Bath from profiled timber - construction technology

It is no secret that the bath is one of the most important buildings in the suburban area, many even believe that it is necessary to build it in the first place, postponing the construction of the house for later. However, not every private developer knows the rules for the construction of this structure, all the features of the workflow and the subtleties of operation.

In this article, you can learn how to build a bath from a profiled bar with your own hands, what is required and how to save money on work.

Properties of profiled timber

In this section, we will consider why the construction of houses and baths from a profiled bar is so in demand in the modern world.

There will be listed both the main advantages of this material, and obvious disadvantages that you should be aware of before construction.

• Of course, a clear advantage of timber - environmental friendliness. This material is 100% natural, without any harmful additives and impurities, on the contrary, wood cleans the air in the house and creates the most favorable microclimate.
• You can talk about reliability, if we compare the beam with a frame structure or with foam blocks with a thickness of 100 and 150 mm. Wood can withstand high loads, if necessary, caving in under them, in contrast to the above materials.

• One of the most important advantages of profiled timber is the price, which is lower than glued and cylindrical products. Of course, it is impossible to call it affordable for every consumer, but one should not forget about the qualities that were listed earlier.
• Attractive appearance is another advantage of natural material. If the building blocks require exterior decoration, then the bar is enough to cover with a colorless varnish and the building will be transformed.

• Profiled timber well holds back heat due to the offset lock. When using self-expanding insulation for timber, heat saving of material with a thickness of 200 mm can be equated to rounded logs with a diameter of more than 300 mm. That is why wooden baths from profiled timber are so common.

• It is also possible to note the minimum shrinkage, which, when changing from natural moisture to operating humidity, is no more than 5% for larch trees and 3.5% for pine and spruce.
• As for the working moments, there are advantages here as well - a compact is saved, which is not required after shrinkage and the minimum consumption of fasteners. The main grip of the material is due to the lock "thorn-groove".

Bar drawbacks

Even these materials have qualities that can slightly "poison" all of the above advantages:

• Shrinkage of a log house requires at least six months, although in most cases the house is commissioned practically after a one-year annual cycle. This is due to the fact that there is a need for the material to survive all seasons and suffer all kinds of temperature drops.

Note! Baths of glued profiled timber come out even more expensive, but the shrinking period is reduced to 1-2 months, so you can use the structure in the near future.

• During the drying of the timber, small cracks may form on its surface, which do not affect the thermal insulation of the material, but only spoil the appearance. Unfortunately, it is impossible to fight the lack, only two options remain: the first is to leave everything as it is, the second is to cover the bath with clapboard or other finishing material.

Designing the future structure

The projects of the bath from the profiled bar do not require special knowledge in the construction field, it is enough just to understand a few features:

• The furnace should be positioned so that the heat from it is used as efficiently as possible. For example, so that it warms the sink, the steam room and goes into the rest room, if any.
• In the steam room should be located one small window, which will artificially regulate the humidity in the room, as well as in the case of smoke quickly get rid of the smoke.
• Monolithic slab foundation is not suitable for a bath for one simple reason - it requires a place where the water will flow, without harm to the strength of the structure.
• When designing, do not forget that the log-sauna is not operated daily, it does not require reinforced insulation and additional costs for load-bearing walls. For external walls, a bar with a section of 150x150 mm is enough to make the structure reliable and durable.
• To build a bath of profiled timber should be with minimal use of metal fasteners. This is due to the fact that at elevated humidity, the hardware undergoes corrosion, rust appears, which damages wood.
• The projects of the baths from the profiled timber also provide for finishing from the inside - it is better to sheathe the walls with clapboard, under which to fix the foil-insulated material that holds the heat in the room.

Features related to construction

• Do not forget about good ventilation, so that the room always has access to fresh air, as well as to create ventilation. If you treat this moment with negligence, then soon there may be a fungus due to the abundant moisture.

Construction of the bath of profiled timber

Once you have familiarized yourself with a brief theory of this building material, you can begin to practice.

The first stage, of course, is the construction of the foundation.

• To calculate the base, you need to know a few indicators:

• First, the level of soil freezing.
• Secondly, the composition of the soil (soil density).
• Thirdly, the maximum load that the bath has.
• After the obtained results, it can be concluded that either the foundation will be a pile (columnar) or monolithic strip. The pillar option is more affordable and cheaper.

Tip! If you plan a small 6x6 bath of profiled timber, or 6x4 meters, it is enough to go deeper by 70-80 cm and install supports made of brick or foam concrete. This option practically does not require you to purchase materials.

• Having defined the type of base, it’s time to start digging a trench or holes for it.

Note! Whatever type of foundation you choose, its upper edge should be 20-30 cm above ground level.

• At the bottom of the recess should fall asleep sand pillow, a layer of 10-15 cm.
• When pouring cement formwork with cement, do not forget to stick a few bars of reinforcement, connected by a wire, into a liquid solution.

After the cement has hardened, it's time to start building walls and floors.

• Construction of baths of profiled timber begins with fixing the base to the foundation.

• Then installed floor logs, performing the role of the subfloor.
• The next step is laying of bars for load-bearing walls with the use of a compactor and dowels, which should be placed every meter, sinking the cap 7–8 cm. .

Note! Nagel is a nail that binds two vertical bars together. For a 150x150 section, the optimal nail length is 140-180 cm.

• Before laying the main floor, the furnace is built, if a brick structure is planned. For metal furnaces the place is prepared, covered with material not subject to burning. The pipe is lined with non-flammable materials.

• Once there is the location of the furnace in the bath, you can begin to build the roof of the building.
• It remains to external and internal decoration, with the subsequent installation of windows and doors, only all this is possible after a complete shrinkage of the bath.

Now you understand why they build houses and baths from a profiled bar? That's right, because it is easy, fast and can be done with your own hands, without the assistance of outside help.

Conclusion

Being engaged in the construction of the bath it is important not to miss a single detail, which ultimately can affect the result. To avoid this, you can purchase ready-made bath sets from a profiled bar, which include all the elements necessary for the construction of this building. Also attached to them is a useful instruction in which the sequence of all actions is indicated.

In the presented video in this article you will find additional information on this topic.