For beginners: bath literacy campaign

The most important questions and answers

Bath has been and likely always will be an integral part of a country lifestyle. Often homes on the site yet, but bath or a combined bath home with living rooms on top - have already built. And even if it seems that the bath theme explored the length and breadth, for beginners and the easiest issue may become a puzzle. Facilitate the task of familiarizing nice and helpful historical heritage.

What material is better to build a sauna?

In the initial embodiment this were exactly wooden log, even without a chimney, and they were heated in a black, i.e., all the smoke remained inside the bath gradually thick layer covering all surfaces of soot. Of course, those days are long gone, but now you can find flue procedures connoisseurs. With regard to modern bathhouses, virtually no restrictions, the wall can be though of wood, though made of brick, though of all possible units. Perhaps not build bath only of reinforced concrete, but not because of any restrictions, rather, simply impractical.

Most often, the choice of building material for the baths attached to the technology for which has already been built or will be built the main house. Agree, brick bathhouse is not very organically look at the background of the house rounding or timber and vice versa. If a house, for example, and the like aerocrete krupnoformata in need facade finishing, bath may be either the same block, and let - skeleton or lumber. A stand will help the overall style of the curtain facade with siding or cladding panels. The main condition - the creation of a sealed circuit with minimal heat loss, and even in what way, everyone decides for himself. As regards the form, flight of imagination is almost limitless, modern baths and square, and rectangular and the dome, and in the form of barrels. Another thing is how the original form will be in harmony with the surroundings, if fit - why not.

The room is different from a sauna?

In fact - structurally no different, a sauna, is the original sound of the word "bath" in Finnish. With the difference that in Russian steam bath heating medium and high humidity, as in a sauna, high temperatures and humidity minimum. For comparison:

• bath temperature - from +50 to + 60-65 ⁰S;
• the temperature in the sauna - from 80 to 100 ⁰S (not taking into account the sporting events, where catching and ⁰S 120);
• humidity in the bath - from 60 to 65%;
• humidity in the sauna - up to 20%.

Due to the high temperature in the sauna is not accepted steam with a broom, as it is not possible to get pleasure and benefit, and burn. It is very convenient that modern stoves are universal and work in steam or in dry air mode. But consider this parameter should be at the stage of the selection of equipment, not all of the heater can give away some water. Sauna with dry air mode often do in the house, as they require less space and are easier to equip due to minimal humidity.

Which bath size is optimal?

In each case, the dimensions are selected based on personal preferences and opportunities, and to whom a mansion with a swimming pool, Bring, and to whom a small steam room with a tiny sink and a waiting room - for the eyes. Nevertheless, the concept of appropriateness has not been canceled, determine the size, take into account a number of parameters.

• Estimated number of bathers at the same time - regularly visiting the bath, not taking into account possible friends crowd every year.
• Disposition - it affects the desired set of floating regimes and related procedures - in the bath can not only steam but also wellness treatments do.
• Estimated operating mode - only in the warm season or year-round.

To be comfortable in the bath:

• for each of bathers lay 1-2 m² doubles (maximum needed if households heroic blood);
• if planned large-sized stove, in the steam room to calculate quadrature added security zone: each side of a brick kiln should remain at half a meter of free space to leave on the metal furnaces meter;
• finishing the ceiling height varies in the range of 2-2.5 m, with an average of 2.1 m make it, if you make less, will be uncomfortable to steam with a broom;
• a basic set of facilities: steam room, washing, changing room, if you add a terrace, will not be worse, and if you have the opportunity to lay the recreation room, wonderful. At each bathing in the washing should be at least 1.5 meters, at least in the presence of a valid shower - 1.8 × 1.8 m.

In the experience of participants Forumhouse for seasonal enough bath about 14 m², for a year - about 20 m².

What a furnace for a bath is better?

