Shelves for a bath, options, construction technology, material for shelves
The decision to build a bathhouse on a suburban area requires an in-depth study of many issues - after all, you, your family, relatives and friends will bathe in the bathhouse, i.e. people whose health condition is very indifferent to you. Therefore, the choice of materials for its construction and interior decoration, as well as the manufacture of bath equipment should be approached with all seriousness. Since the most important room of a bath house is a steam room, in which wellness bath procedures are adopted, it makes sense to consider in more detail the options for its most comfortable arrangement.
Content
- How to make shelves in the steam room video
- The right shelves in the steam room - which wood to choose for it
- How to make shelves in a bathhouse - consider step designs video
- Methods and features of mounting shelves in a steam room
- What size shelves are best installed in the bath
- Accessories to make the steam room more comfortable
- How and how to process wooden structures placed in the steam room video
How to make shelves in the steam room
The dimensions of the steam room itself are calculated depending on how many people are supposed to steam in it at the same time. The main equipment of the steam room are shelves. For a traditional Russian bath, the steam room is equipped with stepped shelves. Most often they have three levels.
Shelves may differ in design to be designed to accommodate a person in a lying, sitting or reclining position. Depending on the dimensions of the bath, the width of the shelves is calculated, it can be 0.4 - 0.9 m. The shape of the shelves can resemble an ordinary bench or with a back, a deck chair, the main thing is that they are eco-friendly, durable and comfortable.
When planning the arrangement of a steam room, one should not forget that its walls, floors and ceilings, as well as the furniture and accessories with which it will be filled, should be made of natural materials. Only in this case, a visit to the steam room will have a healing effect. Wood for arrangement is chosen such that when warming begins to exude volatile, most often use wood of poplar, linden, birch, aspen, it warms up evenly, when touched to its surface, burns on the body do not occur.
The right shelves in the steam room - which wood to choose for it
To make the correct shelf, you will need to select the material that meets the following requirements:
- it must have low thermal conductivity,
- high fiber density
- not have a high concentration of resinous substances,
- resistant to high temperatures and humidity.
The following materials may be most suitable.
Linden, has long been known for its medicinal properties. When heated, its wood produces a very delicate and pleasant aroma, saturates the air with substances that will help get rid of colds and inflammatory diseases. Linden wood:
- virtually no flaws,
- it is easy to process
- dries quickly
- not prone to cracking,
- does not keep sweat stains on the surface.
In addition, linden is able to increase the energy potential of a person, improve his well-being, both physical and psychological. As another indisputable advantage of linden, one can name its quite affordable cost.
When constructing shelves in a linden bath, it should be remembered that over time, the wood will change its color to darker.
The second candidate is aspen, its wood costs almost the same as linden, so it is in high demand among lovers of the Russian bath.
Psychics claim that aspen is able to neutralize the negative energies accumulated in a person. Whether under the influence of this factor, or perhaps as a result of the release of useful and aromatic substances from wood, in a steam room, lined with aspen boards and furnished with aspen furniture, a person actually begins to feel much better and gets rid of mental severity.
The main disadvantage of aspen is the possibility of developing putrefactive processes within the material. It is very difficult for an inexperienced person to distinguish defective material from high-quality material by eye - outwardly they will look almost the same.
Wealthy owners of bath houses often resort to decorating with paired wood African wood abashi.
It is ideal for harsh conditions with high temperature and humidity, heats up very slowly. The material is so hardy that even after prolonged use it does not change its pleasant light shades. The most significant drawback of the material from the abacha is its high cost.
How to make shelves in a bathhouse - consider step designs
If you consider the drawings of the shelves in the bathhouse or study their design from the numerous photos available on the Internet, then it will be easy to notice some similarities between all their varieties. Since the room in which the steam room is usually has a small area where a maximum of 2-3 square meters is allocated for each soaring person m, then the furniture for it should be compact, it needs to be positioned so as not to impede air circulation and not to deprive visitors of the possibility of free movement.
Consists of standard shelves from:
- supporting posts, which are vertically arranged beams connected by jumpers, and the connecting elements are installed not only on the upper ends of the bars, but also along their entire length, in increments of half a meter.
- a seat consisting of thin boards crammed with an interval of 1-2 cm.
The seat is given a slight tilt - so that water can safely drain out of it. All fragments intended for assembling shelves are polished, sharp corners are smoothed. The fastening of parts is carried out using oak wedges, driving them into pre-prepared holes at the connection points of the parts. It is impossible to use metal fasteners in the manufacture of bath furniture - under the influence of hot air, they will heat up and touching them will threaten with burns. If metal screws are the only available material with which you can perform installation work, then their hats should be recessed deep into the wood, if possible they should be covered with plastic corks.
