Sauna is considered a useful procedure, but urban residents often do not have enough time for regular visits to the steam room. However, sauna lovers can install it right in their apartment. Such a sauna can appear in the city housing in the form of a factory booth or be created by yourself.
Having installed a sauna at home, you can relax in comfort in your own apartment. At what for this purpose it is not necessary to conduct additional sewerage and pipes, after all the cabin is connected already to the existing highway.
The use of a home sauna has a positive effect on the health of the respiratory tract and the cardiovascular system. Also, these procedures help to cleanse of slags and promote skin rejuvenation. Visiting the sauna at home after physical exertion, you will regain strength. In addition, relaxation in the sauna will help in overcoming stress.
Recommendations and legal details
Not so long ago it was impossible to install a sauna in an apartment, but now, despite the need to get permission, the idea of installing a sauna at home is not unrealistic.
To design a sauna in a city apartment, you will have to adhere to such conditions:
- heating in a home sauna is only allowed from a special oven manufactured at the factory. In such a furnace, shutdown is provided with a continuous 8-hour operation and a temperature above +130 degrees;
- to spray water, a drencher or a perforated pipe is installed in the sauna. The connection is made to the water supply system inside the apartment outside the sauna;
- the area of the house steam room should be up to 24 m2;
- wood should be treated with a special impregnation from fire and rotting;
- can not place a sauna in a residential area.
To coordinate the sauna project in the apartment you need to visit some instances - SES, HOA, Housing inspection, fire fighting service and others. The list of services and institutions in which you need permission to install a sauna may vary in different regions, so it is better to specify it in your area of residence.
Requirements
As the sauna is classified as a fire hazard design, some requirements are required for its installation. The main requirement relates to the choice of heater. At home, you can only use an infrared or electric heater, and gas and solid fuel technology is prohibited. Please note that the electrical wiring in the house must be powerful enough, so its condition needs to be known in advance.
When installing a sauna in the sauna itself, it is necessary to install a sensor that automatically switches off the heating element when it reaches a certain temperature. Another sensor is also needed, designed to give a signal to the Ministry of Emergency Situations in case of a fire in the sauna.
The second requirement for a home sauna is to ensure the removal of moisture from the room by means of a corrugated pipe. Qualitative ventilation will prevent the formation of condensation on the walls of the sauna and the development of mold. Also in the room should be a good vapor and waterproofing.
The choice of equipment
The sauna for installation in an apartment consists of parts such as a special oven and a cabin. The choice of the furnace power will be affected by the area of the future steam room. For each 1 m3 of the room, 0.6 kW of power is calculated. Buying a more powerful device, you will spend more energy( and this is extra cost), and if the stove is not enough, you will have to wait too long for the sauna to heat up. The
The cab can be dismountable( factory-built) or manufactured by hand. Wood for such a cabin is spruce, alder and other coniferous species, less often linden or aspen. To fix the cabin used ceiling and corner slats of metal. To the humid air from the sauna went out, provide ventilation grilles.
The floor in the home sauna must withstand the conditions of high humidity, as well as temperatures. For its frame is used galvanized steel or aluminum, but those who like naturalness, often choose wooden flooring( trellised).
For the sauna equipment, the houses also include sunbeds, the number of which is chosen taking into account the future use of the room. Usually the sun loungers are made of a durable smooth wood and are represented by a P- or L-shaped shape.
Mounting
Usually a prefabricated sauna is placed next to the shower or bath. In the configuration of these saunas there is an oven, trellis furniture, wiring, lamps, and sometimes a shower.
For the installation of walls and roof use shields. Mounting the shields, all the joints are tightened with foil for greater sealing. It is important to ensure a good waterproofing and lay the lining material before installing the sauna.
Ready-made saunas can also be purchased under the order with the dimensions, equipment, as well as the accessories that the customer wants. The plus is also the opportunity to trim such a sauna from the outside with plasterboard, which simplifies its design for the design of the room. One of the current trends is the production of ready-made saunas with walls( 1 or more) of heat-resistant glass.
Sauna with your own hands
Self-made home sauna is more difficult, but economical option. For a frame, wood is usually used, creating a panel structure, represented by 2 layers of lining and a layer of vapor and thermal insulation between them.
The cabins of the sauna made of coniferous wood are the longest service. You will also need boards( to make floor and beds), an electric oven, a foil, a heat-resistant cable, a door, lamps and other elements.
Work begins with the preparation of the walls of the bathroom, which need to be cleaned up to the concrete base. Next on the floor lay tiles or planks, and lay a cable. Having treated the walls with a disinfectant compound, a frame, which is made of wooden blocks, is attached to them and to the ceiling. In this skeleton the heater is laid, and the foil is laid on top.
The next task will be the sheathing of the walls and ceiling of the lining. Next, the installation of benches and the installation of a factory furnace are carried out. The final actions will be the installation of a door opening outward( wooden or glass), mounting an exhaust opening in the far corner of the oven, and installing lamps.
It should be noted that the sauna can be located not only in the bathroom, but also on the balcony or in the corridor. It is desirable that the sauna is tied to 3 walls, but the last option is to use a single bearing wall. If such a wall borders on the street, then to prevent its fogging between the sauna and the wall it is necessary to leave space for ventilation.
What to do if the wiring is not designed for the required load
The installation of a home sauna will be more complicated in flats where a gas stove is used, because the wiring in such a housing does not withstand high loads. In them, it is required to carry out the reconstruction of the electric grid, which is surely coordinated.
The output is the purchase of a stove with low power. Since the load under these conditions should not exceed 3-4 kW, while you need to take into account other electrical appliances, then select a stove with a power of up to 2 kW. However, in such a sauna the temperature will rise very long, so to speed up the process you need to take care of quality thermal insulation.
To use the sauna at home, it is important to install a separate power cable that connects the heater to the fuse box.
Inside the sauna, the wiring must only be installed in a hidden way - the cable must be heat-resistant and hidden under the skin. The sauna must be grounded and protected using a RCD. In a house with an electric stove, a 3-4 kW heater will not exert a heavy load on the network, but the furnace is connected to the phase intended for the electric stove. Include the stove at the time when the heater works, not worth it.
Types of saunas for a city apartment
Now the variants of apartment saunas are quite diverse, differing in their volume, design, heating method and additional functions. Here are the types of saunas that can be installed in the apartment:
Finished sauna with electric heater.
Its area can be from 1,2 m2.Such a sauna is often chosen for a small family. Its advantage is the ease of installation, because often the factory sauna is made of wooden, easily assembled shields. Can cope with its assembly can 2 people. Heat and vapor barrier in the design is already present, so you just need to bring to the assembled communication booth.
Fiberglass
Advantages of this type of sauna for an apartment - it requires a minimum of space and does not have to amplify the wiring. The model is represented by a wooden barrel of a special design. You can enter it from the side, and when the person sits down on the shelf, the body is inside the barrel, and the head is outside. This phyto barrel is used for steaming the body with herbs with healing properties and a very pleasant aroma.
Portable sauna
By design, this is a specially made frame, which was covered with a cloth. By action, this type of home sauna is like a phyto barrel, since the head does not respond to thermal effects. The main advantage of a portable sauna is the ability to take the procedure in any place where there is an outlet. Also this sauna is inexpensive, light and compact.
Infrared sauna
The source of heating in it is an infrared radiator. It deeply warms the skin, but the temperature regime inside the sauna is considered to be gentle( it is in the range of 40-60 degrees), so this sauna can accommodate children, elderly people, and people with vascular and heart diseases. This sauna consumes little energy.
Finnish sauna
This option is suitable for large rooms and can accommodate several people at the same time. The difference from other types of home saunas is the use of dry air and heating up to 90-100 degrees.
Turkish steam room
Exotic enough, rarely installed in a city apartment, because it requires certain conditions( installation of a separate hood, good waterproofing, installation of a warm floor, tiling and others).To receive steam, a steam generator is installed in the household hammam.
