How to make a barrel sauna with your own hands - a construction guide from a master

The construction of a full-fledged bathhouse building on a summer cottage site used in the summer is not always advisable, since the costs of its manufacture are quite high. Sometimes it is preferable to use a budget option for a bathhouse, made from scratch literally within a couple of days. At the same time, externally such a structure can have a completely finished and attractive appearance (due to the use of special exterior finishing techniques).

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

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

Large buildings may include a washing room, a rest room, as well as an impromptu porch with a canopy.

Choosing wood for a round bath

Making a barrel sauna requires a careful approach to the selection of wood that will be used in construction, since there will be no additional internal lining.

It is strictly forbidden to use coniferous wood for construction, which contains a lot of resin, which, when heated, can burn the skin and negatively affect the respiratory system.

The only exception is cedar wood. Such a board for a barrel bath will be one of the best options, because it has a healing effect on the body due to the content of essential oils and other components. In addition, cedar wood does not crack or change shape when heated, and is resistant to high humidity and bacterial attacks. And the beautiful textured surface gives the room a special aesthetics and charm.

Oak wood is very good for making bath-barrels, as it is characterized by great strength, durability and hardness. And under the influence of moisture, oak becomes even stronger. However, oak boards are quite expensive, so they are used more often for making furniture in a bathhouse than for building walls.

The appearance of oak wood is very attractive - a deep dark shade combined with a beautiful texture. All these indicators, combined with the healing properties of oak, make it very suitable for baths.

However, most often the assembly of a barrel bath is made from linden. It gives the room a pleasant aroma and a special healing atmosphere. Linden has substances that can cure diseases of the respiratory tract, kidneys and liver, tidy up the skin, rejuvenate and cleanse it.

It is noteworthy that linden accumulates heat well. In addition, it does not shrink much and is easy to process. Read also: “Which barrel sauna is best for home and garden.”

However, due to the low density of wood, linden is very susceptible to fungal diseases and rot, so such a bathhouse will last less than one made from harder types of wood.

Aspen wood is also suitable for building a barrel sauna. In terms of its characteristics, it is similar to linden, however, when properly prepared, it is not subject to cracking, deformation and is not so susceptible to moisture, but, on the contrary, becomes stronger over time.

This wood is the cheapest of all the options presented, that is, it belongs to the economy class.

Although birch, alder or fir are often used for the construction of traditional baths, they are not suitable for barrel baths for a number of reasons.

Beautiful examples

One of the advantages of a barrel sauna is undoubtedly its original appearance. He can't help but attract attention. Many people, having heard that their friends have such a bathhouse, want to visit it and try its steam in person.

The interior of the barrel bathhouse also looks very original from the inside. Most of the furniture is made of wood. The spherical wooden room promotes additional relaxation. Psychologically, it is comfortable, a person feels protected. In cross-section, it looks like a “sandwich” of several rooms: locker rooms, dressing room, steam room. And if the bathhouse is made of medicinal wood, then it also becomes a home clinic, which improves not only immunity, but also mood.

But over time, even such an exclusive can become boring. Many owners begin to decorate the building, and the bathhouse turns into a space shuttle or submarine or other buildings that have a cylindrical shape. Some people make a bathhouse that looks like a fairytale hut, but with an elongated oval shape. The use of glass on a large part of the facade will give the building a touch of high-tech or industrial style. Such a bathhouse, of course, will not be suitable as a winter option, but in the summer it will always delight the eye with its original appearance.

Other owners begin to emphasize the shape of the barrel or additionally adapt it to the structure of the house (leaving the necessary “gap” of 6 meters), equip it with a roof and veranda, and adapt it to a pool or water container. (If initially these architectural elements were not included in the bathhouse package).

With proper care, a barrel sauna will last for decades. Main:

• Do not forget to ventilate the steam room, and other rooms, for at least 4-5 hours, preferably after each use and if the sauna has not been heated for a long time.
• Do additional “drying” of the bath. It is necessary to run the oven at full power within one to two hours and keep the doors and windows open.
• Treat the structure with protective agents at least once a year.
• If a wood-burning stove is installed, it is advisable to use non-coniferous wood for heating. Firewood must be dry.

The water tank must be at least half full

This is very important when burning. After use, it is advisable to remove the remaining water from the tank. Check and clean the chimney regularly. Make sure that the water in the drain does not stagnate or freeze. In the autumn, the hoops that tighten the bathhouse frame should be loosened

It is during the cold season that wood tends to expand slightly due to the surrounding moisture. In summer, the reverse process occurs, the wood dries out, and the hoops need to be tightened.

