The choice of steam room doors is limited to wood and glass . Nobody wants to put plastic in a hot room. Wood is traditional, and glass doors to the bathhouse came from the Finns. Well, let’s figure out together what the pros and cons of both are, and then we’ll deal with technical issues - dimensions and installation of a glass door in the steam room.
Requirements for doors to the bathhouse
The main function of sauna doors is to retain heat in the steam room. And not just high air temperature, but real heat, which is needed to effectively steam the whole body. Therefore, there are special requirements for this partition.
The entrance doors to the steam room must:
- It's easy to open up. In addition to the usual ease of use, this is necessary so that in case of any danger you can jump out of the room as soon as possible.
- Have a sufficient gap at the bottom for air to pass through.
- Have the required dimensions. The structure should not be wide or too high.
- Have sufficient strength.
- Resist high temperature and high humidity.
- Completely retain heat indoors. This requires excellent thermal insulation properties.
- Have fire resistance.
In addition to the above, we need to emphasize one more point. After the door has been installed in the bathhouse, it should under no circumstances slam or jam. At best, a person can get burned while trying to open the door. In the worst case scenario, if someone does not come to the rescue, everything can end fatally.
Glass door to the steam room Source floatech.ru
It must be remembered that wooden doors are susceptible to expansion from the abundance of moisture at elevated temperatures. Therefore, it is better to choose a design that can be easily opened even in a lying position. This can happen if you suddenly have a heart attack and you have to crawl out of the steam room.
Correct installation
Proper installation is especially important when using a glass door. If you want to do it yourself, you should invite an assistant - it is much more difficult to manipulate a glass monolith alone than a wooden one. But for a person familiar with minimal skills in construction and owning hand-held power tools, nothing is impossible, and you can do without expensive professionals. You just need to strictly follow the manufacturer's instructions. If you fix the fastening elements properly and maintain the verticality of the hinge, then even heavy glass of a respectable size will move easily when opening and closing, without creating inconvenience.
Advantages of a glass door
Considering the above, we can come to the conclusion that the wooden structure does not fully meet all the requirements. And even if you carry out preliminary work with it (mainly by impregnating it with various compounds), it is not always possible to achieve the desired results. Therefore, it is necessary to search for another, suitable material.
And glass rightfully acts like this. Of course, not simple, but specially produced, with specified parameters. Modern technologies make it possible to achieve characteristics that are even several times higher than those of structures made from the strongest types of wood.
Sauna with glass door Source wellnessartikel.net
See also: Catalog of companies that specialize in doors, windows and related work
Advantages of a glass door for a steam room:
- Impeccable environmental cleanliness.
- Ability to withstand even extreme temperatures and maximum humidity.
- The size of the glass bathhouse door does not exceed standard parameters.
- High strength of the canvas is ensured by armored film.
- It is capable of serving for quite a significant period without losing its characteristics.
- You can watch people so that in case of trouble you can come to the rescue.
- Visually expands the space in the steam room, making it more spacious and lighter.
- Installing the door to the steam room can be easily done independently, without involving specialists. This applies to any glass structure.
In addition, although the material can heat up, it does not reach a critical temperature. Therefore, you can touch the glass in the steam room without the risk of getting burned.
The best manufacturers
AKMA
Russian brand. The production of one of the largest manufacturers of glass interior products is located in St. Petersburg. The AKMA product line of glass doors includes economy and premium products.
It includes several series:
AJIO
The doors have small patterns on the surface of the glass, applied to it with baked ceramic paint. Visually they expand the space of the bathhouse.
LIGHT
The collection includes lightweight doors with a leaf thickness of 8 mm. Frosted glass has a bronze color. There is a small pattern on the surface.
GLASSJET
A series of glass doors with a monochrome pattern. It is applied to transparent bronze glass using a special technology. The pattern is resistant to mechanical damage and high temperatures.
GLASSJET colored
The door leaves of this series have a full-fledged pattern applied to bronze transparent glass.
Hammam
The doors are designed for Turkish baths. They have a matching design. The products are not suitable for installation in a Russian bathhouse due to its higher temperature and high humidity.
Glass doors with engraving for baths and saunas
Heat-resistant canvases are decorated with engraving, which is applied to the surface of the glass with diamond discs. It looks especially impressive on frosted glass.
Dorma
Glass doors for baths and saunas are produced in Moscow using German technology and from imported materials. The company produces only a few models without decoration. They are popular among Russian buyers because of their good fittings and stylish, laconic design.
Adielle
One of the largest Italian manufacturers of interior doors and glass partitions. The doors of this brand are equipped with the most modern fittings and have a stylish design. The product line includes glass doors with transparent and matte finish.
