Construction of cinder block baths with their own hands

If you want to build a sauna in their area, the simple and affordable solution will be room cinder block.

Build a bath with his hands out of cinder blocks can be in a fairly short period of time, including not only the construction of the walls, but also to furnish steam room and washroom.

main condition of success - the choice of high quality cinder block, from which get strong, beautiful and sustainable construction.

Features cinder block

cinder block made from various impurities that havedifferent origins.

best to choose those blocks that are not only durable, but also environmentally friendly.

When you purchase the material is not worth saving, so that the resulting structure has stood for many years.

Shlakoblok those commonly used for structures, which do not carry heavy loads.

That is why most home gardens there is a bath of cinder blocks.

These durable construction, and the construction will be one of the most inexpensive and fast.

If properly insulate the building, it will be as warm as the wood options.

Some builders prefer to buy ready-made cinder block, and do it yourself, it will not only save a little money, but also make the blocks of any size.

bath How to build with their own hands, look at the video.

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main reason that builders choose to work cinder blocks - is its low cost.

However, the blocks for the construction and have other advantages:

• high thermal insulation;
• low weight, compared with a concrete solution;
• not exposed to mold and mildew;
• size of blocks can be different;
• resistant to the ravages of fire;
• convenient and easy to use.

In the photo - the options baths from the cinder block on the plot.

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Before starting construction, should be to find out what the pros and cons of a steam room cinder block.

Pros such buildings:

• speed of construction of the building is very small;
• wet room bath of cinder block will form the mold;
• as the room is equipped with a stove, the construction must be fire-resistant, providing a cinder block;
• serve cinder block construction of more than a dozen years;
• thermal stability of construction of the units is very high, which is important for a bath.

Cons steam from the cinder block:

• finished structure is not pleasing to the eye with its appearance, so the building of cinder blocks need to decorate the outside of the best views of finishes;
• moreover, inside the building also need to finish that blocks are not absorbed excess moisture;
  in building cinder block is difficult to lay communication.

If after reviewing all the pros and cons of such buildings, you decide to build a bath of breeze blocks, followed by the technology available to the construction of such baths.

Design bath cinder block

Before you begin construction of a bath, you need to make it a project.To

bath was built correctly, the project should be made in compliance with building codes and construction techniques.

First of all choose a place under the building, determine the type of soil, which depends on the type of foundation for future construction.

Often bath includes not only the steam room and the washroom, but also a terrace, attic, and various outbuildings.

Depending on your wishes you can build a small one-story bath for two or three people, and a sauna complex with a swimming pool and a large relaxation room.

Whatever it was, the basis of your bath should be steam room, and a relaxation room pomyvochnaya.

construction project must contain information on all areas of the future saunas.

drafted baths, calculated the height and area of ​​the walls, the location of doors and windows, roof type.

project up on paper or a computer in a reduced form.

When the project is ready, you can easily calculate the amount of material that will be required to work up to the amount of cinder block, as well as an estimate of costs.

Common baths Projects of cinder block in the image.

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Construction bath with his hands

Construction bath experts conventionally divided into several phases: construction of the foundation, walls, roof and floor insulation, interior and exterior trim.

First prepare the site.Clean it from debris, remove the top layer of soil, it is important to remove the sod and different vegetation.

Make markings on the corners of the future construction of trying to drive the pegs and stretch the rope between them.In operation checks should be built in the corners of the future, they should be 90 degrees.

If you have a pier foundation - check the placement of poles, if the tape - mark the width of the foundation.

Foundation - the foundation of any construction, so pouring the foundation is very important.To make the base, you need to dig a pit, compacted and leveled the soil and fill it with concrete.

cinder block - pretty easy stuff, so the foundation for such a structure may be a belt or columnar.

foundation must rise above the ground not less than half a meter to a cinder block is not destroyed by absorbing moisture.

When the foundation is dry, it must be covered with waterproofing material - bitumen, or roofing material.

next stage of work - erection of walls.Masonry walls of cinder block is about the same as the brick.

every three rows of masonry should be laid fittings to design turned out stronger.As best valves use a metal mesh.

Each row verify level to the building was perfectly flat.

last row of breeze blocks will end bars, which serve as a basis for future roof.

Window and door openings are also better at once to lay wooden bars.

should also leave holes for ventilation, and wire communications in the bath.

Technology laying cinder block on the video.

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last stage of construction with their own hands will be the construction of the roof system and roof.

for baths usually used Shed or gable roof structure.

Pent roof - the simplest option, which will cost quite inexpensive, and time for the construction will take at least.

In the second case, the design got a bit more expensive, but the work is longer, but you get extra storage room.

That is why most choose the second variant of the roof.

For a gable roof to do truss system of beams and planks which covered roofing material.

as roofing material for sauna use is usually slate, decking, roofing ondulin or depending on your abilities and desires.

Special attention should be paid to waterproofing, vapor barrier roofing bath, also be sure to insulate the roof to keep warm in the steam room.

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Internal finishing facilities

When the walls and roof are completed, there is interior bath.Sex should be warm expanded clay and pour concrete, and on top of ceramic tiles.

Some baths lovers placed on a concrete floor wooden ladder, but you should know that such a floor very quickly rots.

Equipping the floor in the bath, you should take care of the holes for all communications.

Gulf floor, you need to make a small angle so that water does not stagnate in the room and poured into sewer hole.

to during operation in the bath did not appear condensate, it is required to warm the inside.

most frequently on bath walls stuffed vertical furring strips of 5 cm, the distance between the rails -. 60 cm

between racks put insulation - rock or glass wool, which is coated with a vapor barrier on top.

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Further vapor barrier is attached another wooden frame from reek to provide ventilation of the internal bath space.

further finishing of the walls from the inside comes with wooden linings.This eco-friendly finishing option, which will fill your bath treatment woody fragrance.

Do not forget that all the wooden elements that are used for the construction of the bath, it is necessary to handle the special tools that protect the entire structure from moisture and mildew, as well as make it fireproof.

External construction finishing

Buildings of cinder blocks are durable and reliable, but looks rather unattractive.Therefore, outside the bath can be finished in any convenient and affordable way for you.

easiest and cheapest - plastering walls.You can use plain or decorative plaster.

In addition, the bath can be finished with facing bricks.This will not only construction decor, but also additional insulation.

recently used and more modern methods of decoration, which also does not take a lot of time - siding, paneling, facade tiles, imitation beams, and more.

options interior and exterior baths in the photo.

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