What types of barrel baths are there?

Depending on preferences and functional purpose, barrel baths can be divided into three large groups:

1. Finnish sauna
   with dry steam and high temperature. It is preferable that next to the steam room in such a bath there is a font or a wooden bucket with cold water.
2. Russian steam room
   with wet thick steam and brooms. Such a bathhouse includes two rooms - the washing room itself and the steam room.
3. Japanese
   traditional barrel bath - ofuro. This is a kind of large wooden bathtub, which is constantly heated by a stove built into it.

Preparation for construction: drawings and dimensions

A barrel of standard sizes should reach a height of 2–3 meters, and a length of at least three and no more than six meters. A room for water treatments of this size will be comfortable and functional.

The length of the barrel bath should be from three to six meters

But if you wish, you can move away from the rigid framework. You can customize the drawing of the future building to suit your ideas. The main thing is to take into account how many people will visit the bathhouse at a time and how much money has been set aside for construction.

In the project, it is necessary to display the dimensions of the door and the radius of the circle

Russian bath

The use of a Russian bath includes two stages, therefore, it consists of the following premises:

• Steam room - in it, thick wet steam is formed by splashing water or herbal infusions onto heated stones.
• Washing room - here, after preliminary steaming and massage with brooms, they take a shower, washing off sweat and stuck leaves, and gradually cooling down.

During installation, barrel baths of this type are provided with a slight slope so that water can drain from the drainage system installed in the floor and not stagnate.

In this case, the stove for a barrel bath is installed between the rooms so that the mesh with the heater goes towards the steam room, and the heating tank is located in the washing room.

At the same time, the firebox itself is also located in the washing room, behind a protective screen. Since there is not much space in a barrel sauna, the stove must be compact. It is imperative to install heat-resistant panels on the walls around it to protect the wood from fire.

Common forms

The classic form of such structures is a circle. Less often you can find square or oval versions of such buildings. Sometimes they may look like a rectangle with rounded corners.

There are also varieties of objects that have a semicircular top or rectangular bottom. The entrance, regardless of its shape, can be located:

1. Front.
2. From the side.

It can be designed in the form of a visor or stylized as a gazebo. Double-rounded structures in most cases have a rectangular outline. Vertical structures look like circular buildings. They are oval or rectangular objects with corners.

Dry steam room

You can set up a steam room with dry light steam in one room, providing a container of water at the outlet into which you can plunge. If there is no river or swimming pool nearby, you will have to build a plunge pool, since it is necessary to cool down and rinse off.

This Finnish sauna from a barrel is much easier to build with your own hands than a full-fledged large-sized structure. It should be practically airtight, without cracks or crevices. No drainage hole is required. True, you need to provide a ventilation valve under the ceiling or in the floor with a special valve, which can be opened if necessary.

In such a barrel bath there are only beds that can be made wide - it will be quite comfortable to sit on them, as well as a stove with a heater. If desired, you can drop essential oil or herbal infusion onto the hot stones for therapeutic purposes.

The barrel-shaped sauna can be located both vertically and horizontally. In the latter version, there is much more space inside.

Manufacturing of end walls

As mentioned above, a barrel-sauna is made with your own hands from two (minimum) round edge elements connected by profiled cladding boards. Therefore, construction begins with the assembly of the ends of the barrel using panel technology.

Place 2 support beams on a flat area and begin assembling the rear blank wall in the following sequence:

1. Place the blanks selected for the back wall on the beams.

2. Attach connecting jumpers from 4 x 10 cm boards to the resulting shield using self-tapping screws - 2 pcs. on every connection.
3. Carefully measure the center of the structure and nail a long strip to it. Having marked the required value of the radius of the circle on it, drill a hole at the indicated point and secure the pencil.

4. Rotating the bar on the nail, draw a circle line on all workpieces, including power jumpers.
5. Using a jigsaw, cut off the protruding edges of the lumber, keeping the blade straight along the line. The first wall is ready.

Advice. It is not necessary to tie the blanks into a shield with two long jumpers. Place 4 crossbars shorter and closer to the edge - the product will look more aesthetically pleasing.

When assembling, the groove of each subsequent beam is put on the ridge of the previous one, as builders of log houses do. This connection method prevents precipitation from entering the joint. Fit the boards tightly; if necessary, use clamps and wedging.

