Bath on the black one's own hands - we describe the whole technological process

Saunas, hammams, paired - all these joys of life, which today we consider to be an ecological kind of rest, are in fact the achievements of civilization. But our ancestors aged the sauna only in black. No chimneys and, of course, lighting.

And, most surprisingly, our contemporaries, who tasted this achievement of antiquity, almost unanimously give the palm to the banquet in black. And many even undertake to erect with their own hands at their dacha or near the house an unpretentious structure with small low windows.

And all this is not just a tribute to the Russian tradition. There are significant advantages in the old bath design. This is comfort, and a special atmosphere, and a pleasant temperature for a person, and a special air that is useful for the body and soul. To smoked haze, and even the smell of a good whisk, and even natural kvasok, and even bathing in a cool water. .. That's the real rest - no stress can survive!

Advantages and disadvantages of log cabins under the black sauna

The most important plus of the old Russian log cabin is that it considerably warms up more quickly - saving on time two or three hours. Also note that here is established a special smoked odor due to a mixture of soot, wood and steam. In addition to the fact that many people like this smell, it turns out that such a composition in the air is very useful. For more information on how to connect the bar, click here.

Let's figure out what is the use of such smoky air

First: dark, smoky walls warm well and give off heat poorly. That is why in modern baths walls are often made dark.

Second: the soot that settled on the walls is a perfect absorber of all unpleasant odors, for example, the smell of sweat.

Third: wood smoke is an excellent disinfector, since wood emits phenol, formaldehyde, and acetic acid during combustion. All these substances interfere with the development of bacteria and various pathogens.

At the same time, for the person all these terrible, judging by the name, the substances are absolutely not terrible, because they simply do not get into the lungs. The thing is that they manage to fade away, because the bath is heated in the first place, and only then it is used. And while it cools down to the right temperature, all the harmful substances go through the log walls, as if through a special filter. And only the ceiling and the walls remain above the smoky, and below the level of the windows everything remains clean - a part of the smoke is weathered through the windows and doors.

It is worth noting and another useful property of the bath in black: because of the specific effects of smoke, fungi and bacteria simply do not survive here. It is so hygienic that the children's children gave birth in the bathhouse, and were completely calm for their health.

Features of the oven in the sauna in a black

As mentioned, the temperature in the bath in black was brought to a comfortable. They did this quite simply: after reaching the required degree, the bath was ventilated, the walls were rinsed from the bucket with cold water and a dozen or two liters of water were added to the stove-heater. All this complex of measures was called "steaming the bath".Thus, not only smoke from firewood got to the air, but also a special smell of "steamed" wood of the walls.

To really properly build a black bath and get a delicious aromatic air, you need to heat it only with aspen, birch or oak firewood. They give less soot, have an exceptionally pleasant smell and contain a maximum of useful substances.

After you have heated the sauna in black, but have not yet covered the walls with water, it is necessary to remove ashes from the furnace. Then, when it will fly apart, at least a minimum of carcinogens will enter the air.

Illustration of a step-by-step erection of a sauna stove in a black

The secret of why a bath in black so long maintains heat - even after 2-3 hours after kindling - is that it does not give heat-40 kg of stones, as in a white bath, but hundreds of kilograms, and sometimes even tons. Cooling down, they also support the heat, and they do it slowly, because the stone is a very inert material.

In addition to energy efficiency, "stone" heat is still good: the stones give off heat by means of infrared radiation, which is exchanged with space energy gradually and gently, without discomfort to the person. At the same time, in a white bath, the heat passes through the steel sheets, which is not at all useful for human lungs, and everything is given away almost instantly.

So the sauna in black strengthens the body, improves blood circulation, promotes the purification of the lungs, tightens the skin, strengthens the joints. That's why the bathhouse attendants-professionals are sure that the bath in black is a medical procedure, and the bath-in-white is just a parody of folk traditions.

Bath-in-the-inside from the inside

The layout of the old Russian bath in black is quite simple and logical: next to the stove-heater there is a shelf, preferably higher, to work with a broom could be sitting. Usually the shelf is made 1-1.2 meters wide, 2-2.2 meters long.

Next to the shelf - a bench of ordinary boards, another one - next to the wall near the window. On the third wall is hung a shelf for bath accessories, here, next to the entrance - a kadushka with cold water. The windows must necessarily open for ventilation or at least have a window leaf. The water is heated from the boiler, which is built in the stove.

The dressing room in the old Russian bath-house was always warm in the black - the heating is due to the passage of warm air to the street from the stove-heater. Here it is customary to have a rest. A dressing room is built in one log with the main building.

Features of the building of the bath-house by its own hands

The Old Russian bath is becoming popular in black not only in Russia, but in all countries where there is a "bath cult".So, for example, the Finns also began to follow our traditions. Now they have in the steam room also the boiler is installed in the center, at the top - a container with water, at the bottom - wood, smoke is diverted through the chimney. They also began to make windows lower, somewhere not at the level of the hearth, why the smudging does not occur. Shelves for hovering are very high.

In order to build a sauna in one's own hands, you need a regular log cabin - you can buy it and then collect it on your site. It is installed on a pile foundation as standard. Piles should be 100 cm in diameter, they are driven to a depth of 90 cm. 8 piles are used as standard.

Immediately need to fill the stove under the oven - this is done directly on the ground, the thickness of more than 20 cm, the dimensions of 2 × 2 meters. In the second section, a trench breaks through for water supply and sewerage.

Floors in a similar bath make warmed, most often 100 mm EPPs are used, a mandatory concrete screed, an Isoflex film with a high degree of moisture resistance, then ordinary pipes of a warm floor, above - a concrete screed on the fittings or mesh. Decorative layer - tile, it is important that it is not slippery.

Thus, in the first compartment - a stove-heater, in the second - a steam room. As for the size of the bath in black, then usually choose 2.5 × 3 meters. Between the stove and the walls it is necessary to leave gaps for maintenance, inspection.

Ask, what did our forefathers wash in such baths? Brooms of different breeds - everyone had a favorite, then - it excellently eats dirt under the influence of moisture and heat, fly ash, ordinary water. But now, when detergents are used, it is best not to leave the floor wooden, but to tile with tiles. Stoke is done in the direction of the center. No more wisdom can and do not equip.

The warming of the sauna in black should be carried out with a porous material, for example, eco-wool, which is crushed pressed waste paper plus impregnation from acids, which will protect against fungus, decomposition, parasites and mice.

So to make a bath in black with your hands is relatively simple, and then your vacation in nature will be really full.