DIY concrete benches

Want to improve the area around the house and make a good and durable bench? The best solution is to make a concrete structure. Concrete has excellent strength and durability. He is not afraid of either weather conditions or other factors. It is also worth noting that concrete structures are practically maintenance-free.

DIY concrete bench

If you wish, you can purchase thisconstruction or make concrete benches with your own hands. NYou need to have some kind of supernatural knowledge to make a bench out of concrete with your own efforts. Everything is extremely simple.

• To begin with, it will be necessary to determine the drawing of the future product. You will need a drawing with the desired dimensions.
• Now it is worth preparing the materials for the formwork. Best if it's moisture resistant plywood. If you want to use something cheaper, you can choose a melamine board.
• When manufacturing a mold, be sure to use a large number of screws. This will create a sturdy structure that can withstand the pressure of concrete.
• Lay fittings. It should be at least 4 cm from the surface. This will eliminate the possibility of rust.

IMPORTANT. Seat thickness should be at least 15 cm.

• Apply silicone sealant to the joints when using a melamine board, water resistance must be achieved.
• Knead the solution and fill it with previously prepared forms.

After one week, you can begin to dismantle the boards. Your shop is ready to use.

Concrete legs for a bench

If you want to make a structure with a concrete base yourself - this is quite realistic. On sale you can find special forms in order to make legs for a concrete bench, or you can make them yourself.

You yourself can determine what shape the legs for the bench that you will make will be. They can be square, rectangular or round. It all depends on your imagination.

For mixing concrete, you just follow the instructions that are shown on the packaging with the material.

IMPORTANT. Calculate the amount of water that you will need for the batch. Further, add water not all at a time, but only 2/3. Gradually add the mixture to the water and mix it. Add the remaining volume of water at the end.

For this, the finished product had a nice color; dark pigment can be added to concrete at the mixing stage. Stir it well.

IMPORTANT. Wear gloves while working.

Do not forget to put the bars in the form for the legs, the purpose of which is to form the recesses, in them in the future you will install a board - the basis for sitting.

Concrete modular bench

Many people think that a concrete bench is a commonplace structure. In fact, if you wish, you can make very unusual and uninteresting designs.To do this, you just need to fantasize a little or be inspired by ready-made options by viewing photos on the Internet.

A modular bench can be bright and unusual. To make it, you will need to make a certain number of modules. This indicator will depend on the desired size of the product and on the size of the modules themselves.

It is necessary to produce modules by analogy, as well as the concrete bench itself.

1. Prepare the forms, strengthen them.
2. Fill the molds with concrete mortar.
3. Leave them to solidify the material.
4. Remove the formwork.

When you have ready-made modules in front of you, you can already assemble an interesting and unusual modular bench that will be unique.