The front wall is made in the same way, only the door frame serves as the base. Twist it with self-tapping screws from the beams, having previously secured it to the stands with clamps and aligned the diagonals with a tape measure. To trace the circle, nail a temporary board to the box with the center on it.

After sawing off the excess, sand the ends of both pieces and install the door. It would not hurt to additionally secure the outer boards of the wall with long furniture screws screwed into the adjacent board bars. How to make the round walls of a barrel-sauna, watch the video:

Ofuro

This type of bathhouse is quite new for Russia. This is a traditional Japanese bathhouse in the form of a heated barrel. It is very easy to use and place.

The ofuro bathhouse does not have a roof, however, it can be used regardless of the time of year.

The ofuro is placed on a wooden platform, and inside the barrel there are wooden seats and a stove covered with a partition to prevent burns.

According to Japanese philosophy, in such a bath a person’s emotional and physical health is restored, he comes into harmony with himself and the world around him (read: “Japanese bath - types and features”).

As a rule, ofuro has an ellipsoidal shape, which allows the stove to be placed in the safest way for humans. Alternatively, heating pipes can be installed inside the barrel, and the stove itself can be moved outside the bathhouse.

However, such a design will require more time and resources to heat up and maintain temperature.

The duration of procedures in the Ofuro bath is usually 10-20 minutes. After such a bath, the skin should be rubbed with a hard glove, performing a massage similar to Russian brooms.

Design Features

The main feature of a barrel sauna is its barrel-shaped or cylindrical shape. Two round end panels with a diameter of 2.5-3 meters are sheathed with boards, forming a cylindrical body. The boards are tied together with bandage tape. Minimal contact with the ground provides good thermal insulation. Inside the barrel, a floor is laid, benches, a sauna stove, and, if necessary, partitions are installed.

The light summer cottage option is limited to this; 1-2 people can steam in a 2-meter barrel with minimal amenities. More advanced structures up to 12 meters long are connected to electricity, water supply and drainage, have a steam room, soap bar, shower, forced ventilation and a relaxation area. They can accommodate up to 5-6 people.

The doors in the partitions are made of wood; in expensive models, they are made of tinted or frosted glass. Sometimes, instead of a small window in the end panel, it is made entirely or completely from tempered glass or double glazing.

Barrel baths also include miniature single-seat baths made from a half-barrel standing vertically. Ofuro, or Japanese heated bath, is gaining popularity outside of its native country.

Preliminary work with bath material

Even if you know how to make a barrel sauna with your own hands, you still need to prepare the material for work in advance.

If you have the skills and equipment to process wood yourself, bath boards should be purchased with parameters of 90-95 mm width and 45-50 mm thickness.

Otherwise, you should provide the master with drawings of the barrel bath indicating the dimensions, according to which he will prepare the required amount of material, which will be perfectly fitted and processed.

It is worth noting that the number of boards directly depends on the size of the barrel bath. To calculate this indicator, you should draw a drawing to scale, calculating the circumference and dividing it by the width of one board. The length of the boards affects the size of the future room. As a rule, round baths occupy from 2.5 to 6 meters, depending on the type and layout of the building.

In addition, you need to prepare the wood for the back and front walls with the doorway. The stands for the barrel are made of durable wooden beams, machined to the desired shape according to the drawings. To ensure the strength of the entire structure, the walls will need to be tightened with iron strips that resemble hoops on barrels.

The fitting of window frames and door panels must be done as carefully as possible to ensure the tightness of the structure. The benches and floor inside the barrel bath are also made of wood, so they will need to be trimmed and sanded.

To ensure thermal insulation of the furnace, you should purchase a special material, such as mineralite. Since the bathhouse must breathe and be ventilated, it is provided with a special window.

Even before making a round bathhouse, you need to decide on the type of chimney, as well as the material from which it will be made.

In the case of a Russian bath, before construction you need to prepare pipes for drainage, tanks for heating water, as well as trays if you decide to equip a shower.

Depending on the type of future roof, material for it is prepared. You can use soft roofing material laid directly on top of the barrel ceiling. A more complex gable roof will require the installation of rigid supports.

All elements will be fastened with stainless steel screws or nails.

In some cases, in barrel baths, a small veranda is installed in front of the entrance, which will also require building materials.

Correct location of the bathhouse on the site - distances from borders and other objects

The correct location of the bathhouse at a distance from the boundaries of the site is one of the main requirements for its construction, since it ensures fire and sanitary safety. If the development plan is carried out by a design bureau, you don’t have to worry about meeting all the requirements. But if you decide to plan the location of the house and bathhouse on the site yourself, we recommend that you familiarize yourself with the information that we will present later in the article.

