We create a barbecue area with our own hands

Owning a country house or cottage, simply it is unacceptable not to have a zone on the site where you can cook your favorite shish kebab or barbecue on smoldering coals. This place will transform the territory and serve for daily evening relaxation with a cup of tea. Building a barbecue area with your own hands is absolutely realistic even for the laziest owner, you just need to be inspired by the photos you have viewed, imagine or draw on paper what you want and systematically carry out your task brick by brick.

Barbecue area in the country

I would like to immediately note that it is best to place this area under the roof. For example, it can be a gazebo with a barbecue arranged in it. This building has several advantages.

• With this option, the folded oven will last a longer time.
• In the gazebo you can spend evenings and days, enjoying nature and hiding from the scorching sun. From her it will turn out to be an excellent summer dining room, where it is pleasant to sit with the whole family at dinner
• Well, direct her purpose is to prepare various dishes on the grill, on the grill or in the oven.

Thus, we get a multifunctional, pleasant place to relax, which will be in demand every day.

If you decide to arrange such a corner, you need to know how to do it, where to start and where it is better to allocate territory for it.

Choosing a place for a barbecue area

Where is the best place to define a place for a barbecue area so that it is convenient in every way? To do this, you need to take into account some factors:

• no need to put the stove under the crown of trees - hot smoke will dry the leaves, and this can create a fire hazard;
• structure should be located at some distance from housing, so that the smoke from the stove does not enter the premises;
• at the same time, it cannot be too far from home so that you can quickly take the necessary products from the refrigerator, and not run across the entire site;
• it is desirable to locate this area near the water supply, as the dishes have to wash frequently.

Scheme and sketch project brick buildings

If a decision is made to include a barbecue area in the design of the plot, you need to draw up your own sketch of the building or use a ready-made one, adapting it specifically for your landscape.

One of the building plans

Try to think over the design of the kitchen with all care so that during the preparation of dishes everything you need for this is at hand. You will need drawers and shelves where all the cooking items will be stored.: a cauldron and skewers, dishes, etc. It will be good if water is brought into the gazebo and a sink for washing dishes is installed. Having done this is, you will be convinced while cooking how convenient it is.

In many ready-made barbecue area projects, there is already a stove laying scheme. If stationary tables can be built based on your intuition, then the oven must be folded according to a special ordinal the scheme, which indicates the masonry of each row - only then will it work normally.It must be taken into account that bake may have two or more functions - they will be discussed in the next paragraph.

When everything is decided with the diagram and sketch, and you know what shape the stove and gazebo will have, you can start building the foundation in the chosen place. Provide wind protection heat reflectors and a niche for a woodpile.

What can be used to cook food in the barbecue area?

In the barbecue area there may be various devices for cooking everyone's favorite goodies. it it can be not only a barbecue, but also a smokehouse, grill, oven or stove.

Brazier

This device is great fit for barbecue and barbecue. On the lattice you can fry delicious sausages, meat or various vegetables, which will be a wonderful side dish for meat dishes.

Plate

BBQ oven with stove

In the summer when don't want a long time time to be in the kitchen, the stove in the recreation area will be a good help. You can cook any daily dish on it. And it is possible to provide a round hole in the hob for installing a cauldron - in German amazingly delicious pilaf is being prepared.

Grill

Useful addition - grill

You can also grill in the barbecue oven, above the hearth. For him, during construction, you just need to provide for the fastening of the skewer. Meat, fish or vegetables are put on it and fried with it. scrolling above fire.

Smokehouse

A smokehouse can also be provided in the complex, since a smoke exhaust pipe will be required. Smoked almost everyone loves products, but it is not always possible to purchase quality products in stores or on the market.Many unscrupulous manufacturers do not follow the traditional smoking technology, but use not very useful invention "liquid smoke". Having built your smokehouse, you will know exactly how and from what the products are prepared.

Oven

The oven expands the possibilities of the hostess

Here it may be built in and oven. Baking various flour products, as well as stewing vegetables, will not be an extra function in any kitchen.

All these devices can be built into the oven in a complex way or you can choose those that you consider necessary for your family.

Materials for the buildings

Having a construction scheme, you can quickly and correctly calculate how much and what you need. An approximate list of standard materials might look like this, but for each building their number varies, and depends on the size of the structure.

• Refractory brick is needed directly for laying the furnace.
• Clinker bricks are needed for the device of the firebox, where the brazier will be installed.
• Formwork boards, gazebo devices, if according to your sketch it will be wooden, and for other elements.
• Roofing material for foundation waterproofing.
• Cement and sand.
• Metal pipe.
• Table cover - it can be metal, stone or tile.
• Floor covering for the floors of the gazebo.
• Finishing material for the front parts of the barbecue oven.
• Other materials at your discretion, and depending on the project.

