Home sauna with own hands: description, stages of construction and recommendations

Residents of big and small cities with their busy working schedule and a constant lack of free time to visit the sun or a bath just have no time. However, a fairy tale can come true, today a home sauna in an apartment does not seem to be something unreal. The fact that a novelty for a Russian consumer is quite natural in neighboring Finland. There, such facilities are installed in every second apartment. Of course, if you are fortunate enough to live in the private sector, then for you, most likely, there is nothing better than a home bath. Sauna is suitable for those who like to steam up, who lives in the apartment, not even too big.

Is it possible to arrange a sauna in the apartment

For some, making the necessary documents to install a home therma may seem a bit troublesome, but it's worth it. To arrange such a pleasure in a typical high-rise building today is within the power of practically everyone.

Prior to construction, it is necessary to design and design a project that provides the following conditions:

The sauna should be equipped only with a special electric furnace, manufactured in an industrial way (at the factory). No homemade "from Uncle Vasya" is unacceptable here, even if his hands are really golden. The furnace should have an automatic shut-off function when the temperature rises above 130 ° C. Also, the controller must operate after 8 hours of continuous operation.

It is necessary to install an emergency fire extinguishing system, in accordance with the SNiP.

For walls and ceiling you need to use materials treated with antifungal compounds.

In order to further rid itself of various troubles, it is necessary to coordinate the project with all the necessary services at the development stage. You may need permission from:

• Housing inspection;
• Construction and architectural supervision;
• Homeowners' partnerships;
• Fire service;
• Rospotrebnadzor;
• Sanitary and epidemiological service.

Attention! For each region, the list of organizations may be different.

Advantages of construction

Certainly, a home sauna has many undeniable advantages:

1. Significant time savings. You can relax and relax when you are comfortable. There is no need to waste time on the road, to record for a certain time.
2. Do not need a separate sewage system and water pipes. You can connect to an existing water supply system.
3. Minimized risk of getting a cold. After the procedure, there is no need to go out.
4. The risk of "picking up" a fungus or some other surprise is reduced to almost zero. Your sauna will be used only by you and family members.
5. Sauna has a beneficial effect on the whole body, promotes the removal of toxins, strengthens the cardiovascular system, removes toxins and so on.
6. Home therma is an excellent remedy for complex recovery of the body.

Types of steam rooms

All home complexes of this kind can be divided into several groups. Which exactly is preferable, depends on your financial capabilities and availability of free space.

Home mini saunas. Several names may be hidden under this name:

• A small complex occupying an area of no more than 1-2 square meters. Meters; The power of the furnace here does not exceed 2 kW, and it can work from an ordinary 220V outlet;
• Sauna-barrel; The design is actually a barrel made of cedar, and a steam generator located inside; The peculiarity of such a sauna is that the person's head is at the same time outside, which excludes the possibility of overheating;
• Folding fabric sauna; It consists of a special thermotank, which is stretched over the frame; For the work of such a design in the apartment should be quite powerful wiring; Such a sauna is extremely compact and mobile, it easily folds into a roll.

Home infrared sauna. As is clear from the title, instead of a stove, this design is equipped with a special radiator, which warms not the air around, but the human body itself. The temperature in this sauna is very gentle - approximately 45-60˚C. This allows you to use it for the treatment and prevention of diseases in elderly people and children, as well as those who suffer from cardiovascular ailments and to whom the usual steam room is contraindicated.

Finnish sauna. This design is usually designed for the simultaneous stay of two or more people, so it takes a lot of places. In a small apartment this option is not installed. Any Finnish sauna is characterized by exceptionally dry steam. At a temperature of about 100-110˚C, the humidity in it does not exceed 20%. Therefore, the heat is transferred quite easily.

What does the home thermae consist of?

