Shelf in the bath. Best Designs

It largely depends on the device, size and location of the shelves. In this article, we will consider the main dimensions of the shelves in the bath, made for people with a height of 160 to 185 cm. The dimensions of the shelves in the steam room of this sauna were specially selected for maximum convenience and comfort.

To begin with, consider the main types of designs and proportions of the shelves for the bath. Most often, in traditional Russian baths, located directly on the ground or having a cold, uninsulated floor, there were three levels of regiments. In modern steam baths or saunas, where the floor is well insulated and does not blow on the legs, there is no need to arrange three levels of shelves. In order to warm up well, two levels of shelves in the steam room are quite enough.

The scheme of the dimensions of the shelves in the bath
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Now consider the main dimensions of the shelves for a modern steam room in a bath or sauna. In the example shown, the shelves are made of African hardwood abachi, which has a low density and therefore low heat capacity and thermal conductivity. Therefore, the abash warms up slowly. At the same time, abachi has no knots, has excellent water resistance, hardness and retains its geometric dimensions with fluctuations in temperature and humidity, which makes it an indispensable material for arranging shelves in baths and saunas. However, a serious disadvantage of abash wood is that this material can cause contact urticaria, allergic rhinitis and even asthma, especially in professional sauna builders who deal with abash wood dust. [Information sources: Kanerva L, Tuppurainen M, Keskinen H. Contact urticaria caused by obeche wood (Triplochiton scleroxylon). contact dermatitis. 1998;38:170-171. Estlander T, Jolanki R, Kanerva L. Occupational allergic contact dermatitis eczema caused by obeche and teak dusts. contact dermatitis. 1999;41:164. & Reijula ​​K, Kujala V, Latvala J. Sauna builder’s asthma caused by obeche (Triplochiton scleroxylon) dust. Thorax. 1994;49:622-623. ]

The height of the sauna under the ceiling is 208 cm. This height is quite enough for a comfortable stay and movement in the steam room with its good heating.		The length of the shelves in this sauna is 202 cm. This size of the shelves allows you to comfortably sit on the shelf while lying down. The length of the shelves can be longer - if the dimensions of the steam room in the bath or sauna allow. Please note that a gap of 3-4 mm is left between the wall sheathing of the steam room and the shelves on each side - a margin for the expansion of the tree when heated or moistened.
The height of the lower level of the shelves from the floor is 45 cm.		The width of the bottom row of shelves in the sauna is 50 cm. The gap between the boards of the shelves is 5 mm (it is recommended to leave the gap size no more than 8-10 mm).
The height of the second (upper) level of the shelves is 88 cm from the floor, or 43 cm from the lower level of the steam room shelves, or 120 cm from the ceiling of the sauna or bath steam room.		The width of the upper row of shelves - 70 cm allows one person to comfortably lie on the shelf.
The side shelves serve as a support for bowls, basins or for placement in the steam room in a sitting position. The width of the side shelves - 40 cm.		The dimensions of the articulation platform of the L-shaped shelves in the sauna. We leave a gap of 3-4 mm between the boards of the flooring of the shelves on each side.
Approximate dimensions of the site for docking L-shaped shelves in the bath.		The bevel at the junction of the shelves will be repeated on the back of the upper shelf of the sauna steam room.
Diagonal abachi plank flooring enhances the view of the sauna.		The main dimensions of the back of the shelves of the upper level. The dimensions of the back of the shelves are adjusted to the height of people from 160 to 185 cm.
The distance between the mounting rails for the backs of the shelves in the steam room of the sauna or bath.		To mount the backs of the shelves, a 2 cm thick Abachi rail is used.
General view of the shelves in the steam room of a sauna or bath. See how to sheathe a steam room of a sauna or bath with clapboard.		Read how to make Siberian bath shelves from massive half-logs. Such shelves remain not hot for a long time, and after heating they retain pleasant heat for a long time. Special connoisseurs of the bath cover the shelves with sheets, on which they lay hay cut by the morning dew and cover it with small branches of oak and birch. The feeling of floating on such shelves is absolutely fantastic!

Shelves are one of the essential elements of a steam room. It is on them that you can sit and lie down, enjoying the steam bath or pleasant.

