If you decide to make a country toilet with your own hands, then this article is just for you. We'll cover everything you need to know: from the right choice places to the device cesspool and wooden structures. You just need to follow the recommendations from the review to get the job done easily.

How to organize work

To make a country toilet, you don’t have to be a builder or carpenter. The structure is simple, so its construction can be done by anyone. But there are a number of nuances, failure to comply with which can lead to many problems, so first of all you need to understand the installation rules. Only after this can you start working.

How to choose a place

First of all you need to choose correct location country toilet.

There are several rules to remember when determining the construction site:

• Distance from toilet to source drinking water must be at least 25 meters. Ideally, the further away the well is located, the better. You cannot place the structure closer, especially if you have groundwater located close to the surface;
• It is better to locate the structure no closer than 5 m from the house. This is due both to sanitary standards and to the fact that if it is located close unpleasant odors will penetrate the house, especially in summer time when the windows are open. It is also advisable to take into account the prevailing wind direction in your region so that, if possible, place the toilet on the leeward side;

• You should also maintain a distance from the fence, minimum distance is 1 m. If you place the structure close together, your neighbors may sue you and you will have to move the structure;
• When deciding where to put the toilet, do not forget to take into account the level of the site. It is necessary to install the building so that it is not located in the highest place. But it is also undesirable to build in lowlands, especially if there is water on your site in the spring.

If you have a closed cesspool, then do not forget to provide a place for the access of a sewage truck. Otherwise, situations often arise where the car simply cannot drive up.

Materials and tools

To build a frame toilet with a cesspool, you need a simple set of materials. All necessary components are presented in table form for clarity.

Material	Recommendations for selection
Wood block	The frame of the structure will be constructed from it. It is better to take options with a cross section of 40x40 mm or larger to ensure strength and reliability. Pine is most often used, its price is low, and its reliability is quite sufficient for our work.
Board	To cover the structure, boards with a thickness of 32 millimeters or more are used. If desired, the outside surfaces can be sheathed with a block house or imitation timber. But you can get by with a cheap board, especially if you want to carry out the process at minimal cost
Roofing material	For these purposes, you can use slate, metal tiles, flexible roof and any other suitable material. Some use regular roofing felt that is attached to a board or oriented strand board deck.
Material for cesspool	Simply digging a hole and leaving it like that is extremely undesirable: the walls may settle over time, and your toilet will fall or fail. For the pit, you can use tires from trucks or tractors, you can lay out the walls of brick, or you can make it out of concrete rings(sold special sewer options reduced diameter)
Pipe for ventilation	It is best to use regular sewer pipe diameter 110 mm. Its quantity depends on the height of the structure

As for the tools, you need the following set:

• Hacksaw or power tool for cutting wood. You can get by manual option, it's much cheaper;
• Shovel for digging a cesspool;
• If you are laying brick, you will need a trowel and a container for preparing the mortar;
• You can assemble the structure either using nails (you need a hammer) or self-tapping screws (you need a screwdriver). I prefer the second option for its reliability;

• A tape measure with a pencil, a square and a level will help you take accurate measurements and assemble an even structure.

Digging a cesspool

This part of the work, despite its simplicity, takes a lot of effort, so it is better to dig a hole not by yourself, but with 1-2 assistants, so that you can rest alternately.

The workflow consists of the following steps:

• The configuration of the future pit is determined. If you use wheels or rings, you will need a round shaped recess. If the walls are made of brick, then you can make a square version with a side of 100-120 cm. It is important to decide what type of pit it will be; if the groundwater is close to the surface, then it is better to make it closed type to prevent waste from getting into the soil;
• The surface is marked and work begins. Upper fertile layer It is better to remove the soil separately to use it in the garden. Next, the soil is selected and either removed or evenly scattered to raise the level of the site or level out the holes on the site;

• The depth is usually about 2 meters. There is no need to do more. After the pit is ready, it is worth leveling the bottom and adjusting the walls, if necessary;

• If the walls are made of brick, it is better to make them square. Drawing a circle is much more difficult, but putting straight sides is easier. You don’t need perfect masonry quality, the main thing is to securely fasten the elements to the mortar and make the walls more or less even. You can leave holes in the bottom for drainage;

• Tire installation is even easier. They are carefully placed on top of each other and aligned. There is no need to secure them additionally. You can make a slot in the upper element so that you can then insert a hose to pump out the cesspool;

• If concrete rings are used, it is better to install them using a lift. Most often, two rings are used, the depth is exactly two meters;

• If necessary, the bottom is concreted. Everything is simple here: the soil is leveled, a 10 cm sand cushion is poured and compacted. A mortar 5 cm thick is poured on top;
• If you have open option, then a drainage layer is poured onto the bottom. Everything is easy here: you take crushed stone of the middle fraction and distribute it in a layer of 20-30 cm over the surface.

Construction of a house

Now let's figure out how to make a toilet in the country with your own hands.

