How to insulate the floor in the steam

The floor in the bath is constantly exposed to attacks of polluted water, and in some rooms, such as washing, does not dry at all. In the steam room, it also faces the effects of temperature drops. These factors contribute to the destruction of the surface, reproduction of fungus and mold. The latter, among other things, adversely affect the health of people that came to get along. In addition, the cold floor is not comfortable at all, and especially if you become barefoot on it. Therefore, it is necessary to warm the floor in the bath in any case, and we will tell you how to do it.

Bath - room with specific conditions (high temperature, many steam, large humidity), so you carefully choose the floor insulation material. Pay attention to the materials that have a closed cellular structure, since in this case the water absorption of the heat insulator is zero, water does not penetrate at all. An example of such a heater - foam. However, other options are also suitable, and it must be taken into account, from which the floor is made from wood or concrete.

The most suitable for the bath is concrete floor, especially when it comes to a steam room, where it is hot and wet, or washing, where the floor is almost always wet. Since he himself is cold and slippery, it needs to be inspired. And they perform thermal insulation using perlite or foam. If the first option is selected, then do this: launch 2 layers of concrete, and the gasket from the thermal insulation material between them is perlite. This strolled sand of volcanic origin, which has low weight, is characterized by very low thermal conductivity, does not react with any substances and does not burn. When you work, close the tight doors and windows to exclude drafts, as perlite is able to operate. Mix 2 perlite buckets, 1 water by adding cement subsequently. After thorough mixing, pumped another 1 perlite bucket, pour about 1 liter of water. It should be interfered before the release of water from the mixture. Put a thin layer on a concrete slab and wait until it dries. A week later, you can lay the second layer of concrete. Heat insulation is ready!

The insulation of concrete floor with foam plates should be carried out in accordance with such instructions:

Choose a foam heat insulation, which is characterized by high compression strength. This is Ursafoam expanded polystyrene, styrodur green plate stoves, ROOFMATE Blue Solid Plates, Penopelex.
If you have chosen extruded polystyrene, then after installing the concrete slab overlap, it is necessary to provide high-quality waterproofing of the future floor.
It is located on it and place foam plates, a thickness of 10-15 cm. Usually they are put in 2 layers, pouring joints using a construction foam or rolling with strips cut from the remnants of the material.
The screed is poured on top, it is also recommended to apply a reinforcing grid in order to strengthen it. On the screed can be laid ceramic tile.

In the pre-tribbon and rest room, where there is no higher humidity, often put the floor from wooden boards. If this surface is covered with a special antiseptic composition and warm well, it will not rot and multiply mold. Works should be carried out at the construction stage of the bath, otherwise you will have to dismantle the whole finish. Attach the cranial bars and vapor insulation material to the beams, and to put the draft floor from the boards from above. In the resulting frame, it is necessary to place the heat insulator. In this case, the extruded polystyrene has proven well as the insulation, as it is characterized by environmentally friendly, sufficient rigidity, does not absorb water, does not let the heat dissipation, while the plates do not lose the foundation. Fibrous materials and an open cellular structure are not suitable for use. When the bath insulation, the thickness of the polystyrene should be 90-160 mm, and sometimes 250 mm. Then placed waterproofing and sex board, giving preference to larch, fir or pine. Do not forget about the antiseptic, but consider that in the pool itself it is not used by the power of harmful evaporation for a person.

For the insulation of the floor in the bath, the ceramzite is perfectly suitable due to the peres inside, which increase its thermal insulation properties. For better bonding, the granules should be used, which have different size. Before filling, install special beacons, you will subsequently align the screed. When dripping the cerazyt, the surface should be smooth, without irregularities and slopes. From above, the insulation layer is poured with cement, often for additional strengthening, a reinforcing grid is used. Warmed by clay floor will reach maximum strength a month after work.

In addition, an excellent option for the bath is the heated floor, regardless of the surface - wooden or concrete. Here you can equip the electrical, infrared or water floor. In the first case, put on the heat insulation of mats or an electrocabel in the reinforced tie. In the second, the heating mats are attached to glue before laying tiles. Installation of water warm floor is more complicated, copper, metal-plastic or polyethylene pipes with water are suitable for use.

The insulation of the floor in the bath, regardless of which material is selected - perlite, clamzite, foam, will extend the service life of the whole building. To maximize heat conservation in the bath, consider: the floor in the steam room should be located above the level of washer at 15 cm, and the floor in the changing room is below the floor in the washing 3 cm.