If you are building a bath yourself, then at a certain stage of construction you will have a question: “How to make a shelf in the bath with your own hands?” Since the steam room has a special temperature regime, an increased level of humidity, its own norms and requirements are set for the construction of shelves.

Do-it-yourself shelves in the bath: we decide on the shape and size

Types of shelves in the bath:

• coupe - shelves are located one above the other, as in a train;
• in the form of "G" - located on two adjacent walls;
• folding - the lower shelf extends, and the upper reclines;
• stepped - usually make 2 or 3 steps.

Bath shelves are often made multi-stage. The reason is simple: this increases the capacity of the steam room. In addition, a feature of the bath is that the steam goes up, therefore, the higher the shelf is located, the higher the temperature will be. The multi-stage arrangement allows everyone to choose a place that suits him in terms of temperature. If it gets too hot, you can always sit lower and vice versa.

The most popular are two-stage shelves in the bath with their own hands. Photo options, as they look, are presented below:

If your steam room is spacious and has high ceilings, then you can make three-level shelves for the bath. In this case, there will be a relatively low temperature on the lower shelf, and lovers of especially strong steam will like the highest shelf.

Shelves for a bath in a steam room with your own hands: what material to choose?

The next step is the choice of material from which they will be made. Of course, the obvious option is a tree. But keep in mind that not every type of wood is suitable.

Materials have their own requirements.

It is important that the tree has a low thermal conductivity. Please note that you will sit and lie on the shelves, you can’t let them get very hot.

Shelves need to easily support the weight of one or more people, so you need to choose durable wood. The content of resins should be minimal, a large amount of resins can be hazardous to health, and when heated, they can burn the skin. In the steam room, there are temperature jumps with a large amplitude, and there is also high humidity, the tree must cope with such a load.

Many people prefer to make from aspen. It does not emit resins, has good resistance to temperature extremes and moisture, does not deform or fade over time. In addition, aspen has been famous for its healing properties since ancient times. But it also has an important drawback - at the joints on the inside, it can rot. You can protect the tree from this process with the help of a special antiseptic.

Bath procedures relax, heal the body, have a beneficial effect on the nervous system, and promote healthy sleep. With time, coupled with the necessary knowledge, you can build a bathhouse in your summer cottage. This article will help the owner to make shelves in the sauna, bath, equip the room from the inside.

Finishing the bath from the inside with your own hands

The design of the shelf for the bath in the steam room depends on the size of the area and the height of the room

The shelf is a wooden flooring on a rectangular frame made of timber. The material is carefully prepared for work - it is subjected to grinding, grind off the corners, and treated with a special impregnation. The conditions for the operation of wooden structures in the bath can hardly be called favorable. Timely preventive treatment guarantees boards an increase in service life.

For the manufacture of shelves and benches, it is recommended to use hardwood

The frame is assembled from vertical support posts and jumper boards. For additional reliability, the frame is attached to the wall. A flooring of narrow boards is installed on the base. Leave small gaps between boards for water to drain. A suitable step is 1 cm. For natural ventilation, a gap of 8-10 cm is maintained between the wall and the shelf. The flooring can be designed as a composite. This view is quite convenient - the structural elements are easy to disassemble for washing, followed by drying on the street.

Types of flooring for shelves

Make calculations, diagrams, drawings of a shelf in a bath or sauna, take into account all the design features, select materials for work, prepare a tool. Let's dwell on each stage in more detail.

Drawing of bath shelves for a Russian steam room

Having decided on the size and number of shelves in the steam room, proceed to the drawings. A simple way - take a pencil, a ruler and schematically depict a steam room on a sheet or millimeter paper on the desired scale. Mark on the diagram - the location of the windows, if any, the stove, the doorway. Experts insist: windows in the steam room are an optional element due to large heat losses and injury risk.

The sequence of construction of the simplest bath shelf

Recommended dimensions for sauna shelves in the steam room

The dimensions of the shelves can vary significantly in two different baths. Dimensions directly depend on the total area of ​​the steam room. Such sizes are considered convenient.

• Length - from 150 cm or more (so that you can sit and lie comfortably on the shelf, its length is 180 cm). If your height is above average, it is permissible to increase the length of the shelf to 2 meters or more.
• Height - the lower shelf-step should recede from the floor by more than 25-30 cm. Hot air is lighter than cold air, the greater the distance from the floor to the shelves, the better. Depending on the height of the ceilings in the steam room, the number and dimensions of the shelves are calculated. The distance from the upper tier to the ceiling should be more than 1m.
• Width - for comfortable sitting - at least 60 cm. Do you like to bathe lying down? The minimum shelf width is 90 cm.