Movi Italia
The Italian manufacturer produces glass doors with an ultra-modern design. The company's lineup is updated every year. The products included in it are not only stylish, but also practical. The fittings installed on them give the canvases a respectable appearance. The product line includes swing and sliding doors.
Foa
Italian manufacturer specializing in the production of glass doors with a traditional appearance. The products included in the product line have a decorative finish.
Sophia
The Russian company produces three model lines of glass doors for baths. The products have a matte finish and a modern design. They have a wide range of colors from warm to dark tones. The appearance of the doors is the development of an Italian designer. The range includes swing and sliding doors with anodized aluminum fittings and metal frames.
Longhi
The Italian manufacturer produces glass doors with a hidden sliding mechanism using patented technology. The product line includes doors that have an original design with patterns and drawings. The doors of the Spark collection are made of laminated glass.
Aldo
A Russian company specializing in the production of glass doors designed for use in extreme microclimatic conditions.
The product line includes models of various colors and designs, with and without frames. Some doors have a wooden profile. In the line you can find products with completely transparent canvases, matte, painted, etc. Drawings and engravings are used to decorate the canvases.
Astor Mobili
Italian manufacturer specializing in the production of premium glass doors. Veneer and aluminum profiles are used as cladding for the glass sheet. The range includes swing and sliding doors.
Types of glass doors to the steam room
The glass for the door leaf, which will be installed in the steam room, is made using a special technology. First, the material softens. The process is brought to the stage when the base begins to change its crystal lattice. Then extreme cooling is carried out.
Compact steam room in the room Source homify.com
The result is a new material, the degree of heat resistance and strength of which increases significantly. This glass is awarded the highest heat resistance category - A3. And it can withstand an impact load of 3382 kgf/m². And this is equivalent to an iron core weighing 100 kg falling from a ten-meter height.
Today, 3 types of steam room doors are equipped with similar glass:
- Pendulum design, which conveniently opens in both directions. And thanks to the magnetic closer it closes tightly.
- A classic swing door made of glass, which is installed in a wooden frame. And hinged butterflies serve as loops.
- Retractable design, which is the most complex. But it is used when it is impossible to install a door to the steam room from the previous options.
For the production of any of the designs, heat-resistant glass with a thickness of at least 8 millimeters is used.
Combined type windows
The combined type of windows involves the use of several materials in different combinations, in particular:
- wood with plastic;
- wood and aluminum;
- plastic with aluminum;
- aluminum with wood and plastic.
The combination of several materials can improve the thermal insulation properties of windows. And most often the first two combinations of materials are used.
You can combine materials in windows in this way:
- The inside of the frame is lined with wooden planks, and the partitions and the entire frame are made of plastic. Such windows appear to be made of wood from the inside. For protection and additional decoration, the wood is coated with several layers of varnish.
- The entire frame is made from laminated veneer lumber, and aluminum or plastic strips are placed on the outside using clamps to allow the wood to “breathe.”
- First, two independent frames are made - the inner one is made of wood, and the outer one is made of plastic or metal. Along the perimeter, the frames are connected to each other with special brackets, and the glazing is done with ordinary glass, and not with bags. If desired, any of the frames can be removed.
Windows made using the last two methods are suitable for installation even in a steam room, because metal and plastic are located outside.
Steam room door sizes
As a rule, doors are selected for entering a steam room, the height of which is much lower than usual. This is due to the fact that steam accumulates in the middle of the room, under its ceiling. And to maintain temperature and other conditions, the evaporation layer must be at least 80 cm.
Sauna behind glass doors Source amazonaws.com
Based on this, in order to install the glass door to the bathhouse correctly, the height of the steam room must be initially determined. And after that, from the result found, the standard thickness of the desired evaporation layer is calculated. Therefore, when the height of the room is equal to the standard of 2.5 meters, the entrance to it should have 170 cm vertically.
In this regard, when constructing a bathhouse, everything is calculated in advance. And since imported doors for steam rooms have a height of 190 cm, it is necessary to design a room with a ceiling of 2.7 meters. You can take any width of the door leaf.
But as a standard, they always try to make the passage to the steam room narrow. And for it they choose doors 70 cm wide. Therefore, the size of the glass door to the steam room fluctuates a little. From 170 to 190 cm in height. And the width corresponds to both Western and domestic standards.
Briefly about the main thing
To enter the steam room you need a door that meets many requirements. A special glass design is best suited. The material is distinguished by special hardening, in which the door acquires high heat resistance and impact resistance.
Any of the three types of bath door leaves can be installed independently. But you will need a partner, since glass structures are always heavier than a regular door. And holding it while tightening the fasteners is extremely difficult without some experience.
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