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A country plot with a house is considered finally equipped when the architectural design of a bathhouse with a terrace, a relaxation room and a barbecue area is completed. The bathhouse was an element of Slavic life. It served to cleanse the body, hence the ancient name “soap box”.
The Slavic peoples had a bath cult. They loved to steam.
The process of going to the bathhouse itself is a kind of ritual, including: knitting brooms, preparing herbal decoctions, natural mixtures for cleansing the body with birch tar, honey. Many religious rituals are associated with the bathhouse.
The design of a bathhouse with an attached spacious terrace and gazebo is the most common type of structure. Despite the fact that the role of the soap bar was replaced by a bath or shower stall, they could not displace the bathhouse. For a modern person, this is a place for wellness treatments, leisure, an opportunity to relax, and have a great time in the company of friends.
The desire to implement a bathhouse project on the site is subconsciously built into our hereditary code. The owner may not brag about the house, but he will emphasize “what a bathhouse I have.”
A suitable project is selected from catalogs on the Internet. It is possible to combine a bathhouse with a summer kitchen and billiard room.
Review of typical projects
The project with an open veranda on a pile foundation without a plinth or blind area looks great
Projects with a bathhouse, a terrace, a barbecue veranda in a country house, or a personal plot are popular and in demand. This set includes all the necessary elements for relaxation.
Bathhouse project 6 x 4 m with veranda
The bath complex consists of three main elements: a steam room, a wash room, and a dressing room. Additionally there is a locker room, a relaxation room, and a terrace. A wooden door is installed between the steam room and the washing room. Sliding glass doors are popular now. They have handles that don't get hot.
What to consider in a bathhouse and barbecue project
Bath and health complex in the estate with a terrace near the pond
There are SNIPs that determine the location of a building according to sanitary and fire safety standards.
According to SNIPs:
- distance from the fence, fence - 3 m;
- if there is a well on the territory of the personal plot, the distance from the bathhouse is 8-12 m (so that groundwater is not polluted);
- the recommended distance to the main building, a residential building, is 8 m (for fire safety reasons).
Before choosing a bathhouse project with a veranda or terrace, you need to consider the following factors:
- Before deciding on the design of a bathhouse with a terrace, barbecue, you need to think about how many guests will relax in the health complex . This determines the dimensions of the building and the size of the terrace for relaxation.
- The structure must be proportionate to the site, proportions must be maintained. Unless the bathhouse with a terrace is located on a separate territory.
- Will a bathhouse with a terrace be used during the cold season? When used in the off-season, in winter, it is additionally necessary to equip the structure with a cut-off vestibule. Cold air from the street will not get inside the room.
- The layout is chosen based on the equipment for the bath: the size of the steam room; A mini-pool, plunge pool or shower will be installed to take a dip after the steam room. Layout options suggest the presence of a washroom, a bathroom, a rest room, a locker room, an entrance hall (a cut-off vestibule), and a bathroom. The toilet is usually done in the washroom. In order to place everything, you first need to make a drawing to scale.
- Material capabilities determine the costs of development , selection of materials, and overall dimensions of the building.
On a raised foundation, a 6 x 6 m building made of timber and edged boards
It is recommended to place the bathhouse on the leeward side. Smoke from the sauna stove and barbecue will not blow into the territory of the building or terrace. It is comfortable to relax when smoke does not enter the seating area. When planning a bathhouse, it is necessary to make calculations for the chimneys. It is correct when the bathing part of the building with the steam room faces south. The advantage of this installation is the rapid heating of the building during the cold season.
The building is located on an elevated place to improve water flow. If this is not possible, raise the foundation.
If there is no centralized sewerage system, a drainage hole is made 5–6 meters from the bathhouse. They lay it out with bricks and fill it with concrete around the perimeter.
Project of a two-story bathhouse with a terrace 5 x 7 m
For an open terrace, it is better to choose paving slabs or deck boards as flooring. The materials are resistant to moisture and temperature changes.
For year-round use, a closed veranda with glazing is made.
Typical projects
Small building 6 x 4 made of profiled timber, boards with a canopy
The design of a small bathhouse with a small terrace, without a barbecue, can fit on 20 square meters. As a rule, this is a small rectangular building with bath rooms (steam room, washing room with shower, small dressing room) and a rest room.
In such a bathhouse there is enough stove-stove to heat the entire house and a small rest room. The rectangular shape is practical and ensures uniform heating of the room from the inside.