Calculation of the size of bath seats, sun loungers, beds

Decide on the choice of oven. If the size of the room allows you to put a brick, stop your choice on it. Such an oven retains heat for a long time, almost eliminates the possibility of accidental burns on its surface, therefore, shelves can be placed in close proximity.

Choose the shape of the shelves, sketch out the sketches. Consider the significant design features - the ratio of the length, height, width of the shelf. This way you will get the most complete picture of how your personal steam room will look after the work is completed.

Calculation of the height of the shelves for the steam room in the Finnish sauna and the Russian bath

Types of bath shelves.

Shelf with pull-out bench

Instruments

To assemble the shelf, you will need the following tools:

• Roulette
• Screwdriver, drill
• Wood saw, grinder, chisel
• Wooden hammer (mallet), ordinary hammer

Do-it-yourself shelf assembly tool kit

Material selection

Main criteria.

1. Thermal conductivity. Wood must have low thermal conductivity, otherwise it will be impossible to sit on the shelf.
2. Durability, practicality.
3. High resistance to moisture, high temperatures, no flaws.
4. Splitting, splitting.

Transverse fastening of the lining of the beds

A variant of the longitudinal fastening of the planks of the cladding of the bath loungers

Some rocks, in conditions of high humidity, crack more often than others. To avoid cracking bath shelves when driving nails, use screws or pre-drill holes. Give preference to wooden pins.

Frame of bath shelves (one of the options)

Eliminate burrs and splits that appeared in the process of work, otherwise splinters are guaranteed for those who like to bathe. Do not use soft wood species that are particularly susceptible to splitting.

Do-it-yourself shelf installation scheme

Smell

Use hardwood. Having made a choice all the same in favor of conifers, buy timber harvested in winter and brought from the northern regions of the country. This is a material with a higher density. Fir wood has a beautiful texture, color and no resin pockets, which cannot be said about all types of pines. A tree with a sharp aroma, which some types of fir have, will negate efforts to improve the steam room. Resinous species will create a wonderful "woody" smell in the sauna, which will promote relaxation. At the same time, keep in mind that if pine wood has not undergone special treatment (resin removal), the resin will come out under the influence of hot air. When work on the steam room is finished, heat the steam room harder for an hour, scrape off the resin that has come out of the resin pockets from the shelves. Repeat the action several times.

After the construction of bath beds is completed, they must be impregnated with a protective solution.

A brief overview of lumber for saunas and baths

Aspen - the democratic cost of the material; does not crack when dry; becomes lighter over time; not afraid of moisture; does not emit resin. Disadvantages of the material - low resistance to decay, darkens with constant contact with water, emits a bitter aroma when heated.

Aspen - used for the manufacture of bath shelves, as it does not emit resin when heated

Larch - wood contains gum, so it is very durable. The material is highly resistant to high temperatures and moisture. It has valuable medicinal properties: throughout the entire period of use it will release phytoncides. Beautiful texture, wide range of colors. Disadvantages - high density, many resin pockets, difficult to process, price.

Larch - very strong and durable and great for shelves

Oak is the best choice of hardwoods. If the financial situation allows, consider the African oak abachi - it has a very low thermal conductivity, sitting on such a shelf is difficult to get burned. It attracts with its appearance, porous structure, choice of color, high adaptation of wood for use in a steam room. The only drawback is the high price.

Abash - the most expensive and beautiful material for making bath beds

Linden - has a wonderful smell, low thermal conductivity. The material contains healing essential oils, which contributes to the prevention of colds. Easy to handle. Occupies an average price niche. Disadvantages - medium strength, quickly darkens, easily rots. Shelves of linden must be thoroughly dried.

Linden is an excellent material for making bath beds

Canadian cedar (not to be confused with Siberian cedar) is unique in its properties. Cedar flooring does not tar, does not burn, the wood is good in processing, it is highly resistant to decay and cracking. The therapeutic effect of cedar resins is very beneficial for the upper respiratory tract. If the boards are not matched by color, you will get shelves with an amazing play of shades. Disadvantages of the material - the price.

