Those who often have to travel to their dacha in their own car sooner or later have to decide where to permanently park their car during dacha work. Where is the best place to park the car? The option of parking it on the street (outside the property line) is not very attractive - the car will disturb the neighbors, which will naturally cause complaints. And no one can vouch for its integrity. If you drive a car onto the site, sooner or later deep furrows will appear from the wheels, requiring constant leveling. What is the best way to overcome such a serious problem?
Parking the car correctly
The optimal solution that can make dacha life easier and resolve several issues at once is to install a parking area for a car at the dacha. By organizing one, you will put an end to worries about the safety of your iron friend, in addition, you will be able to protect it from the sun (the upholstery material will not fade) and precipitation (hail will not be able to damage the car’s coating).
How to make a platform for a car in the country? Where to start arrangement? Of course, first of all you should choose appropriate place, meets everyone necessary requirements. It must be level, without a significant slope. If there is one, then each time you will have to put the car on the handbrake and place limiters under the wheels. And constant worry about whether these precautions are working does not add to optimism.
It is best if the slope of the parking lot is very small. This will make it easier for a car to enter there and at the same time prevent rainwater from stagnating in the area. To prevent precipitation from accumulating on it, the parking lot should be located slightly above the level of the site.
Before the actual construction of the site, you should decide on its size. When you have only one car, you can limit yourself to an area measuring 5x2.5 meters. If the car is quite large (minivan or jeep), plan 6.5x3.5 m. When your personal fleet consists of a couple of cars, you will need twice as much land.
Choosing a parking option
The next point is to decide on the type of parking for the car at the dacha. What could it be like? There are two main options: closed (in the form of a garage) or open (fully or with a canopy).
Let's talk about the open type of parking. It can be considered one of the most budget options. Making such a parking lot at your dacha with your own hands is not at all difficult. All that is required is the preparation of a pre-designated place, the delivery of materials and the actual work. In terms of time, this option is also the most economical. Before you have time to look around, your car will already be neatly parked in your country yard.
Talking about closed type parking, we mean a real garage. To build it, you will need much more resources - finances, effort and your personal time. The tasks facing the owner are digging a pit, thinking through and drawing a construction plan, and importing all the necessary building materials. In cases where there are no construction skills, you will have to resort to a team of craftsmen, which entails additional (sometimes quite significant) costs.
What is a semi-closed type of parking? This refers to a carport. This decision can be considered an intermediate option between the construction of a full-fledged garage and a regular open area.
Preparing the parking lot
As already mentioned, a slight slope is necessary to ensure that the parking area always remains dry and clean. Take care of the durability of your parking lot - prepare the base for it correctly. What is the sequence of actions when building a platform for a car at the dacha with your own hands?
- Throughout the entire territory of the future parking area, we remove the soil in a layer of about 10-20 cm.
- We build a so-called pillow - we pour a layer of crushed stone or sand into the pit, which we then compact.
- We lay drainage pipes along the edges of the future site. This is done so that the water that flows to the ground during the car washing process (or simply rain) does not stagnate, but is drained to the side.
Having prepared the base, you can begin coating. You should first decide on its composition - based on your own financial capabilities and taking into account the practical qualities of each option. We should not forget about the need for a competent aesthetic solution - the design of the site must be organically combined with the overall design style of the site and the country yard.
Deciding on the coverage
What are the quality requirements for the material chosen for coating? The main ones:
- The coating must withstand the expected weight load.
- The strength and durability of its material is one of the most important criteria when choosing. For example, an asphalt site meets all the requirements and is not too complicated to construct.
- Aesthetic qualities are no less important, because you will have to admire the mentioned object for more than one day.
Lawn grate
What is eco-parking? This concept has become very popular these days. It looks like a rigid, durable plastic lattice laid on the ground and seeded with special lawn grass. This option is one of the easiest to construct. Additional care behind such a parking lot, as a rule, is not needed.
The grille perfectly supports the weight of the car, does not bend, it has excellent properties regarding drainage and resistance to low winter temperatures. Speaking about the durability of this parking option, they call it about 25 years.
Device technology
What needs to be done to create such a nice eco-parking site on your site? The sequence of actions is as follows:
- All vegetation from the parking area should be removed.
- The next step is to lay the prepared lawn gratings with high-quality fastening.
- Fill each of the lattice cells 1/3 with turf.
- Sow lawn grass, and choose perennial varieties. Their advantages are their ability to regenerate independently in the spring.
Please note that in dry summers your eco-site will need periodic watering.
Crushed stone platform
This option for a summer residence is one of the most economical. This solution will be especially practical in the case of soil subject to periodic swelling. What kind of crushed stone for parking fits better Total? After all, as you know, it can be different. For example, you should never choose crushed limestone - the bottom layer will soon be crushed into powder, and after rain it will turn into real dirt. A place filled with such gravel very quickly becomes overgrown with weeds and takes on a sloppy appearance.
It is best to choose river gravel. Its advantages are that it does not cake, is not susceptible to crumbling, and easily allows water to pass through. The bottom layer should be made from a fraction of 30-60, the top 5-20. Fine gravel laid on top will perfectly fill all the voids and level the surface.
We are building a gravel platform for a car at the dacha
What is the procedure for constructing such a parking space? The algorithm of actions is as follows:
- We remove the soil layer 10-20 cm thick from the entire selected parking area.
- Cover the resulting area with sand.
- In order for the site to better hold its shape, you should fill the borders along its edges.
- We are waiting for the curbs to harden.
- We fill the area with a layer of crushed stone 10-15 cm thick.
- For ease of entry, several concrete tiles can be laid in the center of the site.
