Chopped log baths and a chopped veranda. The technology of building a bath from chopped logs. Communications and finishing baths from chopped logs
Our company is a leader in the construction wooden houses for many years. One of the directions is the construction of baths from chopped logs, with an area of 9 m². You have the opportunity for a small cost to build a wooden sauna on the territory of your site, you can choose from already ready-made options and order individual design based on personal preference. Such baths combine the characteristics of the construction of ancient baths and have been popular for more than a hundred years. This is due to the availability of materials used in construction.
The quality of the materials and workmanship of the bath ensures that heat is retained, the risk of mold or insect infestation is reduced, which ensures a long service life.
Chopped baths won a special reverent love among the inhabitants of our country many centuries ago. The urban rhythm of life only increased the desire of people to retire and relax their souls in a bathhouse made of chopped logs. At the same time, such structures also bear the memory of the people, as well as Russian traditions. It is no coincidence that we can see colorful log baths next to modern elite buildings.
The construction of a bath begins with the preparation of logs, there are several ways to do this. The first method is to remove only the bark from the tree trunk, and is called debarking. Such logs are distinguished by their slightly rough appearance. The second method involves stripping with a scraper, a special tool for wood. The tree acquires aesthetic beauty. The third way is to process the trunk with a planer, visually there is a resemblance to a rounded log, but at the same time all technical specifications material.
For all questions of interest and calculation of the cost of the bath, you can contact our managers. They will provide you with complete information and help you choose optimal materials for construction. Already turnkey solutions presented on our website, if none of them suits you, we will definitely help in solving and creating your project. We guarantee the durability of the baths we build and guarantee the quality and environmental friendliness of materials.
Log bath projects are always popular with modern developers who are looking for best option bath construction.
Projects favorably combine aesthetic and technological components. A log processed by hand fully retains its protective natural properties and has a longer service life. Log houses and baths look extremely beautiful, with a reference to distant times, when our ancestors did not know others. building materials and skillfully cut amazingly beautiful buildings. Baths, chopped from a log: we build once and for a long time. In most cases, baths are built from coniferous wood, as they have all the necessary characteristics - strength, resistance to moisture, temperature extremes, and a long service life. Pine, spruce, larch, cedar will fill the air with a wonderful and healing aroma. The construction and decoration of the bath will require no less attention than the construction of a residential building. Each of the technological stages must be carried out in full compliance with current building codes. Our website contains a large number of photos and video materials on how baths are cut and built. However, the information is only useful for those who have certain skills in working with wood. After all, it is not easy to work with a log - the material is alive, plastic, breathing. It is wiser to entrust this work to our masters, who are ready to build a turnkey chopped sauna for you, the price of which will certainly suit you. A log chopped by hand - what are its features that are beneficial for the consumer?
- Maximum preservation of the protective properties of the workpiece. Only thin is removed from the log upper layer, which is the most loose and fragile, the structure remains intact.
- The highest heat-saving qualities due to the integrity of the product.
- Much more stable resistance to temperature extremes, frost, rain.
- Low probability of crack formation.
- The careless, as if deliberately sloppy processing of logs gives a special aesthetic charm to the bathhouse and the log house. You can completely do without the use of finishing, which will reduce the overall cost construction works.
In order for a wooden chopped bath to turn out to be truly solid and durable, it must be built by masters of their craft who can take into account the characteristics of each log and use them most productively.
Stages of construction of log baths on a turnkey basis:
- design
- building a foundation
- log house installation
- installation of floor beams, flooring and ceiling boards, installation of rafters, battens
- roof insulation, its tiling.
Since chopped log cabins of houses and baths give mandatory shrinkage (up to 10%), Finishing work are carried out after the required time has passed, at least after a year:
- interior decoration
- warming
- electrical installation
- impregnation with special protective equipment(if it hasn't already been done).
For the best and strong connection of logs, mezhventsovye connections are made with the most optimum width and the shape of the longitudinal groove. Log cabin is carried out different ways, at the discretion of the master - most often "in the bowl" and "in the paw." Baths from chopped logs, can be implemented both in the version of one-story buildings with a veranda or terrace, and in the version with attic floor.