Canadian cedar - great for shelves, fits the bill, but expensive

When buying material, an additional 15 percent should be included in the estimate for unforeseen expenses - damage, marriage, etc.

The combination of several types of wood at the same time

The listed breeds have long become favorites among those who build baths and saunas. Racks, backs for sun loungers, shelves themselves and many other things are made from such wood, without which it is impossible to do in the bath. Do not forget - the entire interior decoration of the steam room (on the recommendation of experienced craftsmen) should be made from the same type of wood. Then the bath will get a pleasant appearance and will delight its owner for many years.

Luxurious Canadian cedar bath

Video: Unique installation of two-tier shelves in the steam room

And here we are ripe to write a step-by-step guide for those who want to make shelves in the bath with their own hands. This is not so easy, because one has to take into account a variety of experiences, often contradictory in specific points. We will highlight these points in particular so that you get the opportunity to make an independent decision in the manufacture of the shelf.

By the way, part of the material will not be repeated, as you can find it in expanded form on other pages of our site (follow the links in the text). This will allow more useful to tell in a step-by-step guide.

Device, manufacture and equipment

To begin with, after all, a little theory and even linguistics. It's not certain that you'll read x, so let's repeat:

ON A NOTE! It is most correct to say: in the singular “shelves”, and not “shelf” and not “canopy” (the shelf is in our room, but the canopy is above the bed), in the plural - “shelves” (shelves in the closet, shelves - in the steam room , yes in the army).

Shelf device can be described as a wooden platform, lounger or even a conditional perch, consisting of one or more tiers, which, in turn, may consist of separate parts, but can form monolithic fixed structure.

Furthermore, parts can be both separate tiers and their components. In the latter case, it is one-piece frame and removable decks.

The simplest shelves is a high sunbed with a step for easy climbing on it. An excellent solution for lovers of the Russian bath, who are visited by professional bathers.

But prevalence saunas in Russia led to the fact that the shelves in the bathhouse, in the steam room began to be made multi-tiered, under the ceiling and sew up tightly the vertical parts of the "steps". All this is correct and appropriate, but only for the Finnish bath.

This is not the place and time to discuss the advantage (or loss) of the bath option, in which the owner is trying to combine two modes, for this you can read something from where a lot was said about the modes and their compatibility. But, as a fact, many make shelves in the bath with their own hands for both types.

IMPORTANT! In the Russian bath, the preferred position is lying down, but you can also sit. In the sauna, it is preferable to sit higher and sweat profusely, but it is not forbidden to lie down.

Of course, the difference between a sunbed and a seat is only in width. You can’t lie down on a narrow shelf, on a too wide one it’s inconvenient to lean on the back, it turns out to be far away.

Arrangement of shelves in the bath: it is more convenient to lie on this

And sit on such

As for how to build shelves in the bath with your own hands, more on this later, but now we can say that the work is not too difficult, especially if you don't bother, put everything on self-tapping screws with a screwdriver and not worry too much about the future, in which the metal joints in the tree are sure to loosen.

BY THE WAY! Here is an important point of self-determination - to fix to the wall or to make a separate structure? The price of the issue is rot, which forms in a poorly drying joint with the wall.

Dimensions

Despite the fact that we have already published about how to make the right shelves in the bath, choosing the optimal size, let's briefly go through the most significant points.

So, the dimensions of the shelf in width and height are determined solely its type of use.

If it is intended exclusively for sitting, then you will have enough width from 45 to 60 cm, with a height of 35 to 50 cm.

If it is supposed to steam on the shelf lying, the minimum width will be 60 cm, and there is simply no maximum- a sunbed can be a meter or two wide. The best thing is to measure the desired width of the material at hand and lie down on these boards or something similar, trying on for convenience.

Ordinary Russian shelves- 70-90 cm wide. In height - 80-110 cm. And you can measure by the knuckle of the thumb or the first phalanx of the middle one (from them to the floor or the plane of the lower tier, on which the pair will stand).

What to do better: choose the material

What is better to do? It is clear that from a tree, to which, in fact, there is no alternative, but which species are most suitable? We, therefore, now very briefly.

conifers categorically should not be used in a sauna, where temperatures are high, in a Russian bath - if desired, in mixed modes it is also not worth it at all.

