Frame sauna do it yourself

11-06-2018

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Many owners of garden plots dream of building a bath on their own, which would meet all the wishes of the owner, that is, was planned completely “for him”. Nowadays there are all conditions for such dreams to become a reality. All a novice builder needs is to follow certain instructions.

In the article we will tell you about how you can build a frame bath with your own hands, consider the main stages of its assembly and finishing, as well as what project to choose for a frame bath.

Note that the presented type of construction was chosen by us because of its cheapness and simplicity, since it is based on the use of ready-to-use wood logs.

Materials and construction plan

In preparation for the construction you will need to purchase the following materials:

timber 100 × 100 mm;
blanks of boards 50 × 150 mm;
waterproofing and insulation materials (roofing material, mineral wool or penoizol);
elements of the inner lining (lining);
materials used for external bath trim (wall paneling, SML and others)

After all the materials are purchased - you can proceed to the main construction work, guided by the following plan:

clearing the construction area and laying the foundation foundation;
construction of frame walls;
arrangement of the roof;
installation of the floor and interior decoration.

The foundation of the frame bath

The frame construction of the future bath is a construction of three-meter-long racks, inside and outside sheathed with boards, between which the chosen insulation is placed.

For a frame bath, it will be sufficient to lay a columnar foundation, the depth of which is determined by the quality of the soil at the construction site. So, for sandstone and loam you will need to go at least 1.5 meters, while for clay soil there will be enough depth of 30 cm.

The width of the foundation supports is selected taking into account the expected thickness of the walls (the recommended width is 270 mm). To enhance the support base under the bath, it is allowed to fill over the pillars of the additional strip footing (for the entire width of the frame).

Installation of frame walls

The construction of the frame construction of the bath begins with the preparation of the trim base. To do this, pre-treated antiseptic bars 100 × 100 mm are mounted around the perimeter of the building and are fastened together with brackets and nails.

On top of them are mounted supports from the same beam, which are then tied up on top of the building with boards of 50 × 150 mm. At the same time, the verticality of the installation of supports is necessarily controlled by the construction level.

It is desirable to install intermediate racks in increments corresponding to the size of the blanks (plates) of the chosen heater. In addition, when installing them, you should focus on the areas where there will be openings for windows and doors, as well as places of junction of the walls.

To increase the strength of the frame structure, all the supports during assembly are fixed using additional spacers.

Roof arrangement

The roof of the bath is made of the same boards with a cross section of 150? 50 mm. At the same time you can assemble the truss system on the ground and install it on the top trim already in ready-made form. But before that, you will need to install and fasten a special timber (mauerlat) over the strapping, used as a supporting base for the erected roof.

After you install the truss system, you can proceed to the arrangement of the batten, made of boards with a thickness of 20 cm. Upon completion of the sheathing of the batten (which is usually done starting from the ridge), you can proceed to the installation of your chosen roof covering.

Internal work

When implementing the project for the construction of a frame bath with your own hands, you need to remember about the internal work, above all - about the floor covering, which is organized, as a rule, according to the traditional scheme:

First of all, cross-bars with a cross section of 50 × 50 mm are attached to the harness of the harness.
Then a rough floor spreads on them, covered on top with a layer of roofing material.
After that, mineral slabs with a thickness of about 100 mm are placed on the ruberoid, and they are covered on top with a clean edged floor.
Upon completion of all these procedures, you will need to install a special ventilation pipe, which provides for the extraction of fumes from under the floor.

Please note that in the washroom the floor should be recruited from one only folding boards, well fitted one to another.

Having completed the floor covering work, you can proceed to the design of window and door openings, as well as to the installation of all partitions laid down in the project. The ceilings in the bath rooms are closed with boards or clapboard, under which the vapor barrier and insulation material is pre-laid. Exterior and interior walls of the building are also organized according to the classical scheme.

We have submitted to your attention a brief instruction on the order of execution of all works on the construction of a frame bath. Maybe you have additional material for our article? Leave your comments.

Video

How to build a frame of the bath you can see in the presented video: