Bathhouse 8x8 with attic and terrace. House-bath: beautiful designs and design features. Selecting the right project

SK "Drevo" is a leader among companies engaged in the design and construction of bathhouses made of 8 by 8 timber. Many years of experience allows our specialists to realize all the client’s wishes, taking into account the specifics of construction at different periods of time at the most attractive prices. We offer our customers the following standard designs for 8x8 baths: one-story, with an attic, two-story, with a terrace. If necessary, the company’s specialists will develop a unique project.

Bathhouse projects 8 by 8

Advantages of a bathhouse made of profiled timber, ordered from IC "Drevo"

Since ancient times, our ancestors built bathhouses from wood, there are many explanations for this:

wood is a non-toxic natural building material;
the microclimate in a wooden building is created comfortable for humans;
the breathability of the timber allows you to replenish the necessary oxygen reserves by 30% daily.

Timber baths built by our specialists have additional advantages:

durability achieved by complying with the production technology of building materials and the norms of the technological process for laying timber;
fire resistance - each unit of profile timber is treated with special solutions that increase fire-resistant properties;
aesthetic appearance - we reject low-quality products, so only the best timber with an attractive appearance is allowed for construction.

Buy an 8 x 8 bathhouse at SK “Drevo”

Our company builds 8 x 8 bathhouses “turnkey” or “shrinkable” both in summer and winter. During the cold season, we use winter forest to produce timber, so the quality of the structure remains at a high level.

You can view prices on the company's website. We offer the most favorable conditions. It is possible to save money on the construction of a bathhouse due to low prices for profile timber manufactured by our company, as well as thanks to promotions and discounts provided to regular customers.

Many people who are planning to build a private house and love a bathhouse often have the idea of connecting these rooms. And it happens that the site is small and there is simply no space on it to place a free-standing bathhouse. What are the options for combining a bathhouse with a house?

Peculiarities

Like any other construction project, a house and a bathhouse built as a single complex has its own advantages and disadvantages.

Let's talk about the pros first.

Convenience for owners. There is no need to put on warm clothes to go to the bathhouse and come back.

If it is customary for a family to visit the sauna with children, it is even more comfortable.

Reducing the risk of colds. In the case of using a bathhouse as a prevention of colds, it is logical that steamed people should not go out into the cold after it, risking catching this same cold.
Project budget. Setting up a steam room in your home is much cheaper than building it separately. In addition, it is easier to equip utility networks - they will be combined with the networks of the house.

Space saving. This is very convenient when the plot of land is small (less than 10 acres) or it is inappropriate to place additional buildings on it.
A sauna equipped inside the house does not require large maintenance costs, as if it were a free-standing structure.
In a bathhouse, if it is part of the house, you can dry, for example, laundry. Or design a laundry and drying room during construction.

As you can see, there are many advantages, and they are quite significant. Now let's look at the shortcomings.

The main inconvenience of such a project is the need to observe and comply with fire safety rules and regulations. The material from which the house is built and the place where the bathhouse is located must fully comply with them. For houses with baths built of wood, the requirements are especially serious.
Ignoring SNiPs and other mandatory rules during construction will lead to the fact that the relevant services (this includes sanitary, fire, electricity and others) will not issue permission to put the facility into operation. Accordingly, it will be illegal to operate such an object. If you do not report that there is a bathhouse in the house, you can seriously suffer - large fines will be issued and utility networks will be turned off.

Failure to comply with engineering and technical standards and rules can, for example, result in high humidity inside the house (this is especially true for wooden buildings). And from this it’s a stone’s throw to such troubles as mold or mildew, which destroy and deform all structures in the house. Therefore, you definitely need to take care of the correct hydro- and vapor barrier, as well as ensure good ventilation in the bathhouse.
Sewerage in the bathhouse will have to be done separately, since it is impractical to drain all the water from the steam room into a common pipe - the load is too large.
If a wood-burning stove is installed in the bathhouse, then it is necessary to properly adjust the draft so that soot does not settle on the walls and ceiling.
For insurance companies, houses combined with a bathhouse are objects of increased danger. Accordingly, the sum insured will be much lower, and the terms of the insurance policy will be much stricter.

