Bath concrete block with his hands

For centuries, the only material for the construction of the bath was a tree.But with the development there was a great alternative to a wooden frame building materials manufacturing technology - claydite.He, like a tree, well removes water vapor, does not contain harmful and toxic impurities, it does not rot and insect damage, able to withstand heavy loads and are not destroyed by freezing.

What claydite?

Claydite represents blocks of expanded clay - sintered pellets of clay, with the addition of sand and cement.They are obtained by forming and further vibrocompression.The blocks are larger than the brick, which simplifies and accelerates the process of laying.The density of lightweight aggregate concrete blocks depends on the size of the fraction of expanded clay - bigger than it is, the easier the unit.Tighter blocks are commonly used for the construction of foundations, lightweight and hollow - wall and partitions.

Claydite gained popularity among developers because of indisputable advantages:

• Low price;
• Easy erection and low consumption of masonry mortar;
• strength of the material, the ability to withstand heavy loads;
• Claydite does not accumulate moisture, due to the porous structure of expanded clay granules natural he removes it from the inside of the structure, without increasing the humidity inside the bath;
• has low thermal conductivity, it does not require high insulation costs;
• refractory material, which is important when installing furnaces and heating equipment;
• material is absolutely environmentally friendly, unlike the cinder block;
• Claydite has a high frost resistance, and does not crack, even when wet;
• Baths of keramsit easy finish both inside and out.

All these quality building material can successfully use it in the construction of baths and saunas in every area, especially popular claydite where wood is a rare and expensive material.

Building the foundation for a bath

basis for baths of lightweight aggregate concrete blocks melkozaglublenny usually a tape or pier foundation.As the material in an independent building blocks is convenient to use with the fine fraction of expanded clay - they have a higher density and strength.The foundation laid by sand-gravel base, its thickness depends on the type of soil at the construction site.For a small bath is sufficient to establish the pillars of the foundation blocks in the corners and at 2 meters beneath the walls.Above the columns is fixed piping of channel or corner, and her erect walls.With the construction of the bath with a swimming pool, a bathroom, and facilities for recreation appropriate to make a continuous belt foundation weakly deepened.

1. removed from the site, designed under the bath, the top layer of soil.Mark out the corners of the future structure and line the walls with the help of pegs driven into the ground, and the rope stretched between them.The foundation is needed not only on the outer walls, but also by capital barriers.
2. Dig a trench under the tape base depth of 0.4 m and covered with a layer of crushed stone her, then sand.The layer thickness of 0.2 m. The backfill ram, spilling water.
3. Stack on filling a double layer of waterproofing roll - roofing.It is necessary to prevent capillary rise of moisture from the soil.
4. Spread of corpulent aggregate concrete foundation blocks.The number of rows depends on the required height of the basement, under a small bath usually lasts three or four rows.
5. Laying lead with ligation at the cement-sand mortar, seam thickness - from 0.7 to 1 cm in order to increase the tensile strength between the rows laid reinforcing mesh..When the clutch is necessary to use a level as errors in laying the foundation will affect the quality of the walls of the whole structure.
6. After laying the foundation of waiting 1-2 days to complete the setting solution and produce basement waterproofing using asphalt mastic on all sides, and the upper horizontal plane in addition waterproofing roofing material.

masonry walls masonry walls

bath is not very different from the masonry foundation, the only difference is that typically use hollow expanded clay blocks for cost savings and reduce the weight of the bath.

1. Install beacons on building corners, pull the string and put the usual masonry blocks with ligation.Cement-sand mortar with a trowel applied to the bottom row, align it and put on top of the unit, pristukivaya his rubber hammer handle or a trowel to remove air from the seam.Excess solution was removed immediately.
2. Every two or three rows further strengthen with the help of wire mesh, pre-slicing it on the block width.The mesh is coiled and rolled as masonry utaplivaja its solution by about half.
3. over door and window openings are placed overlapping of the concrete slab or a channel.If necessary, use half-size blocks.
4. In the lower and the upper row of masonry perform pockets under the floor joists and ceiling beams in that stack of timber 100x150.The ends of the beams are treated with antiseptic and dried, after which the layer is applied surface waterproofing.Beams secured in pockets with a metal bracket.The gaps in his pockets filled with mineral wool insulation.
5. last row spread from corpulent blocks, which at a distance of 1.5-2 meters fixed anchor bolts.These screws will be attached mauerlat in the construction of the roof.
6. After the erection of external walls establish the internal walls of hollow blocks.

Erection of roof bath

roof is usually carried out at a bath Shed or gable, some projects involve the construction of baths attic floor and lounges.In regions with significant snow load is the most efficient conventional gable roof.