The construction of a turnkey bath at low cost today is topical issue for many residents of Moscow and the Moscow region. Our company offers the construction of a bathhouse from chopped logs according to standard solutions, as well as according to customer projects. Individual design is usually expensive and long in terms of execution. Typical buildings are distinguished by their versatility and some simplicity, combined with an affordable price.
Moscow has always been distinguished by interesting architecture, and its inhabitants are accustomed to seeing around them both ancient and modern buildings worthy of the highest appreciation. Therefore, even a bath should organically fit into overall plan houses and plots.
Log bath projects
Our company is ready to offer solutions for any scale of the site. Choose standard turnkey bath projects based on your capabilities and preferences from the “economy” class to large-sized buildings. For assembly, there are no special requirements for the site, except flat surface site. The project may include gazebos, benches, barbecue areas and much more. They complement the bath complex and give the territory an attractive appearance.
Often, the future owners of the bath want to place a pool nearby, as well as a closed or outdoor terrace. No problem - we have posted on the site finished projects, which already includes all necessary elements For comfortable rest. At the same time, you can notice that the main client factor - the price - is the most attractive in the market of wooden housing construction. The choice of projects is so great that there is no need to create and coordinate a new one. Chopped log bath projects can be ordered through the website by leaving a request, or by calling the specified phone number.
The log cabin of the baths will be erected immediately after the preliminary conditions have been agreed. You can be sure that your dream of a sauna has fallen into the reliable hands of professionals in their field and will soon be realized, taking into account all wishes.
A log bath today is not at all difficult to implement, because there are ready-made ideas and projects. It is important to connect a little imagination, apply design talent (either your own or an involved specialist) and a typical project turns into an exclusive one. Here it is important to calculate the material, choose the right construction technique and find responsible specialists.
At correct selection and careful control at all stages of construction, your money will not be thrown "to the wind", the construction plan will not be violated and the log cabin of the bath will appear on the site as scheduled. Execution result complete list works - the Tsar-Banya, which pleases you with its beauty, perfect quality of your holiday destination, which is really responsible for its options - the price. We will be happy to help you with this. All questions you can ask us by phone or using the form feedback Online.
Chopped log is a traditional and time-tested building material. A chopped log bath has many advantages over buildings made from logs or profiled timber. "Russian Mansions" offers services for the construction of baths in the original Russian style, but with modern amenities.
Bath projects, their advantages and construction stages
In our catalog you will find standard projects chopped baths: compact one-story, spacious two-story bath complexes, baths with an attic.
Each building has 3 basic rooms: a dressing room, a steam room, a place to relax.
We can add a veranda to the project, which will serve as a resting place for fresh air in the intervals between visits to the steam room.
We will build a bath according to a standard or individual project, taking into account your wishes for its layout and area.
Advantages of chopped baths
Why do most sauna lovers choose chopped logs for construction? The advantages are associated with minimal surface treatment of hand-cut wood:
- high strength and resistance to fungi and bacteria with minimal impregnation;
- excellent thermal insulation properties: in the steam room, the temperature lasts longer than in the baths from a log that has undergone more intensive mechanical processing;
- a chopped log practically does not dry out due to the preservation of protective organic resins in the wood, therefore it is more durable and practically does not form cracks after shrinkage.
Technological process
The construction of a turnkey log bath is a multi-stage process that has its own specifics. "Russian Mansions" offers a full range of construction works: from design to interior decoration. Stages:
- project development. The customer chooses the scheme finished bath from the catalog or orders an individual project. At this stage, the dimensions of the building are determined, the depth of the foundation and other parameters are calculated;
- foundation installation;
- installation of a log house: in its process, a heater is installed in the groove between the logs;
- end processing: we use a composition that prevents cracking of the log;
- impregnation with protective antiseptics - a guarantee of the durability of your bath;
- floor construction;
- installation truss system and roofs;
- conducting internal works: installation of bathing equipment, laying the floor.