The process is simple and consists of the following steps:

• Before building a toilet, draw up a design with all the dimensions. This will greatly simplify the workflow, because you will know all the parameters of each element. In addition, when you clearly imagine the end result, the assembly is much faster and easier;

• Materials are prepared according to the drawing. The bars are cut into pieces of the required size. If you have a pitched roof, then the front pillars should be 20 cm higher than the rear pillars; this is the simplest roofing option;
• First of all, the base is assembled. The most important thing here is to make the structure level; to do this, be sure to check the diagonals before fastening all the elements. This is the easiest way to control the geometry and eliminate distortions. It is best to fasten the parts with self-tapping screws;

To ensure the best reliability bottom part It is advisable to treat it with mining or other protective compound.

• The base is installed on the soil. Easiest to use 4 concrete blocks, which will exclude contact wooden surfaces with the earth and will become reliable support designs. I do not recommend pouring a foundation; the blocks do an excellent job as a foundation;

• Attached vertical racks . The easiest way to work is to use metal mounting angles; with their help you will quickly and securely connect the elements. When attaching, it is important to control the verticality of the posts using a level. If necessary, you can additionally fix the block with temporary braces;

• A toilet seat is being built. Everything is simple here: a frame is made from a block, 40 cm high and at least 50 cm wide. There are no special requirements, the main thing is to ensure the rigidity of the structure. For this part of the structure, the same block is used as for the racks;

• Roof supports and door frame are attached. As for the bars on the roof, they must have a projection of 20 cm to cover the walls from precipitation. For doors, a reinforcing leaf is made according to the size of the future canvas. How it all looks when assembled is clearly shown in the photo below;

• The walls are covered with boards. Everything is simple here, the main thing is to cut the material to size. Fastening is done using self-tapping screws or nails. It is better to use an edged board so that there are no gaps in the structure. The toilet is still an outdoor one, and it is undesirable for the wind to blow there;

• The door is assembled and installed. Used simple design, which consists of a board, two jumpers and one or two braces to ensure reliability. Moreover, it is better to first assemble the structure, and then evenly cut off the upper and lower parts. The cloth is attached to the toilet frame with hinges, which can be purchased at any hardware store;

• The ventilation pipe is easiest to install from the back. It should be at least 20 cm higher than the roof and lower into the hole by about 15 cm. To improve ventilation and protection from precipitation, a deflector is attached to the top.

After construction, do not forget to treat the structure with a protective compound. You can use both paint and impregnations, which do not hide the structure of the wood, but reliably protect the surface from moisture and pests. Painting must be renewed at least once every 3 years; this will extend the service life of the structure by at least half.

Construction of a powder closet

If the groundwater level in the area is very high or there are other restrictions on the construction of a cesspool, then it is easier to build a powder closet. It is also called a peat toilet due to the fact that peat is used as a filler when used.

The design is in many ways similar to the usual version, but there are also differences, which we will discuss below:

• First of all, you need to make a diagram of the future structure. It is similar to the option described above, but in it the house is placed not on a pit, but on a base of concrete blocks installed on the ground;

• The house can be assembled anywhere and placed where you need it. It is better to make a floor in the toilet so that you can place the bucket not on the ground, but on the flooring. When determining the size, do not forget that there should be a bucket of peat nearby. This is why such toilets are usually wider than standard ones;

• The height of the pedestal depends on the size of the bucket or container that will be used. Decide on this aspect first, and then get to work. It often turns out that after assembly it turns out that the bucket does not fit and you have to adapt, although if you foresee this in advance, then problems can be avoided;
• Consider how the container will be removed. You can make a folding toilet seat, or you can build doors in the back wall to take the bucket out from the street. There is not much difference, choose what is more convenient for you.

Conclusion

Using this review, you can easily build a country toilet. All stages are described in great detail, and the video in this article clearly shows important points workflow to make it even easier for you to understand the topic. If you have any questions, please post them in the comments below.

The first building that every summer resident thinks about is a toilet. And here a number of questions arise that need to be resolved. First of all, you need to decide on the type of toilet, because there are many of them. Author's projects that are different deserve special attention unusual design and design.

In fact, when creating a country toilet with your own hands, you yourself can become an architect and develop a unique project that is ideal for your conditions. However, there are rules that it is advisable to follow. This guarantees a long service life of the structure.

When creating a country toilet with your own hands, you need to take into account the possible frequency of use, the number of family members and length of stay. The last parameter is of particular importance. The fact is that most country houses used periodically. You only enter them on weekends, and then only on summer period. Naturally, in this case it makes no sense to install a structure that is designed for constant use and extremely high loads.

Special attention When building a country toilet with your own hands, you need to pay attention to the groundwater level. If it exceeds the 2.5 meter mark, then you cannot dig a cesspool.

What types of toilets are there?

Before you start building with your own hands, you need to find out what they generally are. The first type is structures based on a cesspool. This is the simplest and quick way building a bathroom. But here there are some subtleties that you need to know about.

Firstly, such a toilet needs proper waterproofing. It will prevent spontaneous drainage into groundwater. Secondly, you need to think about cleaning in advance. To do this, it is best to use a sewer machine.

Biotoilets are very popular now. They come in three types:

• chemical,
• peat,
• electric.

Their main advantage is their ease of installation. Such a country toilet can be installed by anyone without special knowledge. The main thing is to connect the drain in the case of a peat toilet.

