The use of polypropylene (PVC) pipes in the construction industry, as well as for the transportation of liquid, gaseous substances, began relatively recently. Various scraps of material remaining after the completion of the main work induce craftsmen, and today designers, to find new practical applications for them. Do-it-yourself furniture for the home is made from plastic pipes: cabinets, racks, coasters, chairs, tables, dryers, decor, lamps and even small structures for the country.
Such wide popularity is dictated by the properties of PVC. Products from it:
Various tables and small tables are some of the most popular types of furniture. We suggest making a simple desktop out of polypropylene pipes and a hollow door leaf. This tabletop size will allow placing a laptop, textbooks, notebooks, maps, diagrams, etc. on the surface. Therefore, the product can become a workplace for both a school student and an office employee.
Tools and materials:
All T-connectors can be replaced by soldering. Please note that this will slightly reduce the final cost of the table, but at the same time its appearance will suffer.
First, we simply assemble the structure to check the accuracy of the plastic parts. Then we disassemble it and assemble it completely, fastening the connections with glue. After using a special adhesive, it will no longer be possible to redo the work.
The PVC adhesive should be applied to the inside of the connector. Check that all parts are correctly placed, only then press the pipe with force into the hole of the connector-fitting, hold for about 30 seconds.
Attention! The adhesive is not recommended for indoor use, so instead, you can seal the connection between the pipe and the connector with a screw. Also, if you do not want to erase the markings from the plastic pipes with acetone or another solvent, position the parts during assembly so that the marks are on the back.
Apply chemical agent onto the inside of the first side fittings, hold the connection for up to 30 seconds until the chemical hardens. Then do the same with the second side piece of the structure. The base frame is completely ready.
As finishing it is better to use varnish or paint. While working at the table, various contaminants will definitely get on it. Therefore, the coating will protect this furniture from quick damage and facilitate its maintenance.
A hand-made chair will delight you with lightness, cheapness and practicality. In addition, you must initially decide what size furniture made of plastic pipes you need, and accordingly, correct the specified parameters of the parts.
For each chair you will need:
Attention! If you do not have sufficient experience in joining plastic pipes, choose not a special quick-drying adhesive for work, but a slow-acting universal product. In this case, you will get an additional chance to correct a possible error.
You need to cook with your own hands blanks of the following sizes for a baby 2 years old:
Or, for example, for a child who is already 7 years old:
The child will appreciate the new piece of furniture and can easily play with it. The use of plastic water pipes is absolutely harmless, they do not emit toxic substances. BUT reliable build makes the product completely safe.
Furniture for home and summer cottages can be made not only from water pipes, but also from sewer pipes, but the former have significantly higher environmental characteristics. Large-diameter pipes are used to create creative storage systems, original decorative objects, etc.
It's no secret that upon completion renovation works leftover materials end up in the house. Thrifty owners are in no hurry to get rid of these things. It turns out that you can make a lot of crafts out of them.
Pieces of pipes and excess fittings are no exception. Crafts made from polypropylene allow you to embody any fantasies and make useful things for household use with your own hands.
We suggest that you familiarize yourself with the article.
Crafts in the form of chairs made of polypropylene pipes with their own hands are easily mounted, for this you need to prepare:
The sequence of actions when creating a chair with your own hands:
Video: do-it-yourself chair
DIY crafts from polypropylene pipes turn out to be necessary and practical. This also happens when there is little space on the site. From such pipe-rolling products, you can build beds, consisting of many tiers.
The device of the garden is not very difficult. Large-diameter pipe-rolling products are prepared for them. They are laid on the ground, where the upper part is cut off. This is done along the entire length of the product. And holes are drilled from below through equal distances.
The blanks-beds are attached to the installed frame, a drainage layer and earth are poured into them.
These structures do not occupy a large amount of space, plantings in them do not create a shadow for each other, and they are easily disassembled and assembled.