Cheap aspen and linden- worthy competitors of expensive abasha, because in addition to low thermal conductivity, it is not highly resistant to water, fungi, etc.

You can experiment with others. deciduous, taking into account their thermal conductivity (the higher the density, the higher the thermal conductivity - the easiest way to determine "by eye"), resistance to decay and other characteristics. For example, oak dense, but does not deteriorate in water. Like larch, which, by the way, does not emit resin.

How to independently and correctly make shelves in the steam room

Well, we got to the instructions. We bring to your attention three options how to make shelves in the bath in the steam room with your own hands - corner, folding and removable.

Angular: Walkthrough

So, do-it-yourself corner shelves in the bath. This means that you will stretch it along two adjacent walls. At what length - you decide according to the dimensions of the steam room. As you understand, we cannot try on your specifics, so we will give one example of how to make shelves in the bath, and you will act by analogy.

The first thing to do is to build drawing. To do this, we measure the room and determine the size and number of tiers of the future shelf.

In our case, the shelves corner, three-tier, with dimensions of 280 by 220 cm. It has three tiers on the short side, and two on the longer side. The first two tiers are the L-shaped structure itself, one-piece, to be done. Fans of the Russian bath may not bother about the third tier - it is needed only in the sauna.

The figure shows a plan with a top view and with drawings of supports on one side and on the other side of the L-shaped structure. Your task is to make a drawing yourself according to the dimensions of your steam room. Focus on the following:

ATTENTION! Tongue-and-groove joints add rigidity. It is enough to make a cut in the beam 20 mm deep to make the connection much stronger. After the spike-groove is additionally attached to the screws.

Depth grooves everywhere 20 mm. Used board 75 by 50 mm, processed, that is, its linear dimensions could decrease during the alignment process.

Please note that the design is being done autonomous from the wall. When installing in a steam room, you do not need to mount the shelf in the bath on the wall, they will stand autonomously, only pointwise fastened to the wall with corners with a gap of 1 cm.

The first stage after drawing the drawing is the calculation of the amount of material. Assume that there will be 5 large supports, 4 small ones. Or proceed from the ratio of one support to half a meter.

The next step is the preparation of lumber. On the frame you can even get cheap spruce or pine. For flooring it is better linden.

IMPORTANT! Sawing lumber is best done as follows: first the longest parts, then those that are shorter. And to take, on the contrary, first from the shortest available pieces. You can get confused and find out in the store how long the timber is sold in order to calculate with the least waste output.

When the parts are ready, grooves are made in them. For this it is worth making pattern and go through it with a milling cutter in the right places. Ideally, the inserted part should go in quite easily, but sit tight so that the joint can be lifted by hand and it does not fall apart.

ADVICE! Distinguish between details where defects are acceptable and where they are unacceptable. It is clear that the first refers to parts invisible from the outside, and the second - to the seats, flooring, lining.

It is better to take galvanized, not rusty

The bars inserted into the groove are fastened from the outside with self-tapping screws - directly along the connection. Fastening the remaining parts of the shelves in the bath is done end to end and also for self-tapping screws. However, some may prefer corners.

The finished support should be sanded, after which it is covered everywhere impregnation for saunas (you can read more about impregnations suitable for steam rooms). It is advisable to do this: soaked, dried, slightly sanded, soaked again.

Note that for now, we are just collecting supports, each separately. We have not yet reached how to assemble the shelves, because we will do it directly in the bath. In the meantime, work can be carried out in the workshop outside.

The next stage is frame assembly without flooring. You will need a plumb line and a level so that everything is level. In this case, the supports are assembled on connecting crossbars, which will later become a support for the flooring.

Difficult moment - jibs, which are needed for future flooring at the junction of two shelves at an angle of 90 degrees. Through this jib from below, the boards chamfered at 45 degrees should later be fastened to the shelves in the bath.

The finished frame can be sheathed with boards, but first it should be installed in the bath, the corners should be installed between the wall and the structure. Only then can you start flooring equipment.

The first step is to mount visors- these are boards that will be under the knee of the person sitting on the shelf. The visor is made from an ordinary linden board for a shelf rounded on both sides, which is cut off on one side to a flat surface. Then, from below, a bar 40 mm long is glued to such a board, also straight on one side and rounded on the other. See the picture below.