You can place the bathhouse either in the basement or basement (if available), or next to the bathroom and toilet.

Building drawings

A house and a bathhouse located under one roof can be built in two ways:

the project was initially designed for the construction of a complex;
The bathhouse acts as an extension to an already built house.

The second option is more common: first they build a house - a country house or for permanent residence, and only after that thoughts about a bathhouse appear. You can use ready-made projects, or you can develop it yourself.

Currently, there is a decline in the popularity of the classic layout of private houses with separate buildings: bathhouse, garage, gazebo, summer kitchen. Modern designs of large houses and cottages are becoming increasingly widespread, under the roof of which rooms with different purposes are combined: rooms of the house, a garage and a bathhouse. Since there is now a huge selection on the building materials market - from brick to aerated concrete, it is not difficult to implement these projects.

Cottage projects with a built-in bathhouse and garage have many advantages.

Variability:

the bathhouse and garage can be located in the ground floor (basement), living rooms - on the ground floor;
if the house is one-story, then, of course, all rooms will be located on one floor;
you can make a bathhouse and a house under the same roof, but with different entrances, connecting them inside with a passage, then you can get into the bathhouse extension without passing the entrance to the house;

if the construction is planned to be two-story, there are even more options - 2 floors will allow you to plan the layout of the rooms as you wish;
there are also many so-called “one-and-a-half-story” houses - with an attic, in which there can be a workshop, an office, a billiard room or a children’s room;
The size of the garage can also be different: for one or two cars, 6x8 m, 6x6 m, also the dimensions of the bathhouse can vary - 6x8, 6x9 m, it can be with or without a rest room, together with a bathroom or separately from it.

One of the main advantages of the combined facility is the convenience of the owners. I put the car in the garage and you’re already wearing slippers. The same applies to the bathhouse - no need to walk through the frost across the entire site and back. The hostess can put a mask on her face and, without fear of being seen by prying eyes, calmly walk around the house, then return to the bathhouse and finish the spa treatments.

The owner can combine a soak in the Finnish sauna with friends with a friendly billiards match.

A house, garage and bathhouse combined together save a huge amount of space on the territory of the dacha. On it you can create beds, greenhouses, a greenhouse, or such interesting design solutions as an alpine slide or rock garden. The most space is saved if the house is small but two-story. Then, for example, you can install a boiler for a bathhouse in the garage, and replace the rest room in the bathhouse with a kitchen in the house. You can place the grill on the terrace near the bathhouse. A sauna stove can become an additional source of heat for the entire house. In addition, it is much easier to install communications once than to connect them to each building separately.

The layout of the house in the letter “L” is also a very interesting option for a combined project. You can make the most of the entire area by using corner rooms and arranging them as conveniently as possible for the owners. The optimal area for a fairly comfortable placement of a house with a bathhouse (and a garage) is 10x12 m. You can “build” everything into it - an attic, a terrace, a summer kitchen with a canopy, a fireplace, and a barbecue. The layouts of houses 9 by 15 are also interesting; they are among the most popular among owners of country houses. If there is not much space on the site or the above options are not so budget-friendly, there are also 8x8 houses. This is an average size, which can be no less comfortable for a family if the layout is successful. The most budget option is a 6x8 house, but it requires very careful design so that it does not feel crowded.

Materials

The basis of the bathhouse is the walls; they determine the reliability of the building, the quality of thermal insulation and, to a large extent, the comfort inside.

Most often, bathhouse walls are built from:

bricks;
foam concrete, aerated concrete;
wood concrete;
tree.

Brick walls are very difficult to lay. They have high thermal conductivity, so increased thermal insulation will be required. A foundation must be laid under brick walls.

