The sauna from the village is famous for its healing properties, which directly depend on the correctness of laying the furnace and the choice of materials for construction. A furnace made of environmentally unsafe stones can harm a person, and with the right choice of material, the effect will be favorable and healthful. So the bath from the log is ready and you are ready to bake and you have already laid it with bricks.
Choose stones for bath
Required properties of stones for bath
Safety of stones should be manifested in strength, wear resistance, no harmful impurities, low water absorption .This is due to the high temperatures in the bath, from the impact of which( as well as from the ingress of water), the stone should not split, crumble, and in no case should release harmful chemicals.
In addition to safety when selecting, look at the degree of heat accumulation, homogeneity of composition, high heat capacity .The furnace should be heated quickly and keep warm for a long time.
Shape of stones:
- roundness of stones allows them to be evenly heated, and air circulates productively( more often used in saunas);
- chipped stones have a large heating surface, so they give off more steam when they get moisture( good when used in Russian baths).
Stone size:
- electric furnaces require medium-sized stones;
- in the wood furnaces lay stones of medium and large size, the largest lay on the bottom, the smaller ones - on the surface.
The optimum number of stones 1:50 in relation to the volume of the heated room( steam room).
By the way about building a bath read here.
Kinds of stones for a bath and their characteristics
Gabbro-diabase is cheap, thanks to this common in the construction of baths. Has a high degree of heat resistance and heat transfer, environmentally friendly. Disadvantages - a short lifespan( 2 years), the occurrence of carbon deposits when using essential oils in the bath, crumbles when broken, at high temperatures it gives off an unpleasant odor and for a long time heats up.
Gabbro Diabase
Jasper wax very expensive material, safe, beautiful, famous for its medicinal properties( female diseases, diseases of internal organs and heart, insomnia, mental disorders).
Chromite is non-toxic, has a high density, low coefficient of thermal expansion. Distributed in the Urals called "black bath stone."Favorably affects the respiratory system.
Talchokhlorit is a strong enough stone with a pleasant appearance, quickly heats up and for a long time keeps heat( up to a day), environmentally friendly. Healing properties: strengthening of immunity, bone tissues, promotes the treatment of respiratory diseases.
Talcochlorite
We recommend reading about the furnace from soapstone.
Basalt or volcanite - the most durable stone used in the construction of baths. Resistant to high temperatures, their sharp drops, durable, wear-resistant, environmentally friendly, gives a long and plentiful steam, which is good for human health.
basalt
Jadeite is a strong semi-precious stone with a huge range of beneficial effects on health. Helps with kidney disease, favors the restoration of childbearing function, normalizes blood pressure, heart function, relieves back pain and after fractures.
Stones for bath jadeite
Raspberry quartzite or Royal stone. It is named for its attractive appearance, useful properties( treatment of hypertension, muscle pains, salt deposits, chronic cough) and wear resistance. The disadvantage is a very high cost.
Stones for baths crimson quartzite
White quartz ( hot ice) is one of the most expensive stones, when heated, releases ozone into the air. Appreciated for its external attractiveness, however, it has a number of shortcomings: low service life, does not stand the temperature difference, cracked.
Stones for bath white quartz
Jade - amazing strength stone, beautiful externally, environmentally safe and healthy. It improves the functioning of the musculoskeletal system, improves skin tone, improves metabolism, improves kidney and gastrointestinal function, and stabilizes blood pressure.
On this article about how to choose the stones for a bath finished, you can only read the above and choose to your taste. Also we advise you to read in more detail about: a font for a bath, as well as about a stove from soapstone.