At each stage, we use only quality materials and accessories.
What is included in the price
Ordering a turnkey chopped bath means that at the exit you will receive a bath ready for use. The price includes design, installation of the foundation, log house, surface treatment, installation of equipment and finishing work. The cost is negotiated before the conclusion of the contract. Call and check with the managers of "Russian Mansions", how much your bath will cost.
In Rus', traditionally, the bathhouse was built from a single log. Most often used for this conifers. Over the centuries of the existence of this design, builders have improved it to the smallest detail. And at present there is nothing better than a log sauna, in which it is easy to breathe and bathe.
Peculiarities
Looks simple and uncomplicated wooden frame yet reliable and thoughtful.
It is this material that has the ability to create a unique microclimate in the building. The main requirements for the type of wood from which it was planned to build a bath are water resistance and the ability to breathe easily.
Pine and cedar give a resinous atmosphere. Logs from a larch are practically not subject to rotting and unusually strong. Aspen is the most "airy" breed - in the bath of its logs it is easiest to breathe.
The main feature of the tree is that it does not interfere with the movement of air, while the steam remains where it should be - in the steam room. Excess moisture is removed by itself. At the same time, wood is an excellent natural heat insulator. In addition, she provides positive influence on human energy and destroys pathogenic flora.
You cannot build a real “Russian bath” from plastic or sandwich panels. For her, only a tree is suitable.
To date, it is possible to build a log bath in hundreds of different variations: two-story, with an attic, with a garage, with a pool, with a veranda - it all depends on the owner's imagination and, of course, on the time and money that he is ready to invest in construction.
Advantages and disadvantages
The first and main advantage of a bath from a solid log is its naturalness, organicity, environmental friendliness (there can be many names, but the essence is the same). Wood - best material for the construction of a bath complex, this is especially true for people with diseases respiratory tract- they are actually recommended to visit such a sauna. It is difficult to overestimate the special atmosphere that is created and maintained in a wooden steam room.
When building a bath from a log, the most common method is cutting "into a bowl". Its essence is that a semicircular hole is made in the upper log. In size, it should be the same as half the height of the log below it. When using this method of construction, the building has a minimum property of heat loss.
The ends of the logs, protruding 25-30 cm beyond the boundaries of the walls, protect the building from winds and rains. Construction time is minimal as the logs fit easily into each other. The bath turns out to be very durable: the parts do not move and are tightly fixed due to the “bowl”.
A log building is easy and quick to heat, it warms up well. Properly treated wood will last a long time without losing its attractive appearance.
It is impossible not to note the disadvantages of such buildings. They are few, but they can become very significant.
- Price. well dried solid logs can cost a lot to the owner.
- As a result of cutting "into the bowl", a large waste of material is formed due to protruding parts. This, in turn, will further increase the final price of the building.
- Mandatory impregnation with an antiseptic against rotting, burning, fungus. Not any composition is suitable for this, because a bath is a building in which, due to the release of steam, any Chemical substance will be released into the air and inhaled by humans. Therefore, the composition should be as natural as possible, harmless, which is also not cheap.
log types
The material necessary for construction is prepared in advance, as it needs good drying. It is best to choose a pine log for a log house. If you prepare the material in winter, it will have high moisture resistance.
The diameter of the logs that are planned to be used for the construction of the bath complex should be in the range of 18-25 cm. The difference in the diameters of each of the logs should not exceed 3 cm. Otherwise, they will not fit snugly together.
Wood should not only be of the same species, but preferably grown in the same climatic zone. It is preferable to choose trees grown in forests of northern latitude, since they are the least affected by temperature and humidity changes.
Logs can be divided into several types:
- Rounded (calibrated). processed on a special machine. Therefore, they are given the same perfectly round shape and equal diameter. This makes it very easy to install them. But when rounding, not only the bark is removed from the log, but also the top layer - the bast, which protects the tree from the effects environment. That is, a calibrated log, although it is more budgetary in cost, and it is easy to build a structure from it, however, it is subject to rotting, cracking and even deformation. Therefore, for the construction of a bath, it is better to choose a different material.
