Internal finishing of the bath with your own hands

Today, the traditional Russian bath is gradually changing. People began to pay more attention to the comfort and aesthetic side of the issue. Therefore, great importance was played by the interior created in this peculiar room. Given that modern baths are, at least, from a therma, a washing room and a rest room, it is necessary to know in which of these rooms this or that finishing material is applied. Today, a large number of suitable materials are on sale, which will fit in order for the interior decoration of the bath with their own hands.

How to choose the right material for the interior decoration of the sauna

The sauna is an object with a very specific microclimate. It is characterized by high humidity and high temperatures. To ensure that the heat is stored for a long time and is effectively used, it is necessary that the heating scheme of the rooms is strictly defined. Therefore, the choice of material must obey the following important principles:

• No matter how high the temperature in the steam room is, no detail of the interior and decoration should emit toxic substances, phenols or conventional resins. This principle of environmental friendliness is one of the decisive when choosing the material for the room steam room.
• The surface of the finishing material and structural elements must not crack or otherwise deform with significant temperature and humidity changes.
• Waterproofing properties of materials must be at a very high level.
• Such tree species as walnut or oak are able to accumulate and retain heat on their surface due to their high heat capacity. This can lead to the fact that it will be difficult to breathe in the room, and if you come into contact with wood, you can get burns. It is better to avoid such wood for finishing the steam room, but to choose the larch, aspen or lime. The use of spruce or pine also does not lead to anything good, since these rocks emit a lot of resin, which, besides being heated very much, also sticks to the body.
• An important factor is the need for finishing in the bathhouse to serve as long as possible, but at the same time spending on it was economically justified. The larch is less exposed to rot in the wet environment. However, its cost is so high that it will be costly to finish it with a whole bath. But to make of larch, for example, a bench or a frame for shelves is quite rational, since it will not rot for a long time, and to buy several bars from this valuable wood by the forces of everyone. Wrap the same walls and ceiling can be linden or generally aspen.

However, different rooms in the bath differ according to the conditions existing in them. In contrast to the steam room, the rest of the rooms are not so demanding on the materials of the finish. The main thing is that they have good antiseptic properties. This can be achieved using modern means and impregnations. The rest room can be trimmed with pine lining, which gives off a pleasant smell and beneficial flavonoids for the body. Since the steam room makes the most stringent requirements to the material, let us consider the process of finishing this room in more detail.

How to make the finish of the steam room

The steam room is the heart of any bath. It is because of it that people go to the bath. At the same time, it is in this room that the most extreme temperatures and humidity are present. Walls, ceiling and utensils should radiate benefits for a person. Therefore, the allocation of useful phytoncides and resins - an indispensable condition for the finishing material for the steam room. In addition, it should be sufficiently insensitive to temperature and humidity changes, and also to give up thermal energy perfectly.

Wall cladding in the steam room

It is best to wall the walls in a bath not in the first year after its construction, but after 2 or even 3 years. This time will just be enough to completely shrink the structure. Lining can be done with a regular board, but then you have to tinker a lot, because each board will have to be adjusted, and even mask the hats of nails or screws, taking measures to protect them from corrosion. Very beautiful in the bath can look half a log from a natural tree, reminiscent of a block of houses. However, they will be expensive, and they have a lot of weight.

The most rational thing is to trim the walls with such material as lining. She has grooves for fixing the laths on the wall or the crate. Carnations or screws are driven in and screwed into the grooves, which makes it possible to effectively hide their hats. Despite the fact that the lining along with the crate can take away part of the area from the premises, it is actively used for finishing the bath. After all, this is the material most convenient for these purposes. To fix the slats on the walls, even a beginner can.

What are the requirements for the lining for the internal trim of the bath

Lining is a thin board with a certain relief pattern on the work surface, a lock connection on the long ends and ventilation slots on the rear surface. For use in a bath it should be very high quality. The over-dried lining is capable of swelling immediately after the bath has been started, since it will accumulate a large amount of moisture. It is for this reason that the material must be kept in a heated bath before mounting on the walls for 24 hours. On the contrary, the raw material can dry out when heated in the steam room to such an extent that excessive gaps between the strips are formed.

The surface of the products should be smooth, without splinters and knots. It does not matter what type of wood is made of lining, it is unacceptable to treat it with lacquers, stains and other chemical compounds, since the substances contained in them can negatively affect the human body at high temperatures. Exceptions are special impregnations based on natural components that are designed specifically for the bath and are able to give the wood a more decorative shade and some antiseptic qualities.

How to build a lath in a bath for finishing with clapboard

In order to smoothly and effectively fix the lining on the walls in the bath, you will have to make a lath. To do this, you need to buy or cut bars with a section of 30x20 mm. It is fastened in steps of 40 - 50 cm along all walls with the help of a building level. Vertical bars are set on a plumb line. Fasten the bars to the walls on dowels and screws, if the walls are made of lightweight blocks. If they are made of a log or a bar, they can simply be nailed to nails or put on self-tapping screws.

Warming and waterproofing of the wall surface in the bath

Insulation of walls in the bath is best done with a roll mineral insulant. Especially it is relevant if the walls are concrete. In order to fix it on the walls, at first you need to fasten the vapor barrier film directly over the crate, and then attach the heater to it. Then you will need to install the waterproofing. As the material for it you can use: aluminum foil or vapor barrier membrane.

Splices of waterproofing make an overlap on the bars of the crate and fix with a stapler. In the steam room, it is not necessary to make thermal insulation, if the walls of the bath are wooden. The mutual position of the laths of the lining and insulation should ensure normal ventilation under the lining. Otherwise, there may appear fungus and mold, which sooner or later destroy all the labors. It is important to insulate the outlet of the pipe through the ceilings of the ceiling with non-combustible material. For this, brick or special mineral insulators are quite suitable.

We cover the walls with the clapboard

After the bath is insulated, the waterproofing and the lath are installed, we proceed to the surface finish with the lining. You can do it vertically or horizontally. It should be remembered that the horizontal arrangement of the boards reduces the height of the ceiling and can contribute to the accumulation of moisture in the gaps between the slats. Therefore, it is recommended to fix the lining vertically for the bath.

Beginning to nail the lining boards from the far corner to the entrance door. In connection with the peculiarities of the connection between the lining of the lining, this order is the most optimal, since it provides the best appearance in the room. Self-tapping screws or nails are driven inside the grooves, so that the hats are hidden. The installation of the first bar should be carried out especially carefully using a plumb line to achieve its absolute verticality. Subsequent plaques should also be checked periodically with a plumb line, since a deviation of even a millimeter may eventually spoil the whole picture. We will not dwell in detail on the finish of the ceiling in the bath, as it is practically no different from the wall covering. The only thing to pay attention to the outlet pipe, which has already been said before.

Floor installation in the bath

The floor is an important part in the interior decoration of the bath. From the quality of its device depends not only the comfort and appearance of the steam room, but also the thermal regime in it. The boards lying on the concrete screed will not give any effect, since the concrete will be very warm for a very long time, and any draft will very quickly reduce all heating to none. The creation of the right floor begins simultaneously with the warming of the walls or after their complete finishing.

In order for the floor in the bath to heat up quickly and keep the heat well, you need to create an air gap in it. For this purpose, conventional polyethylene empty bottles can be used. To arrange the screed with their help you need to perform the following steps:

• Pick up a sufficient number of empty plastic bottles and tighten them tightly.
• The bottles are laid as tightly as possible to each other over the concrete screed. From above, they are pressed with a grid of reinforcement so that they do not come up. After that, pour everything with a solution or a self-leveling mixture, so that the grate disappears beneath the surface along with the bottles.
• After full drying of such a screed, it is possible to lay a tile or board on it.

A large amount of air in the screed of empty bottles will provide excellent thermal insulation properties of the floor.

The second method of floor insulation involves the installation of a sand-gravel pillow or a cushion of expanded clay. Of these materials make a layer of 10 -15 cm under a thin concrete screed, which provides a good thermal insulation.

Finishing of the floor in the bath can be done through the use of tile or lumber. Laminate can not be used in the bath because it does not have sufficient moisture resistance. The use of ceramic tiles ensures the durability of the floor, the convenience of care for it and an attractive appearance. After all, the tile has a lot of options for coloring and texture. When using ceramic granite tiles, it is necessary to think over options for anti-skid traps or wooden mats. Ceramic tiles can be glued directly to the concrete screed.

If the floor is made of lumber, care should be taken to ensure that the boards are treated with antiseptic. They must be allowed for use in the baths, as is the information on the package. Planks are stacked over wooden logs, so that there is a small gap between the screed and the planks for draining water into the drain hole. The boards can not be laid close to each other, since there should always be gaps up to 10 mm wide. From the impact of moisture, these gaps will become significantly narrower. You can also drill holes in the boards of holes 3 - 4 cm in diameter. This is sufficient to ensure unimpeded drainage of water and absence of moisture stagnation.

Decoration of a bath interior

It is accepted to make an interior of a bath in a wooden style. Everything must embody natural naturalness and remind us of old times. You can even stylize the whole room under the dwelling of a woodcutter or Baba Yaga. If the family has children, they will be happy to go to such a bath.

So, for the interior finishing of the bath it is necessary to observe the principles of ecological compatibility and high waterproofing qualities of materials. The interior of the bath should be arranged to rest and remind the fairy-tale object. And most importantly, when building and finishing, all technologies must be observed.