Very many city residents prefer to move to the country for summer cottage. And it's no wonder that it can be better than fresh air, your own harvest and tranquility.
Naturally, along with country work, people find time to relax. Therefore, the desire to equip a recreation area in the country is quite understandable. Today we will tell you what are the zones, how to create a unique design of the recreation area at the dacha and arrange the mangal zone with your own hands. In the article there are photos of ready-made projects that can be taken as a basis.
The recreation area outside the city should be designed so that you feel at it relaxed after a day's work, could arrange a picnic, cook a delicious dinner. Often a similar zone is equipped with tables, comfortable seats and barbecue. According to the type of arrangement, recreation areas at the dacha are as follows:
- open - such a zone is a spacious open area. On it you can play sports, play different games and make parties;
- closed - area for a relaxing holiday. Covered with a roof or a canopy of rain, instead of walls, hang curtains or slats of wood, which decorate with flowers, or screens;
- universal - such places for recreation at the cottage can be created through mobile structures that instantly transform them from an open area to a closed one, while the frames can be portable and prefabricated, wooden or metal;
- patio - an area in the form of a patio, which is hidden from prying eyes. Such a courtyard is a room or veranda in the open air, the walls of which are in contact with the house.
In the photo you can see the implemented projects of some types of recreation areas for villas. These photos can be used to create your own relaxation zone project for suburban area, which will take into account your own wishes about the shape and design.
How to arrange a mangal zone with your own hands
First you need to find the most appropriate place
for arrangement of a mangal zone. At the same time, be sure to consider the possibilities of the territory of your dacha and consider the following points:
- how much will be removed from the house;
- what are the dimensions of your dacha;
- do you plan to hide the zone from strangers;
- how smooth the surface of the site will be.
If your country plot, even on it you can create a wonderful recreation area with barbecue and gazebo, while creating for him a wonderful design with their own hands. If you have a large space, then the place for rest is better to zonate, combining its sections in a certain design.
As for the large area zoning, it is better to protect the working area and place for rest from each other. How to do it yourself, let's find out.
To zoning the territory of the villa you can use a hedge. The assortment of climbing flowers is quite large, when choosing a plant, consider the illumination of the territory, as well as the features of the plant itself:
- they can be fruit (grapes);
- bloom (annuals);
- refresh the air, filling it with natural essential oils, useful for our body (conifers).
The hedge can also be made by hand. It does not need to have any special skills, just arm yourself with the necessary materials and imagination. For a basis it is possible to take design from a photo of the project on the Internet. As a hedge material can act:
- tree;
- a rock;
- metal;
- bamboo.
It is very important that the fence organically combined with the overall design of the territory of your dacha.
Next, you will need to pave the territory under the brazier. So, it is necessary that the surface is flat without protrusions or pits, otherwise you will need to level the territory yourself. Recreation area can have a more natural design, if you plant it with green grass. The corner base can be laid out on the basis of paving slabs, stone, wood and other materials. If you plan to pave paths from the recreation area, then you need to do it in a general style, together with the house and other dachas.
If you are planning to install a gazebo, take care that the view from it is beautiful and arranged for rest. That is why it is best to choose a place in the remote corners of the cottage in the shade of trees to arrange a recreation area.
How to choose the brazier?
An important step in the design of the recreation area in the country is the installation of a barbecue. It is needed for making fragrant dishes and for warming in cold evenings.
Instead of the brazier, you can install and options such as:
- closed fireplace for the street;
- oven with a brazier;
- b-B-Q;
- smokehouse.
The safest source of fire in this case is outdoor fireplace, which does not have an open source of combustion and is safe if there are small children at home.
As for the brazier, you can buy it in the store, and you can do it yourself. It is very important that only high-quality materials are used for assembly. Also they should be selected so that they are in harmony with the rest zone in terms of design.
Assembling a barbecue to give your own hands
Brazier from steel sheets do it yourself is not so difficult. You will need to take a few steel plates and weld them together to make a box of rectangular shape with an interior space for coals. At the top on the sides are also made special grooves for skewers. In addition, do not forget to equip the structure with dense and firm legs.
However, the brazier made of bricks will be more reliable and comfortable. However, the work on its erection will be much more labor-intensive than in the previous version. Most the best option - This is a barbecue with a barbecue, so you can cook different dishes on the open air.
And to make your own hands a brick brazier, you will need:
Plates we need as a foundation under the construction. Before laying them, you must first lay out the foundation of sand and tamper with it. During the laying of bricks, remember that the walls of the barbecue should have three protrusions, which are laid out with the same transverse bricks.
The lower ledge will go under a large concrete slab, which is required for coals, and the upper ones for a grate. It is better to adjust the height, rearranging if necessary on different levels. Masonry is carried out using a clay mortar, in which cement is added in a small amount.
How to choose furniture for a holiday zone?
Decoration of a rest zone for a summer residence is impossible without selection of furniture for it. It should not only have an attractive design, be practical and easyso that it can always be moved, it is better that it also be:
- wooden;
- open-work;
- forged.
In the absence of large funds, you can choose plastic furniture, but choose it so that it is convenient and easy to care for.
To create an atmosphere of comfort, solid benches can be decorated with cloaks, bedspreads or pillows. Also the creation of a comfortable design of the recreation area it is impossible without such accessories, as:
- beautiful tableware;
- tablecloth;
- vases and stuff.
To rest was comfortable at any time of the day, it is necessary to think carefully about the issue of lighting. Very original and stylish solution will be lanterns placed around the perimeter of the recreation area or trees equipped with LED lighting. Another interesting solution - it's glowing stones laid along the path, but then you can not forget about the lighting of the upper type.
Flowers - this is an important part of the design of the recreation area in the country. It can be flowers in flowerpots or pots, they can decorate the path, perimeter of the gazebo or table. Also near the flowers you can put animal figures or fairy-tale characters.
As you can see, there are a lot of options for creating unique vacation zones for cottages, it is very important to include your imagination and do something really special. At the same time, you can study photo projects on the Internet and take them as a basis for creating your own design.
Ideal, when the mangrove zone is projected during the planning of the entire site,
because you can take into account a lot of nuances and features of the recreation area, for example, a rose of prevailing winds or a normal view from the road. If the need for such a zone arose later, then it would be necessary to select a suitable location, so that the smoke and tantalizing smells did not create discomfort in the cottage, could not serve as a cause of fire, both the house itself and economic or other buildings. It is also necessary to take into account the proximity of neighbors or, for example, children's playgrounds, so that your celebration would not hesitate to interfere with them. Sometimes you have to sacrifice something, for example, with a couple of trees or a flower bed, but carefully choosing a mangal zone you guarantee your own rest without adjusting to external factors. The main "hero" of the brazier zone will certainly be a brazier, and do not chase after a stationary brick or stone structure, you can also take a special roasting place, set simple cooking conditions around it and prepare it as qualitatively as possible.
The main thing is not in the form of a brazier, although the entire design of the grill zone depends on its main, main component, and in the equipment of this place, that would not inflate the coals, and the smoke did not interfere with rest, and spices with fuel were always at hand. Someone who arranges an equipped pit and brazier with coals, to whom comfort can only be delivered by a stone, "royal" brazier for 2 wings and tiles on the facade, and does not recall at all that such an artistic miracle had to be filled with a slab or deeply buried strip foundation. There is no limit to the perfect, so barbecue is a matter of taste, the general design of the grill zone and your financial possibilities, but it is established first. 
Mangal zone and is called a zone, because it involves the organization of a space around or next to the barbecue, where you can sit comfortably, chat and eat the very dish that does not tolerate women's hands (superstition, a sign). The so-called dining area should at least have a table and several seats, the same shops, but how much more comfortable will the garden furniture with plastic and other chairs, you can swing or an isolated gazebo. Here again there is a financial question, tk. in principle, the usual garden umbrella can be enough for a small company, but if the mangal zone has a stationary canopy or a full roof, a brazier with a chimney and comfortable furniture in the style of a hunter's house, then not only close relatives but also "distant" relatives can get together.