Arbolite is a mixture of cement and organic fillers., mainly shredded wood. Its properties are similar to foam concrete; it is also produced in the form of blocks. You can make it yourself right on the construction site; the technology is very simple. There is only one main drawback - low resistance to moisture.

Foam concrete and aerated concrete blocks have much higher thermal insulation qualities, moreover, they are much lighter and do not require a massive foundation underneath.

The size of a standard wall foam block is 20x30x60 cm, and it alone is equal to 13 sand-lime bricks. It’s not difficult to build walls from foam blocks yourself.

If you build walls from wood concrete, they need to be covered with a protective coating.

Wood is most often used to build baths in our country. There are enough wood species suitable for this; experienced builders prefer larch, pine, and cedar.

To raise the log house of a bathhouse, the following materials are suitable:

logs (solid or rounded);
sawn timber with a rectangular cross-section;
profiled timber;
glued profiled timber.

You can use either wet or dried material. The first one is better suited for a log house. The more moisture in the material, the more the log house will shrink. Glued laminated timber practically does not require shrinkage. A log house takes longer and shrinks more than others. There is no need to mention that wood is the most environmentally friendly material, so it is best suited for the construction of a bathhouse.

Interior Design

If we talk about the interior decoration of a bathhouse, then, as a rule, it is not included in finished projects. Architects develop only a project, and then the imagination of either the owner or the designer he invites comes into play.

The fundamental step is the choice of finishing material. It is not necessary to take one type of wood; their combination will give the bathhouse originality. Of course, you need to take into account the properties of the material you have chosen, otherwise you will face a lot of disappointments.

Interior decoration performs a large number of functions:

insulation and waterproofing of the bath;
extending its service life;
influence on the body by releasing beneficial substances into the air at high temperatures;
decorative function.

Dressing rooms and rest rooms are well decorated with pine. It is inexpensive, easy to process and has an interesting structure. Pine is not suitable for a steam room, since when the air temperature rises, it releases resin, which will cause a lot of inconvenience. No chipboard and no linoleum are allowed - these are flammable materials, moreover, when heated, the latter releases various kinds of substances that are of little use to humans.

Linden or larch are better suited for finishing the steam room and sink. There will be no burn from touching these rocks when the air is heated. In addition, both types of wood do not lose their attractive appearance for a long time. It is also good to decorate the steam room with alder, birch, aspen, and cedar. These types of wood do not conduct heat well, so they do not heat up much. In addition, they dry out very quickly at the end of the bath procedure.

No chemical coatings should be used in the steam room, because all of them, when heated, evaporate toxic substances.

To seal the room, the walls are often lined with clapboard, under which there is mineral insulation and aluminum foil.

If the steam room has no other finishing options other than wood, then in the washing room and especially in the relaxation room there is room to explore the design and implement all the interesting ideas. If space and finances allow, you can make a removable floor in the washing room, under which there is a small pool or jacuzzi. There is no room for a pool - no problem, you can make a plunge pool out of a barrel and relax in it. A waterfall instead of a shower and a natural “wild” style are an original solution for a home bath. Designers will be surprised by all sorts of finds - just look at a shower in the form of a huge watering can or furniture made from barrels in the dressing room.

Excellent layout - with two lounges: a small tea room, decorated with wood, next to the steam room, and a large one, for example, with billiards. And lamps hidden under supposedly torn boards along the walls will add modernity to the interior. Externally, such a building with a house can be designed as a tower or a fairy-tale palace.

Exterior finishing

The purpose of the external decoration of the bathhouse is to insulate its facade. If you make it ventilated, then drops of moisture will not settle on the walls. This will extend the service life of the bath. When choosing any material, you need to remember that it must be combined with the decoration of the entire house, since these rooms will be combined. Or you can decorate the bathhouse with the same material with which the house itself is lined, without distinguishing its walls from the background of the main building.

The following materials are suitable for finishing:

siding (vinyl or metal);
lining (wood, plastic);
imitation timber;
block house.

Metal siding is non-flammable and is excellent for finishing a bathhouse. Siding panels are available in widths from 0.2 to 1.2 m, and come in more than 15 colors. There are many manufacturers of it both in Russia and abroad.

They built a house for me in 2018, according to my design, by professionals in their field. The project itself is somewhat more expensive compared to its competitors, but in our village they built one more house and the owners were satisfied.

We ordered the construction of a bathhouse, they completed it in the shortest possible time, without any complaints about the work of the team.

The full cycle from material production to house assembly is organized perfectly. Quality and professionalism at the highest level. I recommend.

It is very important to find your own manager who will advise not only when concluding a contract, but also during construction. We talked with Igor, as a result, the bathhouse is ready on the site, we are using it, everything is fine. Thank you.

Great houses, great service! They told us everything and helped us with the choice. You can see everything live - we went to a facility under construction roughly similar to ours, where we saw how they work, only after that we decided to build. We thank the managers and builders for their patience in answering all the questions!

In 2018 we ordered a bathhouse. We are very pleased with the work of the employees of this company. Starting with the estimate and ending with the construction team. We were lucky because of the promotion and received a sauna stove as a gift!

Thank you for the house with a sauna. The website lists some prices, but in reality it turns out to be more. But it’s understandable that the price indicated is for the very minimum, like everyone else on the Internet, if you want comfort, pay extra for extras. In general, “thank you” to the builders.

Visiting a bathhouse is a great way to have a good time and also take a break from city dust, noise and daily problems. For this reason, many people build a bathhouse on their site. If the area is small, then you have to limit yourself to a small-sized bathhouse with the minimum necessary. But if you are the happy owner of a large plot, then we advise you to spend money and build an 8x8 m bathhouse, which will also have additional amenities that will help raise the quality of your relaxation to a new level.

Bathhouse project 8 by 8 m: features, types, advantages

Such a project cannot be built on every plot; it is not suitable for small plots of land. But reducing the area can affect the functionality and convenience of the bathhouse.

The 8 by 8 m bathhouse is a spacious and roomy building, with everything you need. Bathhouse designs can be very different: you can draw them up yourself, find a ready-made version, or order the preparation of a project from specialists. The first two options are cheaper, but the advantage of the latter is that the design will take into account the characteristics of your site and personal wishes. But this does not mean at all that the finished drawing of the bathhouse will be inconvenient. There are many projects on the Internet, so choosing the right one is easy.

Since the 8 by 8 bathhouse is spacious, all four main rooms can easily fit in it: a dressing room, a steam room, a washing room and a relaxation room. The dressing room can be small, you need to place hooks and a wardrobe in it, and many also store firewood in it. There is no need to make the dressing room spacious, since it serves as a hallway.

The size of the steam room depends on how many people will visit it in the future. In the steam room you need to fit a stove and... Shelves can be arranged in one or several rows. It is recommended to make them at least 2 m long, in which case you can sit on them not only while sitting, but also lying down.

The washing room can be spacious or small, slightly larger than a shower stall. It all depends on your wishes.

It is better to make the relaxation room spacious, since the whole company will relax in it between trips to the steam room. You need to put a table and chairs in the room, if the space allows, it is also possible to place a TV, a pool table, etc.

An example of a bathhouse project 8x8 m:

An 8 by 8 bathhouse is quite spacious, so projects of this size often also include a bathroom and a guest room. Obviously, their presence will make the bathhouse more comfortable and functional. In addition, and importantly, you can spend the night in it. If you plan to build a building next to your home, then you will have a place where your guests can stay. If you build a building on a summer cottage, then you will have a place where you can stay overnight. You can also make a small kitchen in the bathhouse, in which case it will turn into a whole house.

If you are going to often stay overnight, and with a large group, then a good option would be to build a two-story bathhouse or a bathhouse with an attic. In this case, additional rooms can be placed on the second floor, in which you can make a bedroom or an additional recreation room.

Usually the project involves the presence of a swimming pool or at least a plunge pool. They are especially relevant if there is no body of water nearby. The pool can be located indoors or outdoors, but in any case it is recommended to have a canopy over it.

With a bathhouse size of 8 by 8, you can perfectly combine two options in one building: a steam room with wet steam and a sauna with dry steam. This approach will certainly significantly increase the cost of building a building, but you will have the opportunity to go not only to the bathhouse, but also to the sauna.

Bathhouse 8x8 m: what material to choose for construction?

At the moment, there are different building materials that are suitable for building a bathhouse. Let's look at the most popular of them.

A wooden bathhouse is the most common option. The material is environmentally friendly, safe, and fully complies with Russian traditions. Most note that a log sauna has a special woody aroma that promotes rest and relaxation. Wood retains heat well, while allowing steam and air to pass through. Prices for wooden baths depend on what type of wood you choose: regular logs, laminated veneer lumber, rounded or non-rounded.

If you are planning to build a bathhouse from timber, then keep in mind that its maximum length is 6 m, so you will have to extend it for the work. An alternative option is additional development of the project, where additional inserts of materials are thought out, additional walls are installed, etc.

A bathhouse made of aerated concrete is also an environmentally friendly option; the material has a good level of fire safety, it is hygienic, and durable. The blocks are quite large in size, so building a bathhouse from them is quite simple. There is no need to adjust them, and if necessary, the blocks are easy to cut.

A brick bathhouse is a reliable and durable structure that will serve you for many years. Brick is also a natural material, but unlike wood it does not burn and is resistant to rot and insects. Building with brick is more difficult than building with blocks and will also take significantly longer due to the small size of the materials. It is recommended to build a bathhouse from bricks only if you have experience in construction, and also if you plan to entrust the construction of the bathhouse to professionals.

Features of the construction of a bathhouse 8x8 m

The construction of any building begins with the foundation. If a simple one can be made on a simple columnar foundation, then for a large bathhouse you need to choose a more reliable foundation. Although if you are building a frame bathhouse, then this option is also acceptable.

For a bathhouse made of timber, aerated concrete, expanded clay concrete and other materials, a strip foundation is suitable.

Its advantage is also the convenience of running communication lines, as well as the possibility of later making a basement.

Regardless of the material you choose to build a bathhouse, you need to ensure that each row is as even as possible.

In order not to make a too complex design, it is recommended to choose a simple roof for a bathhouse, for example, a gable roof. The slope of the rafters depends on the climatic characteristics of the region. It is important that snow does not stay on the roof for a long time, as it puts additional stress on it, and this can lead to deformation.

The best option is a roof with a slight slope. In this case, the snow will not linger on the slope. If you still plan to build a bathhouse with a large angle of inclination, then you need to strengthen the roof by installing additional supports for the rafters.

An 8x8 bathhouse is usually complemented by a bathroom and other amenities, so you need to carefully consider communications. If the project includes a large sink, then it is better to make not one drain, but several, since one may not cope. In this case, it is also advisable to make a couple of taps.

When conducting electrical wiring, follow safety precautions. The sauna itself has an increased risk of fire, and if you build a sauna from wood, the risk increases significantly.

After the construction of the bathhouse, you can proceed to its finishing. Typically, lining is used for interior decoration. This material is environmentally friendly, has good sound insulation, moisture resistant and easy to install. Lining can be of different types, so you can choose the material to suit your taste.

The only caveat is that for the steam room you need to use material made from deciduous trees, not coniferous ones, since the latter, when heated, release resins that are harmful to humans. But it is perfect for decorating a rest room, as it exudes a pleasant pine aroma.

Ceramic tiles are suitable for finishing the washroom; they will help in creating an original interior. But if you are laying tiles on the floor, then choose non-slip tiles or place wooden pallets on top.

Himalayan salt and decorative stone will help decorate the bathhouse.

The last stage is arranging the furniture. Do not overcrowd the bathhouse; leave more free space. And also don’t forget about various decorative elements: paintings, decorative shelves, figurines, etc. It is these little things that complete the design and make the room especially cozy.