A dry toilet can be installed either inside the house or a special room can be made for it. We will talk further about the features of building a country toilet with your own hands. The most important thing is to choose correct model. When choosing, you need to consider how many people will use the restroom and how often.

There are models of country toilets with a tank of 100-150 liters, however, their price is appropriate. You will have to pay at least 15-20 thousand. But you can clean such a dry closet 1-2 times a year.

If you visit your dacha once a week, and completely close all the rooms for the winter, you can buy a bathroom for 5-6 thousand rubles. For a family of three this will be more than enough.

Important ! Dry toilets are indispensable when a house is being built.

When a house and all the main construction work finished, it’s worth taking care of creating a major country toilet with your own hands, namely a septic tank. This structure is a complex of tanks buried in the ground. Moreover, they can be cleaned once every 8 years if you use a biological cleaning system.

Very often, when creating such country toilets with your own hands, concrete rings are used. They are immersed in the ground one by one, the joints between them are covered. It is believed that the ideal number of tanks is 3. The first two act as settling tanks. In the latter, filtering occurs. Waste is absorbed into the ground without the slightest harm to nature.

The fact is that in a country toilet with a biological purification system there are anaerobic bacteria. They process sewage, neutralizing all harmful substances. This is the only type of country toilet that you can create with your own hands near water supply points.

Important ! To install concrete rings you will need special equipment. But all the work can be done with your own hands.

We build a toilet house with our own hands

Preparatory stage

After you have decided on the place to build a country toilet with your own hands, you need to choose the type of structure you need. There is a certain gold standard that is most often used by builders. This ratio is: 2.2x1x1.4 meters. If we talk about the form, then there are three most common varieties:

• hut,
• teremok,
• house.

Before you start work, check that everyone is present at your dacha the right tools. To build a country toilet with your own hands, you will need:

1. a hammer drill (if you don’t have one, a simple crowbar will do, but you’ll have to work hard);
2. shovel;
3. a barrel with a capacity of about 200 liters (needed for a cesspool); a concrete ring is also suitable;

The shovel should have a short handle. It is much more convenient to dig a hole with it. A crowbar or hammer drill is needed to crush hard soil. If you decide to use an electric tool, make sure you have a power connection.

Warning ! These instructions are designed for a country toilet with a cesspool.

Before you start building a country toilet with your own hands, make a sketch or use one of those presented below. The project needs to include ventilation and insulation. Of course, you can do without the latter if you do not use the dacha in winter.

The main advantage of building a country toilet with your own hands based on a cesspool is its low cost. Moreover, it is not even necessary to purchase new materials. It is enough to use what is left over from building a house.

Digging a cesspool

The pit is made before the house is built. Although in some cases there are exceptions. If you decide instead of the traditional wooden structure to make a brick building, then you can first erect the building, and then dig a hole. However, you should take into account that doing this will be extremely inconvenient.

The size of the cesspool directly depends on the availability of groundwater and its depth. The diameter is chosen according to your own discretion. However, you shouldn't make it too big. This may cause certain difficulties in the further construction of a country toilet with your own hands.

Advice ! Construction should be carried out in good weather.

When digging a hole with your own hands for a country toilet, try to reach the sand. Clay has poor absorbent properties. Because of this, human waste will be extremely slowly absorbed into the soil. And this, in turn, will lead to the formation of an unpleasant odor.

Of course, you can use special substances that kill odor, but their possibilities are not limitless. Therefore, it is better to go deeper an extra meter than to regret later that you didn’t do it.

The pit is cleared. The bottom is leveled and compacted. Only after this is a barrel or concrete ring installed. Moreover, the barrel can be either metal or plastic. The last option when creating a country toilet with your own hands is much preferable.

The point is that plastic barrels do not corrode, which means their service life is almost unlimited. Particular attention should be paid to the quality of the plastic. There are species that can survive in such an environment for 50 years!

If you don’t have a barrel or a concrete ring, you can use cement and simply concrete the walls of the pit. This, of course, is not an ideal waterproofing option, but it couldn’t be simpler.

When building a country toilet with your own hands from concrete rings you will need crane. On your own You won’t put the rings in the hole. Another alternative waterproofing is brickwork. It is further strengthened with reinforcement.

The process of creating a country toilet

To build a country toilet with your own hands, you need to plan everything exactly and follow the instructions given below. The construction of a house begins with markings. Then you need to drill holes. Columns are later installed in them to act as supports.

An important issue that needs to be resolved when creating a country toilet project is the presence of a foundation. If the house is summer, then it is not necessary to build a foundation. However, it is necessary when you live in the country all year round or come for the winter.

When you create the foundation of a country toilet with your own hands, it is important to take into account some parameters. Firstly, it must be deepened below the freezing point of the ground. Secondly, it is traditionally used rectangular shape sites. But this is not an axiom. You are free to choose the shape of the foundation depending on the location of the building.

It is better to mount the frame for the toilet from wood. It's simple and inexpensive. You can, of course, use brick, but creating masonry with your own hands for a country toilet will take a lot of time. It is not surprising that most people choose wood as the main material.

Advice ! Ideal material considered timber. It is inexpensive and very reliable.

When building the frame of a country toilet with your own hands, it is advisable to strengthen it from the inside. This is especially true for areas where hurricanes and storms are a frequent occurrence. In the process of work, braces and scarves are used.