In the same picture, you can see the chamfered after the visor has dried. It should be removed so that there is nothing digging under the knees.

Next, you screw all the other floorboards onto the screws from below, not forgetting about gaps, which are best exposed using inserts of the desired thickness. All flooring boards are also prepared in advance - they are sawn, sanded, impregnated with the same composition for baths or saunas - as described above.

Since in this design each tier forms a kind of niche, you can safely sew gaps between layers- this is done with a clapboard or shelf board.

IMPORTANT! Do not forget about the gaps, and leave them wider in the vertical panels so that the air passes through more easily, so that there are no "pockets" where the steam does not enter, and therefore they do not warm up.

hinged

The only thing difference folding shelf from the design described above is that you you will not screw the flooring with screws to the transverse bars of the frame.

Folding shelf

Instead, the drop shelf deck will be assembled as a stand-alone structure - boards are attached to transverse bars that are not connected to the frame. Since protrusions are formed in this case, it is easiest to do in the frame under them grooves, which, moreover, will increase the rigidity of the structure and will prevent its displacement.

ADVICE! For a bath, it is better to take stainless parts - both hinges and screws.

Below we give a drawing of fastening the hinges to the timber and the flooring. With this method of installation, you have no chance of getting burned on the heated hinges, unless, of course, you stick your hands yourself 🙂

We hope the instructions are clear: connections flooring boards are made between the crossbars of the frame, they are cut out under them grooves- a milling cutter, an electric jigsaw, whatever is available. Screwed to the wall beam. Beam and flooring are connected loops.

IMPORTANT! Think about how exactly the shelves will hold upright. It's easiest to do either hook, or some other simple device for this.

how to build removable wooden shelves

So removable shelves the matter is even simpler - see the manual above, but do not put it on hinges. A removable shelf is a flooring that not connected to the frame. The grooves in the frame for the crossbars that hold the flooring together further help hold the structure in place.

However, if you have single wall-mounted triangular supports instead of a floor-mounted frame, you can use the following scheme:

Installation - how to assemble the frame and how to fix the boards

We were based, among other things, in creating instructions for making shelves in a bathhouse on the video of the famous master Ivan Baev. For a better understanding of the process, we recommend watching the videos themselves:

Some more helpful videos

Here we make shelves in the bath with our own hands according to Finnish patterns:

This video shows how to make very budget folding shelves with your own hands:

And if you have read everything and still tend to believe that direct installation on the wall is not so terrible, then from the following video you can get useful information about such shelves in the bath: how to mount the structure directly on the wall:

Now you know a lot about the shelves in the bath: what to make better, what designs are suitable for different types, and most importantly, you have a detailed guide on how to make good shelves yourself. If you have any questions, you can ask them in the comments.

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Entering the bath, the first thing that a person sees is the stove, which is the epicenter of all pleasure and the main functional link of the steam room. Few people know that shelves are an equally important element of the situation, since the convenience of receiving water procedures largely depends on the correct placement of it. Today's material will be devoted to the issue of creating shelves in the bath. In the article, we will give not only drawings of the most common solutions, but also a step-by-step guide to creating them.

The steam room is a special room where excessive humidity and high temperature rule the ball. Not all natural materials are able to maintain their characteristics with such a combination of microclimate factors. Traditionally, bath flooring is made of wood. There are several requirements for a particular variety:

• high resistance to moisture, temperature changes;
• low thermal conductivity;
• the absence or minimum of natural resins in the material.

Advice! If you want to build a beautiful and functional steam room, pay attention to poplar, aspen, abachi, maple and linden. Raw materials from the listed types of wood are best suited for creating shelves in the bath with your own hands. But it is better to refuse coniferous trees, because under the influence of high temperature they actively release resin.

Aspen- material presented in the budget segment of solutions. Low cost and good strength indicators determined its popularity. Shelves in an aspen bath do not deform even with temperature changes. Visually, the material looks attractive, but its internal structure is prone to decay.

Abashi- an exotic tree in our latitudes, whose homeland is West Africa. Since it grows in a humid and hot climate, African oak material is the best suited for use in the steam room. The temperature and humidity conditions of the bath do not spoil the appearance and natural characteristics of wood fibers. The disadvantages include the high cost of abasha.