Log house made of calibrated timber for a comfortable stay
Bathhouses with a terrace from 35–40 m2 are a complex that includes elements of a bathhouse and a relaxation area with a fairly spacious open area. The terrace to the facade of the building can be attached to one of the walls later, if funds are limited, on a separate foundation.
Building with a spacious extension, barbecue for barbecue
In conditions of limited space in a summer cottage, combined with the desire to build a full-fledged recreation complex, projects for bathhouses with an attic are being implemented.
Advantages of the projects:
- The usable area increases significantly, with compact construction
- the roof immediately covers the terrace and the building
- the pipe from the steam room stove serves as an additional source of heat for the attic floor
- on the second floor under the terrace you can equip a balcony for relaxation; it will complement the architectural ensemble
Wellness complex with a bedroom on the attic floor
Among the best projects are two-story bathhouses with an attic, a spacious terrace, and a barbecue. Act as a summer kitchen. In fact, it is a small cottage, a residential building. Interesting projects with a sliding glass wall between the recreation room and the attached gazebo.
Another bathhouse project with a terrace and a large relaxation room 7.5 x 5.5 m
The staircase is often installed on the ground floor in the recreation room. On the second floor there are bedrooms and a billiard room. If there is a swimming pool or an artificial pond nearby, it is appropriate to install sun loungers on the terrace.
Terrace, relaxation room in the bathhouse
Photos of projects with a corner location without a porch
In most bathhouse projects, the terrace is traditionally located on the front side of the building, but not always. The most compact, ergonomic, in terms of space organization, are corner one-story baths.
The covered terrace in the bathhouse is a comfortable place to relax after the steam room. They are covered with a common roof with the bathhouse or with a separate roof, with an adjoining one. Light, transparent polycarbonate is also used as a roof.
It is convenient to relax if you install a barbecue or grill on the terrace. Install a small kitchenette with a dining table to create an outdoor dining area.
It is advisable to have a sink equipped with a water supply. You need to have a place to store firewood. Decorate the bathhouse terrace with flower arrangements in hanging pots.
Veranda with barbecue and small kitchen on the terrace
The terrace in the bathhouse can be open or closed. To prolong the pleasure of using the terrace after a bath in the off-season, removable double-glazed windows are installed.
Building with glass veranda
The relaxation room in the bathhouse will be equipped at your discretion. During the cold season, it can replace the terrace. Usually there are bath equipment, a trestle bed for relaxation, a small soft corner, and a fireplace that fits into the interior. From the relaxation room there are doors to the locker room and work areas of the bathhouse.
Rest room, “living room” of the bathhouse
Peculiarities
Modern baths should include the following list of required premises:
- steam room;
- washing room;
- restroom.
Such a standard set will allow you to relax comfortably, and besides, the construction will not take up much space in the territory of the dacha or the local area of a private house.
If there may be size allowances regarding the steam room and wash room (the whole group does not always steam at the same time), then the relaxation area should be spacious so that each guest has access to a free space.
If we talk about private baths, then it is most reasonable to choose projects for 4-6 people, commercial options - up to 10 people. Miniature building 3x3 sq. m contains a recreation room measuring 1.5x3 sq. m. Such a room is enough for a company of 4 guests.
It is not rational to build a very large bathhouse on your site. It will take a lot of time and fuel to heat it. And to protect your budget, it is better to decide in advance on the number of people who like to take a steam bath and be guided by this.
Selecting materials for a bathhouse with a terrace
Strip foundation with a concrete bowl under the steam room, washing room
Even if you plan to implement a small bathhouse project, within 20 square meters, it is necessary to make a foundation. The main function is the uniform distribution of the load-bearing load, giving stability to the building. The manufacture and type of foundation depends on the type of soil and materials of the bathhouse walls.
You can use the services of professional builders and designers who will make all the calculations. You can calculate the technical characteristics of the bathhouse foundation using an online calculator.
Types of foundation, based on soil characteristics:
- Tape type. Recommended for swollen soils, with the installation of a “cushion” of sand and gravel, reinforcement
- On a sand-gravel bed, erected on a columnar foundation, on clay, sandy soils
- The piles are suitable for lightweight bathhouses, frame-type buildings on stable soils (sandy, rocky)
Strip foundation for a bathhouse
When constructing bathhouses with a terrace made of bricks and timber, a strip foundation is installed. Log houses are mounted on a columnar base. A “pillow” is made from layers of crushed stone and sand under the foundation, and they are compacted.
