Bathroom in a wooden house - special features of the arrangement
Any bathroom in a wooden house is a certain risk. In urban high-rise buildings they are kept to a minimum, and you can only buy plumbing with finishing materials. What will have to attend to in a private house of wood?
- Good sewerage. Practice shows that in a private house there is an opportunity to swing and make the premises spacious. In turn, this allows you to install in the bathroom a lot of functional and comfort-creating plumbing, which leads to a multiple increase in sewage. Without qualitative selection, there can be trouble. This point is relevant in the event that the house is not connected to a centralized system.
- Draining ladder. Helps prevent the flooding of the room by draining water. For this purpose, the floor is laid with a slope of 1.5 degrees. In the resulting deepening, a drainage funnel is installed, from which a runoff to the sewage system occurs. It is especially important if the bathroom has a shower cabin without a shower tray or a free-standing bath.
- Room ventilation. Wood is a nutrient medium for mold and other fungi, which are difficult to deduce. Warn their undesirable appearance and reproduction can be, if you equip the bathroom with a good hood.
- Waterproofing. It will help prevent the appearance of all the same mold and protect the wood from the destructive effects of moisture. For a floor usually use the usual polyethylene film which grasps and the bottom part of walls at least on 0,2 m. The alternative can become стеклоткань.The walls themselves are treated with special antiseptic impregnations.
Some nuances should be taken into account even during the construction phase of the house. So, to strengthen the floors it is recommended to reduce the pitch of the beams, that is, to lay them closer together. This measure is necessary, because the water-filled bath has a lot of weight. It will also be appropriate to lower the level of the floor by 10-20 cm. It is made for pouring screed, laying waterproofing or rough flooring.
Bathroom design in a wooden house
Have you considered all the requirements for the arrangement of this room? Now you can do his design. Looking at some photos, it's hard to believe that this is a bathroom in a wooden house, since the choice of a stylistic solution of the interior, like sanitary ware, is not limited. It can be:
- bath;
- shower cabin, box, corner;
- toilet bowl and bidet, if the bathroom is combined;
- sink;
- washing machine, etc.
If the area allows, install a decorative cupboard or even a dressing table.
As for the finishing materials, you have at your disposal:
- ceramic tiles, including a mosaic made of it;
- wood board made of larch or teak( these rocks are resistant to moisture);
- laminate;
- linoleum;
- plastic panels.
Please note! With proper processing, you can leave the floor and the walls with wood. Enjoy natural material in Scandinavian or eco-style.
Several tips for the selection of sanitary ware and furniture
One of the most unusual plumbing products that the market offers is a wooden bath. If your chosen style of interior assumes the presence of wood in it, then take a closer look at this option. However, please note that care for it is quite difficult, despite the special processing of the material of manufacture.
If your house is frequented by guests and the bathroom is one, then, if possible, install two washbasins. It is quite practical and convenient solution, if you also have a large family.
Modern models of shower cabins can be successfully integrated even in a completely wooden bathroom. However, you will have to try to find the most suitable option. In this case, modern technology will fit well even in the interior, stylized as a Russian bath.
Quite interesting is the interior solution, where the bathroom looks more like an ordinary room, and all plumbing is not immediately evident. Usually it's about luxury styles: classic, baroque, English.
Thus, a competent approach to the arrangement of a bathroom in a house made of wood will save you from many problems associated with the "friendship" of this material and moisture. Creative approach to the design of this room will make it a real piece of interior art.
