To decorate the premises of a bathhouse or sauna, you must use only environmentally friendly, natural materials. But when it comes to the washing compartment, the material’s resistance to moisture is primarily important. During washing, water can get on the walls and ceiling, and if you choose the wrong material, repairs will have to be done at least once every three months. We learn and choose the interior decoration of the bathhouse washing room, the material and its features together with the readers.
The washing area in the bathhouse can be decorated with various materials.
Interior decoration of a washing room in a bathhouse: choosing the material
To decorate the walls of the washing compartment, you can use any moisture-resistant material, and you should not be afraid of high temperatures. If the washing room is planned separately from the steam room, then it does not exceed 45º. What basic requirements must the material for finishing the washing room meet:
- are not afraid of moisture;
- easy to install (if you do it yourself);
- has an affordable price and high quality.
Is wood suitable for finishing the washing compartment?
Wood is considered the optimal material for finishing a sauna or bathhouse. But when choosing a material for a shower, the characteristics of the wood type are taken into account. For the steam room, take linden or oak, since at high temperatures, resin-containing wood begins to cry drops of resin. For the washing compartment, on the contrary, it is necessary to use lining with a high resin content, since it is less susceptible to moisture. Lumber from aspen or larch is suitable for finishing; on the contrary, when moisture gets on it, it only becomes stronger.
Wood in the finishing of a sink can be very beautiful.
Aspen or larch have one big disadvantage: the price of lining or imitation timber made from these types of wood is high. You can use pine or spruce, but after covering, the walls are covered with protective compounds, for example, varnish or wax. They form a thin protective film on the surface, which will prevent moisture from getting inside the wood.
If you choose the right wood for finishing the sink and protect the walls and ceiling from moisture, the finishing will last for at least 1–2 years.
For a durable finish, you should pay attention to ceramic or plastic materials.
Tiles in the washing area
Ceramic tiles have been used to decorate baths for several decades. The material withstands moisture well and is quite durable. Modern tiles are available in various designs; you can choose them at prices starting from 100 rubles/m².
Even inexpensive ceramic tiles in a washroom will be practical and aesthetically pleasing.
When choosing ceramic tiles for finishing your shower, do not forget that the floor covered with the material will be quite slippery. To prevent the risk of injury, wooden gratings are placed on top of the tiles. After each shower, dry the grates, otherwise they will quickly darken and begin to rot.
You can put together the gratings with your own hands, but the fasteners used are not simple nails, but galvanized or brass. Simple iron ones are susceptible to corrosion.
Among the various ceramic tiles, it is more practical to use glazed ones. The coating on top will provide additional protection from moisture and the material will be more aesthetically pleasing.
Granite or marble in bath decoration
Granite or marble tiles are the most expensive of all finishing materials. Do not forget that the stone is heavy, so it is not recommended to mount it on the ceiling. To save money, the walls can be finished with granite or marble mosaics up to half or 40 cm from the floor.
Marble tiles for washing baths can have a variety of colors.
Natural stone looks rich in the interior, but laying out the material yourself without experience is difficult. We recommend that before attaching the stone to the wall, lay out a design on the floor, only then attach each element in its place. The work is painstaking and requires a lot of time and perseverance.
The price of granite and marble is high, starting from 1200 m2, but the finishing will last for 30 years or more.
Plastic panels in the finishing of a washing bath
The most inexpensive option is to decorate the shower with plastic lining and panels. Modern panels have different patterns, for example, to resemble tiles. You can combine wall panels with tiled floors. Attaching the panels is not difficult, so all the work can be easily done with your own hands. Plastic is not afraid of moisture and is easy to clean.
Plastic is the most inexpensive material for finishing a washing bath.
The main disadvantage of plastic panels is their fragility. The material is afraid of mechanical and chemical influences. The seams darken over time, as they are quite difficult to clean. But the price of plastic is low.
Another negative point concerns inexpensive Chinese plastic panels. A room decorated with such material has an unpleasant synthetic odor that does not disappear for a long time. When choosing plastic for finishing the walls and ceiling of your bathhouse, buy only high-quality material from well-known manufacturers.
Arrangement of the rest room
The main thing here is not practicality, but comfort, a relaxing atmosphere, and ergonomic design. The most affordable way is to sheathe the room with pine boards. They do not rot, dry quickly, and look beautiful. Based on the durability of the material, it is better to choose boards made from Scandinavian pine. A pleasant light pink shade will eventually become covered with an original patina and will give the room even more coziness.
Spruce lining can also be classified as an inexpensive and high-quality finishing material. Thanks to Swedish and Finnish hot air processing technologies, the boards acquire the necessary strength and moisture resistance. There is less resin in spruce than in pine, it is more fragrant, and small knots (which are inevitable) easily turn into the individuality of the interior.
Budget materials for a relaxation room also include laminated, polyvinyl chloride MDF panels, quartz vinyl tiles, fiberglass wallpaper, decorative plaster, tiles with a stone, brick or wood pattern. In general, everything will depend on the imagination of the owners and the style in which the room is intended to be decorated.