ADVICE. Such a bed can even be built not on the balcony, and then the house will always have its own freshly harvested greenery.
Video: Vertical bed
These outdoor structures require good building materials and PP blanks are ideal for this situation.
The configuration of the structure can be of any kind, here everyone can realize their fantasies.
Video: making a gazebo yourself
Tube-rolling materials have learned to apply in this area as well. Since polypropylene has a long service life, furniture comes out of it durable. For such.
By adding a little imagination and creativity, you can design interesting and stylish furniture crafts that will adorn any room.
Video: furniture
It cannot be carried away or overturned by a strong wind. This dryer can be kept outdoors all the time without rusting or rotting. Convenient design makes it possible to rearrange the dryer at any time to the desired location.
This is the simplest product that requires only three small cuts of polypropylene pipes. Two of them must be the same length, and the third is 1/3 longer.
These three blanks must be strung on a strong rope, which must then be tied tightly. It turns out an isosceles triangle. A wire hook is attached to the top of the triangle.
Polypropylene pipe-rolling materials have proven themselves from the very best side. This was facilitated by environmental friendliness and durability. of this material... Therefore, crafts made from polypropylene pipes are in great demand.
Simple installation allows anyone, who has added a little imagination, to create an item needed in everyday life that will be used for a very long time.
Plastic pipes are one of the most popular craft materials. And this is quite natural: they are generally available, they are inexpensive, cutting and installation do not require special skills and special equipment.
Do-it-yourself crafts from plastic pipes will look especially harmonious in the country. We are sharing a selection of fresh ideas that motivate creative experimentation.
On a hot summer day, you really want to freshen up in the country, quickly and conveniently. A shower made of plastic pipes will help with this. A watering hose must be connected to a perforated plastic structure. It remains only to turn on the water and enjoy the pleasant coolness.
The more plastic pipes will go into the structure of a chair or chaise longue, the more weight it will be able to support. If you need a highchair for a child, then a minimum number of pipes is enough, and the seat can be made from thick fabric... A sun lounger for an adult is best made entirely of plastic.
Even the most ordinary walls country house made of nondescript building blocks will transform suspended flower beds. A child can also make such crafts from plastic pipes for a summer residence. Pipes with holes, plugs that cover their sides, and metal fasteners are all you need to make unusual flower beds.
It is worth spending a little time - and from plastic pipes it will turn out to make a compact clothes dryer. Such a product will weigh very little, so it is easy to put it in the most illuminated place on the site.
It often happens that strawberries grown in the usual way - in the garden - ripen unevenly and may even rot. Indeed, the sun may not fall on one side of it at all, since often the fruits lie on the ground or are under the leaves. A vertical bed made of a piece of large-diameter plastic pipe will help to solve the problem. Strawberries, like a climbing plant, will definitely find their way out - through the holes in the plastic.
Make an external fence separating the street from personal plot, from plastic pipes - perhaps not best idea... But to protect them with a corral for animals or another area of the cottage is a decision that will be reasonable. To make this mini fence look like a real one, paint it with silver paint.
It is easy to assemble an unusual gazebo from pipes, which will surely become a favorite place for country holiday... Pull ropes between the pipes and plant climbing plants, such as ivy, underneath. When he grows up, it will be pleasant to be in the gazebo even on a sunny day. To make the gazebo look more picturesque, use brown pipes.
Water the lawn or other large area at the dacha is not the most exciting thing to do. An irrigation system for giving from plastic pipes will help to get rid of it. Just run a water supply hose over several connected sections and turn on the water. If you make the holes small, you get a drip irrigation system.
Thin pipes become the main material for making a greenhouse. The main advantage of such a craft for giving made of plastic pipes is its mobility. At the end of the summer cottage season, the greenhouse is easy to disassemble, and the next - to mount again in any chosen place.
A small plastic fence for the terrace will show that the owners of the summer cottage are not expecting guests at this time. In addition, an ordinary fence can be made from pieces of plastic pipes. To make it look more effective, paint the plastic in a bright color.
