On the territory of a suburban area, an autonomous sewage system and a sewage system for storm water are carried out. Often, at the same time, the covers of sewer manholes that catch the eye look unsightly. This spoils the overall landscape design picture. To properly disguise a sewer well, you can use one of the most common design tricks.
Decor Criteria
The choice of the final masking option depends on several important factors:
- The general style of landscape design at the cottage. The decorative element should fit into it, look organically.
- Hatch cover material. For polymer products, it is better to choose lighter masking options, although plastic with an admixture of a composite can withstand high loads. Excessively heavy elements can damage the surface of the sewer cover.
- The complexity of the process. If the master likes to tinker, to show imagination, you can opt for non-standard, intricate options. If you want to do everything in two accounts, it is recommended to purchase just a turnkey solution.
- Durability and attractiveness of the final (final) design. Decor is not done for one or two years, so it is worth considering the resistance of the material to temperature extremes, the sun, and atmospheric precipitation.
- Weight of the finished structure. If necessary, penetrating under the manhole cover will have to lift the decor. It is advisable to do without outside help. After all, at the right time it may not be.
It is worth relying on your financial capabilities. It’s acceptable for someone to close the sewer hatch, keeping within 50,000 rubles, while someone can only handle a few hundred or thousands.
When not to mask the hatch
For the convenience of the master, in some cases it is better to leave the sewer lid completely without decor or especially carefully approach its disguise. Extreme care must be taken in such cases:
- The hatch is an element of the inspection well, which you often have to look into.
- The cover is located on the roadway of the allotment. You can use paints or immediately buy a hatch with imitation of tiles, stone, other elements. Otherwise, such elements cannot be masked.
- Sewer element serves to drain storm water on the site. Through its holes, water enters the wells and goes further along the channels. If masking covers technical gaps, this will disrupt the operation of the drainage system.
- The hatch is located on a very large plot, there are several, and the master does not have a plan for the sewer system. In this case, the lid may simply be lost and you will have to “shovel” the entire plot in case of an emergency.
It is forbidden to decorate sewer covers belonging to the municipal territory. They should have round-the-clock access for public utilities. Even if this hatch is located near the gate of the suburban area.
How to properly decorate a sewer hatch
To decorate the sewer manholes on the site, you can buy ready-made camouflage elements or do the work yourself.
Finished products
For those who do not want to spend time disguising an unsightly hatch, there are plenty of elements already made:
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- Polymer boulder stones. They look original, withstand temperature fluctuations, and retain their presentation for a long time. The main thing is to choose the right diameter of the stone, its color and size.In addition, you can lay out several more such natural boulders around the site, or decorate the territory by building a nice alpine hill nearby.
- Dwarves, little men, freakish heroes. Especially good if there are children in the house. This disguise creates the atmosphere of a fairy tale.
- Chests or wells. Unusual decor options in a particular style.
- Interesting garden bridges.
- Artificial grass in the form of a rug.
After the purchase, the finished product will only have to be installed on top of the hatch.
DIY floral decor
Ideas for decorating the sewer hatch mass. The most popular of them:
- Landing mini lawns on the cover. Suitable for polymer hatches in which there are special recesses. With the help of such a reception, you can beautifully design even a small garden. It is advisable to place annual plants with a small root system in mini-lawns. Their color can be changed every year.
- Planting undersized ornamental plants. They must be placed on the side from which technical work on the maintenance of the system is not carried out. You can use juniper or dwarf fir trees of varieties Nidiformis, Barri. Also, not far from the sewer well, you can plant irises, spotted loosestrife or caustic sedum. These are perennial crops that quickly recover from random mechanical influences. A special shrub that spreads in growth — stefanander — shows itself well in this regard. Expanding, he will cover the hatch. To open the well, you can simply take the branches of culture to the side.
If the master buys a special polymer cover-flowerbed, its cavities instead of soil can be covered with decorative stone, making the original rockery on the site.
Wood decor
As a camouflage material, the tree is whimsical. But with its competent processing, a nice element will stand for more than one year. As options you can use:
- He cut a small height (stump with roots). The wood must first be prepared: dried in the sun, then coated with flame retardants and varnish. The main thing is that the cut section is slightly larger than the diameter of the cover. You can buy an artificial polymer and a very light stump.
- Snag. It will also look original in landscape gardening.
- Decorative well. The master can make a low house for an artificial source himself.
Wooden elements always look authentic.
Paints
If the sewer cover is made of cast iron and is located directly on the sidewalk, there is only one way out - pick up a brush and mask the element with a picture. You can show imagination and paint sewer disks in any topic. It can be flowers, ornament, just monochrome. It all depends on the talent of the master and the desire to make your yard a little brighter, more interesting, more fun.
When masking sewer manholes, always remember that they must be left freely accessible in case of emergency.
