Making furniture for a bathhouse with your own hands. Recommendations, drawings and assembly diagrams

A bathhouse needs a certain set of furniture, which should include a table, a shelf, and wooden benches. When choosing furniture for a bathhouse, its specific features, such as high humidity, should be taken into account. The heat and humidity inherent in a bathhouse “present” special requirements for the choice of material for furniture:

• good humidity tolerance;
• the ability of furniture to withstand high temperatures;
• low thermal conductivity;
• the material must not emit toxic compounds that are hazardous to health.

The most suitable materials for furniture in a bathhouse

Based on the above requirements, the most suitable material for a bathhouse is wood.

• Conifers.

Pine and spruce are not suitable, as their wood is resinous, and the resin softens when the temperature rises and heats up. Hot resin can cause burns and stain the body. There is an option when resins are removed from pine, but as a result of this process, the wooden material becomes significantly more expensive. Self-removal of resin is a long and rather difficult process, so it would be better to choose wooden furniture for the bathhouse made from deciduous trees.

If you really want it and your budget allows, then the ideal option for bathhouse furniture is a luxurious cedar interior. Cedar wood is not rich in resin, the texture is the most suitable, but the cost is quite high. The advantages of Canadian cedar bathhouse furniture include the significant healing effect on the body due to the release of essential oils from the wood as a result of heating. Such oils perfectly disinfect, deodorize and have a beneficial effect on the skin and respiratory system.

• Deciduous trees.

With all the variety of deciduous species, preference as a material for furniture should be given to aspen and linden. These species have wood of a pleasant light shade, which perfectly tolerates changes in temperature and humidity, without losing its original shape. In addition, linden has a pleasant smell and is easy to process due to its softness. Among the disadvantages of linden is its susceptibility to fungus and rot, to combat which chemical compounds are used, which are very undesirable in the steam room.

Aspen wood is also light at first, but after some time it begins to darken. Aspen was previously used to make the top of wells, as it is well preserved in high humidity and does not rot. One of the disadvantages is that the wood fibers wear out, leading to dents and abrasions. The cost of aspen lumber is very low.

• Exotic breeds.

An exotic material option is the abashi tree, which grows in Africa. Its color shade changes as the temperature around it rises: from milky or light yellow to dark brown. At the hottest temperatures in the steam room, this tree does not heat up above body temperature, so there will be no burns from it. The downside is that this material is not cheap.

If we talk about wood species for other rooms, then for the washroom we need species that respond well to humidity, for the dressing room and rest room – any.

What items should a bathhouse furniture set consist of?

You need to focus on individual tastes and financial capabilities, but there is a certain standard minimum.

• A shelf should be made in the steam room of the bathhouse. They can have different shapes and sizes: single-step or have several steps; be located along the walls of the bathhouse or be in the shape of "L", "P". Wooden headrests and footrests are often placed in the steam room. Due to the fact that the place where they steam is small, it should not be cluttered with unnecessary objects, as they will serve as an obstacle to the movement of air. For convenience, you can add a small bench for placing basins and ladles and attach hooks.

  

  

• The washroom of the bathhouse should be equipped with a shelf, and benches of various configurations and sizes can be made. Such details as stools for tubs, buckets and other bath utensils will not be superfluous here. A hanger is placed away from possible splashes.

  

Making furniture for a bathhouse yourself

You can make simple furniture for a bathhouse with your own hands if you use the tips. Self-production will allow you to realize all your bold fantasies and optimally use the space of the bathhouse, maximally designed for comfortable rest, following your tastes and preferences.

First, you need to decide on the design and construction. To do this, depending on the size of the bathhouse, a plan for the arrangement of furniture inside should be drawn up, their sizes and shapes should be determined. It is good if everything in the bathhouse is done in a single style and selected in accordance with the expected number of people.

When making furniture with your own hands, it is important to process the parts well: round off the edges, sand the surfaces to an absolutely smooth state. To avoid burns from metal screw heads, they are sunk 5 mm deep and covered with wood putty on top. No part of the bathhouse furniture should be varnished.

Making shelves for a bathhouse washroom

Since the shelf is located in a room with high humidity, and the wood will be affected by temperature changes, the design must be thought out with particular care.

For maximum comfort, it is better to make the shelves wide (more than 800 mm), or even better, 1 m. Its length should correspond to the height of the bathhouse visitors.

The height of the structure is made with a reference point of 0.8 m.

• Measure the distance from wall to wall where the shelf will be located. It is necessary to leave a small gap (about 10 cm) for ventilation.
• Forming a frame using boards with galvanized corners. Their length is equal to the length of the room, and the width is approximately 60 cm.

  

• The frames are attached to the wall with screws parallel to each other. To prevent distortions, use a level.
• The ventilation hole should be made on the outside of the finished frames. Then the wooden strips are installed.
• The frame is attached to the stands and fixed to the wall with screws.

  

• The shelf below is made and installed in a similar manner. Its width will be narrower (40 cm), and the length will be the same as the upper one.

  

• The shelf can have a lattice at its base, made of wooden planks. The back of the furniture can also be made from it.

If the shelf is made for tall people, then it is problematic for “small” people to climb on it. Therefore, in the steam room of the bathhouse, it is necessary to put additional benches, about 40 cm wide and different in height. They are three-centimeter planks, carefully polished, with thick, stable legs.

Making a wooden bench

This part is necessary for use as a replacement for the bottom of the shelf, footrest, basins and ladles.

To make a bench with your own hands you need:

• saw the block into several 40 cm pieces (future supports);
• crossbars 60 cm long are cut from another block;
• nail the support from below and attach the seat base, made from 1 m long boards, to the top;
• cover the base of the bench with wooden boards, leaving gaps of 1 cm;
• Cover the finished furniture with an antiseptic containing vegetable oils.

How to make a wooden table for a bathhouse

A rest room cannot do without a small table. This piece of furniture in a bathhouse must meet all the requirements for furniture in a damp room, since the dressing room is also subject to temperature changes, like the steam room.

• Cut the boards into 5 pieces of 2 meters each for the table top.
• From one block make a blank 150 cm long to fasten the table legs.

  

• Form a tabletop from the prepared boards.
• Step back 30 cm from the short side and attach a narrow beam with five screws. From it, step back 35 cm and mount a similar beam. Cut the ends of the beams at 45°.
• Do the same on the other side.
• The legs are made from 70 cm long bars. To give them stability, trapezoidal supports (4 pcs.) are made. The angles of the trapezoids should be 45°.

  

• In order to assemble the legs, you need to insert pieces of timber (70 cm) between the blanks and secure the table structure.

• The table legs are inserted between two blocks attached to the table top.

  

• All table parts must be fastened with self-tapping screws.
• Insert the previously prepared board (150 cm) between the legs and secure it.
• All parts must be rounded off using a jigsaw.

Conclusion

When assembling furniture for a bathhouse, the boards should be placed loosely against each other, leaving small gaps. This will solve the problem of draining water from the washroom and steam room of the bathhouse, and ventilating the wood. In addition, the boards can shrink or expand when there are changes in temperature and humidity, and the gaps left will provide them with space.

It is better not to place upholstered furniture for relaxation in the bathhouse, as it must be provided with a good ventilation system that removes excess moisture.

Video: How to make shelves in a bathhouse

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