A real classical bathhouse, completely built from a quality and well-prepared logs, can not be erected in our time. Sometimes you have to save and for the construction of external walls use a brick, various blocks or "wild" rough-worked logs. Therefore, at the finishing stage, the owners almost always have questions about the finishing of the steam bath with a lining, on decorating this room with various carved articles of the interior or products made of birch bark. In this article, we will describe the available options for facing the internal walls of a steam room to help you decide on the most durable and practical material.
Options for finishing the steam room in the bath
- Finishing the steam room in the bath with wooden lining.
- Finishing the walls of the steam room baths with ceramics.
- Finishing the steam room in the bath with a stone.
Wood will not soon disappear from the market of building materials. Lining made of natural wood "breathes", has a magnificent decorative look, provides good thermal insulation and sound insulation. Its smooth surface has such a beautiful natural texture that it no longer needs additional painting. Each breed of wood differs in its color, pattern on the cut, density and other properties. But you need to carefully choose a lining, not all grades are suitable for use in a hot and humid room.
The lining of pine attracts its low cost, in addition, the coniferous aroma is well perceived in the rest room, adjusting to relaxation. But such material is undesirable to start up for finishing the steam room because of the large amount of resin in the wood. In a hot climate, the pine will bring you a lot of trouble, which will lead to a quick repair. Birch is also not worth buying for finishing the steam room in a brick bath, it weakly resists rotting in a moist environment.
Durable and practical is considered a lining of linden, aspen, ash, oak. Larch is heavily processed and often cracked, but has a high density and well serves in the bath due to the presence of gum, which protects against moisture. A special value for an amateur steamer is the cedar, which has medicinal properties. It emits into the air ethereal compounds having an excellent aroma and even capable of killing many pathogens. The decoration of the walls inside the steam room with cedar is considered a special glamor, the most expensive elite baths are built from this tree.
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The floor from a ceramic tile can be built not in any steam room. If the room is very hot, then it will not be very comfortable to stand on such a hot coating. In extreme cases, you will have to make special board boards or purchase tracks to protect your feet. In most cases, ceramics are used in Russian baths only for decorating the lower part of the walls, for decorating individual architectural elements near heating appliances and laying out ornamental patterns. Completely cover the walls with sunbeds waterproof tiles or mosaic practicing connoisseurs of the Turkish bath. This chic decoration best allows you to recreate the Asian flavor.
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Now it is increasingly practiced partial decoration of the decorative walls of a steam room in a bath of brick or logs, which makes it possible to embody more diverse design intentions in the interior. This method will appeal to those people who like new trends and dreams of using a more modern solution instead of a total lining of the room with wood. Decorative stone is able to fit pretty nicely into the interior of the bath , if this task is approached seriously and with imagination. Most often this material is used near the stove, which makes it possible to make the room as safe as possible. In addition, they can safely decorate one of the walls from floor to ceiling and bring, thus, the desired diversity in the interior of the steam room.
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