Sauna - with their hands

Almost every resident of a private house dreams of their own bath or sauna. Era, when the limit of dreams were a shower and bathtub, has passed. Without abandoning those that are so necessary for the life of acquisitions of humanity, we, nevertheless, are not averse to sit an hour or two in the bathhouse. And it's not a hygiene bath, we are considering, rather, as a tradition as an opportunity to socialize with friends, get healthier in the end.

Have in your home sauna it became fashionable. A huge number of companies offer their services for construction and equipment of baths and saunas. Prices for such services is quite high and not everyone can afford. Meanwhile, you can build a sauna, and with his hands.

The main elements and features saunas from other rooms in the house is the presence of a chimney and stove-heater. Chimney for the stove, the stove does not differ from the chimney for a conventional oven. It is important to choose its location. Typically, this angle right or left of the entrance door. The space around the heater is made decorative refractory material. They can be either brick or stone.

Floor under the stove spread ovenproof ceramic tiles. On the opposite wall of the chimney vent must be equipped with a removable cap. The same hole must be provided and on the wall opposite the first, but on another level, closer to the floor. Do not neglect such a seemingly small change. Ventilation in the bath needed!

The walls of the sauna, before you begin with a face, you need to prepare. Preparation process involves several stages. First, the entire surface is required plastered, primed with water-resistant primer, preferably antifungal. Then route the wiring. All wires must be stowed in the fire hose.

The next stage - heat, steam and hydro. Wooden slats fixed on a wall or ceiling suitable material. The choice of material depends on your financial capabilities. Wooden slats will serve both as a basis for fixing the bunks, so this work should be done very carefully.

Now proceed to the construction of the frame shelves. Shelves can be both a supine position, and for the sedentary. Its configuration depends on the size and shape of the room.

With full responsibility to approach the choice of wood intended for facing the steam room. Unacceptable in a bath pine, as in the heating process, even well-dried wood, will provide a resin that is fraught with burns. Most suitable for these purposes aspen, linden, alder. The choice is yours. The width of the board-lining select, based on the size of the room, according to the principle: the smaller its size, the narrower should be board.

Needless to say that the pair should have no metal parts, including caps from the nails and screws. All of this you should thoroughly "hide". To do this place fit the screw drill a larger diameter than the diameter of the cap to a depth of about 5mm make a hole, insert a screw into it and spinning. Disguise this hole in two ways: carved wooden Chopyk, sanded them and attach a special sealer for wood, or holes can overwrite the special sealer on wood. Filler must be chosen taking into account the temperature of the sauna.

It remains to connect the lighting and the partes to your health!