Growing seedlings is quite troublesome. A flower bed made of plastic pipes will help to make this process more organized and convenient. If you spend a little more time, then you can bring water to it, and then the process of watering the seedlings will become automated. It is enough to make holes in the bottom of the containers in which the plants are planted.
Plastic pipes, through which ropes are threaded to hold the swing, will become comfortable handrails. The manufacturing scheme for such a swing is quite simple. Eight perforated pipe pieces, rope, and a board are all you need to make them.
An active holiday in which all family members participate - great option pastime in the country. Both adults and children will be fascinated by the game of football. Finding the ball will not be difficult, it's just outside the goal. They can be assembled from plastic pipes. You will also need a piece of any mesh.
Support for flowers.
Decorate a terrace or veranda flowering plants- great idea. But taking out a lot of pots and placing them in different places can be a tedious task. A flower stand made of plastic pipes will help to solve the problem. It weighs very little, so it is very easy to rearrange it if necessary.
The same flower pots will make the interior of the country house more stylish and cozy. If you don't want to spend extra money, then they can be made from equal lengths of plastic pipe. As the bottom flower pots plugs for PVC pipes protrude. They just need to be put on one of the edges.
Depending on the type, some pipes can be easily bent. This is possible if the product is small in diameter and made of flexible plastic. If the pipe cannot be bent, it can be slightly heated. For example, construction hairdryer or over an open flame.
With skill and a rich imagination, interesting and useful things can be made from any available materials, including plastic pipes.
Plastic pipes of different diameters are sold in any hardware store for quite affordable prices... They are used for plumbing, sewerage, heating, irrigation systems, and after construction or repair, unnecessary trimmings often clog up the site, while they can serve as an excellent material for creative crafts.
Do not rush to take out construction waste to the landfill - we will tell you what can be done from a plastic pipe to turn excess leftovers into beautiful and functional interior items.
We will not talk about the intended purpose of the product, but about the convenience of using varieties of plastic pipes precisely as a material for crafts. Plastic pipes have a light weight, strong and durable enough. They are dirt-resistant, dust-free and easy to clean. Products made from plastic pipes are safe to use even by young children (they do not break, do not have heavy weight, do not emit toxins).
For creative work, PVC pipes are often used, which are quite rigid and easily connected with special nozzles and "adapters", allowing you to get collapsible structures. Polypropylene pipes can also be used, but to connect them you will need a special welding machine or compression fittings, and finished products cannot be disassembled.
Plastic pipes can be used to make not only convenient household items, but also pieces of furniture. In order for such a homemade product to last a long time and be reliable in operation, you need to take care of the correct connection of individual segments. Since it has already been said about the connection of polypropylene pipes, we will consider joining only PVC pipes.
PVC plastic pipes can be connected in the following ways:
The first connection method is characterized by simplicity, but insufficient rigidity. Before connecting, it is recommended to clean the inner and outer surfaces of the pipes at the joint from dust particles and to treat the inserted part of the pipe with silicone grease. First, the pipe is inserted into the socket until it stops, after which it is carefully pushed back by 0.7 - 1 cm. The structures assembled in this way can be further dismantled, which is convenient for seasonal products.
The second method of pipe assembly is characterized by reliable fixation and greater labor intensity. Joining work begins with sanding the mating surfaces of the socket and pipe for better adhesion. Then they must be degreased with methylene chloride. The adhesive is applied along the entire length of the prepared outer surface of the pipe and 2/3 of the length of the inner surface of the socket. Finally, the pipe is inserted into the socket until it stops and turned a quarter turn. For gluing, you need to press the parts for 1 minute. For good fixation, all operations to connect two segments must be carried out quickly enough. The connected elements are left for several hours until the adhesive is completely dry.
The third method is more laborious, since it requires marking and preparation of holes, but it allows you to get collapsible structures with a reliable connection.
