Construction of the bath from the cinder block with their own hands

If you want to build a bath in your area, then a simple and affordable solution will be a bath of cinder block.

You can build a bath with your own hands from a cinder block in a fairly short time, including not only the erection of walls, but also the finishing of the steam room and the washing room.

The main condition for successful work is the choice of a high quality slag block, from which a strong, beautiful and stable construction will turn out.

Characteristics of a cinder block

A slag block is made of different impurities that have different origins.

It's best to choose blocks that will not only be durable, but also environmentally friendly.

When buying a material, it is not worth saving, so that the resulting building has stood for several years.

Slag block is usually used for those buildings that do not carry a heavy load.

That's why most often on private plots there are just baths from cinder blocks.

Such buildings are durable, and construction will be one of the most inexpensive and fastest.

If correctly to warm the building, then it will be as warm as the wooden options.

Some builders prefer not to buy ready-made cinder block, and do it yourself, which will not only save a little money, but also make blocks of any size.

How to build a bath with your own hands, look at the video.

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The main reason why builders choose slag blocks for work is its low cost.

However, the building blocks have other advantages:

• high thermal insulation;
• light weight, compared with concrete solution;
• are not affected by fungus and mold;
• the size of the blocks can be different;
• are resistant to the destructive effect of fire;
• are convenient and easy to use.

In the photo there are variants of baths from a cinder block on a private plot.

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Before you start the construction, you should find out which pluses and minuses have a sweating room from the cinder block.

Pros of such construction:

• the rate of erection of the building is very small;
• in the wet room of the bath from the cinder block will not form mold;
• , since the sauna is equipped with an oven, the building must be fireproof, which ensures the cinder block;
• will serve the construction of the cinder block for more than a decade;
• thermal stability of the building of the blocks is very high, which is important for the bath.

The minuses of the steam room from the cinder block:

• the ready structure does not please the eye with its appearance, so the building of the cinder block needs to be trimmed from the outside with a suitable kind of finish;
• , in addition, the building also needs to be trimmed so that the blocks do not absorb excess moisture;
  in the construction of cinder blocks is quite difficult to lay communications.

If you have studied all the pros and cons of such buildings, you still decided to build a bath of cinder blocks, then you should familiarize yourself with the technology of building such a bath.

Designing baths from cinder blocks

Before you start building a bath, you need to compile its design.

In order for the bathhouse to be built correctly, the project must be constructed in compliance with building codes and building techniques.

First of all, choose a place under the building, determine the type of soil on which depends and the type of foundation for future construction.

Often the bath includes not only a therma and a washroom, but also a terrace, an attic, various extensions.

Depending on your wishes, you can build a small one-storey bathhouse for two or three people, and a whole bath complex with a swimming pool and a large relaxation room.

However, the basis of your bath should be a steam room, a washing room and a rest room.

The construction project should contain information about all the premises of the future bathhouse.

Drawing up bath projects, calculate the height and area of ​​walls, the location of doors and windows, the type of roof.

The project is made on paper or computer in a reduced form.

When the project is ready, you can easily calculate the amount of materials that will be required to work, up to the amount of cinder block, and also to make an estimate of expenses.

Common bathhouse projects from the cinder block in the photo.

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The construction of the bath with their own hands

The construction of the bath is conventionally divided into several stages: construction of the foundation, walls, roof and floor, insulation, internal and external finishing.

The first step is to prepare the plot. We clean it of debris, remove the top layer of the soil, it is important to remove turf and various vegetation.

We do marking, at the corners of the future construction we drive pegs and pull a rope between them. In the process of measuring the angles of the future building, they should be 90 degrees.

If you have a columnar foundation - mark the placement of the poles, if the ribbon - mark the width of the foundation.

The foundation is the foundation of any structure, so pouring the foundation is very important. To make a foundation, you need to dig a pit, tamper and level the soil and pour it with concrete.

Slag-block is a fairly light material, so the foundation for such a structure can be ribbon or columnar.

The foundation should rise above the ground no less than half a meter, so that the cinder block does not collapse, absorbing moisture.

When the foundation dries, it must be covered with a waterproofing material - bitumen or roofing material.

The next stage of the work is the erection of the walls. The laying of walls from the cinder block is about the same as that of brick.

Every three rows of masonry you need to lay the reinforcement in order to make the structure more durable. As a reinforcement, it is best to use a metal mesh.

Check each level with a level to ensure that the structure is perfectly level.

The last row of cinder blocks will be completed with bars, which will serve as the basis for the future roof.

Window and door openings are also better to be laid with wooden blocks.

You should also leave openings for ventilation and wiring communications to the bath.

Technology of masonry from cinderblocks on video.

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The last stage of construction with their own hands will be the erection of the roofing system and roofing.

For a bath, a single-skinned or gable roof structure is usually used.

Single-deck roofing is the simplest option, which will cost quite inexpensively, and the time for erection will take a minimum.

In the second case, the design will be a bit more expensive, and the work is longer, but you will get an additional storage room.

That's why most often choose the second option of the roof.

For a gable roof, it is necessary to make a rafter system of beams and boards, which is covered with roofing material.

As a roofing material for the bath used usually slate, corrugated board, ondulin or roofing material, depending on your capabilities and desires.

Special attention should be paid to the hydro-, steam insulation of the roof of the bath, it is also necessary to insulate the roof to keep the heat in the therma.

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Interior decoration of the room

When the walls and roof are completed, the interior finish of the bath. The floor needs to be insulated with expanded clay and poured with concrete, and on top with ceramic tiles.

Some sauna lovers put a wooden ladder on the concrete floor, but you should be aware that such a floor decays very quickly.

Arranging the floor in the bath, you should take care of holes for all communications in advance.

Filling the floor, you need to make a small angle, so that the water does not stagnate in the room, and merged into the sewer hole.

To prevent condensation from appearing in the bath, it must be insulated from the inside.

Most often on the walls, baths are stuffed vertically with a lath from the slats 5 cm, the distance between the slats is 60 cm.

A heat insulation material is placed between the slats - a stone or glass wool, which is covered with a vapor barrier from above.

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Further one more wooden frame from the racks is fastened to the vapor barrier layer to provide ventilation of the internal space of the bath.

Further interior decoration from the inside is done using wooden lining. This is an environmentally friendly version of the finish, which will fill your bath with a healing woody fragrance.

Do not forget that all the wooden elements that are used for building a bath must necessarily be treated with special means that protect the entire structure from moisture and fungus, and make it fireproof.

Exterior finish of the building

Buildings from slag blocks are durable and reliable, but outwardly quite unattractive. Therefore, outside the bath can be finished in any convenient and accessible way for you.

The simplest and cheapest is the plastering of walls. You can use ordinary or decorative plaster.

In addition, you can trim the bath with a facing brick. It will not only decorate the building, but also additional insulation.

Recently, more modern ways of finishing are used, which, moreover, will not take much time - siding, paneling, facade tiles, imitation bars and much more.

Variants of internal and external finishing baths on a photo.

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