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Not every dacha is equipped with an internal toilet and bathroom - very often people come to the country only in the warm season, so there is simply no need for capital buildings. Another obstacle to the construction of an internal bathroom is the lack of a centralized sewerage system in the suburban area.
The way out in such cases will be a street shower and restroom in the country. About what types of outdoor bathrooms exist, how to build a toilet and equip the correct drainage pit under the shower, as well as change houses combined with a bathroom - this article.
The choice of the design of the toilet and shower for the garden
The manufacture of a shower and toilet must begin with a review and selection of a suitable design. Today, in summer cottages, completely different systems of bathrooms and showers are used: from the simplest summer-type structures to modern booths and toilets with a drain.
The most popular are the following options for building a shower with a toilet:
- Change house with toilet and shower popular on those plots that have just been purchased, and the capital house has not yet been built on them. A small temporary structure will become a haven for an owner who is engaged in garden beds or the construction of a capital house. Subsequently, the change house does not have to be demolished, you can continue to use it as a summer house with a toilet and shower, it is convenient to put garden tools here, or you can drink lemonade and relax on a small sofa. As a rule, such garden houses are equipped with a summer shower design when the water is heated by the sun. But it is quite possible to bring a water supply here and bring out the toilet and shower drains into the sewer - it all depends on the wishes of the owner and his material capabilities. A very popular design of change houses is of the "undershirt" type, when two wings (two rooms) are connected by a shower and a toilet, and the entrance to the room is located along a long wall. Capital cabins can be heated and used at any time of the year.
- Hozblok for summer cottages under one roof with shower and toilet... As you know, combined buildings significantly save space and money - they will not require large expenses for their construction, and the benefits will be enormous. So, a shower and toilet, built at the same time as a barn, are often used by avid gardeners or gardeners who spend their whole day in the beds and flower beds. After all, it is very convenient to bring in your garden tools and immediately wash your hands, take a shower or go to the toilet. In addition, such a structure will take very little space on the site, which is especially important for standard suburban "six acres". It is not difficult to make a shed combined with a toilet and shower; it is quite possible to cope with this task on your own, without involving professional builders. If you approach the matter with a grain of imagination, it is quite possible to turn even such a building into an original corner of the garden.
- Modular structures with shower and toilet under one roof they also save space, they are especially relevant for summer cottages with fertile soil, where every centimeter of precious land can be used profitably - to plant a tree, grow a vine or a valuable variety of potatoes. As a rule, such bathrooms duplicate the bath and toilet located inside the house. They are convenient to use in the summer heat, when you do not want to go into a hot house or carry garden dust and dirt into clean rooms.It is the modular construction of toilets and showers that is most popular among Russian summer residents - the process is simple and, from a material point of view, not very expensive.
- Freestanding toilet with shower are rarely used now. After all, each of these buildings must be built separately, and this causes certain difficulties. The only case when such buildings are justified is if there was no place for a modular structure on the site.
How to build a toilet and shower in the country with your own hands
The dacha bathroom has certain requirements, first of all, this building must comply with sanitary standards. There should be no strong unpleasant odors, which indicate an increase in the safe level of a poisonous gas - methane. All floors and structures above the cesspool must be strong and reliable so that they can withstand the weight of a person and remain functional for more than a dozen years. In addition, even at the design stage of a shower with a toilet, it is necessary to decide on the method of supplying water to the shower room and the type of toilet (with or without a drain).
Advantages of combined construction
The advantages of a modular building with a shower and toilet are obvious - in addition to saving space, these are:
- saving the budget for the purchase of building materials;
- the need to build only one common foundation;
- installation of a single roofing system;
- common cesspool and drainage system;
- water supply to one point;
- general ventilation system in the shower and toilet.
There are no drawbacks to modular construction - this construction is expedient and fully justified.
Preparing to build a shower and toilet under one roof
A toilet for a summer residence combined with a shower is most conveniently made of wood. This material is inexpensive, affordable, easy to work with - no special skills or tools are required. Although it is quite possible to replace wood with plastic clapboard, for example, or other synthetic material.
In addition, any cladding material can be used on the basis of a wooden frame: moisture resistant plywood, OSB boards, plastic, polycarbonate. They also create frame buildings from wood, which are justified if the shower and toilet need to be insulated with foam or mineral wool.
Below we will consider the process of building a simple wooden bathroom with a shower under a gable roof and a common cesspool.
Stages of building a shower with a toilet
For convenience, the construction of a modular bathroom can be divided into several stages:
- The first step is to dig a drain hole. Its dimensions and depth are calculated taking into account the occurrence of groundwater and the number of people who will use the toilet and shower. For an average summer cottage, a pit, 2.5-3 meters deep and 1.5x1 meters perimeter, is quite enough. Sometimes toilet pits are made round, this is especially convenient when concrete rings are used as insulation.
- The size of a modular bathroom can be anything.The following are considered comfortable parameters: height - 2500 mm, length - 2750 mm, width - about 2000 mm. In such toilets there will be a place for a washstand, and in the shower you can install a bench and shelves.
- If the source of drinking water is less than 25 meters, it is better to insulate the pit - close the walls and bottom with a sealing material. Most often, the walls are laid out of bricks laid on cement mortar, and the bottom is covered with sand and gravel, pouring it all with concrete.
- Now you can start the foundation. A modular shower in the country, made of wood, can be easily installed on a columnar or pile-type foundation, because the structure will turn out to be quite light. The depth to which the pillars go underground is about 80 cm. The dug holes should be located at a distance of 100-130 cm from each other. Their bottom is covered with sand and crushed stone, rammed and formwork for the foundation is installed from plywood or boards. For a shower and toilet, three to five metal rods are quite enough, serving as base reinforcement - they are inserted into the formwork and tied with wire. Now everything is poured with concrete and left to dry.
- A lower strapping made of a wooden bar is laid on the frozen foundation. Above the drain pit, the strapping is made of a metal channel, since the wood will quickly rot due to characteristic vapors.
- Vertical supports are installed on the harness - first, a corner element on each side of the toilet and shower, then two pillars along the center line for mounting the partition, and racks that determine the width of the doors (two separate doors, 70-80 cm wide each).
- Now the turn has come for the upper harness, which is made from a bar and fixed with metal corners.
- The frame of the toilet and shower is made, leaving room for windows.
- The walls are sheathed with a planed board, not forgetting about the partition.
- In the toilet, an elevation is made in the form of a step, which will replace a full-fledged toilet. Cut out a hole in it to install the seat. Now the floor in the toilet is sewn up with boards, covering them with plywood or chipboard.
- In the shower, you need to make the floor slope for high-quality water drainage. To do this, the floors are poured with concrete, tilting towards the drain by about 2 degrees per meter of shower.
- A plastic drain pipe is connected and its second edge is brought out into the cesspool.
- The roof is mounted on the shower, starting with the installation of vertical supports, inlays on them of the ridge beam. Now they have rafter legs, the length of which should extend by 20-30 cm beyond the walls of the shower and toilet, forming a canopy. The step between the rafters is 60 cm.
- Slate or metal tiles are laid on the crate of boards, fixing with self-tapping screws.
- Glass is inserted into the windows, doors are hung. A water tank is fixed on the roof of the shower.
Toilet and shower ventilation
It would seem that the toilet and Summer shower ready. But it is not so - a high-quality building must be equipped with a good ventilation system, otherwise the gases from the cesspool can really "poison the life" of the inhabitants of the dacha.
For ventilation of the shower and toilet, a hole is made in the cesspool hatch, a pipe is inserted into it and its edge is brought out to the roof of the toilet and shower. The upper point of the pipe should be 20-40 cm higher than the ridge line. This is the only way to create the necessary traction, and gases will not penetrate into the shower and toilet.
Another air duct must be inserted into the wall of the toilet; for this, a hole with a diameter of about 10 cm is made in the upper part of the outer pipe. The pipe is brought out parallel to the first. The edges of the pipes are covered with special umbrellas to protect them from precipitation.
A simple toilet and shower for a summer residence under one roof is ready. The creation of a modular bathroom should not cause difficulties even for a novice builder, just using this example, the owner can practice before building a capital house on the site.
A video about the construction of a shower and toilet at a summer cottage can help a non-professional:
