Organic materials for insulating baths
In principle, all thermal insulation materials can be divided into organic( natural origin) and inorganic. One of the most popular organic heat insulators is the tow. So, the warming of the bath with their own hands with the help of a pack can be mastered even by an inexperienced person. It is just necessary to insure this building material in every joint between the timber and everything. Pakla has one significant drawback. The fact is that often the birds pull out a patch of poorly patched sutures for the construction of nests. Thus, from time to time, you have to correct such places.
Another natural material for thermal insulation is moss. It should be noted that the use of this highly ecological material will require you time and effort. For example, to insulate a room, the size of which is 4x6 m, it will take 2-3 days. If other heat-insulating materials are used, the work can be completed within one day. The main drawback of moss is its susceptibility to spoilage by insects. For this reason, you will have to spend money on repellents.
Inorganic thermal insulators
Considering materials for insulating baths of inorganic type, I would like to draw your attention to the fact that their use will not be very good for the therapeutic properties of your sauna. The fact is that their manufacture takes place at the chemical level. Despite this, in view of the ease of use and cheapness of some of them, builders often resort to the use of such building heat insulators.
The most common of these is mineral wool. Its main advantage is 100% fire resistance. Buy this material can be in rolls or in sheets. The most popular brand minivates are URSA .
Warning! The main disadvantage of mineral wool is its fragility and poor moisture resistance.
The most popular option for thermal insulation is the insulation of the bath with polystyrene foam. This is due to ease of use, as well as high coefficients of heat retention in the room. In addition, polystyrene plates do not have a high price, which makes this material, you might say, popular. By the way, having started thermal insulation measures using this product, the algorithm of operation does not differ from if you, say, insulated the walls of the house with polystyrene .The only drawback of this heat insulator is its combustibility, during which a toxic gas called styrene is released.
Work on the insulation of the sauna
Before you start working, you need to carefully plan its stages. First, it is necessary to determine which of the presented heat insulators you will accomplish your feat. Secondly, it is necessary to make a decision, the thermal insulation will occur only from the inside or from the outside too. Only after that you measure the entire area that will be insulated, and purchase the necessary materials.
Please note that the technology of bath insulation will vary depending on what kind of heat insulator you will use!
Consider the main points during the thermal insulation of different parts of your sauna:
- As already mentioned, the insulation is internal and external. There is also an inner-wall thermal insulation. It must be produced directly during the erection of the walls. For this, a styrofoam board is placed between the walls of the internal and external type.
- If you decide to make the roof of a bath, then start with the attic floor, because it's direct access to cold air inside the room. It is necessary to lay the layer of the vapor barrier first. As it can be used ordinary polyethylene film or just on which then a layer of expanded clay is poured. Only after this the refractory heat insulator is laid, which is ideally suited for the mineral wool.
- An ideal foam heat insulator for the steam room is foam, which fits under the sheets of gypsum board. Let such a scheme and slightly reduce the volume of the room, but the gypsum plasterboard layer will act as an additional layer of insulation. By the way, then on the drywall you can produce decorative laying ceramic tiles or create a pattern of artificial stone.