Advice ! To create a seat, just take the crossbars and mount them at a height of about half a meter.

The roof for a country toilet is laid without the use of logs with your own hands. The material can be anything, the main thing is that it matches the general architectural ensemble other buildings on your territory.

The first building that appears on any site is a toilet. We can somehow manage without a house and a shower, but we can’t do without this building. For many, a DIY garden toilet is their first construction experience. It’s good that the structure is simple, so even without experience it’s easy to do.

The very first building at the dacha is a toilet. Often this is the first experience of DIY construction.

Although a country toilet is not the most complex building, it has many features. You cannot do without a clear action plan. Let's describe step by step how to build a toilet in the country:

1. Choose the type of toilet.
2. Determine the location on the site for construction.
3. Decide on the dimensions and materials for construction.
4. You start construction.

Now about each point in more detail.

Without cesspool

In most cases, toilets without a cesspool are much easier and faster to build. In them, waste is collected in an airtight container, which is usually placed directly under the toilet seat. The whole difference is in how the waste is processed and its odor is neutralized. There are the following types:

The advantages of country toilets without a cesspool (also called dry) are significant:

There are also significant disadvantages:

• Factory-made toilets are not that cheap.
• It is necessary to periodically change the container.
• It is necessary to monitor the availability of neutralization means.

Standards for installing a toilet on the site

Most of the restrictions apply to pit toilets: it is necessary to limit possible contamination. The rules are:

The remaining standards are valid for all types of toilets:

• There must be at least 1 meter to the site boundary.
• Doors should not open towards the neighboring area.
• When choosing a location, you need to take into account the prevailing wind direction.

When choosing a place where you will build a toilet for your dacha with your own hands, pay attention not only to your own buildings and objects, but also to those of your neighbors. This will help avoid friction with them and with the sanitation station.

If you are building a toilet with a cesspool, you will need to add to all the listed requirements - the organization of an entrance for a sewer truck.

How to make a toilet in the country with your own hands

You have already completed the first two steps: you have chosen the type of toilet and the place to install it. The next step is to choose the sizes. Deciding on them is not so difficult. They told us how to choose the volume of a cesspool - 1.5 cubic meters is enough for 2-3 people, now about what size the toilet house should be. It all depends on own desire and on the size of the owners. In the standard version, toilets are made in the following sizes:

• height - 220 cm;
• width - 150 cm;
• depth - 100 cm.

These dimensions are convenient for people with average build. They can be changed as you wish. There are no standards.

Toilet houses are most often made of wood. But this is not the rule. He might be from sheet material such as fiberboard, gypsum fiber board, flat slate, brick and any other building materials, profiled sheet metal, even made of plastic.

You can build a toilet in your dacha with your own hands from any material. This one is made of corrugated board

The most favorite roofing material for a country house is slate. The device is inexpensive soft roof from welded materials. In general, you can use any available one. It is attached to a continuous sheathing, so there is not much difference.

Building a village toilet

The last stage is the actual construction. The procedure is determined by what type of toilet you will build. If there is a cesspool, this is done first.

Cesspool for toilet

The procedure for construction is as follows:

In order not to bother with masonry and waterproofing, you can install a special plastic container- septic tank. They come in different volumes and designs - with one or two necks.

Septic tanks in the cesspool of a country toilet - and no problems with waterproofing

The pit is being dug a little more sizes of the selected septic tank, the container is installed and filled with previously removed soil. The construction of such a cesspool is many times faster and more reliable.

Cabin for country toilet

Any toilet for a summer residence is installed in a small cabin-house. The easiest way to make a rectangular structure with your own hands is pitched roof: minimum time, costs and materials.

Booth base - posts

The first thing you need to take care of is the presence of flooring. It needs to be raised some distance above the ground. It is more convenient to do this with the help of columns folded in the corners of the building. It is hardly worth burying them to the depth of soil freezing, but it is necessary to bury them in the soil 20-30 cm below the fertile layer. They are usually made of bricks, rubble stone, they can be poured from concrete, etc. On this basis, the cabin will rise during heaving, but usually this does not lead to any serious damage: the structure is small.

As it turned out, building a toilet for a summer house with your own hands is not so difficult. Little time and expense is required. But in the process you will acquire useful skills.

No one will argue that such a primitive building as a country toilet is one of the main structures, the construction of which begins first. Agree that on a suburban plot you can do without country house, gazebos or fences, but without a toilet in the country - nothing. A self-built country toilet will provide minimal comfort, which will allow you to fully relax and work.

Before you start earthworks, you need to study the sanitary and hygienic requirements and, in accordance with them, choose the installation location.

Features of country toilets

Installing a toilet in a country house is not difficult, but you can do it yourself without resorting to outside help. It is important to take into account some features of such construction:

• Mandatory compliance of the installation site with sanitary and hygienic requirements , presented to cesspools;
• You cannot allow a country toilet installed with your own hands to create inconvenience to neighbors ;
• At the beginning of construction there must be there is a method for emptying the cesspool ;
• The choice of toilet design directly depends on the water horizon of the site. If the groundwater level is low, the cesspool should only be of the sealed type .

