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All Just about Your BathroomInstalling A Steam Bath – Part One
by:
Norman Fleming
Do you love steam baths? Feel that you can't survive without them? If you are one of those who live for steam, consider effort a steam bath installed in your home. Having your own is the ultimate for many an steam bath lovers and effort one may be easier (and less expensive) than you think.
There are two basic choices once
commencement a steam bath in your home. You can convert your existing tub or shower or you can install a standard
steam bath. There are some steam bath designs which are self-contained and just need appropriate plumbing and electrical connections.
Converting an existing tub is likewise fairly easy. A steam proof door must be installed and a steam generator must be connected to the tub enclosure.
Preparation
Steam is a extremely
penetrating form of moisture, so any room that has a steam bath must be properly prepared to prevent wet damage. If steam gets into the infrastructure of your home it can cause serious structural damage.
If you are in the process of constructing a new house, it is a simple matter to have the builders use the proper materials to steam proof your bathroom. If you are commencement a steam bath in an existing house, you must verify that the bathroom can withstand steam.
The basic principals in safe steam bath installation are to 1) prevent the steam from escaping, 2) collect the condensed water without dripping on the bathers, and 3) allow the water to drain. To bring home the bacon these three goals, the steam room must be altogether sealed and insulated, it must have a sloping ceiling, and it must have proper drains.
To prevent steam from escaping on the far side
the steam bath, the structural materials should be waterproof and have an underlying vapor barrier of thick plastic. Gypsum board or plaster must be designed to withstand wet or covered with a waterproof finish.
The walls and ceilings of the steam room must be covered in a fast material like ceramic tile or glass. All the joints and connections must be sealed with siloxane
to prevent any wet from escaping.
Once the underlying structure has been prepared, the next thing to consider is the height of the ceilings. In order to maximize steam build-up and prevent cold spots, the ceiling should be lower than 8 feet high. It should likewise be slanted to allow condensation to slide down the ceiling rather than drip on the bathers. A slope of 2 inches per foot is appropriate for a steam bath.
If you are converting a tub into a steam bath, you need to enclose it with a suitable door. Small steam areas (the size of the bathtub) should have a narrow gap at the bottom of the door to allow for airflow. Larger steam rooms can be ready-made airtight.
The bathroom should still be constructed to contain steam even as if you are commencement a standard
steam shower. These units contain steam pretty well but still release wet into the encompassing bathroom area. Standard
steam showers have the advantage of having extra features such as multiple shower heads, built-in seating, lighting, and even as CD players and telephones.
But no matter whether you are commencement a standard
steam shower or converting an existing tub into a steam shower, you still need to choice and install a steam generator and all the connectors and do sure that everything is working correctly. That is the topic of our next article.
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This article provided courtesy of http://www.bath-guide.com
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