Have their own bath on your site - the dream of many. The only thing stopping the construction - an impressive amount, which will have to spend on high-quality steam. In order to save some resort to the construction of the foundation of the sleepers.
Sleepers - cheaper material, it is treated with creosote for antiseptic purposes. Do not take a brand new material to such processing because smell is lethal (and besides, toxic). The best option is to purchase already written-off material, which for several years. Over the long term creosote erode and spraying retire sun and precipitation.
Building on the foundation of a bath sleepers pretty quick. Within a few days after the completion of construction of buildings will be sweating. Foundation, choose a belt or a bar. Sleepers are not afraid of rodents and insects. only impressive weight can be isolated from the minuses. Each timber weighs about 50 kg and a length reaches 2.5-3 meters.
But the foundation on the sleepers will last you a long time. The average life expectancy of such construction - 40-50 years.
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How to build a foundation of self-sleepers?
As a foundation suitable for the construction of greenhouses, gardeners and cottagers, too, will be interested in such information. For the greenhouse is not necessary to prepare the base, simply mount the sleepers directly on the ground.
If you are planning to build a strip foundation for a bath, you have to take care of the ground. To begin, dig a trench for the base. pit depth should be approximately 60-65 cm. The foundation will be to lead directly into the ground or leave on the ground. Based upon the selection of dig a trench.
If the soil at the site agile, then takes a deep foundation, and sleepers are stacked in several rows. Provided that the deep groundwater flow, can be installed on a sleeper layer of crushed stone and sand.
- On the bottom of the trench lay sand layer (6 cm), then sprinkle small fraction gravel (22 cm). All align and lightly moisten the substrate. Then carefully tamp the resulting layer;
- Further blanketed ruberoidnyj layer (lay waterproofing). The material is laid overlapping (15-16 cm). Waterproofing will help protect you and others from the odor of creosote;
- In the final, lay sleepers in a row. Choose only the most sturdy beams. Between the elements are fastened with special clamps or pins of metal. Vertical bars fasten through pre-drilled holes (insert fitting therein);
- Mounted on the mount substrate of sleepers carcass installation and start to settle in the wall via timber. After that line the back ruberoidnyj layer and then again a layer of planks (about 25 mm).