Do-it-yourself toilet for a summer residence

The topic of organizing a toilet for a summer residence is rather complicated, on the one hand, in relation to the choice of a solution, on the other hand, the classic solution with a cesspool is quite laborious to implement. When arranging a country closet, you can go the traditional way by arranging a drain hole.
You can use dry closets for these purposes, if you are not embarrassed by maintenance costs, or use non-standard, but effective folk methods, for example, by arranging a peat toilet. Each of the proposed options has its own advantages and is applicable in certain cases. For a summer residence, you can make: a backlash-closet, powder-closet, a toilet with a cesspool, a peat and dry closet. Choose your option on how to make a toilet in the country with your own hands from the proposed methods, which best suits the conditions and budget

Types of country toilets and their differences

To make a toilet for a summer residence with your own hands for a summer residence and a country house, you need to choose the most suitable design from the options:

pit latrine, made with a "perforated" pit, which is cleaned using specialized faecal processing equipment;
backlash closet, this type of toilet can be made even indoors, involves the use of a sealed cesspool with access to it by a sewage machine;
peat toilet, one of the types of dry closet, in which the composting of faeces is achieved using natural peat material without the use of chemical reagents;
dry closet, a completely sealed system that requires cleaning with commercially available reprocessing and deodorizing liquids.

Methods for arranging toilets on the site

Traditional pit latrine

A cesspool toilet is a traditional solution for suburban and rural areas. The design of such a toilet suggests the presence of a drain pit lined with red brick in a checkerboard pattern. As a result, the drain well has a natural drainage of liquid.
A toilet with a cesspool should be located at least 8 m from the house and 8 m from the well. It is believed that this version of the country toilet can pollute the adjacent soil. For these reasons, summer residents often use a blind cesspool design with bottom filtration, which involves the use of biological agents for the decomposition and biological treatment of waste.

The cesspool can be located directly under the cabin. According to safety precautions, taking into account the use of a toilet that has been unattended for a long time, the pit is made with a shift in relation to the back wall of the cubicle. This solution helps to ventilate the cesspool, provide access to it for making a septic tank or pumping out waste.

Sealed cesspool with bio-treatment

An environmentally friendly dead pit is a well with sealed walls, which can be done in many ways. Tight strapping in the classic case is made of clay and brick. During the laying of the well, a layer of clay mortar is made between the earth and the brick wall. The dimensions of the pit are standard, the drawing above can be used.
The pit can be sealed with a brick, concrete or iron jacket. In the lower part of such a well, pillows are made of crushed stone and sand, which act as a natural filter. It is not difficult to make such a toilet with your own hands. You can choose one of the designs of economical pits shown in the photo below.
Special antiseptics (SEPTIFOS, Scarab, KALIUS) are used for cleaning and processing waste from cesspools with natural cleaning. The principle of operation of the product consists in the monthly introduction of a solution with biobacteria into the well, which decompose feces, technical water goes into the ground through the lower drainage.

play closet

Backlash closet is a toilet with a fully sealed cesspool, the waste from which is pumped out by a sewage machine. A design with self-cleaning and pumping out process water using a drainage pump and using it for irrigation can be implemented.

The advantages of this design are that the toilet can be placed indoors at home, that is, we are talking about creating urban living conditions. For this option, you should think carefully about the location of the bathroom and the well in order to ensure the entrance of the sewage truck and the supply of water to the house. It is better to do this at the stage of designing a house and a plot.
A more complex option for building a backlash closet is the construction of an autonomous pit, which also involves the use of septic tanks. Please note that the water in the drainage must be diverted several meters from the house to prevent the creation of a floater under the house. To place a well near a sealed pit, you need to be sure of the quality of the concrete lock or install an additional filter system for the water supplied to the house.

Building a toilet cubicle

The toilet cubicle is mainly built from lightweight materials. A more capital construction involves the construction of a booth from brick, clay or other materials. In the simplest case, it is made of wood or on a frame basis.
The dimensions of the building can be approximated to the following dimensions 100 x100 x 2000 cm, the slope of the roof is provided by increasing the height of the cabin from the front by 30 cm, that is, up to 230 cm. In this case, the size of the roof sheet will be 114 x 145 cm. For the cabin, you can make a strip foundation or use concrete supports as in the photo.

Original street toilets

When thinking about how to make an outdoor toilet, pay attention to the design of the stall. It can become not only a nice addition to the site, but also an interesting element of garden decor. The photo shows some of the options that you can apply on your site.

Alternative ways to organize a toilet in the country

Do-it-yourself peat toilet - powder closet

A powder closet is a variant of a non-waste dry closet that can be arranged anywhere without the laborious construction of a cesspool. Instead of water, peat is used, which completely suppresses odors and ensures the biodegradation of waste. As a result of processing, ready-to-use compost is obtained.

To install such a toilet in an outdoor cabin, it is enough to make a wooden stand and put a bucket of several tens of liters. The dry closet will be ready for use.

Peat compost dry closet of factory production

Peat compost dry closet is one of the types of outdoor toilets based on the natural processes of processing fecal matter. The basic principle of its device is the presence of a container where waste is collected and processed by bio-fermentation along with peat. You can make such a toilet yourself or purchase a ready-made container adapted for this purpose with the removal of unpleasant odors. Ready-made peat toilets can be placed indoors.

The main difference between a ready-made peat toilet and a self-made peat toilet is the presence of a perforated container with a volume of 45 (!) Liters, which improves filtration processes, evaporation and prevents the waste mass from acidifying. When installing a peat toilet in a street booth, the filtered liquid fraction is discharged into a drainage pit. Ready-made toilets are adapted to work at a temperature of -40C to +60C, and are also resistant to UV radiation.

Portable dry closets

For many people, dry closets are the best choice for giving. Despite the cost item for cleaning storage tanks, this option completely replaces stationary toilets in terms of comfort. On sale there are models designed for different tank sizes, respectively, for operation with a different number of family members. Such toilets completely eliminate the presence of an unpleasant odor and can be installed directly in a country house, in a separate room, only for ease of use.

It is better to opt for a model that has a standard height and a reliable piston drain. These features will make operation more comfortable, although there are less expensive models on sale that are unpretentious, simple and easy to use. The average dry closet model is designed for an average weekly operation by three people and 50 visits. The most convenient models have a full indicator and a pressure relief valve, which eliminates the occurrence of problems during operation.