By following our instructions, you will not only be able to properly build a country toilet with your own hands, but also save yourself from the problems associated with its operation.

Types of toilets for summer cottages

At your dacha you can build one of several toilet designs. The selection criteria can be both the height of the water horizon and the frequency of use of the closet, as well as the amount of financial costs that are planned for its construction and maintenance.

All existing outdoor latrines can be classified according to the method of waste disposal. Let's look at a few of the most popular designs.

Pit toilets for summer cottages

This is perhaps one of the most popular designs in rural farmsteads and dacha areas. It is not difficult to build a cesspool toilet with your own hands in the countryside, because the sewer system is an ordinary deep hole, in which liquid residues evaporate or are absorbed into the ground.

The depth of the pit directly affects the frequency of its cleaning, so it is not necessary to remove waste often. Most often, the hole is simply filled with soil and a new one is dug nearby. The above-ground structure can be anything - you can build a country toilet with your own hands from boards, bricks, slate sheets or metal profiles. The main thing is that the necessary strength of the frame is ensured and ventilation is present.

1. Wooden toilet. The choice of such a design is justified by both the ease of construction and its low cost. Agree, build wooden toilet you can do it yourself with minimal skills. Wooden structure often stylized as fairy house, having received not only a functional, but also an aesthetic structure. Often, clapboard, rather than boards, are used to cover the frame. Such a country toilet, built with your own hands, also looks stylish, as evidenced by numerous photos posted on the Internet. The most important advantage wooden building is that when the hole is filled, it is dug in another place, and the house is moved.

1. Toilet made of metal profile sheets. There are two ways to install such a structure. In the first, a wooden frame is used, and in the second, a base welded from profile metal pipes. Then the base is sheathed with slate sheets using self-tapping screws or rivets. It is not difficult to build a toilet from profile sheets with your own hands, but this design gets very hot in the summer at the dacha. It is best to install a metal closet in a permanently shaded place and line it from the inside with polystyrene foam sheets.

1. Brick toilet. Before you build a brick toilet in your country house with your own hands, take a good look at the site, study existing projects, and watch the video. It will not be possible to move such a structure to a new location, so it is necessary to provide a method for cleaning the cesspool. Constructing brick building, do not forget about the need to install a concrete floor.

Backlash closet

This type of toilet resembles the design described above. Its special feature is the construction of a cesspool. Most often her walls and bottom are sealed so that when filling, waste can be pumped out using a sewer truck. Equipping this toilet in the country with their own hands, they dig elongated pit, for the smooth installation of sewer hoses. A huge disadvantage of backlash closets is the impossibility of cleaning them in winter period , therefore, if necessary, install a pit heating system.

Powder closet

This toilet has a small (maximum 20 l) container for collecting sewage, installed under the seat. After dealing with natural needs, the waste is covered with ash, sawdust or peat. To do this, a box with these bulk materials is installed in the room. If you are interested in the question of how to make a toilet in the country, remember the disadvantages of powdered closets: pour the contents of the sewer container into the toilet with your own hands. compost pit- not the most pleasant procedure. Let’s not keep silent about the huge advantage of such a closet - with proper ventilation, it can even be placed in a country house.

Peat toilet for a summer residence

The peat toilet is a more advanced design of the powder closet. The peculiarity of the device is that there is no need for an additional box of peat - it is poured directly inside. After visiting a peat toilet, the waste is “powdered”, and after filling the sewer container, it is taken out and taken out.

Choosing a place to install the toilet

Our recommendations regarding choosing a site for future construction will help you build a toilet in your country house with your own hands:

• If you are planning a building equipped with a cesspool, then be sure to take into account the need for an access road for a sewer truck;
• The distance from the toilet to the water intake point should not exceed sanitary standard 25 meters, the distance to nearby buildings should be more than 5 meters, and to the border of the site - 1 meter.
• Be sure to study the wind rose map and take into account their direction.
• The toilet door should open in the direction opposite to the nearest boundary of the site.

Also, do not install the toilet in very remote areas or obstruct the access route. Provide free access to the structure.

We build a country toilet of the Birdhouse type with our own hands

The “birdhouse” is a wooden one, covered with any available material, with one or gable roof. This toilet is installed in conjunction with a cesspool. When arranging a country toilet of this type with your own hands, you can use ready-made drawings or create an individual project.

As a standard project, you can take the following dimensions for a Birdhouse toilet with a pitched roof:

1. rear wall height - 2 m,
2. front - 2.30 m
3. with a width of at least 1 m.

The dimensions of the base are at least 1x1m. When installing a wooden toilet with your own hands, it is mandatory control of horizontal and vertical surfaces using a building level.

So, we are building a Birdhouse toilet. For work you will need :

• Concrete border 2 m long - 2 pcs. or sand-cement blocks - 4 pcs.
• Ruberoid - 2 m2.
• Sand.
• Edged boards: 6000x100x50mm - 3 pcs., 6000x100x50mm - 1 pc., 6000x90x32mm - 3 pcs.
• Lining 3000x87mm - 40 pcs.
• Wooden beam 6000x50x50 - 1 pc.
• Galvanized steel profile sheet 1520x2000x0.4mm - 1 pc.
• Door block 900x2000mm
• Door hinges, latch, handle, nails, screws.
• Paint or varnish.