The strip foundation is marked using a level or a hydraulic level. Formwork is installed from boards, but it is better to use high-density polystyrene foam. It also serves as insulation. Under the attic-type bathhouse you need to lay and tie the reinforcement. The metal frame is filled with cement mortars and crushed stone.
Slab foundations are rarely installed due to the specific nature of buildings. The slabs are produced serially in standard sizes.
The loads on the foundation of the bathhouse and the terrace are different, the latter is a lightweight structure. It is not recommended to pour a common foundation. It is more correct to make an expansion joint between them. Then, with slight subsidence of different parts of the building, the likelihood of cracks and breaks occurring is reduced. The extension (terrace) is installed on pillars, floor joists are laid, and insulation is insulated. Lay tiles on top and lay a terrace board.
Wall materials
Original building with an attic made of clay and boards
Project of a bathhouse with a terrace, a rest room - a relaxation corner. Hence the desire to use environmentally friendly materials, wood, stone. In Rus' they built soap houses with steam rooms made of wood - this is a typical Russian bathhouse. Traditions have been preserved in our time. The use of impregnations and protective agents improves the technical characteristics of natural materials and extends their service life.
Wall material options:
- log house for a bath: log, chopped by hand; calibrated; rounded;
- beam: double; glued;
- brickwork;
- foam concrete and gas silicate blocks;
- frame construction, bathhouse made of clay.
Construction measuring 6 x 9 from clay pots
Wood has a number of advantages, but also some disadvantages. It is necessary to periodically treat with protective agents.
A somewhat exotic option for building a bathhouse is a building made from clay pots, that is, from chopped firewood and sawn logs. They are laid out on a clay, cement base. Some projects made from chopped, sawn firewood look very interesting.
Bathhouses with a terrace, barbecue made of logs, timber
Glued laminated timber building with canopy
The construction of a bathhouse from logs chopped by hand is quite complicated. A suitable log must be cleared of bark and dried (up to a year). Impregnate with agents that prevent moisture penetration and wood rotting. Then sort the logs and cut out grooves in them for laying.
Due to discrepancies in overall dimensions during installation, gaps may form that need to be caulked around the perimeter. The way to save your energy is to work with prepared material.
Calibrated rounded log is a material that has gone through all stages of preparation for construction, calibration by size, drying, and processing. The finished material is immediately used to build a bathhouse with a terrace according to the project. But the cost of the material is higher.
Advantages of sauna log cabins:
- environmental cleanliness;
- aesthetic appeal;
- low thermal conductivity;
- no toxic emissions;
- vapor permeability;
- soundproofing;
- quick installation;
- therapeutic effect, phytoncides are released during the heating process;
- does not require interior finishing.
Building 5 x 6 made of rounded logs
A bathhouse with a timber terrace has all the advantages of log cabins made of calibrated material. Prepared construction beams are slats and boards adjusted to size, which are joined into a single mass using glue under pressure.
They have an almost perfect fit, so the possibility of cold air entering through the cracks is minimized, unlike chopped logs.
Among the disadvantages of wooden baths:
- low fire resistance
- even after impregnation, wood can be attacked by wood-boring insects
- When shrinking, cracks sometimes form in the corners
It is necessary to regularly protect the outer part of the log house from moisture. In summer, dry and impregnate with compounds that prevent moisture absorption.
Brickwork
Brick building with corners tiled to look like natural stone
Brick is a reliable, durable material, but it is hygroscopic and absorbs moisture. In conditions of improperly installed ventilation and waterproofing, there is a high risk of fungus formation. It takes much more time to warm up a bathhouse made of brickwork than a wooden one, due to its high thermal conductivity.
Does not retain heat for long; additional heating is required. The thickness of the masonry is 25–38 cm, one and a half to two bricks. The inside of the steam room is lined with clapboard. It is attached to the slatted frame with self-tapping screws. The best option for finishing the washroom is tiles.
A brick bath will not be cheap. The material is heavy, increasing the load on the foundation. When drawing up a project, it is necessary to take into account the heat loss of the brickwork and provide for external insulation of the layers.
Foam concrete, gas silicate blocks
Foam block in construction
Porous blocks, foam concrete, gas silicate are the “golden mean” in terms of price and quality indicators.
Advantages:
- quick installation
- low conductivity due to the presence of internal air pores
When choosing a bathhouse project with a terrace, veranda, or rest room, it is better to choose foam blocks. Compared to gas silicate blocks, they have much lower hygroscopicity. Porous blocks have a small specific gravity compared to brick, even hollow brick.