There are also compositions (two-component paints) that completely imitate wood on any surface (mineral, old wood). The inside of a brick or concrete-block bathhouse is finished with OSB or gypsum board panels, primed and puttied. Then paint is applied.
Since there is no increased temperature and humidity in the recreation room, linoleum flooring, tiles, edged boards or chipboard followed by varnishing can be used for the floors.
It is cheaper to stick fiberglass wallpaper on the ceiling or simply cover it with paintable panels.
But, if you still want to make a bathhouse not only a place of relaxation, but also a place of healing, the use of wood cannot be avoided. You simply select varieties of inexpensive wood: birch, alder, poplar, aspen, pine. And for areas with increased workload, you can use oak, cedar and linden.
If the bathhouse will be in use all year round, it is better to install heated floors in the relaxation room, and the walls should be well thermally insulated before covering.
Is it possible to use MDF panels in damp rooms?
As personal experience shows, the panels in the dressing room have not changed at all in 7 years, although the room there is certainly damp. The joints are not heaving, there are no visible damages. The MDF panel is completely ordinary, at one time purchased on sale at the nearest construction supermarket. In winter, there is a lot of condensation in the bathhouse after washing, and it is not always dried immediately. It is also necessary to take into account that the panels cross Zero at least 2 times a week in winter. To complete the picture, the panels are secured with a ventilation gap using self-tapping screws. (9 mm self-tapping screw with press washer). There are no unnecessary smells in the dressing room either. It smells like a bathhouse and brooms. So the answer to the question - can it be used - is definitely possible.
In the background is my flight of stairs. In the front is my wife, who seems to be hinting to you: “You need to LIKE!”
Why spend money on lining, if you can partially decorate the bathhouse with MDF panels. Personal experience.
In several articles on my channel there was a photo of a flight of stairs in my house, which I recently decorated with MDF panels. Under these articles, people immediately appeared who desperately began to write that in a year the panels would certainly begin to peel off and fall off, well, at least they would DEFINITELY swell. Such forecasts always amuse me; according to them, my house should have collapsed even at the foundation stage. But that's not what we're talking about here. Seven years ago we built a bathhouse for our parents. Frame bathhouse. Now fans of “proper” bathhouses better hold on to something - in addition to the fact that it is decorated with MDF panels, it is also insulated with foam plastic. True, not throughout the bathhouse, but only in the dressing room and in the gathering room.
Brief description of the bathhouse itself.
The dimensions of the entire building are 3.5 by 9 meters. It is divided into 2 halves. The first is a gazebo, which is used for gatherings, including in winter. It is not insulated, but when the bathhouse is heated, the door opens for heat, the gas stove lights up and the room is relatively warm. I am writing this to make it clear that condensation from the bathhouse is in full swing at this moment. The second part is the dressing room/dressing room and the washing room itself with a steam room. The dressing room is lined with MDF panels, and there is no ventilation in it - it is planned, but not everyone gets around to it. In winter, the bathhouse is used once or twice a week. Almost every day in the summer.
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Briefly about the purpose of the cladding
Don’t rush to think about how best to line the inside of the bathhouse, because lining may not be needed at all. The task of the internal lining of the bathhouse is to retain internal heat for a long period of time, which will significantly reduce fuel consumption and combustion time. Thus, we can conclude that the cladding is an integral part of the bathhouse, but this is not entirely true, because a bathhouse built from solid timber using old technologies does not need additional insulation (for more details: “Painting with paired clapboards - how to do it right”).
Having built a bathhouse from cheaper materials, you will have to think about choosing a cladding material.
First of all, you need to mention the main characteristics that the selected material should have:
- It must withstand high temperatures and be non-flammable;
- Steam and moisture resistance are also necessary indicators;
- It is advisable to choose natural materials without harmful chemical treatments, so as not to harm your health with harmful fumes.
Speaking specifically about what can be used to line the inside of a bathhouse, it is worth mentioning lining, block house and magnolite. Of the three options presented, choosing one can also be difficult, so below we will talk in detail about each of them.
Is it possible to line the interior walls of a bathhouse with plywood?
You can line the inside of the bathhouse with plywood, you need to varnish it on both sides.
Here you need to clearly know the following:
A bathhouse is a structure consisting of several rooms, a steam room, a dressing room, showers, a relaxation room; different materials can be used, because the temperature and humidity in the room are not the same depending on the room.
Plywood is not just something absolutely specific, there is moisture-resistant plywood (bakelite, for example, the second name is “marine”), it can even be used in shower rooms; even boats are built from such plywood
There is plywood that can be used indoors, and it is also moisture-resistant, for example, FC plywood, it does not contain phenol-formaldehyde, the gluing of veneer sheets is done with urea resins, it is environmentally flawless.
Plywood can withstand temperatures up to 100 degrees (this is on average, regardless of the type of plywood).
Some types of plywood, again in some rooms of the bathhouse (for example, FC plywood in the rest room) can be used.
As for the steam room, plywood cannot be used there.
