Compact steam room finished with natural wood

Bath finishing materials

The main stage in the arrangement of the bath is the choice of material for decoration, which should have a number of advantages:

• resistance to hot air and moisture;
• hygiene;
• lack of toxins released during heat;
• strength and durability;
• excellent external characteristics;
• nice texture.

Steam room interior with a pleasant combination of wood, stone and steel

The best option for interior decoration is lining. It has excellent healing properties, the material is safe, it has aesthetic advantages. As a raw material for it, cedar and linden are optimal, larch is also perfect. But pine lining should be used only for decorating the dressing room. The combination of a variety of wood will bring a certain zest to the interior of the bathhouse.

Proper lighting well emphasizes the natural beauty of natural materials

Helpful advice! To get a high-quality and original finish, it is undesirable to use the same wood in different rooms.

Rules for finishing floors in the bath

Traditionally, in a modern bath, the interior decoration, the photo of which you liked, is started from the floor. For a steam room, it is more expedient to raise it a little. It is desirable to do this in order to protect the room from unnecessary drafts, providing better heat conservation. The flooring is tiled, although edged and tongue-and-groove boards are also quite suitable.

Shelves in the steam room are made without the use of metal nails

The temperature on the surface of the floor does not exceed 30 ° C, so the draft level can be concrete, earthen or clay. The basic rule is the organization of the fastest possible withdrawal of water from the premises. In order to ensure the safety of movement, it is required to cover such a subfloor with a coating made of cork, it is possible with a fibrous mat, a boardwalk. A tile or polished board is also perfect.

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The process of arranging a floor with wood is quite simple. First, the logs are laid, then the boards are laid. Logs are placed on brick columns, which are located on a rough base.

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The selected log size varies from 20 × 20 to 25 × 25 cm with an installation step of an approximate meter, since the floor will not experience significant loads. For flooring use edged, better tongue-and-groove board. The wood used should have a thickness of about 30 cm. All material should be pre-treated with an antiseptic that will protect against the growth of fungus and the spread of mold.

The interior of the bath with a spacious lounge

If tiles are chosen for arranging the floor, then the installation process is as follows. The floor screed is preliminarily made, and the surface should become perfectly flat. Fix the tile on a special glue. To process the seams, moisture-resistant grout is used, which helps protect the material from mold.

In the interior of the steam room, it is necessary to use non-resinous wood species.

Subsequently, low boards or wooden gratings must be laid on such a floor covering, which then, after each bathing procedure, will have to be taken out to dry. This is done to prevent the possibility of slipping on a wet surface.

Helpful advice! The floor in the bath must be done with a slight slope, then the water will flow well over it, and not stagnate.

Photo of finishing the bath inside and stages of work

The popularity of lining is explained by the fact that with its help two tasks are solved simultaneously — wall decoration and room insulation.

The place for the location of the furnace must be made of non-combustible materials.

This material is made from wood, it is an ideal sheathing panel. Clapboarded walls look nice. In addition, visually, the boards level any surface. This is the best option for decorating walls, since excellent ventilation of all other building materials is provided. Lining allows the walls to «breathe» freely, it does not allow the appearance of condensate, and hence mold.

The lime board is considered the most optimal. The technology of finishing this material is simple. Initially, the lining is brought into the steam room, where the material adapts to the microclimate of the room. If the walls have drops, they are leveled with slats.

From a metal stove, you must protect yourself with wooden panels to avoid burns

Joints and cracks are carefully sealed. Work begins by mounting a crate made of slats. They are attached to the walls at a distance of half a meter. Initially, the most extreme bars are nailed, in order to then fix a thread on them, which will serve as a guide for fixing the remaining rails.

Although in the presence of a flat surface of the walls, the crate can not be mounted. In such a situation, the cladding material is fixed directly to the walls. However, such an option for interior wood trim will be strong, beautiful and durable, only with perfectly flat wall planes.

Thermometer and clock are essential functional details in the interior of the steam room

Lining fastening

Having completed the preparatory stage, they begin the process of finishing the bath inside — the photo will help you navigate the sequence of actions. It is necessary to select suitable fasteners made of materials that are not dangerous to moisture and high temperatures. Forget about traditional nails right away, as they will quickly corrode, the walls will deteriorate with rust smudges. And when the temperature in the steam room rises, touching the nails is dangerous — they can burn the skin.

The lining is cut immediately to size, focusing on the height of the bath, then it is attached to a previously prepared grate (or directly to the walls) with special brackets. If necessary, the width of the lining can be slightly trimmed in corner joints.

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To finish the steam room, high-quality wood that can withstand high temperatures and high humidity should be used.

All actions must be performed using a level to obtain a perfectly even structure. After the frame is made, it is covered with an antiseptic. The lining should also be processed, but even before it is installed on the frame. Laying material starts from the corner. Nails, staples and clamps are used as clamps. The material that was used to finish the surface of the walls can also be used to decorate the ceiling.

Light woods are best suited for small spaces

It must be understood that the maximum temperature is kept under the ceiling, which is why it is necessary to choose lining for this surface from rocks in which there is a small amount of resins, otherwise their drops can burn the skin when falling. Finishing the place where the stove will stand must be made of non-combustible materials — tiles, bricks.

Helpful advice! For the steam room, it is not recommended to choose spruce or pine. It is better to beat the dressing room with this material.

The floor in the bath can be made of non-slip tiles

Wall insulation and insulation

The interior decoration of the bath also implies a solution to the issue of warming the room. Sometimes experts recommend using mineral insulation. It fits under the crate, but in this matter everything will depend on the type of load-bearing walls of the building. In the event that the bath is made of stone or concrete blocks, it is better to do without a heater, otherwise you will have to solve the problem of poor ventilation afterwards.