Wooden doors for baths and their types

A wooden door for a bath is considered the best option. It meets all the requirements for this design.

The door for a bath wooden carved will always be able to decorate your structure. Moreover, it can be done with your own hands and then it will significantly reduce the cost of the whole structure.

In this article we will look at the types of this design and describe the requirements that are imposed on them, all of them are perfectly maintained when using wood.

Variety of doors for bath

Wooden doors for baths consist of three types. And this is not surprising. After all, this is not only a steam room, but also other rooms. Therefore, their design may be completely different.

Let's consider what can be wooden doors to the bath:

• Wooden door to the bath, which is a solid canvas. As a rule, they are made with the use of grooved boards and then lined with clapboard (see Doors of clapboard and all about it). This design is perfect for entering the room. It can be made both single-frame and two-frame. The second option keeps the heat warm. But the second option is a little more difficult to make, but an article about the manufacture of this design is on our website;

• Fans have stacked The door can also be made from this material, but they can be installed in the sauna (see Glass door to the sauna: installation details). They are not suitable for the Russian bath, which is made in the traditional style. The price of the door with the use of wood will be much lower. It should also be said that you will not make such a construction on your own, and a glass sheet is quite expensive;
• Wooden sauna doors combined. This design is popular. This door is made using several materials. The frame and the floor can be made of wood. And when you make the top of the glass is used. There are many options for making such a design. Before you make a decision, you should look at the photos and videos on this topic and understand which design will suit you.

Features of door selection

Wooden doors to the sauna must meet certain parameters that should be known before making a purchase. There are certain requirements for which to listen.

For example, standard sizes are used for the rest room and the front door, but they should be different for the washing room and the steam room.

Door size

Wooden door for the sauna is done a little in other ways. Here everything leads to economy of rubbing.

And first of all it concerns the dimensions:

• Doors should be smaller and they usually correspond to a height of up to 180 cm. Sometimes even used and the size of 150 cm. The width varies about 55 cm and up to 70 cm;
• Here we must also pay attention to the production of the threshold. It is not recommended to do it less than 15 cm. These sizes apply only to the steam room and washing.

Attention: When buying and installing the door, do not forget about the insulation. To do this, between the box and the seam should be placed insulation. Some suggest just zapenit, but remember, the effect of this will not. Apply a desirable synthetic material, it is less prone to subsidence and does not rot. Remember, you will have a humid environment.

We select the material

As we said before, the best option can be considered a tree.

But you can apply and combinations, for example using glass:

• What should be said that at high humidity and temperature, wood releases beneficial substances. Just do not use in decorating the steam room or washing conifers. It is best to apply leafy. Doors from solid pine for a bath perfectly will be suitable for finishing of an entrance aperture or a restroom. In the steam room, they will simply excrete a resin that can burn the skin;
• There is another significant plus. This material is easily available and anyone can afford it. The design can be made completely with your own hands, according to the production options you can read on the pages of our site. There the complete instruction for performance of work is offered.

Fitting selection

Doors for baths from solid pine or from other breeds are made and installed with accessories (see. Accessories for entrance doors - useful information). It is better not to use it from metal, but to choose brass.

If you fail to find this material, then make a special coating that will protect these parts from rust.

So:

• Do the installation of the door should be, so that it opens outwards;
• All self-tapping screws should not be screwed with a convex head, but rather be worn;
• It is best to use wooden door handles for the bath, it will be the best option. And it will not warm up much and you will not cause yourself burns.

It outlined the principles for choosing a door for a bath. On the site you can find a lot of interesting and useful on this topic.