Let's describe toilet construction process at the dacha with your own hands step by step:

1. Digging a cesspool size of at least 1x1x2 m. Remember that the dimensions of the toilet that you plan to install in your dacha with your own hands are determined by the dimensions of the pit. Place a layer at the bottom of the hole broken bricks or crushed stone.

1. As the foundation of a house We install a concrete curb at a distance of no more than 20 cm from the edges of the pit as a ceiling. To do this, we dig it in so that the height concrete base above the ground was no more than 10-15 cm. Instead of a border, you can dig four blocks of sand-cement mortar, on which we subsequently install the frame.

1. Place it on a concrete curb roofing material in 3-4 layers as a moisture insulator.
2. We build a wooden frame and cover it with boards, clapboard, etc. The toilet floor must be laid with boards at least 40mm thick. It is better to use hard wood - oak, beech, larch and others.

1. Cut a hole in the floor up to 30cm in diameter. The shape of the “glass” can be arbitrary: oval, heart, rhombus, circle, etc.

1. Installing the door and cut out a window of any shape in it for the passage of light.
2. The roof of the house is covered with roofing felt, asbestos-cement or profile steel sheet.

1. Painting the structure oil paint or varnish.

When arranging wooden country toilets with your own hands, do not forget to install simple ventilation. Its purpose is to remove air from the pit into the atmosphere. To do this, you can take any pipe with a diameter of at least 100 mm. Then a hole of the required diameter is cut in the roof and podium of the toilet and the pipe is installed to a height of at least 20 cm above the roof. All passages of the hood are sealed, and a deflector is installed at its end, which will create the necessary draft.

You can do it yourself from the inside of the "Birdhouse" country toilet cover with foam plastic, and to beautifully veneer it suitable material, just watch a video from the Internet and use ready-made ideas.

We build a “Shalash” type toilet with our own hands

Although the “Shalash” type toilet is more difficult to manufacture, it looks much more impressive than the “Birdhouse”.

Some craftsmen style a country toilet like a fairy-tale house, creating real masterpieces with their own hands. Photos of such buildings from the Internet amaze the imagination with their thoughtfulness and skill in execution. Well? Are we building such an original toilet in the country? Then we get down to business and start digging a cesspool. Its dimensions can be taken from the previous project. At the corners of the pit, a recess is dug in the ground for installing concrete blocks. To control squareness, not only the distance between blocks is measured. The diagonals of the base must also be the same.

When installing the foundation, control the horizontal position by placing a level strip on two adjacent blocks and a building level on top. The height of the concrete base should be no more than 15 cm above the surface of the site.

So as not to miss important little things, install a country toilet with your own hands step by step :

1. Place any moisture barrier on the improvised foundation. Roofing felt laid in 2-3 layers copes well with this function.

1. A frame is assembled from 50x50mm timber bases measuring 1x1m and nail it down edged boards. On top of this “deck” there is a flooring made of floorboards.

1. Cut a technological hole in the bottom. You can go beyond the circle and come up with an interesting “glass” shape.

1. Cover with antiseptic wooden base from all sides. If, when installing a toilet in your dacha with your own hands, you are not sure of the correctness of your actions, study the instructions, in which all the processes are described step by step.
2. Using a sketch or drawing, assemble the back and front parts.

1. Sew both pieces“Hut” with clapboard inside.

1. Install the back and front walls on the floor and fasten them with scraps of boards.
2. Nail the sheathing boards. At the end of the work they also need to be sheathed.
3. Take boards at least 1800 mm long and, leaning them on the back and front of the “Hut”, nail them to the slats. Thus, we get the roof of the house.

1. The roof on our built In your dacha, you can install a toilet with your own hands by studying photos of similar structures or by putting your imagination to work. In principle, Any will do material, but do we really need banality when we are creating a house from a fairy tale?
2. Installing the skate, you can decorate it with a suitable figurine.
3. We hang the doors, having previously provided them with a handle and a hook. WITH outside nail a pinwheel of any shape.

1. Painting the toilet house oil paint or varnish.

When installing a toilet in your country house with your own hands, use your imagination or watch a video showing a gallery of toilet houses; don’t be afraid to experiment. Only in this case you will receive an elegant, exclusive structure.

Features of installing a peat toilet

The use of peat substrate for sprinkling waste is justified for several reasons.

• Firstly, peat perfectly absorbs unpleasant odors.
• Secondly, the increased hygroscopicity of the substrate contributes to increased absorption of liquid, which ultimately helps to increase the frequency of cleaning the toilet.
• Thirdly, after direct application the mixture is used as a fertilizer, since peat is initially rich in bacteria that convert organic waste into compost.

A factory-made peat toilet does not require connection to electrical network, water supply and sewerage, so it is a truly autonomous structure for a summer residence.

The operation of such a toilet is based on the separation of waste into solid and liquid fractions. If the device is expected to be used frequently, then removal of the purified liquid fraction is provided by drainage or a special hose. The solid fraction is located in the lower container and, if necessary, can be easily removed, since the container is easily removed and has handles for carrying.

