For a long time, the bathhouse has been the main room equipped for washing a person with the simultaneous action of steam and water. And if earlier it was only possible to wash and steam in it, moreover in a combined room, then at present it is a multifunctional structure, which consists of several departments for conducting wellness procedures, rest and relaxation.
A separate room, which must be given close attention during construction, is the washing department. Therefore, the most important question - how to make a wash room in the bathhouse and equip its interior, has always bothered any zealous owner.
Advantages of the washing room
Of course, in small private baths it is very difficult to arrange several departments. Therefore, in such buildings there are two compartments, a dressing room with a place for relaxation, and a steam room with a sink. The stove immediately heated both the washing place and the steam room. On the one hand, such a constructive solution allowed saving fuel material for heating the combined compartment, but such heating of the room adversely affected people's health.
For comfortable washing, people began to arrange a wash in the bath separately from the steam room. The main advantages of separate rooms are the following:
- the ability to accommodate a large number of people who simultaneously take a bath procedure ;
- ease of creating a comfortable temperature for washing;
- a wash room in the bath allows you to create a practical and unique interior indoors;
- simplicity and accessibility of cleaning the washing and its maintenance.
Basic requirements for washing
To create comfortable conditions for a long stay of people, a washroom in a wooden bathhouse should be equipped with good ventilation. A reliable air exchange system allows you to effectively control the temperature and humidity level in this room.
Of the main technical requirements for a wash in a bath, the following can be distinguished:
- The presence of a special hole in the ceiling and roof to create exhaust ventilation in the room.
- The air intake pipe should be two meters above the soil level.
- Supply ventilation is equipped with a forced air system, with the ability to adjust the amount of air flow.
- Before you make a wash in the bath, you need to think through and equip a system of cold and hot water supply.
If the room ventilation is improper or does not function efficiently, mold and mildew may appear on wooden structures, as well as unpleasant odors from dampness and moisture.
Flooring requirements
Particular attention when installing a washing machine in the bathhouse with your own hands should be given to the proper arrangement of the floor covering. It should be borne in mind that the operation of the surface will occur in conditions of high humidity and a large temperature difference.
To increase the service life, the floor in the washing room must meet the following requirements:
- have a certain bias to the drain hole for water drainage in full;
- have good resistance to temperature extremes and high humidity;
- ventilate well and dry quickly;
- the floor must be well insulated so as not to create drafts.
Types of floor coverings
In baths, wooden or concrete flooring is most in demand. At the same time, wood floors can be leaking or not. The concrete base is always made non-leaking, with a slope.
A simpler floor arrangement is a leaking construction. At the same time, floor boards are laid with a gap of 3-5 mm, which ensures good water drainage and easy drying. They try to make the flooring collapsible in order to dismantle it if necessary and dry the boards on the street. The leaching floors in the bathhouse are made without bias, as water is removed through gaps in the boards and absorbed into the soil under the building.
A significant disadvantage of a leaking coating is the impossibility of its insulation or the creation of a warm floor system.
Boards in the manufacture of non-leaking floor are laid without a gap, while it is necessary to ensure that the surface is biased towards the drain. Water through a special water collector is discharged outside the bathhouse through a sewer pipeline.
Advantages and disadvantages of concrete floor
Often in the washing section of the baths concrete floors are made. Filling such a surface is even cheaper than a wooden structure.
The advantages of concrete floors:
- ease of preparation of the base and installation of the coating;
- long term of trouble-free operation;
- reliability and strength of the material;
- unpretentiousness in service and cleaning.
A significant disadvantage of a concrete surface is a cold and slippery floor. To fix such a problem, a heating device or the use of special shoes will help.
The technology of manufacturing a wooden floor
Leaking wooden floor is not very difficult to make. First of all, foundation pillars are installed, then logs are attached, and boards with a gap of 3-5 mm are laid on top of them.
The manufacturing technology of a non-leaking wooden coating is as follows:
- First you need to install the rough floor. To do this, to the lower edge of the logs are attached bars on which unedged boards are laid.
