Shelves in the bath with their own hands

The device regiment in the bath with their own hands requires consideration of many nuances and subtleties.

It can not be said that making a shelf is too complicated, but in order to build a structure correctly, you need to have certain tools, understand the requirements for building materials and be able to choose the right wood.

Dimensions here also play a huge role: on them depends the convenience of the design, and human health, and the sweat effect.

When preparing to do shelves, and even with their own hands, it is necessary to develop a preliminary plan, determine the number of tiers and shape. If everything is correctly calculated, then in a few days you can enjoy rest in the bath.

Which board should I choose?

Many people think that it is quite easy to make shelves, because this is the final part of the construction of a bath, which is often referred to as finishing work.

The shelves themselves are quite a high construction, often stepped or angled, which is outwardly similar to a sunbed on which they sit or lie down during the soaring.

It is worthwhile to understand that not every board will be a good option.

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As there are high temperatures and high humidity in the steam room, a strong frame and reliable wood are needed here, which will not crumble and soak.

So, the tree that you need to make shelves for a bath should have a low coefficient of thermal conductivity.

In addition, people who visit the steam room should not remain a splinter after it, which means that the design of the shelves requires careful processing, and the wood itself must have a tight fit of the fibers.

Very rarely, pine or spruce is chosen as the top layer, because when the temperature rises, resin is released from them.

Most often as a flooring, which is easy to make by hand, use:

• Aspen - it is very resistant to moisture. Aspen racks do not crack when the temperature rises, they do not change color. Another plus of such regiments is cheapness, which means accessibility for people with different budgets. The shortcomings include a relatively rapid decay, which is sooner or later exposed to such a board;
• Lipu, which differs smoothness. It takes good forms, does not shrink and does not swell;
• Alder - it is difficult to damage mechanically, it is characterized by high strength at any moisture level. Such material has long been used in the steam room, because it serves a very long time;
• Maple, although it is used less often. It costs less than a linden, but its hardness often does not allow it to be shaped;
  Poplar is a soft material, so it is often used for decorative elements, the poplar frame does not.

It happens that oak is used for the regiments, but due to its high cost and high humidity, which still destroys the wood, it is not the best option.

Features of the device shelves

Shelves can call both a shelf and a shop - the essence is one. This design in the bath is indispensable, and is a durable flooring.

Its height and dimensions vary depending on many indicators, and if you have to work yourself, it is better to know everything about the traditional device.

Usually one shelf consists of the following parts: skeleton and flooring.

First we will deal with the first item. The skeleton is necessary for correct fastening of all structure, it is a support for a flooring and should sustain weight of sitting people.

Typically, the frame consists of support posts that are comparable to the legs of a bench or chair. These racks, in turn, connect a horizontally mounted board for evenness and reliability.

You can also make a frame on the Finnish technology - it does not make racks, and the whole structure is attached to the wall in the steam room.

Flooring should be made of thin boards.

If the work in the bath is carried out by themselves( if you entrust to build a bath to professionals, all the work from and to they will do it themselves), it is important not to forget about grinding, so that later the guests and owners did not have splinters and scratches.

The boards themselves are attached with a small indentation to the frame. There is also another option - a sliding shelf.

The design of these shelves allows them to be taken out of the bath to fresh air, for example, to dry. Also, it is not difficult to make arm rests, backrests, and leg shelves with your own hands.

It is better to leave a small area in the steam room and make small shelves, as the smaller the room is, the less fuel consumption. Also, a small room is easier to warm up.

But too small a bath area will not be a good choice either. In it there will be a constantly high temperature, because of which the design of the regiments will necessarily begin to dry up.

Special oil for wood can help here, but it is better to just choose the right dimensions for the steam room.

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Most often the device regiments are made multistage, despite the fact that it is more difficult to do it by oneself. But here it is simply a question of the simplest laws of physics.

Hot air always rises, where it reflects off a special roof overlap and accumulates in the upper part of the steam room.

