The development of garden and vegetable cooperatives, and the construction of dachas and cottages, has sparked increased interest in structures designed to preserve the generous gifts of autumn. Recently, many gardeners prefer to store their harvested crops directly on the plot. However, this often leads to inevitable disappointment, since it is sometimes done without the Read more…
This spring this lawn mower was assembled quite quickly. Why quickly? Because there was no need to machine a single part. In addition, the design used inexpensive, readily available materials and spare parts. The mower has a number of advantages even over commercial machines: a large swath width — 500 mm; it mulches green grass Read more…
The wish to build a children’s playhouse on the garden plot for my grandchildren (I have three of them) came when I was leafing through a magazine with illustrations on the subject. But none of the published options was quite right: I wanted not just a playhouse, but a sports-and-play corner. Working in that direction, Read more…
These days hobbyists are spoiled for choice: there is all manner of tools — it is hard to decide! Hand-powered and electric alike… I bought myself a handheld wood router (model IE-5003). Overall it is a decent machine: a wide range of operations, easy to handle, acceptable specs, spindle speeds up to 30,000 rpm, power Read more…
For most days of the summer vacation, people enjoy carefree family rest, often spent at a country house, on a homestead plot, or in a garden. It is during this time that everyone tries to make up for the fresh air and sunshine they did not get enough of during the year, enjoying them to Read more…
A Russian folk tale, “The Fox, the Hare, and the Cock,” tells us: “The fox built herself an icy hut—from snow and ice, and the hare a bast hut—from tough twigs and little boards…” Still, truthful as fairy tales may be, a hare could not raise an entire hut from such material, because linden bast Read more…
Dacha plots… Just [~600 m²]. How can you fit a house, a separate kitchen-dining room, a utility block, a bathroom, and a garage on this tiny patch? And you still want to plant something… We present a compact three-story cottage house where, under a single roof, all of the above can be arranged quite comfortably. Read more…
I suggest that readers of the magazine make attractive, hard-wearing mats from plastic packaging straps from crates. You can place them in front of the entrance door of a country house or dacha, or in a city apartment—for example, in the bathroom; they are also handy in a car interior. The weaving technique is not Read more…
Everyone has a general idea of a greenhouse on a garden or homestead plot. Building one usually takes a lot of expensive, hard-to-get material: load-bearing metal or wooden posts, film covering or a framed structure with glass — plus heating. Because of that, not everyone can afford such a structure, but working in it is Read more…
The time came when the amenities in the country house no longer satisfied its owners. After a full renovation of the house, they decided to upgrade the veranda as well, and the plan was to arrange, under the same roof, a sanitary unit with a shower cabin. I want to note in advance that the Read more…
