Features of doors for a steam room

Today, many owners of country houses or summer cottages are building a bath or sauna on their site. And, of course, the most important thing in these structures is safety and the possibility of unhindered exit from the premises in case of emergencies. Therefore, it is very important to install windows and doors in the steam room of special designs with increased operational properties.

Door structures designed to be located at the entrance to the steam room must have features, be able to withstand heavy loads. They must meet all quality and safety standards, because in a stuffy and hot room it is easy to bump into any hot surface. The installation of ordinary door leaves is impossible in such premises, since special structures must be purchased for the bath, made from appropriate raw materials and according to individual technology. The main properties that a door to a steam room should have are as follows:

• Maintaining the optimum indoor temperature. The presence of cracks and gaps on the canvas, through which cold air can penetrate, is not permissible.
• Resistant to constant humidity and high temperatures.
• Non-standard doorway. The door frame in the steam room is always smaller than the standard door. This is necessary to retain more heat inside.
• Ventilation capacity, which is achieved by installing the structure 5 cm above the floor. If a ventilation system is provided in the structure, then it is not necessary to leave a gap.

Door structures must also meet a number of requirements that will make the structure safe. It is imperative to install the door so that it opens outward. This will help you to easily leave the room and not touch the iron hinges. It is very important that there are no elements on the canvas that can heat up and burn a person. Both the inner lock and handle must be made of wood. In order to additionally secure the room, it is necessary to purchase a canvas with a window. It is possible to do it yourself if you follow special instructions.

For arranging a bath, two types of doors are usually used: deaf or combined. The blind structure is a one-piece canvas, and the combined one consists of a glass window. For a steam room, it is important to select a light product so that it can easily fulfill its main function.

By the method of opening, sliding and swing doors are distinguished, which must necessarily open outward. The sliding structure has better operational properties, and therefore their installation is more preferable.

The dimensions of the canvas for the entrance to the steam room are somewhat different from the dimensions of ordinary rectangular canvases. This is due to the fact that the optimum temperature must be maintained inside the pair space, and a large door will cause constant heat leakage. Experts recommend purchasing products 1.5 × 0.55 m (height and width, respectively) or 1.85 × 0.7 m.

For the manufacture of sauna doors, three types of materials are used: wood, glass and combined materials.

• Wooden the structure is made of grooved boards, and upholstered with clapboard on top. The quality of the wood must be very high in order to meet all the stated requirements. For beauty, such products are often decorated with carvings, which significantly increases their cost. Many types of wood can serve as the main material:
  • For example, linden a stable and light door comes out, which does not have a very high price.
  • Not lagging behind in terms of performance solid aspen... It has good characteristics - it does not swell or crack from hot vapors.
  • Handles high humidity alder: under the influence of moisture, it does not lose its original appearance, therefore, it is usually used as a cladding on the inner side of the door leaf.
  • Canadian cedar wood possesses antiseptic properties, which has a beneficial effect on the environment.
  • Doesn't heat up at all abasha array, but oak is of high quality, but it has a lot of weight. In addition, the cost of oak products exceeds the cost of analogues from other types of wood.

• Glass the door is made of tempered glass, which is best suited for use in saunas and steam rooms. Currently, it is glass that is in great demand among lovers of steam. Tempered glass repels moisture well, can withstand temperatures above 100 degrees, is easy to clean and is inexpensive. It is completely safe for humans and the environment.

• Combined the products combine both wood and glass, which makes them not only stable, but also beautiful. Usually a window in a door frame is made of glass, and its size can be anything. There are no specific standards for a window opening, so its size depends on the wishes of the customer.

• Also, in no case should you buy plastic canvases, which, when heated, will melt and release toxic substances. Alternatively, it is possible to use products made from Pvc... This material is resistant to moisture and mold and mildew.

It is believed that wood is best suited for making bathroom door leaves. It has natural ingredients, and therefore is safe for human health. In addition, the tree is able to breathe, which is also very important. You can make a wooden structure yourself, so very often the owners of steam rooms stop at wood. At the same time, it does not matter at all which tree species was chosen - after a year of operation, they will all have the same appearance. In addition, they will all have the same service life, so the choice of wood does not make much sense, the main thing is that it matches the color of the walls of the room. Wooden doors with glass inserts do their job well. Glass can decorate a product, which is not the least important in organizing a bath space.

But glass doors are the least suitable for a steam room. Despite their ability to repel moisture and withstand temperature changes, they have some drawbacks. Firstly, they will constantly fog up, and secondly, they will greatly increase heat transfer. Reviews on construction forums indicate that, although the glass door looks impressive, it constantly fogs up and drips are formed.

In the following video, you can see how to choose the right steam room door.

Sealing the door leaf in the steam room is necessary to increase thermal insulation. For this, several types of materials are used: felt, polyurethane foam, energy flex and so on. The selection of the seal depends on the decision of the owner, so first he needs to familiarize himself with the properties of each material.

It is safest to resort to heaters that have been specially manufactured in production and have supporting documents. They are fire and moisture resistant. To better seal the door in the steam room, you can use a frame, energy flex or a thermal curtain. For work, you need to prepare a hammer, a measuring tape, small nails, a construction stapler, blocks, a hacksaw and scissors.

• For the manufacture of a thermal frame you will need bars of 1.5-2 cm. The frame should be located at a distance of 1.5 cm from the outer border. The rolled up seal must be nailed to the canvas, and a sheet of hardboard must be fixed on top. This is necessary in order to fill the resulting void between the filler and the structure. Such a tight closure helps to block the ingress of drafts into the room. Additionally, the door leaf can be upholstered with felt, and from above it can be closed with clapboard.

• Energoflex possesses good performance characteristics - it is not afraid of fire, retains heat well, does not rot, does not get wet and does not let in noise. To mount it, you will need a piece of material and a stapler. First you need to fix the pipe along the edges of the canvas, and then fix it with paper clips. At the attachment points, it is necessary to fix a metal tape so that it covers the gaps between the box and the canvas.

• Additionally you can insulate the structure using a thermal curtain. To do this, you need to make a sealing frame: take four strips of material and nail them around the perimeter of the box. On top are attached 4 bars, which are wrapped in the same material. Next, a screen must be made of dense fabric. The fabric is tucked so that a bar can fit into this lapel, which, in turn, must be well fixed inside the fabric. The resulting curtain is hung on the upper wooden bar of the cornice. The free lateral edge of the material is fixed at a distance of several centimeters from the casing with nails. Hooks are mounted on the other side of the door. Rings are sewn onto the free edge of the material, which, if you need to close the screen, you just need to put on hooks.

A wide range of door designs of all shapes and sizes allows you to find the ideal option for any customer. Bath doors can be a work of art if you get creative with their design.

• Traditionally, an ordinary wooden door is installed in the steam room, which can consist of from boards or beams. It looks beautiful, and it is convenient to use it.

• Look spectacular in the steam room products with thread... It can be a specific drawing or abstract patterns - in any case, it is difficult not to pay attention to the carved canvas.

• Not only the door structure itself can attract attention, but also unusual pen... It can be in the form of an outlandish animal or a patterned semicircle.

• Quite unusual application glass sliding doors at the entrance to the steam room. They perfectly save space and help control what is happening in the steam room from the dressing room. Ornaments associated with the water element can be depicted as decorations on the glass.

• The all-glass door is not always popular. Most often, owners choose combination of glass and wood - there should be a small window on the wooden canvas.There can be several glass inserts, and they can have different shapes, which will add uniqueness to the room.