Each bath needs a furnace to heat it. A furnace requires a portal. This is a structure for placing cast irons, a kind of frame.
It should be made of durable and heat-resistant materials, withstand the temperature of a hot furnace for a long time.
Each person who is engaged in the construction of his own bath, he decides how to approach the arrangement of the framework. It can be made in the form of an ordinary wall, or you can approach its arrangement with a design plan.
Such a structure should be in every bath. We will tell you how to make it yourself.
Materials and tools necessary for work
The framework for the sauna stove is most often of two types:
- monolithic (completely consisting of cement);
- brick (from bricks of different grades).
The material is carefully, taking into account its quality. Indeed, the heating efficiency and the durability of the structure depend on the selected component.
The main work that will have to be done during construction is brickwork and alignment of cement on the sides of the structure.
To start manufacturing the device, you must have some tools available.
Before you begin, you need to prepare everything you need.
- Master OK to align the walls.
- Hammer for laying bricks on one level.
- Level for measuring and maintaining equal angles and sides of the frame.
- Roulette for measurements and calculations.
- Brick. To do the work, you should use standard bricks. You can use both solid and fireclay bricks.
reference. In addition to bricks, you can use other refractory materials: ceramic tiles, natural stone.
How to calculate the size and volume of a brick
The size
The dimensions of the future entrance to the furnace are calculated individually. At the same time, the place chosen for the furnace is taken into account, as well as the wishes of the owner of the bath.
Side walls can have a width of 30 cm. The height can be left the same or increased.
Generally the design can be either square or rectangularwhen the dimensions of the height are greater than the width.
Brick volume calculation
To calculate the amount of brick needed, you need to perform several steps.
- Measure the height of one brick, divide by the area of the walls forming the portal frame.
- The width of the side will depend on the type of brick that you have chosen for the manufacture of the portal.
- An additional 15-20% of the material should be added to the resulting number (quantity), in case there will be misfires (breakdowns) or shortages due to an error in the calculations.
At the same time, you can calculate the cost of consumables. Save on brick for the portal is not worth it, because it is he who is the main element of the interiorattracting attention.
How to fold a bath portal
As with any large-scale design, here preliminary construction plan required.
For exact coincidence of the expected and the obtained result, it is necessary to measure all sides and observe the planned dimensions when laying the walls.
Solution preparation
Proportions for the preparation of a solution based on sand and clay.
- Clay - 2 parts.
- Sand - 1 part.
- Water - 0.5 parts.
reference: for masonry from 45 to 50 pcs. 20 l of the resulting solution are consumed.
Operating procedure
When performing work, the following sequence must be observed.
Foundation laying
We start from the bottom rows - the brick foundation of the structure. You need to do it carefully, because if the bottom layer is crooked, the entire portal will turn out to be uneven.
Erection of walls
Having designated a place for the door, they continue to work, erecting the side parts to the right and left of them. There is nothing complicated, you must be careful.
To ensure the quality of the resulting frame.
Remove excess cement with a trowel so that there are no unnecessary reliefs on the wall.
A hammer is used to equalize the height of all the bricks. Tap each brick so that the walls come out straight along the stove.
Tip: Do not completely fill the joints with the mortar between the individual elements of the masonry. The remaining 7-8 mm are useful for grouting.
Decorative completion
When the brick walls along the walls for the stove are ready, you should proceed to the design completion.
On the front side of the furnace, where the sawmill and the woodcutter are located, You can lay out various shapes. For example, as most do, line the front frame with the letter P. You can alternate the bricks around the furnace: white with red, yellow with white, etc.
Work Recommendations
- The creation of a furnace portal must be approached after careful preparation.
- Correct preliminary calculations will help to achieve the desired result.
- In order not to complicate the work of alternating laying out, make a wall entirely of white brick, which is very simple to decorate using paint.
- If you do not have masonry skills, it is better to entrust the work to a professional.
But despite the simplicity of this device, the brick portal is the main element of decoration in the bath. Nothing will decorate it better than a self-made portal, a photo of which you will proudly show to friends and acquaintances.
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