The best rest from the polluted city air, of course, in the country. However, without some amenities can not do in the countryside.
The need for a toilet makes you think about the choice of the type and location for such construction.
Toilet in the country, how to choose a place to build
Before building your own toilet, you should determine its location. Here it is necessary to take into account many factors:
- From the toilet to the house and the basement at least 12 m.
- To the summer shower or bath - at least 8 m.
- In the presence of an enclosure or animal shed a distance of at least 4 m.
- From trees - 4 m, from bushes - 1 m
- From the fence of your site to the toilet at least 1 m.
- Consider the wind rose when building a toilet, so as not to suffer from an unpleasant smell.
- The door of the building should not open in the direction of the neighboring section.
- In the case of laying groundwater below 2.5 m, you can build a toilet of any type. If it is higher than 2.5 m, then a country toilet without a cesspool is absolutely contraindicated: sewage can get into the water and not only pollute them, but also infect infections.
The toilet from any source of drinking water should be at least 25 m away. If your plot of land is located on a slope, the toilet should be built below the source.
Important! It is advisable to take into account not only your water source, but also the neighbor one.
Types of country toilets, on what to choose
As already mentioned, the location of the groundwater affects the choice of location for the construction of the toilet. If the cesspool option does not suit you, then before building a country toilet, consider several other types of buildings.
Did you know? The first toilets were discovered by archaeologists in ancient Babylonian and Assyrian cities. Were found sewer branches of red stone, finished with bitumen on top. Naturally, these were toilets of wealthy residents, and commoners used more primitive latrines.
Toilet with cesspool
This design is a pit up to 2 m deep, over which the toilet is located.
Waste materials accumulate over time, they must be removed.
Previously, this problem was solved simply: the house was removed, transferred, and the hole was buried.
To date, you can use the service aspenizatorskoy machine.
Backlash
These toilets are usually located inside the house near the outer wall, and the pit is located on a slope, sewage enter it through the pipe. Such a toilet is cleaned with a cesspool machine. Convenient in the fact that in cold weather or in the rain you do not need to go anywhere.
Powder-closet
This is a convenient option for a site with a close location of a water source. There is no hole in it, instead of it some kind of container is put (for example, a bucket), after filling the contents is poured into the compost pit. After each visit to the powder-closet the contents of the bucket are powdered with dry peat - this removes the unpleasant smell and explains the name of the structure.
Dry closet
The most convenient option of the toilet - you can buy any size design, and build nothing. This is a booth with a waste container filled with active microorganisms for their processing.
Chemical toilet
Almost the same as the bio-toilet. The difference in the filler capacity: it uses chemical reagents, so the contents of the tank as a fertilizer can not be used.
Did you know? In ancient Rome, public toilets were popular. Interestingly, the division in them was not by gender, but by class. In the toilets for wealthy citizens, slabs warmed slaves so that the nobility did not freeze the causal places. The catch phrase "money does not smell" went from the time when, by decree of the emperor Vespassian, the toilets became paid.
Scheme and drawings of the toilet
It is easy to build a toilet in the country with my own hands, the main thing is to make drawings and determine the dimensions. All components must be combined with each other. Determine the size of the booth, taking into account the growth and complexion of users, so that it is convenient.
Toilet wooden country in a section, the drawing. 
Today the market is saturated with various materials from which you can make a country toilet with your own hands according to your own drawings. If we consider that wood is an environmentally friendly material, it breathes and smells fresh, then it is more comfortable to be in a wooden structure.
The only thing worth considering during construction is the impregnation of all the details from moisture and insects.
Digging the foundation, how to build a cesspool
Heavy foundation for a country toilet is not required. For a wooden house you can make the foundation in two ways: supports in the form of pillars dug into the ground; brickwork or concrete blocks around the perimeter.
The toilet with the cesspool should be close to the entrance of the recovery truck. The depth of the pit can be up to 2 m. To make it airtight, it can be covered with bricks and coated with clay or mortar. Consider how to make a summer toilet do-it-yourself with a foundation based on pillar supports:
- First you need to mark the site, determine the angles of the building.
- Then take 4 asbestos-cement pipes with a diameter of 150 mm and process outside with bitumen mastic.
- At the corners of the structure, dig holes for pipes and dig them down by 50-70 cm. The depth for the pipes depends on the soil structure and can reach a meter.
- One third of the pipe should be filled with concrete, compacting the concrete to remove the air.
- Insert wooden or concrete pillars in the pipe cavities. Fix them with a solution.
Important! Watch for the observance of corners - the whole construction depends on it.
How to make a frame for the toilet
We will understand the construction of a country toilet with our own hands, step by step, starting with the foundation. The body of the toilet can be made of timber, determine the size based on the size and severity of the building. You can also use a metal corner. The body has the following components:
- 4 bearing vertical supports.
- Binding of the roof of the toilet. The longitudinal bars for the roof should be 30-40 cm longer than the body. There is a visor at the front and a canopy at the back to drain rainwater.
- Coupler for stool. The tie bars of the stool are attached to the supporting vertical supports. The height of the toilet seat is about 40 cm from the floor.
- Diagonal mounts for strength on the back and side walls.
- The basis for the door. Two vertical supports and a horizontal jumper on top.
Wall cladding and roof installation
In order to sheathe the frame with a tree, it is necessary to designate the cut-off areas under the roof (at an angle). Boards are arranged vertically, tightly to each other. Board thickness 2-2.5 cm.
If you do not want to simplify the work, use sheets of corrugated board or slate, but note that the structure of these materials will not be well ventilated. In any case, do not forget to make the back door through which you can get a container with waste. Secure it on the hinges.
In the roof you need to make a hole for natural ventilation. If the roof is wooden, cover it with roofing material, seal the vent window.
The door is hinged on the hinges, their number depends on the massiveness of the door. Closing mechanism of your choice: latch, hook, bolt or wooden latch. The latch is necessary and inside. For lighting, make a window in the door, which can be glazed.
How to equip a country toilet
You built a toilet in the country with your own hands, now you need to equip it. The most important thing is the seat of the stool. It can be made of wood or plastic.
If from a tree, be sure to sand it with sandpaper. In the toilet seat you need to cut a hole, under it set a container for sewage. Install a lid covering the hole.
Consider fixing for toilet paper, a place for peat. If you built taking into account the placement of the washbasin, consider a variant of this design, a bucket for used water. In general, the construction of a toilet in the country is not difficult. All that is needed is attention, calculations, tools and the ability to use them. For the construction you can use any materials, invent various designs, the main thing is that it is practical and convenient.
