Surely you have come across so-called mobile steam rooms, which can be easily transported from one place to another and organize bathing procedures even right on the banks of a river or lake. You will be surprised, but making such a bathhouse on wheels with your own hands is not as difficult as it might seem at first glance. All you need is a strong desire to realize your dream of a perfect holiday with friends and family in the lap of nature and the appropriate materials. Oh, yes, of course, you will also need a clear algorithm of actions to follow. Read more about ways to implement a promising project with useful construction tips and visuals in this instructional article.
What about the cons?
Among the disadvantages of building such a bathhouse, perhaps, we can only remember the need to have a powerful truck capable of pulling a massive structure. But this is only if your plans are to build a large bathhouse.
If the plans have a capacity of no more than 2-3 people, then even an ordinary car with a trailer can handle the transportation of such a bathhouse.
What you will need for assembly
Of course, you can’t do without a project that you need to follow when assembling the structure. You can develop it yourself, in full accordance with your own vision of a dream mobile bathhouse. Or you can take a ready-made project and thoroughly tailor it to your needs and realities. You also cannot do without:
- finishing material;
- wooden beams for the frame;
- metal for stiffeners;
- Supplies;
- tools;
- car with trailer.
In general, no more than 1-2 people . And the project can be completed in just a few days. Unless, of course, you are lazy and distracted.
Project work
Both its safety and stability, both during movement and in static conditions, depend on how seriously you work on the plan diagram of the future mobile steam room. Therefore, include the following information in your project:
- total weight of the steam room;
- axle load;
- weight distribution to centers of gravity;
- distribution of functional zones;
- steam room parameters;
- fixed stove location;
- pipe outlet for the chimney, etc.
The easiest option is to order a project from contractors. But you set out to assemble a steam room on wheels with your own hands, right? We have prepared for you a whole selection of excellent solutions that you can use without any qualms. We present some of them below. And the rest is at the very end of the material.
Advantages
An outdoor steam room, of course, has a number of recognized advantages.
- Availability. The construction of a bathhouse does not require special skill.
- Environmental friendliness. As a rule, a steam room is built from wood.
- Aesthetics. The design looks very extravagant.
- Economical. The construction of a steam room does not require a huge amount of money.
- Ergonomics. The sauna is incredibly convenient to use and easy to clean.
- Comfortable. An outdoor steam room gives you the same sensations as a stationary bathhouse. There are no differences between them as such.
- Compactness. The design has optimal dimensions.
- Heating versatility. Wood, electricity, and gas play an excellent role as a heat source.
- Functionality. The bathhouse “cooperates” with almost any vehicle.
- Benefit. An away steam room can replenish the family budget.
- No difficulties associated with:
- creation and approval of the project;
- choosing a location on a plot of land;
- obtaining permission to erect a structure;
- hiring a construction team;
- performing complex construction work.
As you can see, a sauna on wheels is completely worth its costs. The same cannot be said about the option presented in the video below.
Assembling the frame
There are two ways here. You can purchase a ready-made, assembled frame for a bathhouse on wheels. All you have to do is install it and move on to the next step. Or you can get confused and assemble it yourself.
- order items that are ideally sized for you from any company;
- assemble a floor from them and secure them to the trailer using fasteners;
- fix the support beam;
- collect all the elements that are intended for finishing wall surfaces;
- install roof support beams and rafters.
Making a sauna on wheels with your own hands
When deciding to independently manufacture a mobile bathhouse, all work can be divided into several stages: preparation, installation and testing of the functionality of the assembled structure.
Preparatory stage
During this period, the layout of the construction site is determined, which is tied to the base used (trailer, truck, platform, etc.). After that, the materials that need to be used when performing the work are determined, based on what is available and the financial capabilities of the user. The necessary tools and equipment are being prepared.
