Bath with a terrace: project options

In the understanding of any Russian, a bath is something more than a place where you can wash. This is rest, communication in a warm family and friendly company. It is no coincidence that it is precisely about the construction of such an object that they first think about when developing a suburban area of ​​land.

Often, the bathhouse turns out to be a complex complex, which may include a relaxation room, a place for preparing food, and a terrace where people gather after washing.

Modern baths can be timber, brick, frame prefabricated buildings. There are other options for choosing materials and method of construction.

The bathhouse is often built with a veranda or terrace. The terrace can be equipped with a barbecue oven. But even in the simplest version, such an extension will add comfort when spending a vacation outside the city.

The best options for planning a suburban land plot are exactly what are obtained when creating such complexes. Together with the bathhouse, a site appears on the site, closed from the sun and precipitation by a roof.

The terrace can be surrounded by glass walls... This will allow you, without being literally fenced off from nature, not to experience the effects of adverse weather conditions such as wind and slanting rain.

For the location of the bath, you need to choose the right place, taking into account a number of factors:

• It is more correct that, with an eye to the prevailing wind direction, the bathhouse should be the last in the line of buildings. If it suddenly lights up, in this case there will be a high probability that the fire will not spread to other buildings.
• If the bathhouse and the residential building are built as separate objects, the distance between them must be at least eight meters. The reasons are the same as in the previous case.
• It is advisable to place the bathhouse away from the road. Even according to the requirements of the Land Code, this distance should not be less than five meters.

The terrace in its structure is an extension to the main building. In addition to the roof, combined with the bath, it can be protected from the wind to a certain extent, since it has one common wall with the main building and conditional partitions around the perimeter.

A capital floor is arranged near the summer terrace... It can be made of wood, sometimes it is laid out with tiles or some other finishing materials. From furniture on this site there are benches, chairs, rocking chairs, a dining table.

A terrace is usually made along the entire facade of the bath... It is convenient not only in terms of construction, but also in terms of everyday life. It is good to leave the steam room for such an equipped place, here you can cook and dine.

Wood is a material traditionally used for the construction of baths. A log frame is usually folded from it. The tree has many advantages:

• it retains heat well - no need to think about additional insulation measures;
• the wooden structure has a special smell and atmosphere, which are typical for a traditional Russian bath;
• since the tree breathes, the humidity inside the bath room is regulated;
• from this material, you can create buildings of a wide variety of shapes, embodying original architectural solutions;
• there is no doubt about environmental friendliness, since the tree is safe for humans, and in the conditions of a bath, it creates an additional health-improving effect.

The disadvantage of a wooden bath can only be the susceptibility of this material to mold, rotting, as well as a significant likelihood of fire in the event of careless handling of fire. In a brick bath, the fire hazard is much less.... But the room itself warms up longer, which means that more firewood will have to be spent in order to wash and steam.

Brick structures for this purpose should have excellent ventilation., since the condensate that appears during operation becomes the cause of the appearance and spread of the fungus.

At the same time, one cannot fail to note the environmental friendliness of bricks and the fact that a building of any configuration can be built from it. The long service life of such baths is also not the last argument in favor of choosing a brick building. Its construction can be cheaper than a wooden one.... In addition, there is no need for special finishing here. Brick looks good on its own.

They differ:

• reliability;
• long service life;
• environmental safety;
• fire resistance;
• good thermal insulation properties;
• those that do not rot;
• ease of installation;
• small price.

An important issue in the construction of a bath is the construction of the foundation. More often than others, a strip foundation is made for such a structure using reinforced concrete, rubble or brick.

For the screw foundation, special piles are used, on which the structure will rest. The columnar foundation is one of the most economical. With the help of pillars, you can arrange a base for a small bathhouse with a terrace.

In order to get exactly what you need when designing a bath, you need to keep in mind the following:

• for how many people a washing complex with an open area for recreation should be designed for;
• whether it will be used only in the summer or will it also be able to operate in the winter;
• what layout will be most suitable;
• what material to build it from;
• what is the acceptable construction price.

If the bath is to be used only in warm weather, you don't have to think too much about warming the dressing room. If the bath is operated all year round, the location of the entrance to it becomes especially important.

Competent planning allows you to reduce construction costs. So, if you make a comfortable outdoor barbecue area that can easily accommodate a lot of people, the guest room may not be needed.

The area of ​​the bath can be different - from small to impressive, for example, 6x4, 3 by 9 meters and so on. On a large plot, there is a place for a structure measuring 6 by 9 meters. It is suitable for a large family and a large company. Such a space will easily accommodate not only a steam room, a washing room, but also a kitchen, a bathroom, a recreation room, a billiard room, and so on. At the same time, the bath can be two-story.On the second floor, it makes sense to make a spacious guest room.... The terrace can be equipped with a stove that looks like a fireplace.

Such a health complex can be made, for example, from a rounded log. Variations in the layout are possible. For example, if you arrange a living room on the ground floor, separating it from the terrace with a glass wall, there will always be a lot of light in this room, and the terrace itself will look bigger. When the weather changes, it will be convenient for guests to move from the open area to the living room and back.

Some projects of baths with attics provide external staircase to the second floor from the terrace side. Thus, you can win additional space in the house itself.... Although many may find such a design decision controversial.

It is sometimes easier to attach a bathhouse to an existing house, including a garage. In this case, an extension of 5x6 meters with a terrace will be enough.... The functionality of the housing will expand, and in the heat it will be possible to spend time pleasantly outdoors in a place protected from the sun.

You can take on board the project of a corner bath with a terrace. With this approach to planning, it can take up little space on the site, while remaining roomy inside. Such the project will be especially interesting when the bathhouse is placed very close to a residential building... There are also projects for corner terraces that make sense to apply in this case.