Shelves in the steam room can accommodate:
- stepwise, i.e. stand against one wall and form 2-3 steps, usually this option is used in fairly spacious rooms,
- L-shaped, i.e. the lower and upper shelves will be located near one wall, the middle - near the next, this arrangement allows you to save space,
- compartment - assumes the absence of a lower shelf, the middle and upper ones are mounted directly on the wall, one above the other, if necessary, they can be lifted and fixed near the wall; This method is advisable to use in very small steam rooms.
Methods and features of mounting shelves in a steam room
If there is an opportunity - preference should be given to the prefabricated structure of the regiment - it can be disassembled very quickly, taken out in parts to the street and thoroughly dried. The installation of shelves is never done near the wall on which there is a window. By the way, it will not be amiss to recall that it is not recommended to do windows in the steam room at all.
The upper tiers are fastened to the wall, not close, but at a distance of about 10 cm, in order to maintain the required distance between the wall and the shelf, a wooden cube of the appropriate size is installed.
To facilitate the cleaning process, the lower shelf is placed on the runners, which makes it possible to move it as necessary. To ensure the safety of wooden frames of benches, each point of contact with the floor is waterproofed with rubber gaskets.
What size shelves are best installed in the bath
The length of the sauna bench should not be less than 1.5 m, the recommended - 1.8 m. The width is calculated depending on the availability of space, a shelf of 0.6 m width is considered standard, the upper step should be wider - at least 0.9 m , one can sit on it with bent legs. On a step 1.5 meters wide, you can even lie with your legs bent. However, the final decision on the size of the regiments should be made by the owner of the bathhouse.
As for the height of the shelf, its lower step should not be at a distance less than 0.2 m from the floor level. The recommended difference between subsequent steps is from 0.4 to 0.6 m. There should be a distance of 1.1 to 1.2 m between the level of the upper step and the ceiling.
Accessories to make the steam room more comfortable
As an additional accessory, a footrest is often used - when taking the procedure, it is desirable that the legs of a lying person are above his head. In this position, there is an increase in the outflow of blood and warming up of the legs is enhanced. In addition, the temperature at different heights in the steam room has different indicators.
Prefixes for legs can be stationary or removable, stationary are bars stuffed on the wall, usually they are stuffed on two or three levels. The removable design consists of two boards connected at an angle of 45 degrees. One side serves as a support and is located on the plane of the bench, the second - is a footrest, for convenience, thin slats are stuffed on its surface.
Using the same principle, they create a wooden pillow - a headstand. It can be nailed to the wall or installed as a removable part.
It is also desirable to build backs for the shelf, they will partially overlap the space between the steps. The board should not be clogged with all the space - ventilation gaps should be left in its upper and lower parts.
Two wide boards are also stuffed above the upper shelf - they will serve as backs for sitting. For this purpose, you can use bars of conifers, such as the Scandinavian pine or Finnish spruce. They will bring fresh forest aroma to the steam room.
How and how to process wooden structures placed in the steam room
You can create shelves in the bath with your own hands, you can purchase it ready-made or order production to the master. But the task of preserving the wooden product will remain open: close contact with steam and water, exposure to high temperatures will quickly disable even high-quality wood. The first signs of a problem will be mold appearing on the surface of structures. The problem is that it is strictly forbidden to use conventional antifungal impregnations, resins, varnishes and drying oil in a Russian bath - when heated, they will emit fumes with an unpleasant odor, which, moreover, can cause allergic manifestations in people.
If we analyze the history of the use of baths, it becomes clear why in the old days such problems did not arise - the steam room was heated in black, the smoke entering the room served as a kind of catalyst - under its influence at high temperatures a protective crust was formed on the wood surface. Its action was enhanced by high-quality ventilation of the steam room and regular cleaning of the room. The idea of \u200b\u200busing artificial wood firing to create a protective layer proved to be untenable - it led to the destruction of the natural structure of the tree.
The only right solution in the fight against putrefactive processes is the use of special modern impregnations based on natural oil. The film created by them is able to actively resist the penetration of vapors and moisture, reliably protect the surface of the wood from aging.
Such oil impregnations are produced specifically for the treatment of shelves; a more potent mixture is produced for wooden floors. It also has no unpleasant odor and does not exude fumes harmful to humans.