In the recreation area is a hard surface, which is stable furniture and comfortable walking, but whether it will be concrete, asphalt, paving slab, green lawn, board flooring or other coating, it's up to you to design the design and arrangement of your brazed area.
Rest at the cottage or in a country house is impossible to imagine without cooked on the fire dishes. This is, first of all, about barbecue, fish and other delicacies, cooked on a barbecue or barbecue. At the dacha, it will be a good idea to place a barbecue in a specially designated place, it's best to do it yourself. Rest on the suburban area should be pleasant and safe, in order to fulfill both conditions it is necessary to properly place the barbecue area and equip the recreation area.
Variants of a mangal zone
Open: this is a special place away from flammable objects (for example, gas pipes). Open area for a brazier is suitable for fans of outdoor activities and games. It is important to equip the area with a place for a barbecue and an even surface for garden furniture. If the size of the plot allows, you can lay out a place with tiles or garden bricks. Such work can be easily done by oneself, it is necessary to dig a depression (about half a meter), lay an insulating layer (film), make a sand pillow, and lay out a tile on it. The tiles are the wooden hammer.
Closed: you can arrange this area with your own hands in the far corner of the cottage area, or it will do. The walls need not be made "deaf", fabric screens, climbing plants, etc. are suitable. The main thing is to make reliable supports for the canopy. Photos of closed areas for a barbecue in the country house can be found on the Internet.
Mobile phone: such a terrace can be made by hand from wooden or metal structures. For ideas, you can see the photos of the finished arbors, and make a drawing. With the help of welding or screws (for wooden complexes), connect the supports, reinforce them with spacers from below. Afterwards, they can serve for curly flowers or you can decorate them with a grid. The design of mobile arbors can be changed.
Terrace or patio: this is a stationary structure, one of the walls is adjacent to the house, other walls open. In this case, with the installation of the brazier must be extremely accurate, so that sparks do not fall on the building. Under the canopy, you can conveniently arrange garden furniture and a cooking area. At a dacha, this place for barbecue is better to think about together with the construction of the house.
Arrangement of a mangal zone
This issue is extremely important, since the recreation area at the dacha should first and foremost be safe and be kept away from extraneous views. It is best to plan it together with zoning the site. When choosing a location, you should consider:
- the direction of the smoke - of course, everything is impossible to guess here, because in windy conditions the location of the brazier does not affect the direction of the smoke. But in regular time the smoke from the brazier should not fall into the house, on adjacent plots or on the children's playground;
- safety - the brazier zone should not pass under gas pipes, electrical wiring. Barbecue or barbecue should not be in dangerous proximity to wooden buildings;
- versatility - to use the terrace at any time of the year you need to do. In this case, you can not be afraid for the safety of furniture or rain-drenched coals;
- capacity, the barbecue area should include - a cooking zone, a barbecue area and, of course, a relaxation area.
Variants of a zone of rest
Correctly located on the site rest area, located with their own hands, will become a favorite place for gathering friends and guests, a summer kitchen, a photo zone and a place for games. To place on a site it is necessary so that it was in a solitude and did not disturb associates.
For construction by yourself you can choose a solid brick variant, it is durable and all-weather. For a brick complex, you need to make a foundation, otherwise a heavy structure can go cracked after the first winter. To arrange yourself, you can think over several options for multifunction ovens -, etc. Photos and orders of furnaces can be watched on the Internet. For a brick complex it is also necessary to build an arbor with a canopy.
No less beautiful mangal made from wood, in this case the barbecue or barbecue will be made of metal, it can be made portable or stationary (dig into the ground or drown the legs under the tile). 
