Many owners of the cottage or a private house dream of own bath. But the construction of even the most unpretentious bath - a costly exercise, so that everyone can not afford such a luxury. However, it is realistic to realize his dream in life is for a very modest money, the main thing - to know some tips and tricks to help you save money on the construction of the steam room.
Building materials
Naturally, the first thought is - of what it takes to build a sauna? If you want to build a steam room at their summer cottage, you can choose the easiest and cheapest construction option, which cope well with all its functions once or twice a season. For a detached house a kind of bath, of course, will not work.
Here are some matching bath options:
- pair of timber (7-8 thousand. per 1 sq.m.);
- pair of log house (17-23 thousand. per 1 sq.m.);
- bath of foam blocks (5-6 thousand. per 1 sq.m.).
If the budget you have the most limited, the second type of bath simply brush once (log sauna and is built tough and is not cheap). The two remaining options in terms of price winning blocks, but at the bar a lot of advantages that should not be overlooked:
- If the residential building erected out of wood, the bath made of a different material, will look inharmonious;
- The tree - an environmentally friendly material. So it is in any case will be successful in comparison with other embodiments;
- Sometimes the price of wood is lower than for other potential materials (it all depends on the region).
Foundation
When the base material you have decided, you can proceed to the choice of foundation. There are also several options to choose from:
- columnar;
- pile;
- tape block;
- belt filler.
Here it is necessary to choose wisely and take into account the price. If the price of the base material may still vary depending on the region, in the case of the foundation of the variability is low:
- It is believed that a variety of columnar foundation of the most cheap. If you take the 4 20h20h40 block size, see each of the supports (48 units) in increments of 2 m around the perimeter of the future steam, then you all come around 3000 rubles.Add to that the 1.5 tons of sand, cement powder and the amount is incident early as 6000 rubles. But frankly, that's all advantages of this type of foundation ends. Many nuances (eg, stable sandy soils, lack of winter heave, etc.) make this option unprofitable because additional expenses cover all the major;
- Pile foundations are not particularly suitable, since it is only necessary areas with a complex and unstable terrain;
- Block strip is chosen, perhaps, more than others. Firstly, this version is quite amazing (For bath 4x4 will take you about 8500-10000 rubles). Second, do not need any thermal insulation of the floor. But here is a simple installation process will not name, so that the additional cost of the builders will have to be included in the estimate;
- It's best to choose a filler strip. It is the most convenient for the construction of the steam room, it is durable, strong, not particularly costly. For a small bathhouse 4x4 you spend all about 9000 rubles.
The construction of the tape foundation filler:
Step 1. Dig a trench the required size.
Step 2. Install it in the reinforcement structure and the formwork.
Step 3. Pour everything in-situ concrete solution.