If you decide to set up a sauna and equip a place for swimming in it, first of all you need to decide on a place for such a complex and, based on its area and other initial data, select a standard design for a swimming pool with a sauna.
Or order an individual one - it depends on your capabilities and desire for uniqueness.
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Small swimming pool in the sauna complex
Requirements
When constructing structures in the Russian Federation, legal regulations must be observed. This also applies to citizens who have personal land plots. Here's what you need to be guided by when designing and building baths:
- SNiP 30-02-97 (sanitary rules for the construction of bathhouses on land plots).
- SP 11-106-97 (rules for the design of such structures).
These are the basic legal norms governing construction. They contain all the legal information on obtaining permission, completing documentation, and its subsequent registration. Authorized regulatory bodies are responsible for their compliance. Failure to comply with fire safety or sanitary standards may result in a fine.
Where to make a pool
Experts do not give specific recommendations regarding the placement of the bathing container. For each citizen, this opinion is purely individual. Inside, the water takes on the temperature of the structure, which means it is warmer than outside. You can place food, rugs nearby and relax with your family or friends.
Outside (especially in winter) there is colder water in the container. For many, it allows them to harden themselves culturally. Some people don’t like the idea of swimming in open areas. Both location methods have positive and negative aspects. But, nevertheless, 2 methods are good and have no particular complaints from civil engineers.
Water drainage
Drainage from the pool is only possible into the central sewer system. A septic tank or cesspool cannot handle such volumes and will quickly overflow. Therefore, it is necessary to provide a method for removing water in advance, calculate the diameter of the drain pipe and the connection to the drainage network. Thanks to filtration systems, you can change the water no more than 1-2 times a year. The liquid is used for watering plants on the site if it does not contain chemicals.
Air dehumidification
Floating pool cover Source atika-spb.ru
To maintain air humidity within 50-60%, the following measures are used:
- Floating coating that reduces evaporation by 1.5 times. They use thick polyethylene film, which is cut to the size of the pool. This is an inexpensive and simple way to not only reduce indoor humidity, but also maintain water temperature.
- Air conditioning is not the best option, since the air temperature drops along with humidity. The household appliance cannot be used around the clock, or in winter. Due to the water purification chemicals contained in the fumes, the equipment quickly fails.
- Forced ventilation is an energy-consuming method that is ineffective in winter and rainy weather.
- Dehumidifiers condense and remove excess moisture from the air while heating it. With full ventilation, you can use budget options that work only in dehumidification mode.
What to consider when designing a bathhouse with a swimming pool
The following important points should be addressed first:
- Bathhouse location . This can be a separate building or inside a house under one roof. The second option is widely used; it is necessary to carry out high-quality thermal insulation, thereby separating the home from the effects of high temperatures and moisture.
- The design of the pool , its shape and dimensions. Various types of pools are suitable for a home sauna: prefabricated, portable, built-in, plastic, solid. It all depends on the area that this object will occupy, the preferences of the owners and their financial capabilities. The shape can be different: square, oval, rectangular, curved, imitating a natural pond.
- The location of the pool is indoors or outdoors . Each of them has its own characteristics. So, when choosing an internal location, you need to understand that the building area is quite large, which will require material costs to purchase a large amount of building materials. Construction of an outdoor pool is much cheaper, but it can only be used in the warm season.
Once decisions have been made on all the above issues, it is time to start making your dreams come true.
In the photo are projects of bathhouses with a swimming pool and a relaxation room:
Design in other styles
The Bankov company offers designs for a comfortable bathhouse in the Art Nouveau style. The interior of the dressing room involves many artsy, catchy elements: a carved oak table, massive ornate chairs, a beautiful bright carpet on the floor.
Baths in this style require scope. They are built on two or three floors. The upper floors are reserved for the living area, the lower ones directly for steaming and water treatments.
