Sauna from logs is a traditional construction for our country. Wood has a lot of undeniable advantages over any other materials. Firstly, it perfectly retains heat, which is very important for a bath. Secondly, it “breathes”. And this is the best suited for creating a good microclimate. And thirdly, it is absolutely environmentally friendly and smells good.
A log bath is being built using certain technologies. The first thing to do is to choose high-quality material. The most expensive option is a building made of cedar or larch. The cheapest - from pine or spruce. Logs are selected as even as possible. Their diameter should be about 18-22 cm. For facing the steam room, you will need to prepare aspen or linden
edged boards or lining. The fact is that coniferous wood at high temperature can release tarry substances.
Designs of log baths can be very different. However, the most common option is a 3 * 6 or 4 * 6 building. Most often, the interior is divided into two parts, or three. There is a mandatory dressing room and, in fact, a steam room. Sometimes washing is separated from the latter. Partitions in this case can be log or block. The dressing room is allowed to separate frame.
Felling is not done previously on the foundation, but next to it. After assembly, it will dry out and shrink for about a year and a half. Then it is disassembled and assembled already in a permanent place. The log sauna thus turns out to be reliable and warm. The corners can be connected “into the paw”, “into the bowl” or “into the tongue and groove”. All these methods have both their advantages and disadvantages. The first method allows you
to build a bath with
warm angles and a stronger one. However, the material leaves a little more. With the "in the bowl" method, you can save on wood.
The log bath, folded “into the tongue and groove”, is also very durable. This is a very economical method, and therefore it is considered the most priority and has recently been used most often in the construction of chopped structures. Its essence is quite simple. A spike is made at the end of one log, and a groove at the end of the second. After the log house is ready, the walls must be caulked.
Modern technologies are used in our time, even in such a traditional area as the felling of buildings. For example, a bathhouse project made of
logs today can attract any owner of a suburban area. To build these structures in this way is now customary. It turns round log after careful processing of the usual. It looks much smoother and neater. Baths are built from it according to the above technologies. After erection, a building made of this material practically does not require external decoration. The logs are simply covered with a special composition that prevents the darkening of the walls. The natural pattern of the tree remains completely visible.
To build a chopped bath in a summer cottage means to make your life much more comfortable. From time immemorial this traditional Russian building has been used for relaxation, bathing and healing.