- Planed- these logs are processed not by a machine, like calibrated ones, but by an electric planer. As a result, the loss of the upper layer is not so significant. A planed log is not as even as a round log, but the difference in diameters is negligible. However, when building a log house, manual adjustment is necessary.
- Carriage (Norwegian felling). This type of log is obtained by sharpening and sawing from opposite ends. By its properties, the carriage is close to both a log and a bar. It is prone to cracking, but less than a sized and planed log. If the carriage is well treated with an antiseptic and other compounds, its service life is quite long. Its cost is higher, but on the other hand, interior decoration is not required for the structure of the gun carriage, which means that you can save on it.
- scraped- These are the most durable logs. They are processed as follows: first, debarked logs are made, then the bast is removed manually by scraping. Then they cut the log house and grind it in draft. They collect it on desired area and grind again - the last. If you follow this technology, then only the top layer of the bark will be removed from the log, and all the properties of the tree species, including resin content, will be preserved. Even a scraped log house not treated with antiseptics will stand for a very long time. If impregnated, the bath will last a hundred years. However, fitting log to log will take a long time, as each one retains its knotty, shape, curves, and everything else.
- Beam with a square section. This is the most a budget option. A bath from it will have smooth and smooth walls. But it is not easy to build such a structure - a very careful adjustment of the log house elements to each other will be required.
- Plain skinned. The most commonly used type of material. Due to the fact that the top layer is not disturbed, it is little susceptible to decay and destruction. However, it needs to be impregnated with appropriate compounds.
When choosing lumber, you need to consider a number of factors:
- most low temperatures air in winter at the construction site;
- the frequency of the planned operation of the bath;
- building area;
- drying technology.
If it is planned to operate the bath only in summer time, logs with a diameter of 18 to 20 cm are quite suitable. For such a structure, a strong foundation is not needed.
In the case of building a bath for use throughout the year, logs of a larger diameter are needed - from 24 cm. The base will also need to be more powerful: a monolithic or strip foundation is well suited.
The way wood is dried determines its moisture content. In turn, humidity affects the degree of shrinkage of the structure:
- material obtained through manual felling, shrinks by 15 cm or more;
- thick logs grown in the forest, cut down in winter and dried naturally, subject to shrinkage by at least 4-6 cm;
- rounded logs dried in a chamber shrink 3 cm.
These indicators must be taken into account when developing a bath project to calculate the correct height and the required amount of lumber.
When purchasing and harvesting logs, a number of rules must be observed:
- None of the elements should be affected by insects.
- Trunks should be straight, without curvature. The permissible difference in the diameters of the ends is 3 cm.
- None of the logs should be damaged of any kind.
- The greater the thickness of the logs, the more difficult it is to build from them, and the higher their cost.
- It is necessary to harvest lumber on your own in winter.
- When choosing a tree, 1 cm should be added to the calculated value of the diameter for further processing.
- If the felling was carried out with a gas or electric saw, the cut of the log becomes "tousled" and is more prone to rotting. To avoid this, you need to cleanly hew wood with an ax. Previously, it is cut down between the transverse cuts.
- Construction is carried out from freshly sawn material. It is easier to work with and is less prone to cracking and warping when folded.
- Debarked logs must be stacked, laid with bars to ensure air movement. From above, the stack is protected by a canopy or thick cellophane to avoid both exposure to precipitation and direct sunlight. Logs need to dry for two weeks. After that, you need to start cutting the log house. If the lumber is dry, it is difficult to process it.
- In order for the logs to crack less from the front of the structure, cuts are made on each of them with a depth of about a quarter of its diameter. This is done in order to compensate for internal stress and in the future to avoid the appearance of cracks. It is important to know that the cuts should only be made from the side opposite the longitudinal groove.
Project
Before starting construction, it is necessary to think about and decide how the bath will look like, and what tasks the owner assigns to it. Currently, the project of a 5x5 m bath with a chopped terrace and an attic is very popular. This is a small building, but it will comfortably accommodate a company of 5-7 people.
