The desire to build a baptismal font is not left me since, as I lifted bath on the site. Bath without fonts, as well as beer without vodka - money down the drain)
To dive in cold water after the sauna - it is priceless pleasure, which I do not want to deny yourself. I am armed with wooden beams, geotextiles, bars and proceeded to translate ideas.
Case Wizard afraid
In any construction of the main thing - it's the exact observance of the sequence of actions. During the construction of the font I acted in such a scenario:
- He is first removed from a designated area and covered it with turf crushed stone bedding. This bedding is needed in order to prevent land subsidence;
- next important step was to conduct a stakeout font tags. Before proceeding to action, I made the schematic design to keep the finished image in my head;
- as a framework for the establishment of the bottom I used sliced bar, which issued in the form of a hexagon. As a floor wood boards are optimally suited for the pool, as they are known for their hardness and moisture resistance;
- backbone of future construction began six metal rods - they I mounted in the base of the hexagon. These bars I needed to connect the prefabricated wooden bars, where before it did a hole;
- for decorating the inside of the font I used a special material that protects against leaks and has a high margin of safety.
You can buy it without any problems in every garden store for little money. The web optionally secured, since it takes the shape of the font itself when filling with water.
What kind of material I choose?
I thought for a long time over the choice of material - there were options to put metal or plastic font. But the first version is distinguished by its high cost and impracticality, and the second looks frankly went for me. Of course, the wooden font is two to three times more expensive than plastic, but I'm all for natural material.
My boards were made of larch - the material left over from the last building, so that is spent on them I did not have at all. For the construction of the font is well suited all tree species, except pine or birch.
Tips bathers
If you are going to build your own font, then you take the responsibility for the safety of buildings. During the use of the font I made several offensive mistakes, which cost me a few cracked bars. Therefore, I will give a short "Manual":
- in the frosty winter, make sure that the font to get dirty - frozen water destroys wood;
- when you clean the walls (and it certainly needs to be done) - give preference to mixtures of liquid soap and a soft cloth;
- remember that the font should not be delayed, otherwise the wood will begin to deform and shrink;
- Drain the water immediately after the bath procedures - if you do not want to appear on the bars patterns of green mold.
At the end I warn - in any case, do not use a font near heating sources. Underfloor heating will accelerate the drying of the boards and make them brittle.