Baths round: features of a design, materials for building and advantages

Fans of steaming today are increasingly choosing baths of round construction. It should be noted that this form is not at all new. A lot of peoples since ancient times are made to make baths round, resembling a barrel in shape or in the form of a dome.

What is a bath-barrel?

These types of paired are characterized not only by the formation of steam, but also by the option of directly taking procedures. If Finnish sauna and Russian baths use dipping in cold water or dousing, then the Japanese bath ofouro is wiped with fabrics. Naturally, times change, because in modern bathhouses for washing, as a rule, a shower is installed.

Features of the round baths

The round bath-tub has several important advantages:

• Original design. Despite the fact that the baths are most often built on the outskirts of the site, this attractive design will be its decoration.
• Compact size.
• To build such a bath is much cheaper, in contrast to the classical design.
• Steam is quickly heated. For half an hour the room can warm up to 95 degrees Celsius.

As a rule, the layout of such baths has a dressing room, a cloakroom, a washroom and a steam room. The improved version can have a cozy and spacious recreation room, where there is a swimming pool and even a terrace, which in warm weather also serves as a place for pastime.

Some owners build bathhouses round so comfortable and spacious that they can even be used as lodges for guests. Of course, the cost of this project is much more than a simple design.

Designing of a bath-barrel

If you want to make a bath-tub design yourself, then you need to consider some factors:

• High-quality waterproofing.
• Good thermal insulation.
• Effective ventilation system.
• The device of the furnace (most often installed cast iron structures).
• Drain system.
• Auxiliary equipment.
• Lighting.

Material for the bath

Concerning building materials, water resistant woods are most often used. For the construction of a bath-barrel, an oak or aspen is perfect. These tree species do not contain tar and do not emit an unpleasant odor. Separately, we need to mention the cedar. The healing properties of this wood were known in ancient times. Baths round of such material increase in the body metabolic processes, positively affect the musculoskeletal system.

Coniferous rocks are also used as a building material, but here it needs to be taken into account that when heated such wood releases toxins and carcinogens, since it contains heavy pitches. For interior decoration of the premises it is better to use aspen or linden.

Dome-shaped bathhouse

This structure is made in the form of a hemisphere, where in the middle there is a round stove. Due to this, the steam goes up, then evenly settles on the dome and gradually descends down the center. Then it hits the surface of the furnace and goes up again. Thus, the steam circulates all the time, forming a "bagel", the feelings of this movement of the couple are simply inexpressible.

This design has the following advantages:

• Steam does not fill the steam room completely, unlike the traditional design, when the steam should be dispersed by the broom.
• Baths round are much warmer, which means that the healing effect is better.
• This steam room takes much longer to cool down and requires much less wood for heating.
• The constant movement of the steam makes it possible to relax better.
• The domes do not dissipate the lighting and radiant heat.
• The natural air circulation creates a uniform temperature in the steam room.

The design itself is easy, so it does not require the creation of a powerful foundation. Naturally, to build such round baths with their own hands, not having much experience, is very difficult, but there are ready-made products on the market that can be mounted independently, following the instructions.