Before installing a sauna in your own apartment, you need to learn more about this "room". And also to coordinate the installation with the appropriate authorities.
It is clear that only a small sauna can be located in an apartment in which there are not so many places. And you can make a bath yourself or buy a compact version of a sauna, specially created for an apartment.
There are several types of sauna. We will describe some of them.
Sauna options
Sauna-constructor
Prefabricated, or ready, saunas for an apartment are of several types. In principle, you can assemble the sauna cabin for installation in your own apartment. Self-tapping screws are used to fasten the boards, and when assembling, you simply need to follow the attached instructions.
The advantage of prefabricated structures is that they can be disassembled and taken with them, for example, to the dacha. A disadvantage can be called their considerable scarcity of options: modifications and configurations. Often have to choose the "apartment" opportunities, which is quite difficult.
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Compact version
Mini or compact saunas for an apartment - this is a design from a cedar barrel and a steam generator. It can be placed practically in any house or apartment. After all, it occupies an area of not more than one square meter.
Some experts believe that a mini-sauna is very useful for health. Due to its effect on the body, weight loss is possible, cellulite disappears, and the skin becomes supple and elastic. And the power consumption does not frighten - 2 kW.
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Infrared saunas
Recently, the installation of an infrared sauna in an apartment is becoming more popular. Infrared waves conduct through the body heat and create an additional load on the cardiovascular system. And with a strong perspiration, toxins are removed from the body, as well as fats and excess fluid.
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Hamam - a part of Turkey in your home
You can install in the apartment and a Turkish sauna - hamam. Only an apartment should have a large area and several levels.
The conditions for installing a Turkish sauna are a ceiling of at least 2.8 meters high, sewerage, hot and cold water supply, a separate extractor, excellent hydro and vapor barrier.
Instead of marble, tiles are used in the apartment for building a hamam. The system of a warm floor is applied. And in order to get steam, you need a steam generator.
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Finnish sauna is a chic and useful thing for comfort in your apartment
The Finnish sauna is considered a chic and, at the same time, a useful installation in the apartment. In order for your sauna to produce the proper effect, it is necessary to choose an electric oven carefully. It is necessary to calculate electric wiring so that it can withstand up to 380 V. And the capacity of the furnace is calculated taking into account the volume of the future home sauna. Consider ventilation and air circulation.
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Separately about the sauna-cabin
Sauna-cabin for an apartment is an installation in the form of an inverted glass. It is usually installed on the floor with ceramic tiles, sometimes trimmed with wood. The base of the floor is made of anodized aluminum and has a frame structure. And the walls are treated with double-ply panels. Everything is done to ensure maximum waterproofing. Do not forget about the insulation. And sometimes the finish of the wall is carefully processed array.
The shelves are made of Abaci - African wood, which even at very high temperatures does not heat up more than 40 ° C. Pay special attention to ventilation, as well as the proper installation of the oven. Today electric fireplaces are common.
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You can install a sauna in your own apartment or house. The main thing is to correctly calculate the possibilities of an apartment and make the right assembly, or construction, of the kind of sauna you like.