Beam baths - healthy mind in a healthy body

The opinion that a private dwelling with a good bath is a very expensive pleasure that is not accessible to everyone today is no longer relevant. So, for example, we want to draw your attention to the bar-shaped baths and houses, which are inexpensive and are built in a matter of months. In this article we will focus specifically on the baths of the beam.

Eco-friendly bathhouses: material features, basic equipment and advantages

First of all, I must say that such buildings are built of two types of material:

• Solid timber - made from a log by cutting 4 edges to achieve the required parameters.

• Planed profiled bar - also obtained from the logs, but the shape and size of it give a four-sided planer with the help of profile mills. That is, on the material after such processing, there are trapezoid grooves, a landing head and a spike that perform the function of fastening the “spike-groove”.

At first glance it may seem that the construction of lumber baths is better to carry out the profiled material, from which more robust structures come out, because here each timber joins closely with its neighbors. However, do not forget about shrinkage - a mandatory process when using wood with natural moisture (also learn about the main stages of building a house from a bar).

That is, after the erection of the log walls gradually give off moisture, which can lead to slight deformations and the appearance of gaps between the crowns. But this problem is solved with the help of the usual caulk. In addition, if you correctly use the profiled logs, the shrinkage will be no more than 5-7%.

However, experienced builders in the construction of baths prefer ordinary solid timber of rectangular cross-section. This choice is explained by the fact that the fastening “thorn-groove” does not allow to build a high-quality construction after shrinkage - this has a negative effect on its thermal insulation characteristics. We have to resort to exterior cladding walls clapboard, siding or blockhouse.

But it is unlikely that a customer who has overpaid for the profiled material will wish to hide it behind the lining. Therefore, one way or another, it is very important to find such a construction company that will give a guarantee of the quality of the finished bath, which can be seen a year later, after the shrinkage of the timber construction is completed.

For information! Today the average price is 1 m? whole timber is 6.2 thousand rubles, profiled - 7.6 thousand rubles, and the cost of 1 m? assembly - 3.8 thousand rubles.

Basic complete set of baths from a bar

So, any log-like structures with such purpose, as a rule, are completed with the following details:

1. The foundation is a support concrete block of 200x200x400 or pile-screw.
2. Wall structures of timber 150 to 150 mm.
3. Internal partitions of timber 150 by 100 mm.
4. The floors are double - usually with a heat-insulating five-centimeter layer and finishing with floor piling board with a thickness of 36 mm.
5. As the roof most often serves ondulin different colors. However, the coating may be different, as long as the foundation and walls withstand the weight of the roof.
6. The bathing ceiling is also insulated with any material and sheathed with euro clapboard.
7. The windows in the log bath are usually two-frame winter, and the doors are framed.
8. The steam room, as usual, is sheathed with a foil gasket and aspen clapboard.

Note! Sauna stove is not included in the basic package. This service is ordered and paid separately.

Projects of baths from a bar

The appearance of these structures pleasantly surprised! They are not like the usual dilapidated bathhouses with skewed walls and curved pipes, which can be seen on many private properties. Modern baths from a bar are inexpensive, but original one-and two-storeyed objects of the most various planning.

Their construction (like any other) begins with the design. There are many options here - you can choose a typical bath project, tested by real people and time, and you can order an individual development plan. But in any of these two cases, the instruction provides for the presence of three main rooms: a waiting room, a steam room, a washing room.

Note! In addition to the main rooms at the request of the customer and depending on the area of ​​the building can be designed additional rooms that increase the functionality of the bath. These can be: a lounge, a swimming pool, a shower, etc.

Projects lumber baths, as already mentioned, can be anything - everything depends on the material possibilities and the customer's imagination.

As an example, let's consider two typical models of these structures, which are now very popular among our compatriots:

• 6x4 bar bath with a porch - a great option for those who prefer the classics. The dimensions of the building are quite compact, which allows you to put it on almost any country site, without inconvenience.

Neat and aesthetic in appearance, it also has a comfortable interior layout: from the porch we enter the rest room, then into the shower room, where we can rinse or cool down after a steam room. The doors of the shower lead to the bathroom and the heart of the bath - steam room. A complete set of facilities, which is provided by the project, you can see in the figure below.

• And this 6x6 log bath is made in an interesting architectural solution - the advantage here is the covered terrace and the attic floor with a very spacious room. In the attic can, for example, accommodate guests. Very convenient and not expensive project, is it?

Advantages of log baths

The construction of bath objects from a bar has a number of attractive advantages:

• Construction speed - some companies have ways to deliver such a bathhouse in one week! Moreover, it is not required to lay a strong foundation for it, since the structure is light in weight but very strong and durable.

Attention! However, it cannot be immediately exploited. You need to wait until the end of the shrinkage process, that is, about a year after construction.

• Timber is an environmentally friendly material, so you should not worry about your health and the safety of the environment. Most often for bathing log cabins, coniferous timber is used, whose resin and oil under the influence of high temperatures create a unique and healing microclimate.

• Beam support walls perfectly keep the temperature set in the room and the level of natural humidity.

• Not to mention the natural beauty of the material, thanks to which the building does not need external and internal cladding with any decorative panels.

• And most importantly - it is economical. Bar-shaped bathhouses are built in a matter of months, and their cost is 50% less than the cost of constructing an object from ordinary wood.

Conclusion

Thus, baths from a bar are a rational solution - they are built quickly, are inexpensive, have unique healing properties, look attractive and make it possible to realize any kind of project fantasy (learn also how to use floor beams from a bar).

And the video in this article will demonstrate visual information on this topic, see!