And the basic design - gazebo and furniture will be in one style. Wooden construction is easier to make by own hands, for this you need: bars (for supports and poles) and boards for walling, flooring and roofing. Walls can be sewn only by half or made from thin rails by a grid. To do this, the slats are sewn crosswise (first the row is sewn from the upper left corner under the slope, then a row extending from the upper right corner is attached to it under the same slope). Photo of such gratings can be easily found in the public domain. For a gazebo no foundation is required, if properly lay out the site, for example, from the tiles.
So, no matter what zone you choose - a terrace or an open recreation area - it should be secluded, you can separate it with green spaces. In the arbor itself is better to think over the floor, wooden or paved with a tile, a stone. Around the arbor must provide an open area for games and walks barefoot.
With the onset of a warm season, almost every owner infield thinks about the possibility of organizing a shish kebab or barbecue on it. How to equip the barbecue area and the barbecue area so that the rest is not only tasty, but also safe?
How to equip the brazier?
To plan the brazier zone should be approached seriously, in order to comply first and foremost with fire safety rules. The location of the future brazier, according to experts, should not be residential building or other buildings, except perhaps specially equipped for such a rest arbor.
Smoke is best not to enter the house, the guests or neighbors, and the heat from the fire - do not coexist with flammable materials and plants. Perennial trees with luxurious crowns can attract their shadow, but in reality they are bad neighbors for any hearth. And it's not just the risk of a fire. Smoke, even the most fragrant, can damage the growth of any plants on the site in the immediate vicinity of it.
It is good, if the brazier will also be remote from the playground, the place of children's play, so that the kids, running around, do not cause excitement because of the possibility of getting burned.
After the place is determined, we choose the type of the frypot used. From it will depend on how exactly it is necessary to organize a mangal zone.
Portable brazier is easy to use and does not require special stationary structures. It will be enough for him to prepare secure base - Align the platform and, if possible, cover it with a durable fire-resistant material (asphalt, concrete, paving slabs).
The arrangement of a permanent brazier should be approached more seriously. These kind of braziers, as a rule, have a large mass and necessarily require the presence of a special foundation (foundation).
The area of the mangal zone is limited only by the size of the site and the desire of its owners. For a good rest, it is possible to build an arbor, the availability not only of the barbecue itself, but also of the cooking oven, cutting table, drovnitsa, chairs and tables.
How to arrange a barbecue area?
The simplest version of the organization of a stationary zone is that a brick brazier is made in the form of a frame. In this design only the brazier and grill for meat or skewers are placed. Since without a working surface in this case it can be inconvenient, utensils, food and spices during the preparation of a shish kebab are usually added to the same table, after which the guests will subsequently gather.
More complex buildings provide for a structure like a conventional open furnace, equipped with additional functional elements (a pipe, a cutting table, etc.).
In any case, the construction of a stationary barbecue begins with the marking and construction of the foundation. Its dimensions depend on the solidity of the chosen brazier. According to experts, the thickness of the foundation, even with a relatively light metal brazier should be at least 25-30 cm.
After the foundation is poured, you can start working on bricklaying. Wherever the brick will not be subjected to intensive heating, the expensive heat-resistant material can be replaced by a conventional one.
The first 2-3 rows are usually laid with a continuous layer, then the zone for firewood is selected, which also serves as the base of the brazier. The cooking zone itself should consist of not less than 7 continuous brick rows. Above is equipped with a smoke box, to which a pipe is secured, protected from precipitation by a metal eaves. The brazier itself is then installed on a brick foundation on the place left under it. At the bottom of the combustion chamber, 2 grates are installed, through the grate of which the ash enters the ash-pan with special ventilation holes - by blowers.
This arrangement of space allows you to use the brazier not only for roasting shish kebabs, but also for cooking other dishes.
The floor of the stationary barbecue areas is necessarily covered with refractory tiles. Well, if done it will be under a slight bias - about 2 degrees. Then, even in the absence of a side guard, rain water will not accumulate under your feet, draining away in a natural way.
Under the gloomy canopy of clouds.
The covered mangal zone will interest those who do not want to depend on the vagaries of nature. Instead of a full roof, you can use temporary awnings or umbrellas from the sun. If you think in advance about their location, you can immediately install in the right places special fasteners and in the future, this does not care.
The construction of a full canopy is usually accompanied by the arrangement of a gazebo. In this case, you should think about the installation of the exhaust pipe. If ordinary wood is used to ignite the brazier, this will bring a lot of benefit (all the smoke will simply be output outside).
The gazebos themselves can be different and the choice of a particular design depends solely on the needs of the owners. For example, a wooden gazebo has a lot of advantages (lightness, speed of construction, low price, beauty, etc.), but it has one major drawback - it can cause a fire, and therefore it will have to be spent on its refractory impregnation. A brick arbor is more durable, safer and less demanding, but its price will be higher.
It is also possible to combine in one design several types of materials - wood and artistic metal forging, bricks and wooden columns.
We arrange ourselves in comfort.
By equipping the barbecue area, do not forget how much its stylistic solution is combined with the design of the house and the site. Near the building in the classical style is not very good to look a bast furnace in the style of "retro." Both you and your guests should be able to see the general harmony and style.
Of course, the arrangement of the mangal zone is not limited to the organization of a mangal alone. Nearby there is a well-placed place for rest and food with furniture appropriate for open air. Necessarily need a table and several seats - plastic, wicker, metal, wooden.
The number of seats depends on the number of potential guests.
Since the dining area is usually somewhat distant from the brazier and the fire, a different coating can be used - not only tiles, but also, for example, a green lawn or boardwalk.
The place for rest should be spacious enough so that guests do not have to squeeze between the table and the barbecue, which will save you from burns.
The delicious smell of shish kebab can attract not only friends, but also insects. To uninvited guests do not spoil the rest, it is possible to equip a gazebo or a canopy with a mosquito net.
The homestead, equipped for cooking on open fire, is a place that owners can be proud of. It is not necessary to chase a stationary brick or stone structure. Even a marching stove can bring a lot of pleasant moments to guests, if the place is thought out and at least minimally equipped, the coals will not swell, smoke will not prevent rest, and spices and fuel will always be at hand.
Mangal zone in the dacha with their own hands is simply an irreplaceable place that will allow you to fully enjoy a full rest with delicious dishes cooked on an open fire. Out-of-town living or just the most ordinary departure for a holiday at the cottage is completely inconceivable without the preparation of various delicious dishes on an open fire.
Basically, the mangal zone is located in the corner of the villa site, next to the summer kitchen or pergola, but away from the playground.
How to equip a mangal area with your own hands
Arrangement of a mangal zone is a very important and responsible issue. The ideal option for its design is to plan together with the entire site, because there is an opportunity to take into account a huge number of different nuances and features of the recreation area.
If there is a need to arrange this area after the construction of the cottage, it is necessary to choose the right place, so that the smoke does not create discomfort for those who are in the house. In addition, it is worth choosing a place for arrangement of the mangal zone in such a way that it could not serve as the main cause of the fire of the house itself and of the adjoining farm buildings.
It is necessary to take into account the proximity of neighbors, as well as playgrounds, so that the holiday could not in any way prevent them.
Particular attention should be given to the brazier, it is best to choose the most high-quality and durable buildings. It is worth remembering that the design of the brazier itself should completely coincide with the design of the entire zone, because in this way it is possible to achieve a better effect and create just a unique fairy-tale corner. To make the grill zone the most convenient, it is worthwhile to make a special canopy, because in this way it is quite possible to cook meals on the open fire in any season, regardless of the weather conditions.
When creating a mangal zone, the brazier itself needs to be installed first and only after that it should be engaged in further arrangement of the site.
The grill zone can be used not only for cooking shish kebab. Also, you need to consider that there should be enough space in it to sit and chat with the guests. The dining area should have a table and several armchairs or a swing. In addition, it is possible to create a completely isolated gazebo. In the recreation area, it is necessary to make a cover on which the furniture will stand steadily and which will be very comfortable to walk around.
