What are the advantages of cedar bath?

How nice to steam in the bath "in the old manner," using the stove and firewood, and not in the "artificial" sauna. If you do not have your own bath yet, but you are confident in your financial capabilities, you can hire craftsmen and create it. The main thing - to choose the right wood for construction.

Baths are built from wood of different conifers. Each option has its advantages:

• Cedar is the warmest log house, creating healing air around itself.
• Pine - the cheapest log house.
• Larch - the most durable, but the most expensive log house.

Although some attribute cedar to the category of elite wood, it is better to spend one time, but to know that you have invested money for good reason.Chopped cedar bath using the right technology of construction is able to serve its owners for hundreds of years. You only need to take care of the additional protection of this valuable tree during construction.

The advantages of using cedar for the construction of objects of high humidity (for example, baths or saunas) are obvious:

• Durability. The cedar bath will serve not only you, but also your children and grandchildren, because the structures of this coniferous tree retain their appearance and performance characteristics for decades.
• Due to the flexible structure of wood, cedar is resistant to temperature extremes, it does not crack and does not deform.
• Antiseptic properties of cedar can not be afraid of insects, which eventually destroy the surface of the tree, because the smell of cedar scares them.
• The presence of the resin provides excellent moisture resistance. Moisture and condensate do not penetrate inside, which means that mold and rot on the walls of the bath can be avoided.

• Low thermal conductivity (cedar this figure is lower than that of other coniferous trees). Inside the bath will be warm even in severe frosts.And if you build a structure from a log or a bar of 200 × 200 mm, you can do without warming.
• Thanks to the spectacular natural texture and the shade of cedar, you do not need additional external finishing of the bath; it is enough just to cut it. In addition, its eco-friendly design will harmoniously fit into any type of landscape.
• The health benefits are due to the high concentration of phytoncides that produce coniferous trees and the aroma of cedar oils, which will immerse you in the atmosphere of the summer forest. The antibacterial properties of cedar and the natural ionization of ambient air will help to make not only the washing process, but even just being in such a room a real wellness session for the body. In addition, the smell of pine needles and cedar soothes the nervous system, helps to recuperate and is the prevention of many diseases.

The type and duration of the construction installation depends on the type of cedar bath house you choose. The most popular Russian and Canadian technology built a log house made of wood. The Russian version of the felling is the most inexpensive, but at the same time reliable enough.Altai cedar for the bath is harvested in winter, and the log house is folded from round timber with protes. Canadian technology allows the construction of a log house at any time of the year without special financial and time costs. This design will also be durable and reliable.

The shrinkage of the log of wooden buildings is a gradual process that occurs as a result of the drying of the wood. The higher the humidity of the original wood, the lower the bath ceiling will decrease with time. If you do not use a ready-made mobile construction (for example, a bath-barrel or a bath-tank), then the builders advise to build a foundation and a frame in the first stage of construction, make a rough finish and roof the roofing sheet with roofing material. But it is better to insert windows and doors, as well as to perform all the finishing works with a roof covering one year later, when the main construction wall shrinks.

Currently, many construction companies offer very original compact baths. The manufacturer can either build a structure on your site, or bring a ready-made building, since it does not take up much space.There are several mobile varieties: tank, barrel, quad-barrel, viking and many others.

However, this does not mean that such a mini-bath will be in some way “flawed”, there are many advantages to this design:

• Option "turnkey" will appear on your site immediately after purchase without the noise, inconvenience associated with the repair work and long wait.
• Before buying, you can see the bath with your own eyes, knowing exactly how it will look inside and out.
• You can easily change the place of the mobile bath at the dacha, and if you want, you can even take it with you on a camping trip or fishing.

• The strength of the cedar construction allows using the bath even in extreme climatic conditions.
• These baths have a high heating rate, which increases the ease of operation of the building.
• The low thermal conductivity of cedar and the unique construction of the “barrel” create a “thermos” effect inside. Warmly stays inside the room for a long time.
• A large selection of shades of cedar (from “pink peach” to “dark chocolate”) allows you to choose any design of the building in accordance with your personal taste.

Builders and owners of cedar baths have noted many positive characteristics of such structures. Baths are warming up well, because they have a dense structure. At the same time, the air in the steam room does not “burn”. And for those who have ever had problems with the lungs, the cedar bath becomes a real natural doctor. Many experienced the improvement of their condition after regular procedures in such a fragrant room.

Therefore, when building it is important to make the most reliable foundation.so that over time it is not necessary to redo the structure. You can, for example, choose the tape type of the foundation. Also from the “tips” of professionals it is worth noting that when arranging a log house, the lower crown should be made of larch.

It is no secret that many people buy a summer cottage precisely in order to build a bath there and enjoy a good rest before the working week. When choosing a material you should not doubt. Coniferous wood is preferable because of its pleasant smell and undoubted benefits.If you are financially stable, do not worry that the construction of a bath will require a solid investment. The cedar variant justifies all costs with interest.

Watch a video review of the cedar bath in the video below.