Accordingly, there is less load on the foundation. Outside and inside, it is necessary to line the walls with plaster.
For a brick or block building, a reinforcement system is made from metal rods for the foundation.
Frame baths with terrace and barbecue
Inexpensive frame type of buildings on a pile foundation
The most cost-effective material for baths with a terrace. Installed on a pile foundation, the structure is lightweight. Requires careful waterproofing.
If the integrity of the waterproofing layer is damaged, the insulation mats become saturated with moisture, which sharply reduces their thermal conductivity (basalt, mineral insulation). OSB facing boards swell and deform. Like wooden houses, the materials have low fire safety.
Small bathhouses with a terrace are installed on similar posts.
Options
If a bathhouse is a way of life or a commercial investment, then you can consider options with additional options that will enhance your pastime and relaxation. Combination options are also popular.
With terrace
If the rest room is an enclosed space, then it will be nice to go out onto the terrace to get some fresh air. In the summer, you can even move the recreation area outside, equipping it with comfortable chairs, a table, a hammock or sofas with armchairs. In winter you can go out to the terrace to cool off.
The size can also be customized. If the terrace is planned as an outdoor recreation area, then it can be made the entire width of the bathhouse, as well as with a turn. A spacious square open veranda on the same foundation as the bathhouse and under the same roof can be used as a gazebo at any time.
There is a possibility of installing a swimming pool on the large terrace
The canopy will not allow the water to heat up too much from the sun's rays, which is so important when you want to freshen up, and leaves and fluff will not fly into the pool in large quantities
With swimming pool
If you don’t want to install a pool on the terrace, you can do it inside the bathhouse. A separate room can be allocated for the pool, which can be accessed directly from the steam room, but more often there are projects in which the pool is located directly in the relaxation room.
A small 2x2 version with cold water can serve as a river ice hole. Heating will be needed for swimming pools. For a comfortable stay, a size of approximately 6x3 is suitable. For entertainment, you can install waterfalls, water cannons or a hydromassage system in such a bathing pond.
Contrasting dips can be achieved without complex pool installation. Small fonts that resemble a huge barrel are available in stores that sell bathhouse equipment. They do not require digging a pit, complex finishing or a filter system. For a comfortable dive, a ladder leads to the font.
With veranda
By combining a terrace and a recreation room, it is possible to save space on the site. The veranda can be glazed with sliding windows, which will close in the cold season and swing open in the summer.
This option is worth considering for those who are planning to build an object for summer use in the country. In addition, sliding windows can be equipped with mosquito nets, and in the summer this is the best salvation from mosquitoes, moths and flies.
With bathroom
For a comfortable stay in the bathhouse for several hours, it is worth thinking about arranging a toilet, especially for commercial projects. You will have to incur additional costs for arranging communications, but a bathroom inside the bathhouse is simply necessary, especially in the cold season.
With attic
There are a lot of designs for bathhouses with an attic floor. It can be used as a guest room - equipped with a bed, or you can install a billiard or tennis table, a plasma TV, armchairs or a sofa.
Small projects involve a layout where the first floor is occupied by a steam room, a washroom, and a terrace, and the second floor is a relaxation room.
Interesting options for bathhouses with an attic, which include a balcony. This way you can enjoy the view from above and arrange an additional seating area with chairs and a table on your balcony.
When deciding to build a bathhouse with an attic floor, it is better to choose projects in which the roof is gable and sloping. This increases the usable space. In addition, you should consider a thermal insulation system between levels
This is important for maintaining a better microclimate in the steam room
Two-story
If a one-story building is just a bathhouse for the sake of a bathhouse, then an object with a second floor can proudly bear the title of bathhouse-house. Increasingly, just such buildings are growing on private dacha and suburban plots. The cost of constructing such a facility is less than the construction of two separate buildings. United by one roof and standing on the same foundation, the bathhouse and the house have their own characteristics.
The first floor is usually occupied by a steam room, a washroom or shower, a kitchen with a rest room, a bathroom, and a vestibule. On the second floor there is a hall and two bedrooms. The size of such a building with the optimal number of rooms is 6x6 m. The layout may provide for additional premises: a terrace, a firebox, a dressing room, a utility block, a firewood shed, and a balcony.
Heat and vapor insulation
Vapor barrier for a bath
The specificity of baths is that there is high temperature and humidity in the working area, steam room, and washing room. Previously, log walls were caulked with natural moss; it took several hours to warm up the room.
