When it comes to the destruction of materials as a result of constant contact with liquids, wood is primarily meant. It is mainly used both for erection and internal decoration of baths. The question "how to treat the floor in a bath" is more than relevant, but before you understand the drugs and methods of protection from decay and fungus, you need to clarify something.
The floor( flooring, finish coating) is a generalized concept. With respect to the bath they are not subject to treatment in all rooms. Doing impregnation, painting or other ways to protect wooden products, including, and floorboards, in the steam room is not recommended. This room is characterized by the limiting values of temperature and its differences, and quite sharp.
What to take into account when working the floor in a bath
- When choosing the formulations for treating floors in other rooms in a bath, you should focus on the tree species and the effect that a particular preparation gives. In this respect, "highly specialized" formulations are preferred. There are many products for the impregnation( surface application) of wooden products, which are positioned as universal. But, as you know, there is no cure for all ailments.
- Before you buy a composition for processing, it will not be superfluous to ask friends, acquaintances, neighbors and so on, what they used and what the effect is. Then it will be possible to take a more objective decision than focusing on the various advertisements and opinions of the so-called "knowledgeable people".
- Do not "get hung up" on one thing. The choice of drugs is huge, so you should try different compounds and yourself make a conclusion which one is better.
Overview of floor decay products
Impregnated
Antiseptics solve several tasks to protect the tree. From what misfortunes?
- Fungus.
- Mold.
- Woodworm insects.
- Appearance of blue.
Recommend something specifically is not the meaning of the article. It is more expedient to list only the formulations about which on the Internet there are the most positive reviews - DrevoTex( anti-mold - 890 rub / 10 l), Texturol( 3,790 rubles / 10 l), often referred to as Senezh( Ecobio series545 rubles / 10 kg), Belinka( from 690 rubles per liter), Pinotex( 2,850 rubles / 10 liters), Sagus( 925 rubles / 10 liters), Senezh-Ognebio( the associated effect,since the main purpose is flame protection), Neomid( from 250 rubles / l), Schwarz( 1,150 rubles / 10 kg), Natura( 680 rubles / 0.9 l).
Detailed fire protection of wood is described in this article.
Surface coating
The wax( natural) and oil( urethane) agents partially penetrate into the structure of the tree. Side effect - they give the wood a kind of "velvety", which attracts customers. Examples of compositions are Eurotex, Williams, Sherwin, Osmo, already mentioned Belinka, Rogneda, and Aquatex( 2,350 rubles / 10 liters).
Paints and coatings also provide quality protection of wood from decay. The product range is huge. If you say "wood" in the store, then a lot of options will be offered, for every taste. However, the wisdom of using various paints and varnishes experts in bathing procedures is called into question. The main counterargument is that our ancestors never painted inside. When the floorboards, benches, tubs and the like disappeared, they were simply replaced. And the paint is "chemistry", and in a bath it should not be.
Traditional methods of processing
- Problem areas are sprinkled with soda( food) and sprayed with vinegar.
- Spreading of wooden blanks with diluted silicate glue.
- Wood processing with copper sulfate solution( 100 g / 1 bucket of water).
- Mixture obtained by mixing 5% solutions of potassium dichromate and sulfuric acid.
Recommendations
The best way to extend the lifetime of the floorboards in the steam room is to choose the right wood. From the point of view of the most optimal combination of cost and durability, it is advisable to use larch for flooring in a steam room. Its feature is that when it gets wet this tree becomes even firmer, stronger. The presence of a specific resin in its structure is already a sufficient guarantee of reliable protection against rot, mold, fungus and woodworm beetles. It is not for nothing that it is called "gum" and is used to treat many diseases.
But this is not the only option. Alder, linden, aspen - if they can not compete with larch for longevity, then a real healthy air in the bath will be provided. Given the low cost of such wood, the periodic replacement of rotten floorboards will not become burdensome for a purse. Details of all the tree species for the bath are described here.
On the arrangement of the bath should not be saved. Wood that has undergone heat treatment, although it costs more, but itself is sufficiently protected from fungi and rot, that is, less flexible to their formation.
