🏡 Foundation for a bath with his hands from idea to result

The foundation for a bath with their hands - it's not a dream but a reality. For such work does not even require any professional skills and knowledge. In fact, bath - relatively easy and usually one-story structure. to base its requirements very democratic. How to make it in practice - in this review from HouseChief edition.

Without bath is hard to imagine a country station. A pledge of strength of the structure - a solid foundation

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1 How to choose the right kind of foundation for a bath
2 Why columnar or tape
3 How to lay a strip foundation for a bath with his hands
4 Pier foundation for bathhouse
5 Foundation for the furnace bannuyu

How to choose the right kind of foundation for a bath

foundations for residential and business units can be belt, piling, Columnar, Boards. Which type to choose bathWhy you should make this choice?

The first of which is a start in the decision - the nature of the soil at the site. It has a value of its composition, seasonal shifts, the groundwater level.

Solid stony or rocky ground makes no sense to move deep too. be sure to take into account the level of groundwater for areas with seasonal flooding

All these important factors that will influence the material and physical costs in the construction of bath. Another feature - the character of the building. If you decide to put an easy carcass bathhouse, there is no need to invest in deep reinforced foundation. On the contrary, for the stone or brick the structure is important not to lose the base, otherwise the walls burst in the first year.

Why columnar or tape

These are the two most popular types of foundations. Why choose one of them?

To begin with the traditional tape. This is the foundation being built according to the rules, the most common in residential construction. The technology of its manufacture is simple: should dig a trench to a depth below the level of soil freezing, set formworkfulfill reinforcement metal fitting and pour concrete. On the one hand - simply and clearly, on the other - very expensive. And it's not in the excavation work, and in the material volume.

Metal fittings "pull" a significant amount, as well as the concrete mix, which will have to fill in the trench

What was the result? Extremely robust foundation able to withstand the massive structure of stone or brick. He is good in all respects, if only you did not have to peck for him or rocky soil too moist and moving soil at the site.

So why, instead of the traditional and reliable forms of many prefer columnar base? Several reasons for this choice. The first of them: significant saving on materials. There is no need to pour a ton of concrete in the ground.

pier foundation technology involves the installation of concrete pillars into the ground to a considerable depth and mix their raft, which is already building will be located

Excavation in this case, an order of magnitude smaller pits for pillars can dig garden on the elongated stem borer. The material is also available - as the foundation may make asbestos cement pipes. For good measure, the fortress of reinforced and poured concrete, but it takes a lot less than in the tape version. The second reason for this choice - reliability.

For difficult terrain, which periodically waterlogged or subject to seasonal shifting of, pier foundation - a good solution

What happens in the body? If you have a thorough stone-brick bath - it is necessary to invest in the appropriate strip foundation. And during the construction of a wooden or frame bath better and better to choose columnar base, which will be no less reliable, while remaining fairly budget.

How to lay a strip foundation for a bath with his hands

So you are planning a thorough design. This is justified, because such bathhouse stand for decades and serve faithfully for more than one generation. In this version you can afford not just bathhouseAnd a complex structure with a relaxation room, and even swimming pool.

Where to begin? All such work begins with site selection and layout. Marking is carried out with the help of pegs and string. Further work is going according to the following algorithm.

Illustration	Description of the action
	The beginning of works - precise marking and digging trenches. The depth of her - below the level of soil freezing. Try to make the wall smooth - it will be easier to install the formwork.
	At the bottom of the trench is laid gravel or crushed stone. This cushion will prevent the foundation from excess moisture and slightly reduce the volume of poured concrete.
	The third phase - installation of the formwork and reinforcement. Formwork is usually made of wood, reinforcement - of the metallic reinforcement. For insulation on the outside of the foundation directly attached polystyrene plates.
	After all the preparatory work comes the main stage - pouring the concrete foundation. So that no voids freshly poured foundation pierce a metal bar to release any air bubbles.
	Strip foundation is required at least a month to become. Do not rush things - too short rows for the start of construction in this case could result in a complete collapse of the entire project. Do not forget when laying the foundation to provide sewer drains.

Pier foundation for bathhouse

As already mentioned, a columnar base variant - it cheaper, and less reliable way to prepare a base. It is selected for the construction of log and frame structures. And so you can not just build a sauna, and even a house. A columnar installation base is quite simple.

Illustration	Description of the action
	Getting started - all the same markup. The only difference is that it is necessary to mark the position of each location column with an equal interval. Not recommended distance is greater than one and a half meters.
	In marked locations using a drill earthen selected hole to a depth below the frost.
	Above each of the openings is set formwork. Height of formwork shall be verified once the building level to the next job held straight.
	In the pits ready to lay the reinforcement reinforcing rods. For reliability vertically bonded pads that will fix pillar horizontally.
	After training in the pits with fittings poured concrete. Here, as in the belt foundation, it is important to let the air out.
	After becoming concrete formwork is removed. Then there is mounting grillage.

Foundation for the furnace bannuyu

If we talk about the construction of the sauna, you can not ignore the question of the foundation for of bath furnace. Always is it necessary and is it possible to cook at the same time with the foundation of the walls? issue a decision - in the design of the bath heater. If you have planned a brick oven, which has a fairly large area and considerable weight - it can not be built without a foundation.

If you have a modest stove thick of metal - there is no point in doing something deepened. Enough to prepare a concrete slab, and the only purpose of fire safety

If you like a big stone oven - watch this enlightening video:

And on your site there is a bath? What is the foundation you have chosen for its construction? As he showed himself in the operation? Write about it in the comments!