For corner joints and connection of several segments at once in one node, it is convenient to use a variety of fittings. Plastic pipe structures can be of any complexity using numerous tees and fittings. Consider useful homemade products in ascending order of complexity of execution.
Our review interesting ideas they open the simplest products from a plastic pipe, which even novice masters of homemade art can make. In addition, such crafts will require a minimum amount of material, and in some cases even the shortest cuts can be used.
Large and medium-sized pipe scraps can be used to make a comfortable and practical organizer for a study or workshop.
Two versions are possible here:
The sections can be left white or gray, or painted in your favorite color. Such an organizer is indispensable for schoolchildren and people engaged in creativity and needlework. With him, everything will always be at hand, and the table is in perfect order.
Additional comfort on the desktop is provided by a drawing tablet and a laptop stand, which can be made from small diameter polypropylene pipes.
Bookshelves are a special feature of the interior. Their presence in a certain way characterizes the owner of the home. The hi-tech corner shelf will not go unnoticed.
From numerous short cuttings of different diameters, you can make a patterned frame for a mirror or photograph. It is enough to glue the cut rings according to a previously prepared layout, which can be applied to a sheet of cardboard. It could be floral patterns or something abstract. The size of the frame will depend on the amount of suitable material.
Large cuts can be used to create a comfortable shoe rack with multiple compartments. This design will not take up much space in the corridor and will ensure that shoes are stored properly and quickly find the right pair. The connection of the elements is carried out using glue or self-tapping screws. To fix the shelf to the wall, you can use a plywood sheet to which the assembled shelf is first glued.
Some crafts made from PVC pipes will really appeal to lovers of fresh flowers. A reliable flower stand is easy to design and looks cute.
Small cuts of sewer pipes are well suited for making flower pots for transplanting or breeding indoor pets. Having shown imagination, such pots can be decorated with colored paper, paint or bright stickers.
It is easy to make a stylish vase for artificial flowers and dried flowers from elongated cylinders of medium diameter. If you approach the implementation of this idea creatively, then an original gift for a significant event can come out.
Another extraordinary idea for the interior - homemade lamps in techno style. There are a lot of options, but they all adhere to the principle of minimalism: no unnecessary details.
With the help of unused scraps, you can also make useful things in the hallway or corridor: a hanger for clothes and bags and a holder for trash bags.
PVC pipes can be used to make many crafts for children's entertainment in the yard: a development mat, arena, swings, sledges, football goals, a playhouse, an open shower and a theater screen.
A very useful design for babies is a playpen made of PVC pipes.
Kids will love the light swing that dries instantly after a warm summer rain.
In winter walks, homemade sleds will be the most reliable and fastest. The design turns out to be quite complex, but with the help of practical videos you can figure it out.
For active games in the yard, you can make a safe football goal from the remains of plastic pipes.
Many children often dream of a miniature castle of theirs. Making childhood dreams come true is quite simple and not at all costly. The frame is made very quickly. It remains to pick up a beautiful dense fabric for the roof and walls, and the house is ready!
The following structure will help you freshen up on a hot summer day. Such an open shower will be a joy not only for children, but also for adults.
A theater screen can be made from polypropylene pipes. It is enough to assemble 3 frames, connect them together and close them with beautifully designed curtains. Home theater develops children's creativity and creates good conditions for an exciting pastime.
DIY crafts from plastic pipes can occupy a key place in the interior. Craftsmen share many extraordinary solutions, allowing you to significantly save family budget... Let's light up the brightest ones.
The most common and demanded piece of furniture is a chair. Using pieces of plastic pipes and connecting elements, you can make quality chairs different types: children's, folding for hiking and fishing, armchairs and even high chairs.
Having mastered the assembly technique a little, you can proceed to more complex designs. A neat bunk crib made of polypropylene pipes is a good alternative for country house or summer cottages, when it is too expensive to buy a ready-made bed. Moreover, when the kids grow up, the material can be used to make other useful crafts.
Glass Coffee table with a base made of PVC pipes in the next photo can hardly be called an amateur homemade product, since it looks like a designer's work.
Another one original idea- a rack for the hallway or living room. Having independently designed a rack with the right number of shelves of the required size, you can avoid wasting time on shopping trips in search of something suitable.
Unused and superfluous building materials will surely find a use for summer cottage... Crafts from plastic pipes for a summer residence will greatly facilitate garden work, will make the rest more comfortable and help to avoid large material costs. At the same time, the designs look neat and stylish.
Small lengths and a few tees can make a pretty clothes and towel dryer. It is easy to clean and does not corrode.
Relaxing by the pool or in the shade of the garden is impossible to imagine without a sun lounger. The photo shows a chaise longue, completely consisting of plastic pipes, but can be combined with dense fabric.
Carport is another one useful application PVC pipes. It will protect transport not only from rain, but also from the scorching summer sun.
For garden decoration, a garden arch is often used, which can also be made from plastic pipes. A new element appears in its design - bent arcs. You can bend pipes for an arched vault by heating gas burner or boiling water. You can also put the pipe on a metal rod and, sticking one end of it into the soil, bend it in an arcuate way. This method requires some physical effort.
A simple and light gazebo will decorate the garden and protect from the sun and light rain. For the presented option, it is enough to fix a waterproof raincoat fabric on the pipes and bend them on the reinforcing rods. To make the design reliable, you need to take care of good fixation of the rods in the soil.
The range of applications for plastic pipes is truly huge and limited only by your imagination and needs. If you need a small woodshed, a gate, a trolley or a rod stand - take the required amount of pipe and bring your idea to life.
It is easy to make a convenient chicken feeder from sewer pipes. It is very convenient to add grain with it without going into the corral. Chickens cannot rake grain in such feeders, which saves feed.
A small greenhouse at a summer cottage can also be made from plastic pipes. The easiest option is to make a rectangular frame and cover it with foil or agrofiber.
A more serious structure - a seasonal greenhouse - will require more time and material. It is better to connect the elements with bolts so that it is possible to disassemble the structure for winter period... The optimal shape of the greenhouse is arched. To create it, the ends of the pipes are put on half-meter metal rods driven into the sides of the future greenhouse every meter. The size of the greenhouse depends on the intended use. The greenhouse can be installed on a foundation or on the ground. As a covering material, you can use a film, polycarbonate or agrofiber.
Plastic sewer pipes can also become a container for growing flowers, herbs and vegetables. Very often they are used to create vertical vegetable gardens.
To fence the site, you can use a low fence made of plastic pipes, which is durable and minimum requirements in care (it does not need to be painted annually).
The use of plastic pipes is not limited to the ideas presented. This material is so versatile and easy to assemble (easy to cut, bend, has a variety of fittings) that it is simply impossible to ignore it in your home workshop.
PVC tubes have proven themselves very well not only in the plumbing business, but also in the summer cottage. In today's selection, I want to offer you 27 handy craft ideas that will make your summer cottage easier. For example, in the first photo there is a convenient frame of a greenhouse, a thick tube is inserted into the base, we insert thinner pipes, and we stretch agrofibre on top.
Lightweight pvc canopy summer tent
Idea simple lung in the assembly and disassembly of the sun canopy, which can be expanded in a few minutes. Two arcs on which the awning fabric is stretched, yeah cross tube- spacer. And now you can sit in the shade or hide from the summer rain.
Deep watering in drought
In the heat, it is sometimes pointless to water the plants from above, since the moisture simply will not reach the deep roots. Mounting next to a tree or plant a pvc pipe with drilled holes, you will deliver life-giving moisture directly to the roots.
Pvc pipe tool holders
Such a simple device will help you to always keep your tool in an upright position, convenient for use, without any problems you can pull out a rake, pitchfork or a shovel without any inconvenience.