An interesting solution is a loft-style bathhouse. Here, it seems, incompatible materials are combined with each other. So in the steam room, bare brick walls are combined with shelves and an oak wood floor. The clay stove in the dressing room, together with the rough, ultra-modern tiles on the floor, creates a laconic composition.
Order a ready-made project or make it yourself
Nowadays, various versions of ready-made standard projects are posted on the websites of construction companies. It is not difficult to find the right one among them. It is only recommended to make sure that there is a schematic drawing of the object with a detailed description of the materials required for its construction and calculations.
If you want to build a structure according to an individual project, then the best option would be to seek professional help, since it is necessary to perform many calculations and take into account all the features of the object.
Unfortunately, such services are not very cheap (if you order only a project). If the company is engaged in turnkey construction, then all documentation comes as a gift. When constructing it yourself, you need to take into account that it will be extremely difficult for one person to erect the structure.
How to build a swimming pool for a sauna with your own hands
Dimensions, shape
Creating a professional project with a zoning scheme and collecting the necessary technical documentation - this is where you need to start building a sauna, regardless of whether it will be large or small, with a huge pool or a modest small one.
The optimal size of a small pool is 2x2 meters. You can take absolutely any form.
Preparatory stage
Selection of communications and positioning of their installation.
The diameter of the pipes and their number is determined by the capacity of the pool, just keep in mind that it is not recommended to use pipes with a diameter of less than 40 mm to drain the water and fill the bowl, as this may lead to blockages.
In places where the pressure in the pipes is quite high, installation of pipes made of stainless steel or non-ferrous metals is suitable. In less critical areas, you can use PVC or plastic products.
It is equally important to choose the right water purification system, which will maintain the required purity of the water in the container and ensure a suitable temperature regime.
Making a pool
How to make a small pool in a bathhouse with your own hands:
- Digging a hole. You need to take into account its overall depth. If groundwater is close, it will be necessary to build a bypass drainage system. When the pit is ready, you can begin installing communications.
- The duration and difficulty depend on the type of pool chosen. If this is a prefabricated version, then it will not be difficult to assemble it from ready-made parts, following the included instructions. Installing a molded structure will take a lot of time and effort, but the results will be worth it. Moreover, it is possible to invite a team of specialists who can quickly and efficiently cope with such work.
- Then you need to take care of waterproofing. For this purpose, different types of tapes based on butyl rubber, PVC or polyethylene are used. Preference should be given to reinforced products with sufficient thickness to prevent shrinkage and prevent algae growth.
- All that remains is to connect all communications and set up a pool of necessary equipment.
The construction of the bathhouse itself can be carried out in parallel with the construction of the pool, and after it is ready to pay special attention to the ventilation system. In each specific case, this issue is resolved individually, since it depends on many different circumstances.
Walls
Constant high humidity has an aggressive effect on the material of walls and ceilings. From a square meter of pool surface, 150-250 g of water evaporates every hour. Structures and finishes located in such conditions are protected from moisture by waterproofing and treated especially carefully against rotting. Dehumidifiers are installed to maintain humidity between 50-60%.
Bathhouse made of cedar beams Source retrolot.ru
Traditionally, wood is used to build and decorate baths. Cedar and larch have great biostability. The high resin content in the wood of these species is a natural antiseptic and preservative.
Heating and water heating
Heating of the pool area, as a rule, is provided from a common bath or house system, where the temperature of the coolant is increased by gas, electric or solid fuel boilers. Heating water collectors or radiators are mounted on the walls.
Infrared heaters are used to heat the pool. They are placed on the ceiling, heat is transferred to the surfaces by radiation.
Infrared heater in a bath Source retrolot.ru
The “warm floor” system is effectively used in baths. It heats the room, and it’s also pleasant to walk barefoot on the heated surface.
Comfortable for the procedures is an air temperature of at least 29°C, water temperature – 24°-28°C.
The water in the pool can be heated by a common or autonomous heat source. They use heat exchangers, electric heaters, and solar collectors.