Usually, each of the regiments can be used for both sitting and lying, but the minimum width of one step should be thirty centimeters.

How to make shelves yourself?

If you decide to do all the construction work in the bath with your own hands, then first decide on the fixing materials that will be used to fix the regiments.

Professionals advise you not to take nails, but screws - they are safer and allow you to fix the boards fixedly.

Also with screws it will then be easier to remove the shelves if necessary, and the oil, which is used to moisten the wood, does not affect them in any way.

It is best to fasten the screws from the inside of the structure, because otherwise there is a risk of getting burns by touching the metal that is hot with the steam.

If you can not do this, then the screws from the top are closed with pieces of wood.

Let's consider a simple algorithm for creating a skeleton.

First, to simplify the work, you need to make a markup - marked the extreme racks. Rubber gaskets are attached to the racks themselves. First of all, the upper beams are mounted( most often the top two).

It is in the steam room that they must be fastened not only to each other, but also securely fixed on the walls. The front pillars must be held in one position and the side beams fixed to them.

The last boards fix the front boards, which create a frame that looks like a stable frame. In order not to be mistaken, the height and width are measured everywhere, and the evenness of the lines is checked by the level.

If all jumpers and boards are properly fastened, then you can start installing the deck.

Manufacture of this component of the regiments is not particularly difficult - you only need to consistently screw the screws into the bars. The main thing is that all screws must be screwed to the stop.

It is not necessary to carry out the lining closely from all sides, because then the floor will be completely closed, but moisture will still accumulate under the shelves, which will lead to decay.

Also with such a planking it will be difficult to treat the floor during cleaning, remove water and dust.

How to calculate the correct dimensions?

The size of the regiments plays a huge role in the therma. For example, in a Russian bath the minimum height of one step is half a meter.

Such dimensions will be suitable even for a lying adult man, if he bends his legs. Usually the minimum length for the shelf is chosen - it's almost two meters.

But of course, if your family has very tall people, then it's better to do shelves with a margin.

Regarding the last parameter, the minimum shelf width, as already mentioned above, can be thirty centimeters.

But many experts say that this size will obviously not be enough, especially if you are going to use a broom where you need a reserve for the swing.

Therefore, it is better to make steps at least forty centimeters wide.

The wider the shelf, the better and more convenient, even full people can easily fit on it, but you always need to estimate the area of ​​the steam room.

Features of wood care

Of course, the wood for the steam room - almost the only version of the material. It is environmentally friendly, normally tolerates moisture and high temperatures.

But even wood is affected by constant steam. In addition, despite the low thermal conductivity, even sitting on a wooden shelf, you can get burned.

This is why there is a special shelf oil available.

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This thick oil is used to process every step - it is quickly absorbed by any tree, leaving no traces and changing the color of the boards.

Also, this oil can cope with varnish if you decide to cover them with shelves in the steam room. However, the varnish in the bath is not the best idea.

As the temperature rises, it can evaporate, and breathing with varnish vapor is extremely detrimental to health. Some paint and varnish mixtures of low quality, when heated, soften and stick to clothing and skin.

Oil is used only in a cooled bath. They should treat all dry wooden surfaces and allow them to soak the solution. It is best to apply the oil in two layers with a short break.

Covered shelves are left for a day, and excess mixes are cleaned with a rag.

Oil in the steam room is an irreplaceable thing. It not only protects you and your guests from burns and unpleasant sensations, but also eliminates the need to constantly wash the tree from various spots.

In other words, it repels any contamination, so the flooring will have a longer look longer.

No need to clean with a stiff brush, which can leave a splinter on the surface and remove a layer of varnish, if any.

In general, all the materials that you choose for work with your own hands, should be different in quality and reliability, because the bath is not the kind of construction where you can save on wood.

And if you add metal parts to the design, then remember that they should always be hidden so that there is no possibility of burning yourself.