Currently, they are trying to reduce heat loss as much as possible, creating a thermos effect so that the bathhouse quickly warms up and retains heat . In addition, vapor and waterproofing is needed so that condensation does not penetrate deep into the materials of walls, floors, and ceilings and quickly evaporates from there.
Floor insulation
Floor insulation with expanded clay
Expanded clay is used as insulation under a concrete screed in a steam room or washing room. It is recommended to lay geotextiles on top. The advantage of expanded clay for insulating bathhouses with a terrace is that it easily allows moisture to pass through.
In winter, expanded clay and concrete cool down; the heat from the stove only manages to warm the upper layers of the floor. The optimal solution is to install a “warm floor” system, which allows you to quickly heat up the steam room of the bath and retain the heat inside.
Concrete floors that are covered with permeable boards are recommended to be additionally covered with liquid rubber (at least two layers) . A dense waterproofing film is formed.
The sliding effect of water increases. If you do not waterproof the floor in the working areas of the bathhouse, soapy water with sweat and fat inclusions clings to the roughness of the concrete coating. It is difficult to clean.
It is better to lay the floors in the steam room and washing room with lappated (non-slip) ceramic tiles, and install moisture-permeable wooden floor racks on top. Be sure to first insulate the concrete screed. After washing, a lot of water flows into the sewer, so an additional drainage system is made.
Insulation, moisture-resistant membranes for the ceiling, walls of a bathhouse with a terrace
Wall insulation
The heated steam from the heater rises to the ceiling, so the temperature is highest there. Traditionally, the walls of the bathhouse's steam room are lined with clapboard made of hardwood. Coniferous tree varieties are not suitable, as resins are released when heated. Decorative lining is attached to slats.
During the heating process, moisture and condensate penetrate into the gaps between the planks and accumulate in the cavity between the lining and the wall or ceiling. In order to prevent moisture from penetrating inside the bathhouse wall, a moisture-resistant barrier is installed in the path of condensation. To prevent heat loss, insulation is installed.
The construction market offers a range of insulation materials for moisture-resistant barriers and membranes. For projects of bathhouses with a terrace, combined foil materials are mainly used. They combine the properties of insulation and vapor barrier.
The foil surface perfectly reflects thermal energy. The main rule when laying insulation and vapor barriers is to eliminate the joining seams; they will be connected with foil tape.
In the rest room or locker room, where the humidity and temperature are lower, it is possible to use other types of insulation and vapor-proof membranes.
It is not recommended to use moisture-resistant membranes on a bitumen basis in the steam room or washing room; mineral or glass wool are used as insulation. They contain substances harmful to the body that can be released at high temperatures. The listed insulation materials are hygroscopic; when wet, their thermal conductivity increases.
Ventilation device in bathhouses with a terrace
Ventilation diagram
Properly installed ventilation in the steam room and washing room is the key to the durability of finishing materials. If the room is quickly ventilated, a completely normal circulation of air masses is ensured, and moisture does not accumulate in the space between the walls. The tree does not deteriorate. The possibility of the formation of fungus and mold is reduced to a minimum.
Experts recommend making a small window in the steam room, located on the wall opposite the door (40 x 40 cm), at the height of the door lintel. The second ventilation hole is punched at the bottom under the shelf (shelf in the steam room).
When the steam room is not in use, open the doors and windows, which provides quick ventilation. In addition to natural ventilation, forced ventilation is installed, with a built-in check valve to prevent cold air from entering the room.
Design ideas
Most often, many people decorate a bathhouse, especially if it is a small room, traditionally. They use wood in decoration, without tying it to any particular style. In this case, there is only one goal: to make the room as functional, cozy and comfortable as possible.
In the washing room there are benches, a container with clean water, washing accessories are placed in a cabinet, or a shower or shower stall is simply installed. A small room is allocated for the toilet. Ceramic tiles are often installed in the washroom.
The rest room is also usually not overloaded with details. It is also decorated with wood and contains a table with stools or a cozy sofa with a low table. An important piece of furniture will also be a cupboard. Textiles, samovars, and dried bouquets are used as additional decoration. But if you stick to a certain style, you can choose absolutely any one that suits your taste best.
Roof
Roof vapor barrier
The cost of construction is affected by the design of the roof. The best option in terms of cost is single-slope, gable. Hip roofing is suitable for attic structures. The terrace is covered with the same roof as the bathhouse, with a single rafter system.
The step between the rafters is made according to the project calculations. For the adjacent, protruding terrace, which is built later, separate rafters and sheathing for the roofing are installed. The area for the extension is planned and fenced off in advance.