The main advantage of such a gravel parking lot is the absence of water that will flow through a layer of small stones. The disadvantage of this design is the need to periodically clean it from fallen leaves that get clogged into the space between the rubble.
Paving slab area
If the soil on your site is prone to swelling, a parking space made of water will be even more suitable for them. Water will easily flow away and evaporate due to the gaps between the tiles. Such a parking lot will warp much less compared to the rest of the site.
The tiles chosen for these purposes exist in a wide variety of colors and textures. Its size is from 30x30 to 50x50 cm, thickness is about 4-5 cm. Great option V in this case can become granite paving stones.
When going to the store, calculate in advance the number of required units of purchased material, based on the area of the future parking lot. Tiles should be purchased with a reserve of about 3-5 pieces in case they are damaged during the working process.
In addition to granite paving stones, you can use natural stone or clinker bricks. The increased density of such paving slabs is given by the addition of a vibration compactor.
Installer's Guide
Here is a brief technology for tiling the chosen parking space:
- Excavation of the soil layer throughout the site to a depth of 10 to 20 cm.
- Compacting a sand or crushed stone cushion or laying out a layer of sand-cement mixture. This is done so that the tile sits tighter.
- To compact the substrate, it is spilled with water. You can use a watering can for this.
- The tiles are laid using a mallet - a rubber hammer. To avoid damaging the coating, tap it very lightly and carefully, without applying significant force. Thanks to such tapping, the tile adheres to the pillow. No additional connection is required.
- It is advisable to edge the edges of the parking lot
Concrete screed
If the soil of your site is quite calm and not subject to swelling, then a concrete platform for a car in the country may be a good option. This material is quite durable, but the work is performed in the following order:
- Before pouring concrete into the area under the car at the dacha, we make a depression along the entire width of the proposed parking lot. Its size depends on the weight of the car. If your car is small and fairly light, the thickness of the concrete layer can be 10 cm. For a heavy brand, the layer should be no thinner than 15-20 cm.
- Along the entire perimeter of the territory we arrange formwork from boards secured with pegs. Its height should correspond to the thickness of the coating.
- The next step is filling and compacting the sand cushion.
- The prepared base should be poured to a depth of 5-6 cm. concrete mortar. If you plan to use ready mixture, you will have to worry about ordering a special vehicle. If it is impossible for a large vehicle to drive up to your dacha, you will have to mix the concrete mixture yourself using a concrete mixer.
To obtain the working material, you will have to buy cement, the required amount of sand and a sand-gravel mixture. Using a shovel, the mixed concrete is spread in an even layer on top of the sand cushion.
- Without waiting for setting, reinforcement or reinforcing mesh should be laid on top of the freshly poured concrete.
- A second layer of concrete is poured on top of it.
- Using a trowel, we level the surface. For ease of operation, you will need to set beacons. A slight slope should be provided from the center to the edges to allow water to drain from the parking area.
- After a day, the beacons are removed. The remaining recesses from them are sealed cement mortar.
- We carry out the final treatment of the surface - using a damp broom, we sweep away all the unevenness from the concrete that has not yet hardened, fill it with a thin layer of cement and evenly distribute it with the same broom over the entire surface.
- The formwork can be removed after 3 days.
- Concrete will finally gain its strength after 3 or 4 weeks. Then it will be able to support the weight of the car. It is not advisable to enter the parking lot before the stated time.
Construction of a canopy
If for some reason you decide to refuse to build a full-fledged garage and plan to limit yourself to an open area for your car in the country, it is advisable to provide it with a canopy, thanks to which your car will be protected from rain, ultraviolet rays, hail and snow. It is most convenient when parking is planned next to some building, for example, a barn or country house. Continuation of the roof of this building will be an excellent carport.
First of all, several pipes are installed to form the structure. After this, a roof is erected from a variety of materials - awning, film, tarpaulin. A good decision there will be sheets of slate or tin left over from the roof.
In the case where the site is located separately, a major arch will need to be erected for the canopy. Remember that too high a height does not contribute to the stability of the structure, which will be shaken by the wind and slanting streams of rain hitting the car. The optimal height of such a canopy can be considered 2.3-2.5 m.
How to organize work correctly
What is the procedure for independent construction carport?
- Pouring the foundation.
- Construction of a coating from a pre-planned material according to the scheme described above. In the case when you have chosen the option with concrete pouring, support pillars should be installed immediately, then pour concrete all together. In the case of constructing a platform for a car in a country house made of tiles, first of all, everything should be concreted and only after that should the tiles be laid. In this case, the installation of the frame can begin only a week after the concreting process.
- Forming a frame from profile pipes (in some places you will have to bend them as necessary). Such bent beams are fixed to the racks using gussets and bolts, for which you must first drill holes in the right places.
- When the structure is assembled, it is advisable to paint it to protect it from corrosion.
- The minimum number of supports installed on the site is 4 (but may be more), their depth should not be less than 90 cm.
- We insert a three-meter asbestos-cement pipe into each of the supports.
- We fix all the racks.
- We construct logs from a profile pipe. To make the entire connection rigid, we connect beams to them.
- We assemble the entire frame. The racks are concreted or secured with anchors. The slope of the beams is checked using a level.
- We are constructing the covering of our canopy. An excellent material for this is polycarbonate. It can be replaced with plastic slate, corrugated sheets or metal tiles. Having cut the pieces of the desired format, we secure them using self-tapping screws or special rivets. Polycarbonate is cut with the most ordinary hacksaw, and it should be cut to length. When assembled, the gutters must be perpendicular to the ground to ensure complete drainage of rainwater.