Sketch of the frame of a mobile bathhouse placed on a car trailer
Installation of a mobile sauna
In this section of the article we will consider the option of manufacturing a mobile bathhouse of a frame structure, placed on a car trailer. To make the frame, lumber (wooden block) or metal profile (angle, square pipe) can be used, and mineral wool or polystyrene foam can be used as insulation. For interior decoration, natural wood is used, and for exterior decoration, edged boards, corrugated sheets or slab materials made from wood processing waste are used.
| Illustration | Description of actions |
| Using wooden blocks, the frame of the structure being manufactured is assembled on the trailer platform. The connection of frame elements is carried out using the tongue-and-groove type and using fastening plates and self-tapping screws. | |
| The internal lining of the assembled frame is carried out, for which plywood 10-12 mm thick can be used, after which insulation is laid into the frame. | |
| The frame is covered from the outside; for this purpose, in this case, natural wood (edged board) is used, secured with self-tapping screws and mounting angles installed in the corners of the structure and the locations of structural elements (windows, doors, etc.). | |
| A stove is installed, and fire-fighting measures are taken (sheets of asbestos and metal and other fire-resistant materials), and enclosing structures are installed to prevent users from getting thermal burns. | |
| Interior finishing and furniture manufacturing (benches, canopies, etc.) are carried out. |
Important! When covering the frame, you must not forget to install vapor and waterproofing, in accordance with the requirements for frame structures made of wood, when using mineral insulation in wet rooms.
Functionality check
At this stage, the operation of the installed stove is checked, which is expressed in the removal of waste combustion products and the rate of heating of the room, as well as heating of water in the storage tank.
In addition, it is necessary to check the driving performance of the assembled structure and its ability to stand firmly on the surface of the earth.
Installing the stove
Since you need to avoid excessive load on the trailer, it is best to choose a stove that is as light as possible. Any small iron stove will fit perfectly, but when placing it you need to move the firebox outside the steam room. By the way, you can make a stove for a bathhouse with your own hands. For example, from old car wheels. It will turn out quickly, cheaply and quite reliably. It is worth taking note that there are certain recommendations regarding temperature conditions: the upper threshold is no more than 60 degrees.
Interior decoration
If you are going to use a sauna on wheels during the cold season, we recommend that you first insulate it. This can be done with mineral wool - it always helps when you need to retain warm air in any room. For reliability, you can additionally use foil. Otherwise, no surprises:
- We trim the wall and ceiling with clapboard;
- the floor is regular tiles, but you need to screed first.
In general, the layout of a bathhouse on wheels inside should be as simple and convenient as possible. You should also think about ensuring that all elements are firmly fixed in place: there are different roads, but more often they are bad, do not forget about this. If you wish, you can decorate the walls with additional decor. Wood carving always fits perfectly into any bathhouse format. You can make a simple panel with a funny thematic design in just a couple of hours.
PAZik salon
Pazik's salon was designed using natural wood. Inside there is a compact sink and a two-burner gas stove, a mini-fridge and a mini-bar.
Kitchen space
Behind the driver's seat there is a dining table with four seats. Opposite the kitchen space, a couple of sleeping places were installed, like the upper bunks of trains. Manufacturers have not forgotten about the bathroom, which consists of a full-fledged shower and a folding washbasin.
Bathroom
Do you need a shower and rest room?
The answer to this question depends on how and when you plan to use the sauna. If it’s winter, then equipping a small shower would be very appropriate. However, if you plan to steam in the summer, next to a river or lake, then perhaps a shower will be unnecessary?
As for the relaxation room, it only makes sense to do it if your bathhouse is really spacious. However, a mobile steam room is mobile to be convenient for transportation and not be too expensive for the owners.
History of the PAZ bus
The history of the PAZ-3206 bus should begin to be considered with the model with the index 3205, on which it is based. PAZ-3205 is a Soviet and Russian bus that has been produced at the Pavlovsk Bus Plant since 1989. This bus is also being assembled in Belarus.
Before arriving at the final PAZ-3205 model, Soviet engineers built and tested a dozen prototypes over 15 years. Already at the end of the seventies, the model was ready for mass production, but mass production started only ten years later, when the plant made room for the previous model. Over the entire long history of this model, over 150,000 units of this bus were manufactured at the plant in Pavlov. In 1982, an all-wheel drive version of the Pazik was developed, which received the index 3206. This modification is intended for transporting people at different times of the year on different types of road surfaces and is characterized by increased cross-country ability.
PAZ-3206
The standard PAZ-3206 is equipped with 8-cylinder carburetor engines from the Zavolzhsky Motor Plant with an output of 124 or 130 horsepower and a volume of 4.5 liters. The torque of these power plants reaches 298 and 314 Nm, respectively. The transmission is manufactured at the Gorky Automobile Plant and is a 4-speed manual gearbox. Both axles are equipped with limited-slip differentials, and the front-wheel drive is switchable.
