How to build a bath yourself?

The spread of the trend of building chopped buildings promoted the use of the same technologies for the construction of a bath. This will require pine logs, which have a diameter of not more than twenty-two centimeters. Such wood contains aromatic substances. They are released in conditions of humidity and high temperature, and also have bactericidal properties. Since the whole logs are able to "breathe", the room does not need ventilation.

To build a bath with your own hands will be much easier if you break this process into stages:

1. Designing and calculating the size of the room. It is with this that construction begins. Two-room standard log house will have dimensions of 3 * 5 m, and a variant of three rooms with a separate steam room - 6 * 6 m. The main thing is to correctly calculate the height of the ceilings. In order to keep the heat, they should be low, but do not forget about comfort.

2. After the design is completed and it is known which building materials are required and in what quantity, it is necessary to proceed with their purchase.

3. The next step is to prepare and install the foundation. The depth of its placement should be calculated, based on the level of freezing ground for a certain area, and exceed it by ten centimeters.

4. In order to build a bath correctly, it is necessary to adhere to the technology of assembling the main walls. Quite often, as log cabins, barked wood is used. It is a log, from which only the bark is removed. The sauna, made of wood with rough edges and knots, will always look very stylish.

5. The next building element is the roof. To build a quality bath, you need to choose the right roof. The two-seated view will be more suitable for a small, separate structure, and a single-pitched roof is most common as a continuation to the main structure. The angle of inclination in the first variant should be from twenty to forty degrees, and in the second - from twenty to thirty. To build a bath follows with the installation of a heavy roof. The most appropriate option will be the Norwegian technology for the decoration of the earth's roof. It will be quite warm, heavy and comfortable in use. In winter, precipitation in the form of snow will not accumulate, but will become water and drain.

6. It is very important for the sauna to properly place the stove-heater so that it provides all the rooms with heating at once. It is built in a container for heating water, and as heat storage granite stones are used. They are heated by gases emanating from the stove. This furnace is designed for long firewood burning.

7. After the main work is completed, it is quite easy to build a bath. It is necessary to take care of the weir and the device of the chimney. After that, you can make the insulation of the floor, ceiling, as well as perform interior decoration of all rooms, the installation of shelves. Before you start the whole process of erection, you need to find out how much it costs to build a bath, determine, contact a specialist or not.