Before the fence

The indicator may increase taking into account the height of the fence and the material from which it is built. Such restrictions will protect against fire and sewage entering the site.

When the neighboring area is not built up, the distance can be reduced to 2.5 m. But provided that the height of the bathhouse along the ridge line does not exceed 3 m.

To the neighbor's fence

The recommended setback from the border of the neighboring plot is 3 m.

As in the previous case, the distance can be increased for reasons of fire and environmental safety. Plus, a building with an attic is a significant shading of the neighboring estate.

When planning a corner structure, the requirements of the regulations often have to be violated, so it is better to discuss this point with the neighbors in advance and obtain their written permission.

To the neighbor's house

In accordance with urban planning requirements, a distance of 8 m must be taken from the bathhouse to the neighboring or own house. When the structure is built from non-combustible materials, the distance is reduced to 6 m.

If the side of the house that the sauna faces is solid (without windows) made of brick, blocks or stone, then the required distance is reduced to 1 m.

Provided that the bathhouse will be built later than the neighbor's house, the party who plans the construction must comply with the requirements of the code.

To the bathhouse (in neighboring areas)

The acceptable distance between two bathhouses is considered to be 2 m. One of the bathhouses can be located a meter from the fence if it has a central sewerage system with drainage.

According to fire safety requirements for buildings made of flammable materials, the distance increases to 5 m.

This is often practiced in rural areas. When there is a garden, sheds, vegetable garden, and pens for livestock around the sauna. And the house and other residential properties are located in the opposite part of the site.

To other buildings on the estate

The sauna is allowed to be placed 1 m from other buildings of economic importance, provided that both structures are made of fire-resistant materials.

Discharge of wastewater from the bathhouse

Since a large amount of dirty water will form in a bathhouse with a washing room, it must be properly drained. If you use the bathhouse infrequently, you can get by with a hole in the floor. However, this method is not suitable for intensive use of a barrel bath, since excess moisture under the structure will lead to the appearance of fungus, rotting and damage to the floor, and an unpleasant odor.

Therefore, initially the bathhouse is installed at a slope towards the drainage hole connected to the pipe through which the waste goes into the drainage pit. This pipe should be carefully insulated so that in winter it does not crack and the water in it does not freeze.

For ease of movement in a round bathhouse, a grid-like flooring is arranged on the floor. Through the cracks in such a lattice, water will flow freely towards the low tide, and the boards will be able to dry well, and the structure will take on a finished look.

Pros and cons of the structure (table)

Step-by-step construction instructions

After the procurement of materials is completed, the wood must be treated with protective antiseptic impregnations, dried thoroughly, after which the assembly of the structure can begin.

Laying the foundation

Before you make a barrel sauna, you need to lay the beams for the base, which will bear the entire load of supporting the building above the surface.

The base beams are laid as follows:

• Prepare the required number of beams 3.5-4 cm thick and 30-35 cm wide - from 2 to 4 pieces, depending on the length of the building. In them, according to the drawings, recesses are cut into which the boards of the lower part of the barrel for the bath will be laid and secured.
• Next, the beams are placed at equal distances from each other, positioned in such a way that the first supports the wall with the doorway, and the last is under the back wall.
• At the end, all laid beams should be fastened into a single rigid frame so that during installation and operation of the bath they cannot move to the sides.

Working with front and back walls

At the next stage, they begin to manufacture the bottoms of the future barrel, that is, its front and rear walls. They should be smooth and even, without cracks or defects. They need to be marked for windows and doorways. Depending on the location of the openings, bars will be fixed to the walls, along which the boards of the sides of the barrel itself will be sewn. These bars are fixed across the structure.

First of all, they assemble a frame from bars and sew a board onto it to get a square. Having calculated its middle, a circle is drawn on the surface and a circle is cut out along the contour. Both walls are marked in the same way.

Next, in each circle, markings are made for one or two windows and a doorway, after which holes are cut out. If necessary, the resulting holes are reinforced with bars.

Marking boards for the side walls of the bathhouse

Further actions will be related to the preparation and marking of boards for the side walls of the barrel bath. In those places where the front and rear panels will be adjacent to the sheathing, you need to cut special grooves that match the width of the boards in the walls and reach 8-10 mm in depth. The so-called bottoms will be inserted into these recesses.

And if the bathhouse consists of two adjacent rooms, in the place of the partition between them, grooves must also be provided in the cladding boards to secure the wall.

Window and door frames

Since windows and doors must close absolutely hermetically and not let air out of the steam room, not everyone can cope with this task on their own. Therefore, it is recommended to place an order for ready-made windows and glass doors, which will be produced in compliance with all standards.

This way, you will receive high-quality products so that you can create an optimal microclimate inside the barrel bath and get the maximum benefit from the process.

How to assemble a barrel sauna

The assembly of a round bathhouse begins with the installation of support beams on a prepared site, located slightly at a slope, to which communications for drainage are connected. They will subsequently be connected to the low tide from inside the bathhouse.

In each of the cut out recesses of the base, a center is marked to which the first bath board is attached.

Next, the remaining boards are sequentially secured on each side until the base arc is filled. In this case, you should pay attention to ensure that the grooves located on the boards form a single contour. Thus, the floor of the building will be sheathed.

The next step is to fix the front and rear walls of the bathhouse in the grooves. They should stand firmly and not require additional support. At this stage, it is already possible to determine the shape of the future building.

After installing the walls and internal partition, they move on to covering the sidewalls. All subsequent boards are fixed directly to the walls. They are laid out and fixed parallel on both sides of the barrel.

When the fastening of the boards is completed, the entire structure must be secured with metal tape. Such rims can be installed in several places from two to four. Holes are made at both ends of the tapes and, after inserting bolts and nuts into them, they are tightened, tightening the ends.

After this, you can install windows and doors.

At the last stage of construction, the roof should be arranged. It can be made of flexible tiles or soft sheet metal laid directly on top of the barrel on a waterproofing substrate. As an option, you can install a gable roof covered with corrugated sheets or metal tiles.

If you install benches outside the building on both sides of the front door, you will get an impromptu veranda.

Base

Base for a barrel sauna
There is, as a rule, no need for a foundation. It is enough to prepare a flat area and place a special base on it, which will serve as a reliable support for the structure of a round shape.

The following can be used as such a platform:

• completely concreted or asphalted area;
• concreted area with paving slabs laid on the screed;
• an ordinary well-compacted soil surface with a wooden board laid on it;

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

Reinforced concrete slab as a platform

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

1. To equip it, a high-quality edged board with a thickness of at least 5 cm must be used, pre-treated with a special impregnation or any other composition that protects the wood from rotting.
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 bathhouse.
3. During the assembly process, a rounded recess is made on the crossbar boards, exactly repeating the contours of the structure installed on them (when preparing the recess, be sure to ensure that the unselected part of the board is at least 10 cm on each side).
4. To give the structure additional rigidity when assembling the structure, you should use metal blanks installed in corner joints and at the joints of individual base elements.

Interior work in a round bath

It is advisable to coat all wooden elements inside the bath structure, both walls and floors, as well as furniture, with linseed oil so that the wood is less susceptible to moisture.

The already completed bathhouse building needs to be filled with the necessary furniture and functional details:

• A recess is made in the floor for connection with pipes for draining water.
• Plank flooring is laid on the floor for ease of movement - it must be removable.
• There are shelves on the sides.
• The surfaces near the stove - floor, ceiling and walls - are sheathed with a layer of thermal insulation.
• Install the stove and chimney. At the point of contact with the ceiling, the pipe is covered with thermal insulation.
• Connect a tank for heating water if the design provides for its installation separately from the chimney.
• Water supply pipes are installed - if possible and necessary.
• If a shower is installed, a tray and associated plumbing equipment are installed.
• Set up a table if space allows.
• Lay the wiring with waterproofing and connect it to the electrical network.
• A font is placed near the bathhouse for rinsing after staying in the steam room.

If you want to steam not only in summer, but also in winter, you should think about how to insulate the barrel sauna from the outside so that the heat does not leave it too quickly. In addition, insulation will allow you to save on fuel for heating the bath in the winter. However, when carrying out such a procedure, it is necessary to comply with all standards and lay layers of vapor and waterproofing materials.

Note that the process of building a barrel bath is not as simple as it might seem. Therefore, if you are not confident in your skills, but want the bathhouse to be of high quality and comfortable, it is better to order the production of a barrel bathhouse from construction companies. After delivery and installation of the structure on your site, you will only need to connect the communications system. And then you can light the stove and use the steam room.

How much firewood do you need for the winter?

In fact, calculating how much firewood is needed for a bathhouse in the winter depends on a couple of individual parameters, so it’s easier to describe the algorithm, and then do the math for your own case.

So, prepare according to how many times you plan to heat the bathhouse during the winter. If every week, then that’s 4 times a month.

Everyone's stove is different, so it would be good to know how much wood usually goes into heating the stove and maintaining the temperature.

IMPORTANT! In winter, the amount of firewood can be approximately doubled compared to summer heating. This is what you start from - the approximate amount that goes away in the summer at a time, multiplied by two, and then again multiplied by the number of heatings per season

Add another 10-15% to this amount and you will have a supply for the winter

This is what you start from - the approximate amount that goes away in the summer at a time, multiplied by two, and then multiplied again by the number of fires per season. Add another 10-15% to this amount and you will have a supply for the winter.

If you don’t know how often you will heat, take the maximum possible number.

Projects

We are talking about a small-sized structure, which is offered in a barrel-shaped log house. Some manufacturers have called the sauna a thermos, which has a door. Inside you need to install a stove that runs not only on wood, but also on electricity, it all depends on personal wishes. Despite the fact that the room is positioned as compact, if desired, you can increase the space so as not to be crowded.

Before construction, it is necessary to prepare a design for the structure, taking into account all the details. The first step is to calculate the length of the barrel, because this figure affects the comfort of the procedure. If we are talking about a bathhouse 2 m long, there will only be a sauna inside without a dressing room, and you will have to change clothes under a canopy or at home, running to the steam room. But if it is possible to build a full-fledged bathhouse, the possibilities expand.

If the building is 3 or 4 meters high, you can already arrange a small locker room in it and, due to the increased space, install benches to increase the comfort of the room. Of course, if we are talking about 6 meters, here you can get a terrace, make a shower room with a toilet, the main thing is to develop the layout correctly. In such a structure you can make a steam room, a relaxation area and a washing room. As for a larger bathhouse, there is no point in making it so large. The entrance can be on the side or in the middle of the building, it all depends on personal wishes.

It is necessary to make drawings of the future bathhouse, because this is a construction plan according to which work can be carried out in stages. To organize the interior space, you can draw a cross-section of the room - this will help you understand where and how to place everything. As for the diameter of the barrel, it all depends on the height, but you should not make it less than 2.2 m. If you follow these parameters, everyone will feel as comfortable as possible inside. In addition, if you increase this figure, you will need greater consumption of materials and heating, so making a barrel at the dacha too high is impractical.

Of course, if you do not have such a large area, you can make a mini bathhouse, which will be convenient, comfortable, but at the same time compact. It is enough to set up a steam room, perhaps a small locker room, and you can enjoy the procedures at any time of the year. Today, a variety of forms of this structure are offered, the bathhouse can be corner, square and even triangular, it all depends on your own taste and imagination. The room can be equipped with a shower inside, and a gazebo outside.

Nuances of arrangement

The internal arrangement of the sauna-barrel is determined by the needs and capabilities of its owner. If the bathhouse is planned to be used only in the warm season, insulation will not be required. Otherwise, it is necessary to insulate the walls with basalt wool, and in the lower part it is better to use penoplex that is not afraid of moisture.

In addition to the shelves in the steam room, it is necessary to make benches and a table in the dressing room. If there is a rest room, it is also better to equip it with wooden furniture that is not afraid of moisture.

The surfaces of walls and furniture can be impregnated with linseed oil or special compositions for baths.

It is imperative to equip the oven with protective guards to prevent burns.

For relaxation in the summer, a canopy-veranda is equipped at the entrance. To do this, the roof and wall boards are released above the entrance end wall.

Assembly order

Dimensions of a large barrel sauna
Assembly of the sauna body begins with the installation of partitions fixed to the crossbars of the base. When arranging them, one should not forget about special openings designed for installing door and window blocks, as well as treating the wood material with a special protective impregnation.

Assembly

Then, several boards of the required length are laid on the ready-made oval base, connected to each other using the “tenon and groove” method. Upon completion of the preparation of a part of the circle sufficient to fix the end partitions, the latter are installed in place and securely fastened. After this, you can safely continue forming a circle from the boards supported by the partitions.

Interior

The required rigidity of the barrel bath structure is ensured through the use of tightening metal hoops. For reliable adhesion of the enclosing hoops, special iron clamps are used, with the help of which subsequently (after the wood has dried) it will be possible to tighten the structure, preventing the formation of cracks.

Interior arrangement

As for the exterior decoration of the building, its function can be performed by a traditional soft roof mounted on the upper sector of the bathhouse. When arranging it, this part of the barrel is first covered with waterproofing material (polyethylene film, for example), and then covered with roofing felt or bitumen shingles.