Foundation

Since the structure is massive - it has a lot of weight, it is necessary to immediately calculate the depth and size of the foundation. Calculation largely depends on the composition of the soil. If the ground puffythen it needs to be strengthened. To do this, a foundation pit is dug, with a depth of 30 to 50 cm, and a layer of rubble is compacted on its bottom.Then formwork and a sand cushion are arranged. A concrete foundation is laid on these layers, it does not hurt to strengthen it more and fittings. The foundation must be 10—15 cm more in each direction than the intended structure. The base must be arranged not only under the stove, but also under the stationary tables-cabinets, which, for convenience, are located on both sides of the stove.

Need a solid foundation

The base should dry well (about 3 weeks), and only after that you can start building. The floors for the gazebo are located below the foundation of the furnace by 8—10 cm

Construction ovens

When the foundation is ready, you can start laying the stove and tables. They are built simultaneously, starting from the bottom row and gradually climbing up. It is necessary to work according to the scheme.

If there is any doubt about the correctness of the masonry scheme, try to lay down the entire structure without mortar, dry. This will give you a good idea. It is recommended that each row be dug out in the same way (first dry, then onto a solution).

The pipe can be made of bricks or made of metal.

Barbecue gazebo or patio, which is better?

Only after it has been built oven, can be equipped around her gazebo or patio. The pipe must exit through the roofing material, so the roof is calculated based on her height. Naturally, the ceiling of the room should be high enough.

The gazebo differs from the patio by the presence of a fence, it is convenient in that precipitation will fall less inside, and the walls will hide those present from prying eyes. If the barbecue area is arranged in a closed courtyard, and there is no reason to hide from unfriendly neighbors, and you are not afraid of rain, you can build a patio.

Patio — it is a roofed patio, those. a roof, arranged on pillars, without a fence, under which the whole complex is located. Such a structure is good because no barriers are created to the air, and the entire area is well ventilated. Anyway, choice remains behind you, but the main thing is that if a roof is built, even a rainy day cannot cancel your holiday.

Zone design B-B-Q

The design of this building is also an important point in deciding how to decorate the entire site. It is more pleasant to spend the holidays in a beautifully decorated place than to sit at the metal box of an ordinary barbecue. That's why you need to look at several examples of construction before choosing a design style.

The oven is not under a canopy - not always convenient

In this option, it was decided not to bother raising the pipe to a height, and to separate the stove from the recreation area. This is not a very good location, because if suddenly will go rain then you have to run out from under the roof to the barbecue to control the preparation of the signature dish. Yes, and moisture can easily get into the pipe - thereby the holiday can be spoiled. It is better to think over and calculate all the negative points in advance and exclude their influence on your pastime.

Solid stone building

This planning of the barbecue area has an optimal arrangement. Almost all options for cooking delicacies are provided - there is a barbecue, stove and oven. The designer chose an excellent finish, a pleasant, calm color that invites you to relax. The stove is under the roof, and next to it there is enough space to put a table, chairs, benches or even comfortable armchairs. The oven also provides space for an ash pan, for laying firewood and for preparing food.Naturally, not every family there will be the required amount for equipping such a large recreation area. Therefore, you can choose a more modest and economical option.

Barbecue cuisine - modest, but with great taste

For example, you can stop at such a small gazebo, in which it is pleasant to spend time not only on sunny, but also on rainy days. Guests won't get wet rain and do not get tired in the open sun. This oven does not provide all the functions that may be present, but the brazier, oven and grill in it quite possible to place. A comfortable table, a place for firewood and dishes, shelter from the wind, conducted water and electricity — this is all that is needed to set the festive table and create comfortable conditions for guests.

Barbecue in a light openwork gazebo

In this presented version, not only being under the roof is thought out, but also a platform is arranged on which you can take out the table in good weather, so as not to be crowded in the gazebo. But if the need arises, you can stay under the roof. The stove included many functions, under it there were shelves for dishes and firewood, on the sides there were comfortable tables. Everything is thought out very carefully, so this is a very good option for a barbecue area for a summer residence or the territory of a private house.

The perfect landscape addition

If you got a plot on a hillside, you should definitely use this opportunity. not only for the device, for example, an alpine slide, but also for buildings barbecue areas. hillside in given case, it acts as a natural wall, which is strengthened by a curb framing one side recreation area. The massive wooden pillars that support the roof go well with the furniture and brickwork.Here you can fry meat the way you like and enjoy spending time with friends.

Those who have already completed the construction of a barbecue area on their site sometimes do not mind sharing their experience. For an example, watch a video about the construction of an interesting barbecue area on a personal plot:

If there is an empty corner on your territory that needs transformation, do not hesitate, start planning a barbecue area and a pleasant pastime in this place. Choose the appropriate option, calculate the dimensions and materials, prepare everything you need and get to work. Don't be afraid, but don't rush either. Do everything carefully and measuredly, and you achieve the desired result.