How to make a brazier with your own hands
The brazier, which is made of sheet steel, is quite an ordinary and simple device. To make it, you need to take a few pieces of steel, weld them together in such a way that a certain rectangular box turns out, leaving a space for coals inside. From above it is necessary to make small notches for skewers on both sides. In addition, it is necessary to weld very strong and stable legs.
but the best option for a summer residence is the brazier executed from a brick which can become very reliable and convenient adaptation. The construction of a barbecue grill is a rather laborious, but quite feasible task. An excellent option is to build a barbecue in conjunction with an ordinary garden barbecue, which makes it possible to combine different ways of cooking.
To create a brazier made of durable brick, you need to take:
- bricks, about 132 pieces;
- cement;
- clay dense solution;
- sand;
- grill-grate;
- several large paving slabs.
Plates should be put as a foundation for the future brazier. Previously, before you start laying the plates, you need to lay out the sand base, carefully ramming it. When laying bricks, one must remember that the walls of the future brazier must have three protrusions, which must be laid out equally with transverse concrete bricks.
The lowest protrusion goes under the concrete large slab, which is used for coals, and the upper projections are intended for the grate, which it is quite possible to regulate by height, simply by moving it to different levels. Masonry must necessarily be conducted using clay mortar with a small addition of cement in it.
Arrangement of a mangal zone
To save space, you can place the BBQ right in the gazebo.
The arrangement and design of the grill zone requires a very careful approach. A brazier and a gazebo, laid out of bricks, looks very beautiful and spectacular. In addition, an additional advantage is that such buildings are very reliable and quite durable. Of brick it is possible to lay out not only a summer gazebo, but also provide a winter version. It is enough to install only any double-glazed windows in the openings, and it is quite possible to spend the winter evenings, enjoying the preparation of dishes at the stake.
It is much easier to build a cozy gazebo for arranging a mangal zone of wood. In addition, it is worth noting that such designs can easily supplement and significantly beautify the landscape design. However, these designs require very careful periodic maintenance, that is, the wood will need to be treated with special means that will prevent its damage and decay. The execution of wooden special structures does not require the creation of a too strong foundation - just properly equip a place for the brazier itself.
Arrangement of the foundation for the creation of a mangal zone
The arrangement of the mangal zone often implies the construction of a gazebo along with the barbecue. For the construction of the barbecue itself with a cozy gazebo, you must additionally equip the required foundation.
For stone and brick buildings, a ribbon or a columnar-columnar foundation is mainly used. It is very important when laying the foundation to take into account directly the depth of freezing of the ground, because otherwise, if it is incorrectly laid, various damage to the foundation and its distortion can occur. When you bookmark the ribbon foundation it is necessary to preliminarily carry out a certain marking, using any metal or wooden small pegs, between which the fine line is carefully pulled.
Brick arbors, in comparison with other structures made of bricks, are quite light structures, which is why there is no need to make a very broad foundation. But when carrying out the marking, you must take into account the thickness of the formwork. To create a foundation for the lowest layer, you need to pour sand over which to make another layer, which consists of gravel. After careful tamping, you need to install the formwork and you can proceed with the installation of the frame itself. It is very important when laying directly the frame to pay attention to the correct arrangement of the corners of the foundation itself. The angle is made of special bent reinforcement.
After this, the foundation must be thoroughly poured with concrete solution and leave it for a certain time for complete hardening. For better quality, it is worth pouring a few times or adding a solution with a certain tool.
At arrangement columnar foundation in the main reference points, you need to excavate small pits, and then the bookmark is made similar to the ribbon foundation.
Under the brazier you need to make a completely separate simple solid foundation. To do this, you need to dig a foundation pit, fill the sand with gravel on the very bottom, reinforce it with a solid frame and additionally pour a concrete solution thoroughly. As a result, a solid plate is formed, on which, in fact, the brazier is installed.