Bath 6x6 m is no less popular. It can be either a one-story building or a two-story building. It can be equipped with a recreation area outside (summer), in which there will be a barbecue or barbecue.
Depending on the capabilities and wishes of the owner, a pool can be made inside the bath. It is equipped both in a separate room and in the steam room - under a removable floor.
The bath can be both a part of the house and an independent building. You need to make sure that it is convenient to bring communications to it. It is better if the bath is not too far from home.
In addition to the wishes of the owner, many natural factors must be taken into account: the nature of the soil, the level ground water, flatness of the landscape. It depends on what foundation is required for the bath.
After all the calculations, you need to draw a sketch that will contain a bath plan. It is important to immediately decide where the furnace will be located.
How to build?
It is not easy to cut down a log bath from scratch with your own hands, but this is possible with certain skills and abilities. And you also need to understand that it is unrealistic to do this alone, since even in order to lift a log, you need at least two, and preferably three. Therefore, it is better to find yourself sensible assistants.
The construction of a bath begins with the foundation. It can be of three types:
- tape;
- shallow;
- columnar.
The type of foundation depends on the soil on the site.
If the earth is heaving, a shallow option would be best. If the building is planned to be small, then it is advisable to stop at column foundation. For a large bath (this includes a two-story bath), only a tape version with a depth below the ground freezing level can be considered.
After the selected type of foundation is built, they put on it waterproofing layer. It could be ruberoid.
After that, they proceed to the construction of the log house itself. The first crown is called salary. It is made from a log of the largest thickness, best of all from oak.. It is laid on a layer of roofing material. Before laying, the bottom is cut off from it and the stes is treated with antiseptic impregnation.
The frame is placed in the ways “in the bowl”, “in the oblo” or “in the paw” (this is the most time-consuming of them). Before installing each element, it is adjusted (only calibrated logs are not adjusted, you can immediately form a log house from them).
When erecting, immediately lay a layer of insulation - moss, hemp, tow or other material.
The upper crown of the log house is called Mauerlat. It is a support for the rafters, so its choice must be treated no less carefully than the choice of a crown crown.
After the frame is assembled, it needs to be caulked. For this, moss is used, linen tow, felt. You need to start caulking from the bottom crown and go around. If you make a caulk on one wall, the bath will warp.
The finished log house from calibrated logs is assembled according to the instructions attached to it. It step by step indicates not only the sequence of actions, but also the rules that must be followed during assembly.
It is important to accurately fulfill all the requirements to ensure a high-quality and tight fit of the elements to each other and avoid distortions of the structure.
After the construction of the log house is completed, it is necessary to bring it under the roof this year. It doesn't matter if it's a temporary or permanent roof. For the bath complex most often use a simple gable roof with cold attic equipment underneath. To do this, the pitch of the rafters is taken equal to 1-1.5 m. If the attic is warm, the width of the pitch of the rafters is calculated based on the size of the slab of insulation material.
The legs of the rafters are cut into the Mauerlat. The upper parts of the legs are fastened. After that, the rafters are upholstered with a crate, and a layer of waterproofing is already placed on it, it can be roofing material. As for the roofing, it is better to choose it according to your desire: make a roof from slate, metal tiles, corrugated board or ondulin.
Window and door openings are cut in an already erected and insulated log house. Strengthen them with a pigtail, and fix it on it window frames and door frames.
It is important to remember that in accordance with the provisions of technology fire safety Entrance door should open outward. These requirements apply to any door in the building.
From the inside, the steam room and the dressing room can be sheathed with clapboard, board. When cladding, be sure to follow the rules of thermal insulation and not disturb the movement of air.
How to insulate?
Properly insulating a bath house is one of the most important stages of construction. Otherwise, acceptance water procedures will become uncomfortable. Heat should not leave the room either through the walls or through the ceiling. Ensuring proper air circulation is very important to maintain a healthy microclimate inside the building.
It is not easy to choose the optimal type of insulation. There are several ways to protect walls.
To insulate log bath, it is better to choose natural material, for example, mineral wool. There are few options for insulating a log bath, since surface irregularities and roughness are not suitable for most heaters. Nevertheless, it is important to process the joints of the logs in such a way that heat does not escape through them.
For this, different materials are used:
- Tow- the most commonly used insulation. Is issued in rolls. With its help, you can avoid drafts, it retains heat and soundproofs the room. But like any organic matter, it is short-lived: it attracts both birds and rodents. Therefore, to ensure good insulation baths every 2-3 years will have to be re-caulked.
- Another natural material is moss.. You can not buy it, but assemble it yourself. Moss perfectly retains heat, moisture resistant, dense. But it is susceptible to moth attack even when properly processed. Over time, the moss is destroyed, it will have to be updated.
- Linen and jute fibers- also natural roll material. It is more expensive, but at the same time its service life is much longer. The fiber is not subject to decay, does not interest rodents and birds. This material is the best way to insulate a log bath.
Whether the building needs to be insulated from the inside or only external caulking is enough - everyone has their own answer to this question. There are different opinions on this matter.
When internal insulation effective area decrease. natural material, whether it be tow or moss, needs additional protection with a waterproof film.
This cannot prevent the formation of condensate between the wall and the insulation layer. This will damage the wood, the process of decay will begin. That's why insulation from the inside is used infrequently.
The instructions for warming the log house are simple. Work begins simultaneously with the assembly of the log house. Then pushing the insulation into the seams will be very inconvenient. Prior to the start of these works, all logs must be treated with an antiseptic and flame retardant: from decay and from fire.
The stages of warming are as follows:
- laying material between the crowns of the log house;
- caulking of cracks - can be carried out no earlier than six months later, when the wood and insulation finally sit down.
The steam room is first covered with a waterproofing film. Attached to her basalt insulation produced in rolls. It is covered with foil. A crate made of wood is stuffed on top of it, then the whole structure is already closed either with clapboard or other material.
Ventilation
The construction of a bath involves many different activities. Not the last place among them is occupied by the ventilation device. Oddly enough, even experienced specialists often dissuade owners from extractor equipment, vents and openings, because “steam will be lost”, and natural air circulation is enough.
However, it is forced ventilation that is required in most cases, otherwise the bath will simply be dangerous to operate. Indeed, in a hot steam room or sauna, the higher a person sits, he inhales oxygen and exhales carbon dioxide. At temperatures above 60 C, if there is no normal circulation, it is easy to burn.
It is in order to ensure a constant flow of air (and oxygen) that it is necessary to equip forced ventilation.
In a classic Russian bath there is always an outlet - a hole for air movement. Ventilation can be arranged natural way- in the lower crowns, the laying occurs freely, and gaps are left in the door around the entire perimeter.
However, for a large family or group of friends, this may not be enough. It is better to take care of a complete forced ventilation. Especially if the operation of the bath is planned year-round.
In the absence of normal air circulation in the bath, a number of unpleasant consequences are possible:
- The life of the building is reduced because the wood does not dry well. This is fraught rapid development rotting logs.
- Due to temperature changes, high humidity inside the bath, and especially the steam room, bacteria and microbes can multiply. This leads to "stale" smells of various kinds, and to mold, bugs, cockroaches, as well as the rapid decay of logs. As a result, it will become impossible to enter the bathhouse, not to mention taking water procedures, because it is impossible to influence all these things with chemicals, and it will not be possible to get rid of them in another way.
- It is very easy to "catch" the disease: both a fungus and a different kind allergic reactions. This is especially true for people with respiratory diseases.
What kind of ventilation device will be correct - let's try to figure it out. The basic rule is this: in an hour, the air in the bath should be completely updated three times. How this will be achieved is up to the owner.
The hood must not interfere and disturb temperature regime , that is, the air should not be cooled due to the action of ventilation. Only exhaust air saturated with carbon dioxide is subject to removal from the bath.. All oxygen must be retained in the bath. The appearance of drafts is unacceptable - neither in the steam room, nor in the sink.