Which will provide rapid heating with minimal fuel consumption, in our time, "bite" is not just electricity and gas, but also wood. If you have the desire and opportunity to bother with the classic brick stove - on health, some do not take a bath with other heating options. But many people prefer the modern steel or cast-iron construction that do not require massive foundation pouring and masonry skills. The main criterion when choosing a furnace is its power - there is no need to put in a miniature steam unit capable to heat an area three times the size. As set oven obviously less power in a large room is not worth it. Standard stove power is adjusted for cubic capacity steam room, plus a small margin. But correctly take into consideration the heating of doors, windows and walls of the heat absorption. In short:

• m² every window (if any), doors and brick walls (if any) is equal to 1.2 m³ steam;
• extension ratio for each non-insulated log m² - 1.5; non-insulated carcass with a cold floor - 2; in the presence of heat insulation with a vapor barrier foil - 0.6.

There are online calculators for calculating the optimum power the stove, but you can do from them. the following algorithm:

• We consider the amount of steam (who is rusty, it is the product of the length, width and height);
• We consider the estimated heat loss - the surface area (window door + + septum) multiplied by a factor of 1.2;
• We consider cubic capacity, taking into account the heat losses - to the pair volume plyusuem received heat loss;
• We believe cubic capacity considering heat absorption walls - obtained in the previous step amount is multiplied by an additional factor.

The better insulated room, the closer the actual power requirement to be certified value of the equipment.

What utilities should be in the bath?

The previous generation was enough only electricity, but if the light is turned off in the villages, which happened with an enviable constancy, quietly treated kerosene stove, and even candles. But times change, and changing mores - a comfortable room, now that this, at least, still and running water. Since both steam and, especially washing, apply to wet areas, the wiring should be carried out according to PUE for saunas, wet room and shower.

• All wiring should be hidden, open manner permitted only to lay the power cable.
• You can not use wires with a metal shell, lay in metal sleeves or tubes.
• The steam is allowed only specialized, heat-resistant electric insulation which can withstand up to 170 ⁰S.
• All used electrical equipment (lamps, switches, sockets) as only special having a high degree of protection against water.
• The distribution plate is installed in the waiting room or recreation room.
• Required the presence of the device circuit breaker - RCD 10 mA.

By the laying of water supply in the bath are no special requirements - eyeliner in a trench in the ground, in the sink pipes can be both external and hidden. The main problems arise in the winter, as the room is used, even when staying in the country a maximum of once a week. Solutions two - or draining after each time, or heating cable.

How to decorate a bath?

Inner trim pair traditionally wood - regardless of the wall material, wall paneling sheathe timber certain breeds. Wood ceiling and floor sewn up, from it is collected framed shelves. When there are no funds for a noble, but too "valuable" cedar, linden perfectly possible to do. She and processed easily, and has a range of pleasant, and when heated, unlike the budget pine resin is not crying. Another option - aspen linings, especially relevant for saunas, since its surface is heated considerably less. However, over time, aspen decently dark, but today there are natural impregnation intended for steam and wet rooms.

Tellingly, it is recommended paneling paired with clapboard, even if the bath of the logs or timber, although visually steam is ready, heat loss it will be too large. And no matter how well or how zakonopacheny seams firmly seated in the grooves shaped beam. But this is a personal choice, and some prefer more to drown.

Finish the cleaning more varied - it can be as fully wood, and more practical tile or something else. Wood veneer typically classic sink with wooden sun beds and the gangs. The modern minimalism with a shower or even easier, the pallet and watering, it is more inclined to the tile.

Do I need ventilation in the bath?

The air holes in the baths did our ancestors - through drinking within the walls of a log house was carried out ventilation, thereby not only breathe easy but also room to dry out between sets. A fragment of the wall sawed the bottom, next to the stove, the second - on the opposite wall, but at the top. When the bath been heated, the air holes by simply plugging a suitable block of wood or drank well, especially advanced making wooden doors. If you do not consider the complex channel systems, which rarely linked, and today usually do supply and exhaust air holes, closed with special plugs or homemade. It is also common and volley airing, carried out through the window and the open door. About the usefulness of the window are not talking, just a small window, which can be internally decorated by wooden door.

Read more about the ventilation - in one of the previous materials. Encyclopedia bath - in relevant topics on the forum. In the video - home- room for a large family, with his own hands.

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