- Next, you need to waterproof the wash in the bath. To do this, we lay on the rough floor ruberoid.
- The next step will be the installation of thermal insulation. Expanded clay is considered to be the most suitable material for these purposes, which is poured between the lags.
- A second layer of insulating material must be placed on top of the insulation.
- The final step will be the installation of the final coating. The tongue-and-groove boards of a non-leaking floor are laid without a gap with a bias towards the drain hole.
If the tongue-and-groove boards are fixed not with nails, but with special bars, then the floor can be made collapsible. This will allow you to periodically disassemble the coating and dry it outdoors.
Arrangement of concrete pavement
The concrete type coating is considered more reliable and durable (service life is more than 25 years) than wooden floors.
Concrete floor manufacturing technology:
- First of all, it is necessary to make a pit for receiving wastewater from the wash. To do this, in a dug pit, lay a drainage pipe with a diameter of 15–20 cm, which is discharged into the sewage system of the building or into the gutter.
- Then the soil is leveled and a pillow is made of crushed stone with sand or broken brick up to 20 cm thick, and this layer is carefully tamped.
- Before warming the wash in the bath, lay a layer of waterproofing from roofing material or similar material.
- Then, warming is carried out by filling with a layer of expanded clay. The thickness of the layer depends on the climatic conditions of the area (most often the height is 5-10 cm.)
- A reinforcing mesh is laid on top of the insulation and cement is poured.
Washing ventilation
To prevent the process of rotting the material, the floors in the garbage can be equipped with a ventilation system. The simplest ventilation option is to create holes between the rough and clean base, to which pipes for water drainage are connected.
Also, air exchange can be done by installing floors in adjacent compartments at different levels. For example, for high-quality air exchange, the floor in the washroom is made three millimeters lower than in the dressing room. But this method is much more complicated than the previous one, so the first option is more popular among builders.
For these purposes, holes are made in the corners of the room into which pipes with a diameter of 5-10 cm are laid, and then, after finishing the wash in the bath, pipes for ventilation are installed.
Wall decoration in the bath
After proper arrangement of the flooring, special attention must be paid to the process of finishing the internal and external walls of the building. You can choose various options for interior decoration, based on the photo of the washroom in the bath, but often developers independently decide the finish of the washing room, based on their requirements and wishes.
Basically, the interior of the washing room is made using wood, but recently, wall decoration using tiles or natural stone has become increasingly popular. Since the temperature in the washing room is not very high, the use of coniferous wood becomes optional. Linden, which does not change color, is perfect for wall decoration, and cedar has a pleasant coniferous aroma.
Wall decoration is made with mandatory warming to improve the quality characteristics of the bath, which are based on the ability of the material to retain heat.
Finishing materials are attached to a specially made crate. In this case, the insulation is placed between the wall and the finishing material. It is only necessary to remember that the insulation must be isolated from the penetration of steam.
Various natural and artificial materials (mineral wool, basalt fiber or glass wool) are used as insulation. Outside, the building is insulated with foam boards.
Wash Ceiling Unit
According to the law of physics, warm air always rises, therefore, in order to prevent heat loss in the washroom, the ceiling must be made without cracks and gaps. At the same time, good insulation of the ceiling is considered an important condition for the high-quality operation of the bath.
Most often, in the washing room, a ceiling of the hem type is equipped. Its device is not very complicated. Edged boards are nailed to the floor beams from below, onto which a layer of vapor barrier material is laid. On top of this layer, insulation is placed between the beams, which is protected from moisture by waterproofing material. In conclusion, all this “pie” is sewn up with boards. Thus, the ceiling receives triple protection.
The final step will be the decoration of the ceiling. Try to avoid the use of plastic plates, which, due to temperature and moisture, quickly lose their beautiful appearance and shape, while emitting an unpleasant odor.
The most common material for decorating the ceiling is wood, and it is desirable to use hardwood.
In a modern bathhouse, the washroom is considered an important and necessary room. It must be arranged in such a way that it is convenient to wash, and the interior also delighted the visitors of the bathhouse.