The advantage of factory designs is that they are easy to maintain - just remove waste from the storage tank, rinse the container and add substrate.

The easiest way is to buy a ready-made device. For those who want to save money, we will tell you how to make a toilet in the country with your own hands. To do this you will need several boards, a sheet of plywood, nails and screws, as well as a toilet seat. So, let's describe it step by step, how to build a peat-type country toilet with your own hands :

1. Assembling the box, connecting four boards with self-tapping screws. We make a cutout in the front part of the structure for easy installation of the container.

1. We sew up the top side of the box with a plywood sheet, having previously cut a hole in it for a bucket.
2. We screw the legs to the corners of the box in such a way that the waste container can be easily replaced.

1. Installing the structure on the legs and attach a seat to the functional hole (can be a factory made one made of plastic or wooden).
2. Place a plastic bucket under the hole with a layer of peat previously poured to the bottom up to 5 cm.

1. If you plan to place peat toilet in an open space, then build a house, for example, the same “Shalash”.

We specifically do not give the dimensions of the toilet, which is intended for DIY installation in the country. It is so simple that even a schoolchild can repeat the design. Let me just give some recommendations :

• Stock up on several buckets with lids. This makes the toilet easier to use.
• Empty the bucket when waste is no more than one-third full.
• Add composting bioaccelerators to peat.
• Use factory filler.
• Dispose of the extracted waste into compost heap and after the required time has passed, you will be able to use them as fertilizers for garden crops.

We hope that our instructions, which describe step by step how to install a country toilet with your own hands, will help you solve one of the primary problems that arise when developing a country plot.

Often the first thing a person thinks about after purchasing a plot of land is: how to make a simple outdoor toilet in a dacha with your own hands and ready-made drawings will come in handy here, as well as detailed description all stages of construction, tips and nuances.

One of the most important and vital buildings in a country house or garden plot is the toilet. The need for a simple structure arises within a few hours of arrival. And even if the owners already have a bathroom in cozy house, street amenities will never be superfluous.

Toilet on summer cottage easy to build with your own hands

The simplicity of the design allows even a person without much construction experience to equip a toilet for their dacha with their own hands. And if you use your imagination, then a house for thinking about

will fit perfectly into the design of the site and, perhaps, even become its decoration.

What kind of toilet to build: types and features

Actually, there are only two options here: with or without a cesspool.

• A toilet with a cesspool is a simple structure, proven by experience and time, which consists of an equipped cesspool and a toilet house above it. As the pit is filled with sewage, it is cleaned out manually or a sewer truck is ordered.
  And sometimes they simply move the house to another place. The old pit is buried, and after 6-7 years its contents will finally rot and you can put the toilet back again.

• Backlash closet - a type outdoor toilet with a pit for sewage, but with the difference that it must be sealed. Such a toilet has to be built if it is located close to a house, a water source, or when the groundwater is high.

Diagram: how the backlash closet works

• A toilet without a cesspool or a powder closet is installed if the groundwater is very high or if the toilet is rarely used. In this case, the container for collecting sewage can be anything except a pit (bucket, barrel, plastic tank). The required volume determines the intensity of use of the bathroom.

After each trip to such a toilet, sewage is sprinkled with dry peat, sometimes sawdust or ash is used, so the house should have a box for “masking powder”. After filling, the container is removed manually, and the contents are evacuated to the compost pit. If the sewage has been sprinkled with peat, then after a while it becomes a wonderful fertilizer.

Toilet without a cesspool (powder closet)

Important! If groundwater lies below 2.5 meters, any type of toilet can be built, but if it is located higher, then a cesspool will have to be abandoned.

Where to build a toilet

For toilets with a cesspool, there are a number of sanitary and hygienic standards and restrictions, which determine their location on the site.
Minimum distances from the toilet to other objects:

• To water sources (wells, boreholes, lakes, rivers) – 25 m;
• To houses, cellars - 12 m;
• To summer shower or baths - 8 m;
• To the nearest tree – 4 m, and to the bushes – 1 m;
• To fences - at least 1 m.

Diagram: correct location of the toilet relative to other buildings on the dacha plot

Important! When choosing a construction site, it is worth considering not only objects located on own plot, and also those located on the neighboring one.

So that summer evenings on the terrace are not spoiled by the amber, the place is chosen taking into account the wind rose. If the site is located on a slope, it is better to install the toilet at the lowest point.

Construction of a cesspool

After selecting and preparing the site, they begin to dig a cesspool. As a rule, it is square in shape and at least 2 meters deep.
There are two types of cesspool:

• Sealed. The bottom of such a pit is concreted, reinforced before pouring, and so that the reinforcement does not sink into the concrete, it is placed on pegs. The walls are also sealed, puttied with mortar or the seams covered with bitumen.

Sealed pit latrine

• Absorbing. It is better to dig such a hole down to the sand, then the liquid fraction of sewage will quickly sink into the ground. The bottom is covered with a layer of large crushed stone or pebbles.

Absorption cesspool design

There are several ways to strengthen the walls of a cesspool:

• Brickwork;
• Concrete structure;
• Ready-made reinforced concrete rings;
• Plastic tank.

