A modern bathhouse can become a real masterpiece and a source of pride for its owner, you just need to approach the finishing process with soul and with full responsibility. Content:
- Material selection
- Wood selection
- Floor covering
The main purpose of the dressing room is to maintain the optimal temperature regime for bath procedures. Therefore, the decoration of this room is not only an element of construction work, but also a guarantee of creating comfortable conditions for staying in the bath. The variety and properties of modern finishing materials allow (at will) to deviate from the classic version of wood finishing. In this article, we will introduce you to what the decoration of a dressing room can be like today.
The choice of material for finishing the dressing room
The main task facing the finishing materials for the dressing room is moisture resistance, practicality and safety. The market offers us a lot of options, but we will analyze the most popular of them:
- Pvc (from 151 rubles). With all its advantages (availability, variety of colors, moisture resistance and ease of installation), finishing the bath room with this material will not give that unique bath aroma, moreover, such panels can deform under the influence of high temperatures and are susceptible to mechanical damage.
- Block house (from 555 rubles / unit). It is considered the best option for finishing the dressing room, since it is environmentally friendly, durable, resistant to moisture and fungi, and also allows you to create and maintain the correct microclimate in the room; at the same time, we recommend choosing material from conifers.
- Lining (from 161 rubles / piece). It has all the necessary qualities in relation to bath procedures, however, decorating the dressing room with your own hands with this material is not an easy task, since it will require care and accuracy, which means more time.
Which wood is best for the dressing room
The main advantage of finishing the dressing room with wood over its more modern artificial "brothers" is that, in addition to good performance, this natural material is able to emit an aroma with certain healing effects. Therefore, let's return to the classics and consider which tree to choose so that the decoration of the dressing room inside meets all the parameters of the correct bath:
- Oak (from 21,600 rubles / dm3). With its excellent performance properties, it has a beneficial effect on the cardiovascular system and has strong antiseptic properties.
- Linden (from 26500 rubles / dm3). Retains color and structure for a long time, is characterized by good noise and moisture absorption, perfectly relaxes.
- Pine (from 20 250 rubles / dm3). Ideal for a dressing room, since it is not afraid of such side effects of moisture as mold and deformation, it is famous for its bactericidal and immunostimulating qualities, as well as its property to acquire an interesting reddish tint during operation.
- Aspen (from 4200 rubles / dm3). It also has good moisture-resistant and soothing qualities, but without additional processing it can quickly lose its appearance.
- Larch (from 34,200 rubles / dm3). It tolerates moisture well, is quite durable, “solves” problems with pressure and immunity, however, due to its strength, it is difficult to process.
Finishing the floor in the dressing room
Above, we examined the most popular options for finishing the dressing room today, or rather, the walls and ceiling. Now let's go down to the floor and figure out which coating is better to use in this part of the bath complex. The same requirements apply here - moisture resistance, durability, comfort. The preference should still be given to natural coatings with the obligatory arrangement of the correct water flow and waterproofing. For greater comfort, it is also desirable to provide insulation or a "warm floor" system.
For example, you can use the same wood (larch or oak), but always impregnated with an antiseptic, or wooden plastic. In general, for the floor in the dressing room, you can use any coating that can withstand constant exposure to moisture, including ceramic tiles or porcelain stoneware. Only in this case, the arrangement of a "warm floor" or lining of insulation is no longer desirable, but simply necessary.
We bring to your attention a video about the interior decoration of the bath with clapboard:
As you can see, a modern bathhouse can become a real masterpiece and a source of pride for its owner - it all depends on your design vision and financial capabilities. However, the primacy in terms of exploitation and health-improving effect today remains with the natural wood finishing of the dressing room.