If you get down to business thoroughly, you can swing at a real bath cottage. In addition to the bath, it can carry the functions of a wide variety of recreation. Here you can select rooms for guests, a playground for children, dancing and barbecues. In summer, such a complex makes it possible to live in the fresh air most of the time.

When developing a bath project, you need to take into account a number of nuances associated with the location and arrangement of the terrace. A place for it must be allocated taking into account the direction of the wind. The bathhouse building should obscure the site, and at the same time the hearth, so that vacationers definitely do not have to breathe smoke.

If the task of the terrace is to shelter people from the hot sun, it should not be built on the south side.... This will only be good if the owners love to sunbathe.

Of course, one cannot ignore the surrounding landscape. It would be odd to have a terrace overlooking an outside toilet or fence. It is much more pleasant to see a forest, river or lake from this site. From a planning point of view, the terrace can be located frontally, that is, along the facade of the main building, from the side, as well as at an angle and along the entire perimeter of the bath.

For a small company, an area of ​​7-8 square meters will be enough. But if the territory allows, it is better to make it at least 9-10 squares. In this case, among other things, a pair of sun loungers or armchairs will be quietly accommodated here. And the person busy with the preparation of kebabs will have enough room to turn around. In this case, the stove heat will not interfere with others.

There are a lot of typical projects of baths with terraces. Architectural bureaus, when creating options for these objects, take into account the requirements for the use of certain building materials and installation methods. Although no one will forbid to carry out an individual project.

For a pleasant pastime in the sauna with a terrace, you should carefully approach the design of the interior and the open area. Often from the inside, the room is sheathed with clapboard of a certain tone. It is better to choose soft shades that will tune in to relaxation.

It is necessary to make sure that there are no large protrusions and sharp corners in the rooms.... Even if there is enough space in the washroom, steam room or rest room, a person in a relaxed state can unsuccessfully touch the ledge and be injured. For the same reason care must be taken that the floors are not slippery.

It is better to use natural materials for furnishing the interior.... Modern ones, such as plastic, are "not on friendly terms" with the bath, as they can melt or start emitting unpleasant odors. Even if they are not poisonous, the holiday experience will be ruined.

In the bath, you need to provide all the necessary accessories: brooms, hats, aromatic oils, shampoos, soap, washcloths. It is good to select a comfortable shelf for them, which is always easy to reach.

For lighting, it is better not to use bright lamps that do not allow you to tune in to relaxation. Better to let the light be yellow and soft.

The design of the open area is also of great importance. It can have thick curtains that block the space of the terrace from the hot sun or cold. Sliding elements made of glass or polycarbonate can be used here... Thanks to this, the terrace can be used almost all year round.

An important part is the oven on the terrace. The overall impression of a bath with a terrace largely depends on its device and design. A separate foundation is laid for the barbecue device. The furnace is made of refractory bricks on a high base... During its construction, it is better to provide a niche for storing a small supply of firewood.

As for the generation of smoke, a separate chimney with a high chimney is created to remove it so that the unpleasant smell and fumes do not spread over the terrace and the bath.

It is better to lay the floor around with tiles, since when a spark hits its surface, it will definitely not ignite. Although throughout the terrace, the floor can be made lined with it. If it overlaps with the blind area at the house, it will give unity to the architectural solution on the site.

To make the terrace look elegant, it is a good idea to arrange a flower garden around it. Beautiful flowers will look even better against the background, for example, of the carved sheathing of the decorative wall of the extension, delighting the eyes of the people gathered for rest.

When planning the construction of a bath with a terrace, certain rules must be taken into account:

• Regardless of whether the bath is large or small, it must necessarily have separate rooms for a dressing room, shower and steam room.
• For the terrace, it is better to arrange a pile foundation. This will give the entire object additional stability.
• When designing a terrace, it can be made under the same roof as the sauna, covered with the same roofing material. However, it is more practical to use polycarbonate for the canopy. A deaf canopy can serve as an obstacle for light to enter the windows of the bath. And then it will have to turn on the light ahead of time. In the case of using polycarbonate, it is not necessary to arrange a reinforced base, and the translucent roof will not hang over your head.

• If the floor of the terrace is finished with paving slabs, you need to prepare a small slab foundation for it. The slabs are first covered with insulation, and after that, the tiles are laid. It is better not to neglect such an order of work so that the coating lasts longer than one season.
• If the floor in an open area is made of a special composite board, there will be no need to worry about periodic painting of the coating, since in the open air the paint on a regular floor will quickly fade and crumble. The composite coating will last for decades.

• During the construction of both one-story and two-story baths with a terrace, in no case should you deviate from the project. This is especially important when the roofing stage begins. In the construction of baths, gable roofs are most often used. Their device must pass in the correct sequence. First, a ridge is made, the rafters are attached, a crate is stuffed onto the rafters, which is filled with insulation and closed with insulation. Lastly, the roof is covered with slate, ondulin, corrugated board or some other material that was chosen for these purposes.

• You should carefully approach the issue of installing the stove in the bath.It is necessary to arrange it so that it can warm all the rooms adjacent to the steam room. But if the bathhouse will work in winter, individual heating should be provided in the guest rooms, since you cannot warm up all rooms with one stove.
• Even at the design stage for a bathhouse operated at any time of the year, it is necessary to provide a vestibule that will prevent the cold from entering the building. Thanks to this, the stay in it will be more comfortable, and fuel consumption will decrease.
• The stove itself can be not only wood-burning, but also coal or gas. The choice of heating method depends on the budget of the owner of the bath and his preferences.

For an overview of a bath with a terrace, see the next video.