The pit is covered from above, with beams, slate or concrete, leaving only the area under the toilet seat open, and they begin to assemble the toilet house.

Construction of a toilet house

The optimal dimensions of a country toilet are 1×1.5 m, height – 2.2-2.5 m. Otherwise, it will simply be inconvenient, especially for people with large figures. It is not necessary to make drawings of the toilet yourself, if not special requirements and ideas you can use ready-made ones.
First of all, the scheme is convenient in that it allows you to correctly calculate the amount of building materials and the preliminary cost of a yard bathroom.

Construction of a toilet over a cesspool (proper placement diagram)

Frame base

It is recommended to move the toilet house 2/3 forward above the cesspool, thus providing access for cleaning behind the rear wall of the structure.
The stability of the building can be ensured by a shallow foundation. Between it and the frame, waterproofing is laid, 1-2 layers of roofing felt. But for light construction It doesn't have to be made of wood. It is enough to install the base on concrete blocks.
You can also install four support posts. To do this, four holes about 60 cm deep are dug in the corners of the future structure, up to 1 meter deep in soft soils, and asbestos pipes are lowered into them. The hole is filled one third of the way cement mortar. After this, a support beam is installed in the pipe, and the hole is completely filled with concrete.

Installing the toilet base on concrete blocks

Frame assembly

To build a frame, beams with a cross section of 50×50 or 80×80 mm will be sufficient; it is not advisable to take larger material.

• First, assemble a rectangular support with a jumper from which the front wall of the toilet seat will rise, and screw it to the foundation or support posts. A board is laid on top. The thickness of the floor board must be at least 3 cm.

Construction wooden frame for the toilet

• The frame of the front, rear and side walls is assembled from timber. In this case, the front wall should be at least 10 cm higher than the back wall, this will ensure the necessary slope of the roof.
• For greater structural strength, it is recommended to make diagonal jibs on the side and rear walls.
• On the front wall, be sure to make a reinforcement for the door of the appropriate size and make a hole for the window.
• The frames of the walls are secured to the base with metal corners, and a strapping is made on top and at the level of the toilet seat.

Strengthening the toilet frame with metal corners

• The next step will be assembling the frame of the toilet seat and covering it, if not provided alternative options, for example, a floor-mounted toilet.

Frame covering

Sheathing the frame wooden planks. The vertical arrangement allows you to significantly save material, and the horizontal one imitates a log house and looks more interesting. The boards are tightly fitted to each other and attached to the base. Instead of wood, corrugated sheets, slate or any other material that matches the construction budget are also used.

Toilet frame trim

Advice! All wooden elements It is advisable to treat the structures with a special antibacterial impregnation, which will protect the material from moisture and pests, and then cover it with varnish or paint

Roof

The roof should not protrude beyond the walls by more than 30 cm. Installation begins by securing parallel boards at a short distance. After this, the visor is sewn up from below, and boards are attached to the outside around the perimeter. A layer of waterproofing is laid on the prepared base, usually roofing felt, after which the structure is covered with any roofing material(slate, metal profile, bitumen shingles).

For a toilet, erecting a simple flat roof is enough

Summer residents who are not satisfied with the standard house layout can look for drawings that are more interesting options, make it yourself or purchase ready-made toilet houses, they are assembled like a designer, and for convenience they are necessarily accompanied by instructions and all the accompanying drawings.

Exhaust ventilation

Exhaust ventilation in a country toilet is a pipe that removes odors from the cesspool. Its lower edge is inserted into the hole, and the upper edge should rise above the roof by at least 20 cm.

Ventilation of a country toilet

Suitable for arranging ventilation plastic pipe with a diameter of 100 millimeters. It is attracted to the back wall from the inner or outside structures and fixed with iron clamps. To increase traction, a deflector attachment is installed on the head.

Installing a toilet door

Doors are installed using ordinary wooden, ready-made plastic or home-made ones, from the material with which the frame was sheathed. Hang the door on 2 hinges. In principle, the closing method can be any, traditionally it is a latch, latch or hook, outside and inside. It is better to avoid more sophisticated locking systems, for example, with latches, since their mechanism will be exposed to moisture and will quickly rust.

Two hinges are enough to install the door

Lighting

For more comfortable operation of amenities, it is better to take care of their lighting in advance. This could be a wall lantern that is battery powered. As an option, you can install electrical wiring and connect a small lighting fixture.

Lighting options for a country toilet

During the day, a small window will illuminate the interior space. It is usually cut out above the doors or at the top of the door, but there are actually more options, from figured windows on the walls to a transparent roof.

Advice! A cesspool will last longer if you don’t throw it in toilet paper and other hygiene or household supplies, so there must be a bucket in the toilet. If the size allows, it is convenient to install a regular washbasin with a hanging spout here, especially since the rowing pit is already ready.

Powder closet: construction features

The absence of a cesspool is the main difference in construction. But there are some differences in the design of the house. You will have to think about a way to remove the container in which the sewage is collected.

Scheme: powder closet device

The door is usually equipped back wall house or the front wall of the toilet seat. Inside the cabin there is a special box for peat (ash, sawdust). It’s also impossible to do without ventilation here, only the pipe is not lowered into the hole, but directly under the toilet seat.