The sizes of the shelves in the bath and sauna

The shelves for the sauna - an important element of the arrangement of the steam room, on which all depends the comfort and convenience of users. Any specific dimensional standards they do not have, but the owners of sauna complexes are ready to share the optimal dimensions of the beds. And first of all, the size of the shelves depend on the square footage of the room and the oven used.

Today in conversations about saunas, you hear a lot of references to seats and benches in the steam room. Some people talk about how they like to stretch out on a cozy full-length board, while others prefer to just sit on them. But the most interesting thing is that people call these places for recreation in different ways. Benches, benches, benches, multi-benches. In principle, this is not a mistake, which can not be said about the concepts of "canopy" and "shelf". It is important for every lover of bathing procedures to remember that the bench in the steam room is called a shelf. Many people still call the shelf in the sauna canopy. In fact, the canopy is a canopy over the bed, which used to be used in the interior of sleeping rooms, and today they complement children's cradles.

Especially carefully approach the issue of tiered boards. There should be a sufficient distance between the top board for rest and the ceiling.

According to traditional indicators, the width of bath shelves should be at least 40 cm. The length in this case depends on the arrangement of the steam room and its square footage. To allow a person to take a comfortable sitting position, the width of the shelf should be 85-90 cm.

As mentioned earlier, Tiered structures require special attention. The lowest step should have a minimum width. In principle, it is intended for use by children, but adults can use the lower tier as a warehouse of bath accessories. The middle tier is supposed to be of medium width, while the top tier is the bulkiest. You can, of course, install a two-tier shelf, especially since it can play around with different forms of recliners. The distance between the top tier and the ceiling covering should be at least 1 m. So people will be comfortable to get up, and he will not be worried about accidentally hitting his head. In the tiered designs, the lower shelf is designed for sitting and the upper - for lying down.

The design of the bath shelves themselves is very simple. In most cases, they are wooden benches with a location near one or more walls of the steam room. The frame of the structure is made of wooden decking with supports and lintels between them.

It is worth noting, It is important not only to install the shelves according to the recommended parameters, but also to take care to maintain an acceptable distance between the lamellae. The lamellae are the machined bars that make up the base of the boarding. The distance between them should be about 4-5 mm to ensure free circulation of air.

Properly designed steam room shelves guarantee convenience, comfort and safety to visitors of the steam room. Accordingly, there are special requirements for these structures:

• wooden decking should have rounded corners;
• the frame of the benches should be distinguished by maximum strength, since its main task - to withstand heavy weight loads;
• To prevent people in the steam room did not get burned, the metal parts of the attachment should be placed in the bottom of the bench.

Do not forget that the quality of the shelves depends entirely on the material used. The wood must be strong, durable. The surface of each lamella should be clean and sanded, without even minimal signs of defects. It is very important that the selected wood should easily tolerate moisture and exposure to hot steam. To prevent visitors from feeling burning and discomfort in general, the material of the shelves should have low thermal conductivity.

Among other things, there are a number of nuances to which the owners of baths in the arrangement of the interior space should pay special attention.

• Open at the bottom of the design allows for easy cleaning in the steam room. The same feature has a favorable effect on air circulation and quick ventilation of the room.
• The lounge should be installed at a slight slope. In this way, the falling water flows freely to the floor, without causing inconvenience to the visitor.
• When installing the shelves, it is recommended to use plastic or rubber pads. They should be installed under the vertical racks. Thanks to the presence of pads increases the life of the wood base.
• The shelf should not creak or wobble during use. It is necessary to regularly check that all elements of the structure are securely fastened.

The presented information allows you to understand the meaning of having shelves in the steam room, their properties, on what factors the dimensions of structures depend.

But the calculation in this matter will not be difficult. To the height of the furnace will have to add 10 cm. The result is the optimal height for the lower bench.

Many saunas install shelves of a stepped type. They can be 2 or even 3-level - this nuance depends on the height of the ceilings. The minimum width of the shelves is 40 cm. This is quite enough for the visitor of the steam room to sit down and enjoy the steam. Some owners of sauna complexes when equipping the steam room with benches choose their width of 50-60 cm. On such variants of benches it is accepted to sit. Of course, a small child can also lie down, but children do not always visit such facilities.

In fact, in a traditional Russian bathhouse it is not accepted to sit. Visitors should soar in the prone position. And so that a person does not have a sense of discomfort, the width of the lying shelf should be at least 85 cm. The maximum is 120 cm. On such wide shelves it will be possible to spread the arms and legs. However, the width of 60 cm is considered the most common. This distance is quite comfortable for sitting, but it is almost impossible to lie down on such a width of the shelf.

So, Acceptable width of the sitting kind of shelves is 40 cm. Indicator of the width of the reclining bench varies from 85 to 120 cm. Now it is necessary to deal with the length of the benches, the minimum index of which is 2 m. In miniature steam rooms, the length of the bench and may not reach 185 cm. But if you build a bathing complex for personal use, it is preferable to listen to the advice of experienced bath attendants. They also recommend keeping the length of 2 m for the very minimum. Ideally, the length of the shelves should be 2.2-2.5 m, where even the tallest visitor can easily fit.

Not unimportant is the thickness of the shelves. The ideal figure is 6-8 cm. This is much thicker than the boards sold in construction stores, which are used to furnish the benches of saunas. However, in the Russian bathhouse, the thickness of the shelf plays an important role. The bigger it is, the better it accumulates heat and gives it to the visitor of the steam room.

If the steam room in the bath has a large square footage, then the furniture can be installed in large sizes. This nuance depends on the desire of the owner of the bath. The main thing is not to put miniature shelves in a large-sized steam room or, on the contrary, in a small steam room to try to fit large-sized benches.

First of all, you need to understand that the optimal height of the ceilings of the steam room is 2.1 m. However, this figure is not a standard. Owners of bathing complexes can do the height of the ceilings of any size, but not less than 2 meters, otherwise the resulting steam will not circulate properly. This makes it clear that for a comfortable steam bath, the height of the shelves must match the characteristics of steam formation and steam content.

According to the owners of sauna complexes, the ideal height of the tiered shelf is 80 cm. The upper tier should be one meter from the ceiling level. At this distance a person can sit on the top bench or lie down.

The result is the optimal height of the shelf from the floor. To make it easier to climb on the bench, you can think of a small step-ladder.

Only in some steam rooms the height of the shelves is characterized by different requirements. With low ceilings, the standard minimum height is 30 cm. With this value and openness of the construction ensures proper ventilation of the benches. It is possible to install another shelf, but the distance between the benches should be on average 1 m. A similar value should be the difference between the top shelf and the ceiling.

Today, before starting to build a bathhouse, it is necessary to make its drawings. With the external arrangement of the issue is much easier. But the interior filling requires schemes of finishing and arrangement of furniture. Some people make separate plans for the arrangement of the elements of the bath, and it is much more convenient than crumpled sketches in one sketch. Below is a rough plan of the device steam room, which shows the size of the shelves, it is shown where the furnace is.

Here are also a few ready-made options for the steam room shelves. Each individual way of arranging the benches has a lot of positive points. The naked eye can see that the benches have an acceptable width, allowing you to sit down and if you want to lie down. The openness of the benches provides good ventilation.

About what is the right shelf in the bath, see below.