to lad out the rest of the platform. As for steps from phenomena, here they are most likely implemented by installing the hemps of different heights. Although, the option with a pillow under the height of different heights is not excluded.
Several tracks
As we said, on the size of your site, as well as on your personal preferences, how many tracks will be provided in the country. Here, for example, in the next photo you can see at once 3 paths from sleeps, which intersect together, apparently, in the middle of the country's courtyard. Around the path grew a beautiful and even gentleman, which creates a unique exterior. We advise you to take it note.
Spike walkway in the garden
The last option we wanted to mention is the usual spell track, which was laid near the garden. As a borders here were ordinary scaffolding or simply wide wooden planks that were fenced between the beds. It is worth admitting that this is a great option for the garden, because it will limit you from dirt and makes work on the beds more enjoyable and relaxed.
Video about how to make a wooden path tracks
Well, at the end of our conversation, as it should be, we offer you a video, in which it is absolutely accessible and simple words about how to make, process and put a sleeve so that the garden or countryway came out perfect, cheap and beautiful. Good luck!
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