In each of the cut pieces of polycarbonate we drill holes for fasteners. Their diameter should be slightly larger than that of the selected screws. This is due to the ability of polycarbonate to expand in hot weather. If the screws are tightly seated, such a roof may burst at the fastening points. When starting to fix the sheets with self-tapping screws, each hole for fastening should be covered with a rubber gasket.
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At the dacha, it is not always advisable to equip a garage for transport. A more affordable and easy-to-implement solution is to arrange your own mini-parking. It can be of two types:
- open. This kind of car parking at the dacha is a flat area with a hard surface. This is the simplest solution;
- closed. The site is complemented by a canopy or canopy. Such solutions are usually practiced near any buildings (barn, house, etc.) to which a canopy can be attached.
Eco-parking
Lawn grass is used as a covering. Used to prevent tire marks and damage to vegetation. Before making eco-parking on the lawn, the top layer of soil is removed, a cushion of crushed stone is laid out, and then a geogrid is laid. The fertile layer is poured into it and sown. Such parking is environmentally friendly, does not disturb the appearance of the green landscape, and looks organically against the backdrop of ordinary lawns.
Crushed stone platform
Before making a parking lot for a car at the dacha using this method, you also need to remove the fertile layer and fill it with crushed stone. On soft soils, it is advisable to familiarize yourself with how to lay and use this material for the purpose of soil reinforcement. Sidewalk curbs are installed along the perimeter of the site, then backfilled with crushed stone (layer thickness - 15 cm or more) and compacted.
It is laid on compacted crushed stone or a sand-cement bed, using a rubber mallet or other similar tool. A sidewalk curb is laid around the perimeter.
City residents who have a dacha in the suburbs, as a rule, get to it by personal transport. This is where the question arises of how to properly equip part of the territory for a parking space where you can park your car.
Parking a car on the lawn or turning the soil into mud after rain is not a bright prospect. In such cases, experienced summer residents advise concreting the car area with their own hands.
Concrete parking
This method of solving the problem with parking lot equipment can be classified as a budget option in comparison with paving stones, which also require base preparation. Moreover, over time street tiles It can crack, and weeds grow in the seams between it, which disrupts the appearance of the site and the yard at the dacha looks sloppy.
At first glance, it may seem that doing such work with your own hands will not be easy, but as practice shows, even an inexperienced beginner can fill a car parking lot.
The concrete platform for the car is installed in several stages:
- Preparing the site for concrete and laying the “cushion”.
- Installation of lighthouses and wooden formwork.
- Reinforcement of the working base.
- Preparation of mortar mass.
- Pouring process.
Beginning of work
Before concreting the site begins, it is necessary to outline the boundaries of the area where the solution will be poured. It is important to take into account that all surface irregularities (pits, bumps) will disrupt the dense structure of the screed and increase material consumption - therefore, the territory must be leveled.
If a parking space is adjacent to a driveway for a car, it must be laid at a certain angle. This is done in order to rainwater flowed outside the site and did not stagnate on the screed.
Materials and tools
At the first stage, it is necessary to remove all debris, clean off the grass and compact the soil thoroughly. Then you will need to prepare the materials and tools necessary for the work. To complete all the work correctly, we will need:
- water;
- sand;
- frost-resistant cement (F200);
- fittings;
- boards;
- metallic profile(lighthouses);
- level;
- concrete mixer (optional).
Formwork installation
Without formwork, it is impossible to pour quality concrete on a flat surface. This special design creates the shape of the screed as it dries. On a horizontal section, wooden walls fixed with pegs will prevent the construction mixture from spreading, and concreting will be reliable.
For an optimal platform for a car, a layer of mortar of 15 cm is enough, and such an amount of material will not create much pressure on the formwork, so it does not need additional strengthening.
Beacons
According to the technology, it is necessary to concrete a horizontal surface using beacons that fix wooden boards. Drywall profiles (UD) are usually used as beacons. They attach it to a cement-sand mortar (proportion 1:4), which is laid out in slides and a metal profile is pressed into them. It is better to do this kind of work under the level.
Installation of formwork beacons is carried out in a certain sequence.
First of all, pins made of round metal rods are installed in the corners. A thread is stretched between them and lowered to the notches previously applied to the pins.
The first thread is knitted randomly, and the next one is secured in relation to the previous one using a level. A pair of transverse threads are knitted between the stretched guidelines. Beacons will be installed in the places where they touch. It should be remembered that optimal distance between beacons is 0.5 m.
sand cushion
In order to properly concreting a parking space, a sand cushion must be created. It can be formed both before and after the installation of the formwork; there are no strict restrictions here, and the sequence of this procedure is carried out at the discretion of the master.
The only difference is that when laying agrofibre, which holds sand and allows moisture to pass through, it is better to do this with ready-made formwork. It is more convenient to spread the fiber like a “pillowcase”, which will prevent the sand from moving under the weight of the concrete.
Before you start laying agrofibre, you need to thoroughly compact the sand and spill it with water. Level the sand embankment with any available device, which is usually used when installing paving slabs.
Base reinforcement
Before reinforcement begins, a 5 cm layer of crushed stone is poured on top of the sand cushion and compacted. The reinforcement strengthens the concrete structure, so when constructing a parking area for a car, you cannot do without it.
The reinforcement procedure is performed in one of two ways. You can knit metal rods with wire, creating a kind of honeycomb. An easier way to strengthen the solution is to purchase a special grid.
The second option is suitable for places that will not be subject to heavy load. For pouring foundations, exclusively metal rods and wire are used. Concreting the area for the car is carried out using reinforcing mesh with rods whose cross-section ranges from 8.5 mm to 10.5 mm.
Knitting mesh
The reinforcement frame is made directly at the installation site. The rods are placed crosswise and tied with wire at the joining points. It is strictly not recommended to use welding to connect the reinforcement, as it will deprive the frame of mobility. This, in turn, will lead to deformation and damage to the reinforcing base.
Pouring concrete solution
After laying the reinforcing mesh, concrete begins to be poured. As mentioned earlier, in some cases the solution is mixed with crushed stone, and sometimes the crushed stone is placed under the reinforcement independently, and only then they begin to pour concrete.
Pouring mortar with crushed stone
To fill the platform for a car, it is necessary to prepare it in compliance with the proportions. According to the technology, cement, crushed stone and sand are mixed in a ratio of approximately 1:3:2.5 (to obtain at least m300). It is worth taking cement grade M400. To facilitate labor-intensive process It is better to use a concrete mixer. First, pour a bucket of water into it (water should be 2 times less than cement) and fill in the remaining components. You need to stir until the sand is evenly distributed in the total mass.
To do this, the rail is installed on the beacons and pulled along the poured mass, pulling the excess solution towards itself. For better effect, this procedure is repeated several times until the surface becomes perfectly smooth.
Cement-sand mortar
If crushed stone was poured in front of the reinforcing mesh, then there is no need to add it to the solution. Cement and sand (1:1) are poured into a concrete mixer, and then water is added until the required consistency is obtained. In this case, the solution should not be as thick as in the first option, otherwise it will not seep through the gravel layer. The entire filling procedure is identical to that described above.
In order to prevent the concrete from cracking due to temperature changes due to expansion, it is necessary to leave grooves.
They are cut with a grinder afterwards or done with a tool until the solution hardens.
Cleaning the surface and maintaining the mixture
The flooded area can be covered with film so that the water does not evaporate and the concrete does not crack. In case of hot weather, the stove should be additionally watered.
After a couple of days, when the solution has finally set and does not stick, it is necessary to clean out all the bumps and bumps using a construction spatula. At this point, concreting the parking space can be considered completed.
Entrance to the site and a parking area for a car or family car park is an important element for any dacha. It would seem that there is nothing complicated in creating a parking lot: fill the area with small crushed stone or screenings, or lay paving slabs over a layer of compacted sand - and the parking lot is ready.
Reinforced concrete pipe at the entrance to the site.
But what to do when the site is located in a swamp, and the peat soil is noticeably compressed even under your feet, not to mention the wheels of a car? The author got just such a peat plot of land. garden house on the site was built on reinforced concrete piles, which cut through the peat to dense compacted sandy soil.
But why not spend money on installing piles and casting a grillage slab as a parking lot? The author decided to use another, less well-known method of construction on peat to construct a parking lot on peat - the method of constant “floating” loading of compressible soil.
Required tool:
- shovel;
- angle grinder;
- welding machine;
- brushes;
- drill-driver;
- tamper
Materials for building a machine platform:
- granite screening;
- crushed stone;
- geotextile with a density of 200 g/m2;
- Rabitz;
- drainage pipes in the filter 110 mm;
- tees for drainage pipes;
- cement-sand mixture;
- limestone slabs;
- profile pipe 60 x 60 mm, 40 x 20 mm;
- welding electrodes;
- roofing screws, metal drills;
- sheets of cellular polycarbonate 8 mm thick;
- connecting profile and sealing tape for polycarbonate sheets;
- metal paint.
Let's get to work: make a visit to the site
First of all, it was necessary to prepare an entry into the area, which is separated from the road by a deep ditch. We laid a reinforced concrete pipe with a diameter of 40 cm in the ditch, filled it with sand, compacted the sand and laid a layer of crushed stone on top.
Instead of a reinforced concrete pipe, you can use a two-layer corrugated plastic pipe: it costs less than concrete, and you can bring it on the trunk of a car.
Plastic pipe can also be used to repair a broken concrete or asbestos cement pipe. In this case, a plastic pipe of smaller diameter is inserted into the lumen of the damaged pipe. At the entrance to the site, concrete curbs were cast to keep sand and crushed stone from falling into drainage ditch. The ends of the curbs were beveled at an angle of approximately 15 degrees to prevent damage to the car body when steering onto a relatively narrow gardening road.
Plastic pipe at the entrance to the site.
A pit for a parking lot, lined with geotextile, with 110 mm drainage pipes in filters.
Loading peat
The method of loading peat allows you to get out of an insoluble situation not only during the construction of parking lots, but also when, due to the great depth of peat, it is impossible to build a traditional foundation for a house. The method of loading peat soil was widely used in the USSR during the construction of roads in swamps and is currently used in the construction of houses on marshy soils both in Scandinavia and in Malaysia, where there is also a lot of marshy soil.
The loading method as a method for constructing foundations on peat soils is recommended in paragraph 6A23 SP 50-101-2004 “Design and installation of foundations and foundations of buildings and structures.”
Construction using the classical loading method is divided into two stages: in the first, lasting 8-12 months, the peat is compacted under the influence of a mass of sand. After compaction is completed, construction of the foundation begins. However, we are not building a house and we can afford not to wait for the peat to compact.
To create a constant soil loading, we create a “bath” in peat 0.3 meters deep and 5 by 9 meters in size, which we fill with sand and granite screenings. A significant mass of bulk materials (approximately 15 tons) will compress the peat soil as much as possible and create a strong, stable surface. To prevent sand from gradually filtering into the spongy layer of peat under the influence of precipitation, we cover the dug pit with durable road geotextiles with a density of 200 g/m2, which allows water to pass through well, but retains sand particles or screenings. At the bottom of the pit, trenches were previously dug for laying perforated drainage pipes with a diameter of 110 mm, which will quickly drain water from the surface of the future parking lot into a roadside ditch.
We cast reinforced concrete curbs at the entrance to the site.
We connected the drainage pipes with tees and led the drainage pipe at a slope into the ditch, protecting the lumen of the pipe opening with a double layer of geotextile secured to the pipe with wire in a polymer sheath. Now neither frogs nor algae will clog the pipe lumen. We covered the drainage pipes in the trenches with a layer of crushed stone. On top of the backfill, we rolled out rolls of chain-link mesh, which will serve as an improvised road net to evenly distribute the loads from car wheels. Thanks to the mesh, which absorbs loads, the parking surface will not sag too much under the weight, even with a relatively small backfill thickness.
Laying stone slabs on the surface of the parking lot.
Filling the parking lot surface with crushed stone.
Construction of a parking area on a slope.
We laid another layer of geotextile on top of the mesh. Then we poured a layer of sand and granite screenings on top of it. This bulk material costs one and a half times less than crushed stone, has more high density, and thanks to the admixture of fine sand fraction, it is perfectly compacted under the influence of precipitation. To speed up the process, the screenings can be compacted using a vibrating platform. But we used another method of compaction: driving back and forth across the site in a car. It took us two dump trucks to fill the pit.
The screening can be left as is as a finishing coating for a parking lot: it is perfectly permeable to water and has an attractive appearance(all paths in the parks of St. Petersburg are made of pink granite screenings). The only drawback of screenings is that particles get stuck in the grooved shoe soles and are carried into the house. To get rid of this problem, you can lay stone limestone slabs on top of the screenings or fill it with a layer of small crushed stone.
It must be said that the peat indeed continued to compact under the relatively small load of the parking lot for several more years. Therefore, after three years, we had to add another screening dump truck to the parking surface.
If desired, the entire loading of peat could be done with sand, and a reinforced concrete slab 12 cm thick could be cast on top of the sand, as we did at another site.
When constructing another parking lot on a slope, to prevent the sand-gravel mixture from slipping, it was necessary to first strengthen the slope with piles, connecting them with a reinforced concrete grillage box, and only then fill it with soil.
Parking based on a monolithic reinforced concrete slab on top of a sand loading pad.
Canopy support posts driven into a pile foundation.
We build a canopy over a parking lot with our own hands
The canopy over the parking lot is very practical: it protects the car well from rain, hail, snow and scorching sun rays. One of the most popular canopy designs is a welded metal frame made of profile pipes, covered with translucent polycarbonate sheets.
Metal profile pipes with a cross section of 60 x 60 mm served as the base for the canopy. We painted the metal posts with Hammerite paint and cast them into drilled reinforced concrete piles 2 m deep, which will serve as the foundation for the canopy.
The strength structure of the canopy frame was reinforced with braces, which impart rigidity to the entire structure of the canopy and save material on additional support posts.
To further strengthen the structure of the canopy posts, the posts are reinforced with welded profile pipes of smaller cross-section, which remain after cutting the parts for the canopy roof frame.
We welded the canopy roof rafters from T-shaped profile pipes. This design will provide them with greater rigidity.
Strengthening the steel frame of the canopy
Additional reinforcement of the racks with the remains of profile pipes.
The improvement of any suburban area begins with the formation of paths and platforms. Their layout sets the basis for the entire landscape. That is why special attention should be paid to their construction.
Do you need to make parking for your car on the territory of your private home? Tired of the constant dirt and potassium in your yard? In this case, you should look towards the rubble platform. After all, constantly parking the car outside the site is not a way out of the current situation. In some cases, the roads there are narrow, making it difficult to pass each other comfortably. Besides all this, it would be nice to have a flat and clean area near the summer kitchen. Here you can always organize picnics with barbecue or shish kebab.
The “Dachny Uyut Plus” company is ready to solve all these problems. We are ready to organize a very convenient and practical platform for a car made of crushed stone on your territory.
The estimated cost of constructing parking lots and crushed stone platforms on a garden plot is shown in the table below:
How is the site or parking organized?
The technology for forming this place is based on making a recess. Its dimensions directly depend on how many layers of materials you plan to lay there. After the recess for the future site of crushed stone at the dacha has been made, you should begin to compact it. This operation is performed using a special vibrating plate or a conventional roller.
The next step is to create a sand layer. In most cases, its thickness is about 15 centimeters. The sand must be well leveled over the entire area in an even layer and then compacted. In order to avoid mixing of layers, a special universal material is used - geotextiles. After this, you can safely begin filling the hole with crushed stone. The thickness of this layer is also about 15 cm. Well, the stone itself should be about 2-5 centimeters.
The separation of the crushed stone platform under the car is carried out using a curb stone or wooden beam. It all depends on your preferences.
However, a site for a car in a country house made of crushed stone requires the most basic initial stage - drawing up the layout and markings. You definitely need to thoroughly think through the configuration itself, calculate the quantities of all the necessary materials, and only then begin to manufacture it. This is done so that in the future you do not encounter various problems, and you do not have to redo everything all over again. Also, a site for a car in a dacha made of crushed stone should have a slight slope and a drainage system. Thanks to this, you can safely drain surface water. Compliance with all these simple rules will allow you to create a reliable and durable parking lot at your dacha using crushed stone with a curb.
Specialists of the “Dachny Uyut Plus” company are always ready to come to you and carry out everything necessary measurements with calculations and build a high-quality and inexpensive site for crushed stone. We provide an official guarantee for all types of services provided. Many of our clients have already been able to verify the quality, reliability and durability of our work.