Garden bed with arches made of pvc pipes
Convenient greenhouse bed, pvc arcs are inserted into holders wider in diameter, screwed to the corners timber frame beds. A convenient spring version of a light greenhouse for greenery.
The idea of a greenhouse made of pvc pipes
However, not only a greenhouse, but even a greenhouse can be made with your own hands from pvc. Using fittings, you can give the greenhouse the required shape, connect all the frame elements together.
Comfortable chairs for weeding pvc pipes
Often, gardening requires a long bent position, so for weeding, for example, such a chair will be very useful. The dimensions and height can be chosen for yourself.
PVC pipe chicken feeder
Your chickens will always be able to get food, even in your absence from the country, if you make such long-term feeding troughs. Having poured food into the cavity of the pipe, you can easily go to the city on business, even for several days, without fear that your pets will remain hungry.
Seed planter
You can plant seeds without even bending over, if you make just such an original seeder from a pvc pipe. Please note that the seeder has one more plus - it is with a step, that is, when planting a seed, you automatically mark the place of the next planting place.
Goat feeder - milking machine
With this device you can milk and feed your goat. The height of the podium is such that you can milk without bending over, just sitting on the chair.
Aviary for pvc chickens
An original aviary for your chickens for the period of summer keeping. From time to time, the aviary can be moved from place to place so that the bird always has green grass.
Hose holder
Convenient holder for the garden hose. The device can be both stationary and mobile, with wheels for transporting the hose around the site.
Holders for tomatoes
The frame supporting the trunks of the tomato will become good option for those who grow tomatoes in the open field.
Pvc pipe cucumber tapestries
And this is already an option for trellises for cucumbers growing in the garden.
And here's another version of the trellis, which will support the lashes of cucumbers.
Turret for growing strawberries
There is a method of growing strawberries in pvc pipe towers, covered with earth, with holes in which strawberry rosettes are planted.
Pencil case for country trifles
So that all sorts of little things are not lost and are always in one place, make a pvc pipe pencil case for them, with a screw cap.
Greenhouse for beds and flower beds
Such a mobile greenhouse can be used to protect young plantings from night frosts. For a day, it can be removed to the garden bed, or only the upper part can be opened.
Holder for small items
The original idea of the holder for all sorts of country trifles. From short scraps of pvc pipes you can make stylish design, in which small belongings will be perfectly stored.
Rack made of pvc pipes for summer cottages
Pvc pipes can also serve you as a base for a country shelving. Shelves can be made both from wood and from chipboard blanks.
Country car
Some homemade products are so original that it is just right to give them an award for originality and convenience. In such a cart, you can transport hay, compost, bags, some kind of country goods.
Drinking bowl for chickens
The idea of a pvc pipe drinker for poultry. Drinking nipples can be ordered at Aliexpress, where they cost a penny, unlike stores.
Rack for drawers in the pantry
A spacious rack for storing boxes with things can be made for both the garage and the utility block.
Drip irrigation system for giving pvc pipes
The photo shows the idea of a drip irrigation system for a summer cottage. You can choose the required size of the cages, or distribute the pipes in parallel, including in the system also flexible hoses from droppers.
Bird feeders
Original bird feeder made of thick pvc pipes. The principle of the feeder is such that the feed can be filled up for a long time and the birds will always have the opportunity to have a snack at a convenient time.
Carved pvc pipe lamp
Very beautiful idea- make a lamp on solar powered from carved pvc pipes. In the evening, the lamp will illuminate the space of the pipe from the inside, and we will observe the floral pattern.
Seedling spreader
The idea behind this seedling germinator is that there is water with nutrients in the pipe.
Roof and tray cleaner
By connecting the hose to the pvc pipe extension, you can wash the roof, clean the water drain, etc.
And in winter, you can use a pvc pole to clean the roof from snow.
That's it for today! I hope that these ideas of crafts and accessories from pvc pipes for your summer cottage and private house will help you on the farm!