The following roofing materials are used: roofing felt, soft tiles, ondulin, corrugated sheets. It all depends on the design features of the project.
Pros and cons of placing a bathhouse in a residential building
In addition to creating a comfortable place to relax, which you can use “without leaving your home,” housing with a bathhouse under one roof has a number of advantages, the main ones include:
- the possibility of creating a unified communication system, which will allow the bathhouse to be used year-round without the need to carry water and firewood or spend money on a separate water supply system;
- such projects are much more convenient for people of different ages - not everyone is comfortable walking from home to the bathhouse while being exposed to sudden changes in temperature.
Having chosen even a small house with a bathhouse as the desired structure, in the process of its construction you will have to face a number of difficulties:
- compliance with all current SNiPs, which include the installation of additional hydro- and thermal insulation of the wall adjacent to the bathhouse, ensuring high-quality ventilation and thermal insulation of the extension itself;
- although sewerage costs are reduced compared to separate wiring, engineering communications still require careful calculations;
- It will be necessary to treat the bathhouse premises with fire-resistant impregnations and antiseptics.
If these recommendations are not followed, problems may arise during the registration process of a residential building. Particular attention should be paid to energy supply and gasification, if required. If all existing rules are not followed, utilities may refuse to connect to central systems. Insurance companies will also be very reluctant to issue their certificate, since the building has an increased fire hazard.
Stoves for saunas with dry and wet steam
Heater in the steam room
The stove in the steam room is called a “heater”. There are many models of sauna stoves. They are mainly made of thick-walled metal, cast iron. They are lined with stones and heat-resistant bricks. The customer chooses a model based on the dimensions of the steam room.
A dry steam room differs from a wet steam room in the amount of steam in the air. In order to obtain dry steam, the humidity should not exceed 15%. The heater is heated to a temperature of approximately 120 ⁰C and a little water is poured onto it. Almost dry air with finely dispersed steam is obtained.
A Russian bath, or wet steam, will be obtained when the heater is heated to 80 ⁰C . Then water is poured from a ladle to create moist air. A dry steam room is called a sauna, a wet steam room is called a sauna.
Decoration
The decor of the rest room is selected at the very end of the design. With its help, the interior painting is completed
Particular attention is paid to textiles, which add coziness and softness to the atmosphere. Curtains on the windows, blankets on the sofas, soft pillows, kitchen towels - all these elements help to “domesticate” the rest room
If wood is used in the decoration, then such a move becomes mandatory, since greenery looks organic against the background of brown tones. The walls are decorated with paintings or series of photographs, and open shelves are attached to the corners. Small “thematic” souvenirs are placed on them: figurines, bowls, vases. In the Russian style, in the center of the table there is usually a traditional samovar, which is complemented by a bunch of dryers.
Foundation type
Two-story baths have a greater total mass than one-story baths, and therefore require the construction of a more powerful and buried foundation. Especially if the bathhouse is built from fairly heavy material.
Baths of two residential floors today are a tribute to the modern world, which is increasingly striving for practicality and comfort. And you can build almost any type of two-story bathhouse with your own hands: we have projects and clear instructions on our website. All that remains is to purchase the necessary building materials and furniture. After all, such buildings have long been erected by the owners themselves - without the expensive services of construction companies.
We present to your attention some projects:
Scheme-project of a two-story wooden house
DIY attic design.
Swimming pool in the bathhouse
Drainage system in the bathhouse.
Drainage system
If the bathhouse will be residential, even only in the summer, then it is important to take care of a good drainage system. If the drainage well is located close enough to the source of drinking water (main well or shallow well), then all the waste and harmful substances from the sewer can easily flow through the groundwater into the source of normal water.
It’s good if there is a collector nearby - it’s easy to cut a pipe into it. As a last resort, you can lay the sewer pipe as far as possible from the bathhouse into a special ditch, but it is better to take special permission from the local authorities for this.
Heating system
For a small two-story bathhouse, the ideal heating option is a brick stove. It will warm up quite slowly, but it will give off heat evenly and for a long time. Temperature stability will be maintained in the steam room, and the living quarters on the second floor will not overheat. There is no need for special heating for them - the pipe coming out of the first floor will warm up the entire room well. It will only be enough to properly insulate the walls.
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But for a two-story bathhouse with a large area, one stove for winter heating of the entire building will not be enough. To do this, you need additional heating, and gas type is not the worst option.