Cost of crushed stone parking
It is extremely difficult to give a final price for these types of work over the phone. This is influenced by many different factors:
- your location;
- dimensions of the future site;
- soil features;
- number of layers and selected materials.
If speak about average cost, then parking made of crushed stone at the dacha (15 cm of sand, geotextiles, 15 cm of crushed stone) will cost 1,500 rubles per 1 square meter (including all materials).
You will learn how to make a drive-in for a car at your dacha by reading this article. Many vehicle owners, while at the dacha, probably thought about a smooth drive and covered parking, especially in rainy weather, for their “iron pet”.
As a rule, people think about the race after a good rainfall or in winter, when movement is difficult due to washed-out soil or wet snow. In this article we will look at different variants, how to make a drive-in for a car at the dacha.
How to make a drive-in for a car at the dacha
Before you make a drive for a car at your dacha, you need to decide on the site of the future drive and the need to build an attached structure. In the case where there is no garage, a canopy is necessary, unfavorable weather you will be reminded of this more than once.
When allocating a site, consider the number of vehicles located under the canopy; the more vehicles, the stronger the entry must be made; convenient location for exit and entry respectively.
The aesthetic location of buildings in the yard is of no small importance. Here, everyone is their own designer; moreover, there are plenty of design options on the Internet.
It is better to take the minimum dimensions for parking a car 3mx5m. In the case of two vehicles, the best option would be an area of 5mx7m.
Having decided on the site, its size, location relative to the house (in the case where it is necessary according to Feng Shui), we consider design features for your option, which directly depend on your budget.
In this article we will consider only the building options, without doing their calculations. Calculations for the selected option can also be found on the Internet according to your needs.
The most common race options for cars are:
- Asphalting;
- Laying paving slabs;
- Concreting or using concrete slabs;
- Backfilling with gravel;
- Laying lawn mesh;
- Use of rail sleepers.
As you can see, there are plenty of options for solving the problem. Determine your capabilities and work experience. Now, let's look at each option separately.
Asphalting
This option is one of the expensive ones; in order for the race to serve for a long time, you need to seriously prepare for the work. The quality and longevity of asphalt directly depends on the preparation of its base.
To begin with, the top layer is removed from the selected area; the depth of the pit depends on the loads on the future drive; the deeper, the reinforcement and, accordingly, the greater the cost.
The most common method is to remove 30-35 cm, then this area is covered with geotextile, thanks to which the soil does not sag in the future and prevents plants from sprouting.
Top filled broken brick or coarse crushed stone (40-60mm), layer thickness 15cm, then compact this layer, using a vibrating plate or compactor roller.
A smaller fraction of crushed stone (20-40mm) is applied on top of this layer; the layer thickness is 10cm. At the end, all layers are covered river sand and spill water so that the sand settles and the foundation becomes stronger.
After surface compaction, the asphalt itself is applied directly (asphalt can be ordered from your nearest asphalt plant). The thickness of the layer for entry is recommended 5-7mm.
We lay asphalt using a vibrating plate or roller. Also, don’t forget about the curb and drain; in addition to their aesthetic appearance, they also prevent the asphalt from spreading and maintain the integrity of the coating. The use of the driveway is possible after the asphalt has completely hardened.
Laying paving slabs
The most common option for driving a car into a country house is paving slabs. Due to its reliability, durability, wear resistance and the ability to select colors, as well as its relatively low cost.
The thickness of the tiles should be at least 40mm, depending on the expected loads. At gas stations its thickness is from 60mm to 80mm.
To lay paving slabs, it is necessary to prepare the soil, and it must be taken into account that the base for the slabs will be 20-25 cm. From this you consider whether your driveway will be flush with the surrounding area (in which case you will need to dig a pit) or whether it will need to be raised. In any case, the area will need to be prepared, leveled and cleared of grass and debris.
We line it with geotextiles, which serve to compact the soil surface, and also prevent the germination of weeds and grasses, and promote the outflow of water.
The next layer is 10-15cm gravel (to save money, you don’t have to use it), it is a drainage layer, it needs to be compacted well.
The top layer consists of M-400 cement and sand in a ratio of 5/1 or 6/1, this layer is corrective and is 5-10 cm.
Paving slabs are applied over the base using a rubber mallet. With a slope of 5 mm per meter, the slope is made so that water after rain does not stagnate on the tiles, forming puddles.
Consider the presence of curbs and gutters at the foundation preparation stage; their necessity is important for the durability of the driveway.
After laying the tiles, a cement-sand mixture is poured onto it, and the joints are filled with a broom. You can use such a drive immediately after its installation.
Concreting or using concrete slabs
Another option for driving your car is concreting. I’ll say right away that this is not the most quick way, since direct use of this coverage occurs after several days before it hardens. Much faster for concrete lovers is to find or order concrete plates.
When calculating the work, do not forget to take into account the load on your coating, as well as the location of gutters and curbs, if necessary. Let's look at the sequence of work:
- Remove the surface layer to a depth of 25-30cm;
- We make formwork around the perimeter from boards;
- We line the bottom with geofabric, not necessarily, but more prudently;
- We fill in 15 centimeters of sand and tamp it down;
- We fill in crushed stone, the fraction of which is 10-20mm. Distribute it evenly over the surface;
- We knit the reinforcement and lay it overlapping. This is necessary so that during operation our working surface didn't break. It is advisable to take reinforcement with a diameter of 12-14mm;
- Fill 5-7cm with concrete;
- Then we lay the reinforcing mesh again;
- Fill 5-7cm with concrete again.
