Bath barrel with your own hands - how to make + drawings, diagrams, photos

The construction of a full-fledged bathhouse at the summer cottage used in summer is not always advisable, since the cost of manufacturing it is quite large. Sometimes it is preferable to use the budget version of the bath, made from scratch literally within a couple of days. At the same time, outwardly such a structure can have a completely finished and attractive appearance (due to the use of special techniques for exterior decoration).

In this article we will talk about how to make a bath barrel with your own hands, what materials to use, as well as drawings, diagrams, photos and video instructions.

Internal design

The longitudinal dimensions of such structures range from 2 to 6 meters; and the smallest buildings usually consist of only one steam room with a stove.

Large-sized structures may include a washing room, a rest room, and an improvised porch with a canopy.

Material

You can use tongue-and-groove boards

You can build a sauna bath use wood from such known species as fir, spruce or larch. Taking into account the special conditions of operation at the dacha (precipitation, sudden changes in external temperatures, as well as high humidity) it is best to use moisture-resistant wood varieties. These species include cedar and larch, the high cost of which fully pays for their long-term exploitation.

But such a connection is more convenient As for the shape of the blanks for making an improvised bath, a well-planed edged board with a special spike connection can be used as such. into the groove. "

For the convenience of assembling a structure, it is desirable to give rounded shapes to typesetting elements by selecting a part of the material according to a special pattern. When using conventional flat boards, one should select billets of small width, the radial size of which allows the shape of the structure to be as close as possible to the circle.

Base

Basis for the bath of the barrel

The need for a foundation usually not. It is enough to prepare a flat platform and place on it a special base that serves as a reliable support for the construction of a rounded shape.

The following can be used as such a site:

• a fully concreted or asphalted area;
• a concreted area with paving tiles laid on a screed;
• ordinary well-compacted soil surface with a wooden shield laid on it;

In addition, an old reinforced concrete slab of a suitable size can be used to prepare a flat platform.

Reinforced concrete slab as a platform

When assembling the support base, try to adhere to the following recommendations:

1. A high-quality edged board with a minimum thickness of 5 cm, previously treated with a special impregnation or any other composition that protects the wood from rotting, should be used for its arrangement.
2. The distance between the transverse support boards should be no more than 1.5 meters, and their total number should be selected based on the size of the bath.
3. In the process of assembly on cross-boards, a rounded recess is made that exactly follows the contours of the structure installed on them (when preparing the recess, make sure that the unselected part of the board is at least 10 cm on each side).
4. To give the structure additional rigidity during the assembly of the structure, use metal blanks installed in the corner joints and at the junction points of the individual base elements.

Assembly order

Sizes of the large bath of the barrel

Assembly of the hull The bath begins with the installation of partitions fixed on the base crossmembers. When arranging them, we should not forget about the special openings designed for the installation of door and window blocks, as well as the processing of wood material with special protective impregnation.

Assembly

Then, on the ready-made oval base, several boards of the desired length are placed, interconnected by spike-to-groove method. Upon completion of the preparation of the part of the circle, sufficient for fixing the end partitions, the latter are installed in place and securely fastened. After that, you can safely continue forming a circle from the boards with the support on the partitions.

Interior

The required rigidity of the bath-barrel structure is achieved through the use of tightening metal hoops. For reliable adhesion of the covering hoops, special iron clamps are used, by means of which later (after the wood dries out) it will be possible to tighten the structure, preventing the formation of cracks.

Interior design

As for the exterior of the building, traditional soft roof can perform its function, Mounted on the upper sector of the bath. When it is arranged, this part of the barrel is first covered with a waterproofing material (plastic wrap, for example), and then covered with roofing felt or bituminous tiles.

Video

Assembling the bath-barrel:

Photo

In the photo you can see various accomplishments of the bath barrels:

Bath barrel on wheels

At the lake

Bath covered with stones

With a shower in the street

With a sloping roof

With a porthole \

With glass by the door

By the pool

In a private house

In landscape design

Bath barrel in the forest

Near the house

A bathhouse barrel near the spruce

Mini bath barrel in the yard

Schemes

And now, you can read with diagrams and drawings of the manufacture of the barrel bath: