A hanger in a bathhouse is an integral part of the interior, which carries a functional load. But if it is desirable to install a metal hanger in the hallway, then it is better to install a wooden structure in the dressing room.
It will fit better into the design of a Russian bathhouse, and towels and linen will not get dirty with rust, which appears on metal products due to high humidity. Do-it-yourself wooden bath hanger - how to make and install a product without experience or special skills for this?
DIY wooden bath hanger
Care Tips
The first and most important rule that should be strictly followed is the mandatory drying and ventilation of the room after each session in the steam room.
This will help protect wooden furniture from the harmful effects of excess humidity. By the way, a sauna stove will help dry the room if you leave it running for some time after completing the water procedures. When ventilating the room, it is worth opening all doors and windows, while covering all water containers and tanks with lids.
A bathhouse is a room in which, like a bathroom, it is necessary to maintain cleanliness and carefully monitor internal hygiene. Of course, high temperatures protect the steam room from the appearance of all kinds of microbes and bacteria in it, but they are not able to protect the room from the appearance of dirt. Regular cleaning cannot be avoided. It will be necessary to wash away any remaining dirt remaining on the shelves after the procedures, as well as traces of condensation.
After completing the bath procedures, it will not be superfluous to wipe the surfaces with a dry towel, even if there is a backlight. This will not remove the moisture that has already been absorbed into the wood, but it will make it much easier for the outer surface of the shelves to dry, which means it will speed up the drying inside the wood.
At the same time, taking into account the specifics of the bath room, i.e. its mostly wooden design, chemical cleaning agents cannot be used in the steam room. The best option is simple laundry soap. It would be useful to use soft brushes. If there is heavy dirt on the wood that is not easy to remove, you can use sandpaper.
How to make shelves for a bathhouse with your own hands, see the following video.
Material
High humidity and bath temperature are the determining factors when choosing materials for its arrangement. Here we are talking about washroom shelves, where the temperatures are low, but the humidity is still high. Therefore, water resistance should be one of the properties of the selected material.
Wooden for shampoos
Wooden shelf for shampoos in the bathhouse
In this sense, wood is the least suitable material , because under the influence of moisture, most types of wood are destroyed, in addition, a humid environment is ideal for the proliferation of various microorganisms, which also render the tree unusable.
And yet we build bathhouses from wood, equipping them with wooden objects. So it's not all that bad. In any case, once it gets wet, it will not immediately fail. In addition, we can protect it - coat it with a compound that will make it more resistant to rot, close the pores and make it water-repellent. The use of such compositions in a washing room is quite acceptable.
Wooden shelves are great for baths in any style. Only the form .
If for the steam room we have always strongly advised not to use conifers , since they emit resin, then in the washing room the temperature allows the use of these particular species. Here their best sides - resistance to rot, water resistance, as well as the low cost of the main conifers - pine, spruce, etc.
In addition, larch and oak only become harder from water.
ADVICE! But we won’t recommend linden and aspen, which are so well suited for a steam room, for a washing room - they have soft wood that is easily affected by rot.
Metal
Metal in the bathhouse is a controversial material. If we use it, then alloys of non-ferrous metals or stainless steels . However, there are also ordinary steels with a coating that prevents them from oxidation - we constantly use similar things in bathrooms, these are chrome-plated plumbing parts.
It is clear that the shelf itself is rarely made directly from metal, but brackets and other types of fastenings - yes, very often are made from one or another alloy, with or without coating.
If the design of a shelf with metal parts suits your design, check with the seller whether they will rust due to high humidity. (No need to ask about chrome ones - it’s clear that they won’t).
In principle, if, for example, you decorated the sink with tiles, then any shelves that can be hung in the bathroom become appropriate.
Glass
Glass in a bathhouse immediately raises concerns. If it breaks in a washroom, it will do more harm than where people wear shoes. Therefore, it is either better to avoid glass altogether, or to use varieties that do not form sharp fragments . This is the glass that is used to make doors to the sauna - it is usually 8 mm thick, it breaks with great difficulty and into pieces that do not pose a threat.
Glass shelf for shampoo
A glass shelf in a sink is appropriate only when everything else is done in a modern, fairly technological style . Attaching such a shelf does not cause problems - you can buy small brackets everywhere, you just need to check their “endurance” - the weight for which they are designed, because thick glass itself is heavy.
Plastic
If you don’t want to take risks with glass, you can use its analogue - plastic.
Moreover, the washing room is exactly the place in the bathhouse where plastic will not do any harm, because it will not release harmful organic matter under the influence of heat. Plastic shelves can be made from acrylic, plexiglass or any other plastic (what about polycarbonate ?