After the concrete has dried, you need to cover it with film and water it with water for several days and cover it back with film. Thanks to this care of the concrete, it will last for decades. Check-in can be used after 20-25 days.
Filling the entrance with gravel
This method is quite simple, but it also has its disadvantages. To prepare for the race, remove the top layer of soil, determine the depth based on the adjacent landscape, and fill it with sand instead.
To maintain the shape of the site, curbs are installed on cement along the perimeter. After the curbs have dried, gravel is poured, raising it slightly above ground level. The color and fraction of gravel can be chosen at your discretion.
To make the site more secure, you can pour cement mortar over the gravel or lay concrete slabs directly under the wheels of the car.
To prevent the gravel from sagging over time, geofabric is used as the lowest layer. The downside of such a visit is that it is not possible to clean it from small debris and leaves.
Laying lawn mesh at the entrance
This type of flooring is an excellent tool for those who do not want to spend time arranging their arrival. Lawn mesh is easy to install and can be selected in several options, as in color scheme, and in calculations based on load-bearing loads.
The lawn grate includes models. Their drawing resembles honeycomb. The modules are connected to each other using special locks. A lawn grid is a convenient protection for the root system. If there is such a mesh, then the lawn will not become bald over time when a car moves. This grid also prevents the formation of ruts on the grass.
The grate can be filled with both earth and other materials, for example, crushed stone. All available information about it can be found on the Internet.
Laying rail sleepers
This method of entry was seen in the territory of the former USSR. Wooden sleepers have many advantages:
- Elasticity;
- Ease of processing;
- high dielectric properties;
- Low sensitivity to temperature fluctuations.
- By impregnating the sleepers with creosote or an antiseptic, they can be used for many years. The sleepers are laid on a sand cushion, after digging a foundation pit. You can also use geotextile to compact the soil.
Hinged drive-in structure
Having decided on the parking area, you can move on to the next important point in your project - installation of the hanging structure. This will protect your car from adverse weather factors such as scorching summer sun, sudden hail. Also, don’t forget about trees, with their ability to drip on paintwork and the natural processes of digestion of birds flying by.
The first step is to decide on the height of the structure. For the optimal ratio of spent building materials, effort and efficiency, it is not recommended to make the ceiling too high.
There is no practical use, since if there is wind during the rainy period, the car will be under the effect of slanting rain. The maximum that can be made in case of securing luggage to the roof gap will be the best option resolving the issue.
Depending on your lifestyle, the range ranges from 2.3 m to 3. Provided that you do not have a minibus, of course.
Next, we select options for materials used in creating the structure. The most commonly used materials are usually:
- Slate;
- Metal profile;
- Boards;
- Polycarbonate.
Having decided on the materials, we move on to the type of canopy. There aren't many options here. Either the canopy will be an extension to the body of your home, or stand alone. From this we dance further. In the case of adding a structure, you will need two support posts.
The rafters and roof base are mounted directly on the wall of the house. To enhance the supporting qualities, the racks are concreted and firmly fixed anchor bolts. If you are not a resident of distant Kansas, you can rest easy with its frequent hurricanes.
Your creation will serve you faithfully for as long as possible. Almost the same process, just with the addition of two more support posts, should be done when choosing a separate location for the canopy.
Now let's look at the operating algorithm. We have already covered foundation issues. Let's just note a few important nuances. The most practical option would be a concrete or tiled surface. It is worth noting right away that when concreting, the support posts must first be poured.
Having done necessary work You should wait about a week, during which the support for the future protection of your car will acquire maximum reliability.
It is worth paying attention to the weather conditions during this period. If the weather outside is hot and dry, then you should take care of watering the concrete daily.
This will prevent the appearance of cracks, which over time will fill with rainwater or atmospheric moisture, and in winter, with natural expansion, destroy your work, negating the money and time invested in construction.
After a week, we begin to install the frame. Using in work wooden beams or metal profile, we connect the upper bases of the pillars. As a result, we obtain a working space for fastening rafter systems and create the sheathing.
And the final action will be stuffing the roofing. If polycarbonate was chosen as the material, then before mounting it is worth carrying out a preliminary measurement of the intended placement.
For convenience, make the cutting on the ground. Due to the lightness of the texture, it will not be difficult to lift ready-sized elements to the top and attach them to the sheathing.
Polycarbonate channels should be placed in a plane perpendicular to the ground. This will allow accumulated moisture to drain freely from the surface.
Using these simple instructions, you can independently design and, if desired, bring what you want into reality, thereby protecting not only your vehicle, but also your budget.
We hope you liked the article “How to make a drive-in for a car at your dacha.” Good luck to you!
Comfortable country holiday brings joy to tired residents of megacities, charges them with energy and optimism. But even on vacation, you should not forget about your faithful assistant, who ensures the transportation of the entire family and accompanying cargo to the dacha and back. Your car also needs a comfortable and reliable place to rest. Making it yourself will not be difficult.
Country parking: types, requirements, conditions of placement
All country parking can be divided into two large categories: open and covered. Platforms with canopies are, of course, more practical and convenient for a car, as they protect it from harmful effects the scorching sun, and from heavy rains, often accompanied by hail. However, it is not always possible and the means to create protective canopies, so we will consider the construction of parking lots both with and without them.Based on the technology of work and the final result, country sites are of the following types:
- Lawn parking is an environmentally friendly type of parking that fits perfectly into the natural landscape, however, it is quite expensive and not very suitable for daily check-ins and check-outs of the car.
- Crushed stone parking – cheap and practical option, suitable for frequent use. The advantage of such a parking lot will be its good water permeability, i.e. even after heavy rains the site will remain dry, the downside is the difficulty of removing leaves and debris that gets stuck between the stones.
- Concrete parking is a reliable and durable platform that can withstand the weight of several cars and even semi-truck vans. Unfortunately, the construction of such a site is impossible on “walking” and heaving soils - even reinforced concrete will not withstand strong displacements and will crack.
- Tile parking - the use of paving slabs for parking is recommended for unstable soils, since the gaps between the elements will allow the soil to “walk” without damaging the site. In addition, excess moisture will escape into these gaps if you build good system drainage around the parking lot.
Conventional suburban parking lots are designed for one or two cars and have dimensions of 2.5 m. wide and 5m. in length - for each unit. If the farm has a jeep or minivan, the parking area should be increased to 3.5 m x 6.5 m.
Construction of open parking lots
Before you begin the basic construction work When installing any type of parking, you need to level the perimeter and remove the top grass layer of soil by ten centimeters.Installation of lawn parking
At the bottom of the perimeter dug during preparation, layers of crushed stone and sand are laid, after compacting which, it is recommended to spread geotextiles. A little is poured over the material fertile soil and special lawn grids with cells are installed. The cells are filled 2/3 with the same soil, and lawn grass is sown in them (it is better to take special mixture resistant to trampling).The cells serve as protection for grass roots and allow plants to develop despite mechanical stress. This type of parking lot needs to be mowed periodically, and due to frequent vehicle entries, “bald” ruts can form on it. Device lawn parking will not be cheap, because plastic gratings quite expensive. The service life of this type of parking is more than 25 years, if you periodically sow grass into the cells.
Crushed stone parking structure
For the construction of a crushed stone parking lot, a sand cushion is also created, which must be thoroughly compacted. To give greater density, you can spill the sand with water. Laying geotextiles on a sandy surface will protect the parking lot from the germination of unwanted greenery, and will also provide additional support for the crushed stone, preventing it from “sinking” in the sand layer. To prevent the crushed stone from breaking through fabric base, material with a density of more than 200 gm2 is taken.Crushed stone is poured in a layer of 15-20 cm, so as to form a platform raised above the surface. The site is leveled and carefully compacted in order to avoid slipping of the car's wheels. If desired, you can make special tracks for wheels from concrete tiles. If the site is large around the perimeter, it is recommended to install a curb to prevent crushed stone from “spreading” across the site.
Construction of a concrete parking lot
A concrete parking area must be sloped to allow water to drain. The slope can be one-sided or go in different directions from the central point. Form a slope during leveling concrete surface. It is advisable to make drainage ditches along the edges of the parking lot.Before pouring concrete, the site is surrounded by formwork, crushed stone and sand are poured onto the bottom and carefully compacted (possibly with spillage). The depth of sand and crushed stone filling depends on the type of soil and is 20 cm on ordinary soils, 30-40 cm on clayey soils. The width should extend beyond the parking lot by approximately a meter.
The first layer is laid out 5-7 cm thick, and gravel can be added to it to increase strength. A reinforcing mesh is laid on the first layer of concrete, so that its edges do not reach the boundaries of the pit. The second layer is poured over liquid solution concrete, which is easier to level with a rule or a trowel. Ironing can be done on top of the concrete by spreading cement chips evenly.
It takes 2-3 days for the site to harden, after which the formwork can be removed. It’s not worth driving the car into it earlier than in a month. The total thickness of the concrete layer for passenger cars must be at least 10 cm, for jeeps and semi-vans - 15 cm.
Tile parking arrangement
At the base of the parking area, a cushion of sand and crushed stone is still laid, with careful compaction. Dense geotextiles are spread on top (optional, to prevent grass growth) and sand, 5 cm thick, is poured again. Instead of sand, you can use cement-sand mixture, which will more firmly hold the tile in place.For parking, choose durable paving slabs 4-5 cm thick, paving stones, clinker bricks or natural stone. It is better to choose large-sized tiles (30x30cm, and 50x50cm), made by vibration pressing - they are the most durable and resist well mechanical damage, and is also resistant to temperature changes. made from the corner, pressing tightly to the base and tapping rubber mallet.
It is necessary to leave a small distance between the tiles, the uniformity of which is ensured by installing special beacons. After laying, all seams between the tiles are tightly filled with a mixture of sand and cement. To prevent sprawl, the edges of the tiled parking lot are protected by a dug-in curb.
Construction of a parking shed
The construction of a protective canopy for a car may take a little more time than the creation of an open parking lot itself, but it will significantly extend its life, protecting it from the heat and deadly bright sun in the summer, and heavy rains with hail all year round.Depending on the parking space, sheds can be adjacent to the house or standing separately. For construction attached sheds It will be necessary to install support pillars only on one side, but for free-standing ones - along the entire perimeter.
The material for supports can be either metal pipes and profiles and wooden beam, concrete or brick. The strength of the structure is given by deepening the supports into the ground and filling them with concrete. Wooden supports pre-treated protective composition. The supports are installed starting from the corners, carefully aligning them vertically using a building level.
Along the top of the supports are laid and secured longitudinal beams, to which the rafters are attached at a distance of 0.8-1.0 m. from each other. The selected roofing material. Such materials can be used ondulin, polycarbonate, corrugated metal sheets, and tiles. It is also possible to use traditional roofing felt, but in this case you must first lay boards on the rafters.
A parking lot built with your own hands can be decorated in accordance with the overall design of the site: install a fence, provide lighting, install original figures and elements around it. However, all design delights should not interfere with the entry/exit of the car, as well as access to it for washing and minor repairs.