The hottest, hottest air should be under the ceiling.
Experts distinguish three types of ventilation, each of which can provide full air circulation:
- Natural- the movement of air masses occurs due to temperature changes, different pressures and other physical phenomena.
- Mechanical– air moves thanks to fans and hoods.
- Combined- combines elements of the first and second types.
It must be remembered that it is necessary to ventilate not only the steam room, but also all rooms.
It is unacceptable to place products on the ceiling. This is fraught with weathering of heat in two to three minutes, and then it will take a long time to warm up the bath.
Floor ventilation is also necessary, it needs to be thought out at the construction stage. Otherwise, the floors and floors will rot in a few years. Ventilation holes can be arranged next to the foundation, and in order to prevent the entry of mice and rats, metal gratings can be installed on them.
The gate valve can be installed under the ceiling, but the lion's share of the time it must be closed.
When installing the stove, you need to take into account that the finishing floor should be slightly higher than the blower.
You can also install a special exhaust duct opposite the door under the ceiling or directly on it. This will require certain skills.
Design
Traditionally, the Russian bath is built in the form of a hut. Inside, it is divided into a dressing room and a steam room.
The interior of the Russian-type bath has a minimum number of decor items. It contains only the essentials.
- in the steam room- an oven, a bench or other seating surface, a water tank, a large deep wooden tub for ablution and brooms.
- In the dressing room- a table and chairs (or benches), it is better if they are made of solid wood, possibly deliberately roughly processed.
The main design decoration can be carved architraves on the windows. Traditionally, the window (or windows) face southwest so you can see the sunset.
Another element of decor that can be used to diversify the design of the bath is lighting. It is better to choose lamps in traditional style: carved wooden crates or lampshades will harmoniously fit into the atmosphere of a Russian hut. Forged fittings will look good, especially if it is supported by other decorative elements.
It should be remembered that metal parts permissible everywhere, except for the steam room or sauna - there they are subject to strong heating, you can get burned about them.
It is not necessary to limit the layout of the bath to the dressing room and steam room. It contains a swimming pool, a shower room, a relaxation room with a billiards table or a card table. interesting design solution it can become a steam room or a sauna with a removable floor, under which a pool is hidden.
Inside the walls of the baths have a different texture, as they are upholstered with clapboard or other material. Outside, due to the log masonry, the walls are semi-circular or, in the case of square beam construction, straight.
From the inside, the boards are not varnished or otherwise chemical composition, they are carefully polished.
For construction wooden bath it is best to use conifers. You need to take only prepared material. If these are rounded logs, they must be of the same size and diameter. If the log has curvature or unevenness, it is rejected. And also specimens having dark spots, with an excessively large core, knotty, having cavities where the knots are located.
- The cut of the log should be neat, not "tousled". Its surface should be yellow (light or dark shade). If the material is not too dry, then when it is hit with the butt of an ax, it rings.
- In order for the building to be strictly horizontal, the first crown must be disassembled. This means that it must be made perfectly even in height.
- In the southern regions, it is better to take oak wood for the construction of baths.
- By tradition, logs are laid on the foundation with growth rings outward. Because it is this part of them that withstands temperature changes and negative impact environment.
- When switching to warming the bath, it is not necessary to allow one wall to be completely caulked. Otherwise, the frame will warp.
- When building a structure from rounded logs, they must be treated with an antiseptic and flame retardant, since they do not have an outer layer.
- Between each layer of logs, a layer of thermal insulation is necessarily laid - tow, moss or flax jute fiber. The heater is fixed on the brackets.
- Each successive crown is level controlled. This is necessary to avoid distortion of the structure.
- To door and window boxes did not suffer during the shrinkage of the log house, the openings are framed with a casing beam. Its gap is 3 percent of the height of the entire opening. The gap is filled with insulation.
Beautiful examples
Here is a small photo gallery beautiful options bath decorations.
- A bathhouse with an attic, made of logs, is installed on a concrete foundation.