Now let's talk about what the home sauna actually consists of. Virtually any such design includes such components:

• A special electric oven of suitable capacity. Find the right option will help the company's manufacturer; Power is usually selected, based on a calculation of 1 kW / m ³ . To ensure the oven was safe, it is securely fixed to the wall, and around it a special wooden guard is installed, which prevents accidental contact.
• The carcass itself is made of hardwood. This design can be made independently or at the factory. Despite the fact that the service life of deciduous wood is slightly less, coniferous use is still not recommended; So that softwood can be used for saunas, it must be thoroughly deslimed (properly dried and devoid of resin); Find this in the Russian market is quite difficult, and it is quite expensive.
• Corner and ceiling metal fasteners, for secure fixation of the cabin.
• Ventilation grilles and channels. Installation of such structures is mandatory, they help to avoid such troubles as fungus, mold, stale air in the booth, high humidity in the room. The inlet is usually located under the furnace, then the air quickly heats up and the temperature in the sauna does not fall.
• Framework of the floor. It is the cheapest to use gratings treated with special impregnation. Experts make a frame of aluminum or galvanized, and the floor is often covered with tiles.
• Wooden sun beds, benches or seats.
• Door block made of heat-resistant glass. Some use wooden blind blocks to reduce the cost of construction, but this option may cause claustrophobia.

Materials

As already mentioned, for making a home therma is most often used wood, preferably hardwood. The walls are a shield structure made of double-layered lining, with an insulator and a vapor barrier layer paved in the middle. The longest are saunas made of alder, spruce or pine, however, remember the resin content of these rocks and their cost.

The inner lining is also made of a block profile, using wood devoid of resin and knots. To avoid injury, use a lining with rounded profiles.

To maintain comfortable lighting inside the cabin, special moisture-resistant diode lamps are installed, reliably protected from steam and moisture.

Getting Started

Probably, you already understood that a home sauna with your own hands is not so difficult. Of course, the easiest way is to purchase a ready-made design and mount it, according to the instructions, but if you do everything from scratch yourself - you can save an impressive amount. So, you will need:

• Board or wall paneling;
• Flooring boards;
• Grinded boards for sunbeds;
• A heat-shielding plate (for example, asbestos);
• Minivat;
• Foil or vapor barrier;
• Heat-resistant electrical cable;
• Furnace electric or infrared element;
• A pair of diode waterproof lamps;
• Door (better glass).

When everything is ready, you can proceed with installation:

1. Determine the size - the minimum is 1.5 m ² per person.
2. We clean the walls from paint or plaster to bare brick or concrete.
3. We build a strong wooden frame and floor it with floorboards, or we put tiles.
4. We lay an electric cable, securely fix all connections.
5. The walls are treated with a disinfectant and an antifungal solution. If this is not done, then the humidity drops can cause mold and the sauna will have to be dismantled.
6. On concrete or brick walls we install a frame-lath for the walls of the sauna, securely fastening the parts together.
7. In the intervals of the frame lay a thick layer of insulation, and on top fix the foil or vapor barrier.
8. The walls and ceiling are covered with a board or lining.
9. We install sunbeds or benches and mount the stove. It is best to invite a qualified electrician for this.
10. Mount the hood in the opposite corner from the oven. We fix the fixtures.
11. The door is mounted in such a way that it opens outwards and in no case had locks.

Where is the best way to equip the steam room

Of course, the best way to install a mini-steam room in the apartment is a bathroom. But if its size is too small, a home sauna can be installed elsewhere - for example, in a former storage room or even on a loggia. In this case, you have to take care of the proper communications and the process can take more time and effort.

Commissioning

When the home sauna is completely ready, you need to conduct its preliminary "break-in". It is very easy to do this. On the first day, warm up the steam room to 60 ° C, with all doors and latches open. "Pogonyayte" his steam room in this mode for 3 hours. The next day, repeat the procedure, just raise the temperature to 90 ° C. The third day - for 3 hours, hold t = 100 ° C, and then raise to the maximum possible and leave it for 40 minutes. In this case, periodically water the stones on the electric furnace. The next day you can safely use the therma for your own pleasure.

Conclusion

As you already knew, a sauna at home is easy. Whichever design you choose to install in your apartment, you will certainly be satisfied with the result. After all, the sauna is not only fashionable, but also very useful.