Open-type font
The font is a great option to make the bath even more useful and interesting. We decided to help you understand what kind of font for baths are, what can be made of, how much do ready-made options cost. Our article will help you choose this simple, but such an important bath attribute.
In general, such containers are much more often used indoors, when the owners of a bath or sauna do not have the space or funds to build a full-fledged pool.
Why do you need a font at all? To plunge into the cool water after the steam room! This is a great alternative to the ice-hole, river, lake or snowdrift, where our ancestors liked to jump after a hot bath. So to speak, a civilized version of ablution after the steam room.
Important! The difference in temperature in the steam room and font will harden the body, will be a workout for the heart, tighten the skin, give vigor and energy.
According to the shape of the font are:
Oval, round, rectangular, square and corner.
Complex shapes to fit into already built structures.
Purchased fonts are usually the simplest shape — round and oval, they are versatile and can fit in bathing rooms of different sizes.
Wooden bathing font
Fonts are made of such materials:
Concrete (monolithic), metal, composite, plastic (polypropylene), wood.
It is clear that pouring a font of concrete — the process is long and quite difficult. This is already a variant of a mini-pool on individual dimensions. Metal font is also not very popular, so in the future we will dwell in detail on the font made of wood and plastic, which can be bought ready-made.
Normal font can be designed for one person, two, maximum three. If the size is larger — it is already a mini-pool, a more spacious option for the company.
Oval font
According to the method of installation, all fonts are divided into built-in, for example, deepened in the flooring, floor, and freestanding. The last option, of course, is easier to install and connect to communications.
Wooden font
Wooden font — the most popular. There are many reasons for this:
Very beautiful, allow you to create the interior of a real Russian bath.
Environmentally friendly.
Possessing a pleasant aroma and health-improving properties.
Practical and durable.
Large selection of models of different sizes and shapes.
Plastic font
Plastic font, made of polypropylene, has a number of advantages too:
Easy to maintain.
Weigh not so much, installation is not complicated.
Can be a variety of shapes.
Cost a little cheaper than wooden ones. Products with a wall thickness of 5 millimeters will serve for a long time.
A clear disadvantage of plastic font is that they need to be either built into the flooring, in the floor, or clad on the sides of a more attractive material. For example, the same wood, tiles, mosaics. And this will sharply raise the cost of the font.
Composite font, made of fiberglass, much stronger, can imitate different materials, such as stone or wood, quietly winter outside, do not have welded seams. But they are even more expensive than wooden ones. So, if you are looking for an affordable option, then composite font is not for you.
Kupel from composite
Choosing a font for a bath, pay attention to the following points:
Dimensions. Do you need the most compact version or a larger font to sit two on comfortable seats with drinks for a pleasant conversation? Will the size of the bathing room allow you to install such a font, will it pass through the already installed door? It is up to you to decide.
Material. As you can see, the choice is quite large.
The presence of additional options. Heating is very popular, also often the owners of baths choose a font just with seats. If the font stands alone and is high enough, you need a convenient ladder.
