With a little craftsmanship, hobby gardeners can build their own new garden or imaginatively redesign the existing area. Detailed planning and instructions make the difference between success and failure. This guide gives tips on what makes a perfect construction plan and practical construction instructions.
How do you plan and build your own garden?
To build the garden yourself, you create a construction plan by measuring the garden plot exactly and drawing it to scale. Good building instructions can be recognized by the chronological sequence, listed materials and tools, as well as clear instructions with size information, pictures or drawings.
How do I properly create a blueprint for the garden?
The production of construction drawings for your new home belongs in the hands of architects, draftsmen or civil engineers. When it comes to planning your new garden design, create the construction plan yourself. This saves costs for the landscape architect and offers the best option for authentically implementing your own ideas. Here's how to do it:
- Measure the garden plot exactly
- Convert dimensions to scale
- Transfer the floor plan onto a piece of paper using a pencil and ruler
Now enter the planned design components in the floor plan. In order to correctly position the fence, fountain, gazebo, bench or boulders, you should ideally measure on site and enter the calculated, converted values into the construction plan. Experience has shown that the first construction plan usually turns out to be a draft. The deeper you get into the project, the more ideas bubble up. Finally, integrate the planting plan into the drawing to breathe floral life into your self-built garden.
How do I recognize clear building instructions?
There are countless building instructions available on the Internet for every building project in the garden, from children's swings to garden saunas. When it comes to implementation, joy and suffering are closely linked. If relevant criteria are lacking, the practical implementation can put extreme stress on your nerves. How to recognize comprehensible construction instructions:
- The chronological sequence can be clearly recognized
- All materials, tools, equipment and machines are listed
- Textual instructions are supplemented by drawings or photos
- Specific size information is for guidance
By presenting each step in text and images, good building instructions enable even inexperienced do-it-yourselfers to create the object themselves.
Tip
Would you like to build an arbor or a wooden house yourself in your garden? Then please consult the state building regulations of your federal state before starting construction. Once a building reaches a specified size, a permit is required. There are significant differences from country to country.