Linden- one of the best options for making shelves in the bath with your own hands. The material has a smooth structure, without knots. It heats up quickly and dries in minutes. The base does not crack with temperature fluctuations. In terms of price, linden has also held the lead over the past decades. The main drawback is that the fibers gradually darken, and if small contaminants are washed with special care, the process is accelerated at times.

Quality sauna shelves made of aspen, abash, linden can be ordered at Saunamart. Here is the widest selection of lumber for baths and saunas.

Shelf arrangement

The owner independently decides how many tiers and at what height will be in the room. If we are talking about a small bath, you can limit yourself to 1-2 tiers. The dimensions of the shelves in the bath also depend on the parameters of the room. It must be remembered that a free space of 1 m should be maintained between the ceiling area and the flooring. This height is considered optimal for comfortable pastime in conditions of high humidity.

With this approach, the shelves in the bath are placed along each wall, while the area where the window is provided can be left free. Experts advise placing beds, taking into account the following recommendations:

• along the wall according to the principle of steps;
• on every wall. For greater convenience, their design can be folding;
• perpendicular on opposite walls.

Deciding on sizes

The dimensions of the shelf for the bath are selected taking into account the location of the tier. The width of the first should be 0.9 m, but the lower and middle ones should be up to 0.8 m. As for the length, it varies from 1.5 to 1.8 m and is determined by the size of the room.

The height of the ceiling zone is selected strictly individually, taking into account the convenience of sitting for a particular person - the lower one is fixed at a distance of 0.4 m, the middle flooring is placed at a height of 0.7-0.8 m, but the upper one is 1.2 m. Any paired material is suitable for finishing.

Advice! How to make shelves in the bath? – For the construction of such constructive solutions, no special skills or professional skills are required. Shelves are built in the traditional way, while it is mandatory to provide ventilation holes between the wooden elements and the walls - a gap of 10 cm.

Mounting sequence

Before making a shelf, all elements in the form of boards and bars must be thoroughly washed from dirt, sanded and treated with a natural antiseptic. Bars are used to prepare the frame. The cross section of the support posts should be 50x70 mm. Such dimensions allow the wood to dry quickly and efficiently.

Step-by-step instruction:

1. The locations of the rear pillars are marked with a pencil on the wall. On them, the elements are fastened with self-tapping screws to the surface of the walls.
2. Horizontal beams are attached to opposite walls. Thus, the frame for flooring is made of wooden boards. Along the entire length, transverse elements are fixed to the walls, the width of which corresponds to the width of the shelf. Without fail, a gap of 10 cm is left between the longitudinal bar and the base of the wall. The position of all structural parts in the steam room is checked by the building level.
   
3. The rear beam is attached to the vertical posts (it is best to “plant” the tree on self-tapping screws).
   
4. The front struts are mounted by analogy with the rear and parallel to them.
   
5. The next step is to connect the racks to the front beam, their surfaces must first be cleaned of grease and stains.
6. For reliable fastening of the transverse elements, grooves are prepared at the base of the beams, while maintaining a distance of 60 cm between adjacent parts.
   
7. Crossbars are placed in the grooves and fixed with self-tapping screws.
   
8. To provide higher structural stability for the shelves, it is recommended to connect the uprights with beams.
   
9. The length of the shelf must correspond to the length of the boards (lining). Thickness - from 22 mm, width - at least 120 mm. They are screwed to the frame from the back side, while the self-tapping caps must be sunk into the tree. The areas of such fixation are treated with mastic, which eliminates the risk of burns. Neighboring planks are not fastened closely, but with 2 cm slots. They are made for a stack of water.
   

note! It is advisable to carry out the shelf assembly scheme presented above using self-tapping screws, which will not only ensure reliable fixation of the structure, but also allow you to quickly disassemble and dry individual elements.

Now you know how to make shelves in the bath. If it became necessary to make a multi-tiered structure, the sequence and scheme of work remain the same: the height of the products is selected, the frame is mounted under the upper tier, after which the base of the lower one is attached to it.

Guided by the detailed description presented above, all work will be carried out quickly and without the slightest difficulty. The main task is to choose the optimal design for your room, taking into account its dimensions and area.

Photo of shelves for a bath

What options for steam room shelves exist and which one to choose? A small selection of thematic drawings, drawings and photographs will give a visual representation of the sequence of work.