Lining of alder: the pros and cons

Many people visit the bath to heal their bodies. Therefore, the decoration of the steam room should not emit harmful substances. It is good that there is a natural and eco-friendly material, which has been used as a skin for a very long time.

Alder is also widely used in medicine. The bark and leaves are used as a remedy against inflammation and wound healing in the form of tinctures and decoctions. Wood has the same properties. Therefore, lining of alder in the baths improves health. Products from such wood do not emit any resin at any temperature.

Alder is used not only for finishing baths and other premises, it is also used in furniture because of its decorative and attractiveness.This material has a wide range of applications and mostly positive reviews.

Wood has an attractive yellow-red color. On the cut, the tree has a delicate small pattern. In addition, soft fibers make it possible to produce thin elements from alder without losing their qualities. Including strength.

Alder is also used for the construction of hydraulic structures. It is almost not affected by ambient atmospheric influences.

Alder has long been popular for its healing properties. It is widely used in the arrangement of steam rooms, saunas, interior decoration.

Its medicinal qualities are justified simply: tannins are present in the wood composition. Because of what it has such magical healing powers. When exposed to high temperatures, wood releases substances that have disinfectant and astringent properties that help stop blood and prevent inflammation of wounds and burns.

When rheumatism of the joints, their diseases due to metabolism, a variety of colds, with problems with the respiratory and nervous systems, procedures in the steam room with the use of alder are recommended.

If during finishing works in the room the choice was on lining, then the best option would be woodwork. Natural material is always environmentally friendly, it also causes a large number of positive emotions. It helps to get rid of the disease, improves mood and energizes. Carrying out finishing work of living quarters and places for recreation from natural materials, at the same time care is taken of their health and their loved ones.

Initially, the outer appearance of the wall paneling was only flat, but recently other forms of lining began to appear. From the old version, only the method of docking the panels was preserved, similar to the principle of connecting the floorboard. Now this design is used in the manufacture of plastic panels. The most common options lining have characteristic names.

• Block house. The panels have a profile that visually creates an imitation of a wall made of logs. All other characteristics remained, as in the usual lining.
• Panel. The principle is the same as that of a block house, but it creates an imitation of not a log, but of a construction bar.

• American. The lining of this lining is wedge-shaped, gives the impression that the panels are made with overlap. At the same time docking is carried out in the usual way.
• Calm. This type of appearance looks like a simple processed board. It looks like a continuous homogeneous surface without joints. Although they are present.

If we talk about the benefits of alder wood, we can conclude that it is ideal. Alder lumber has a high quality, no resin emissions, excellent appearance. And a number of advantages.

• Black alder wood has an excellent moisture repellent property; it can be said that it does not absorb water. And this increases its popularity and recognition of its most beneficial among the finishing materials bath rooms. Alder material is amenable to processing, which is so highly valued by experts.

• In the process of using the alder material is practically not amenable to deformation and drying out with low strength. Lining of this wood is distinguished by the highest quality and diligent appearance, which makes this material very common in the construction of bath-type premises.
• Low thermal conductivity. Due to this quality, lining of alder in the steam room does not absorb heat, does not heat up too much. That excludes burns about her.
• Low hygroscopicity. Alder lining for a bath does not lose its shape due to the fact that it does not absorb moisture. In the case when the bath is not used for a long time in its intended purpose, even in winter, the wall paneling will not freeze over, and will fully retain its appearance.

• Resistance to decay. Alder is made not only cladding material for the premises. Before the development of the use of concrete, the wells were made of alder wood, and they served for a rather long time.
• Antibacterial qualities. Alder wood naturally has antibacterial properties. What eliminates the additional coating lining special chemicals during operation in all conditions.
• Healing qualities for the body. Possessing a whole list of substances beneficial for the human body, alder finish has a positive effect on health. It does not cure the disease, but does not allow them to progress.

• Allows air penetration.Lining of alder does not create obstacles to the exchange of air. Although the passage of air is far from high, it excludes the formation of condensate moisture on the walls.
• Having a dense and plastic structure of wood, this tree is remarkably processed. Even when drying does not change its parameters. The lining elements are inherent in geometric shapes, they are not susceptible to warping, so it is easy to sheathe with alder clapboard personally without turning to experts.
• Alder lining has excellent sound and thermal insulation. Made by the original design, it has a unique shape that looks quite aesthetic.

There are no ideal types of decoration, and in this case there are some drawbacks. They are few.

• change of initial color at high temperature;
• presence of defects: damage to the core rot, dark spots, knots, sap dye;
• as a result of defects it has a small part of the output of a quality board;
• relatively high cost also due to the small amount of normal material output;
• with bad and improper handling, it becomes very messy,that it is difficult to polish later - basically it happens when using raw material.

Alder clapboard is wonderfully suitable for the interior of the room, it does not have the ability to darken, which is why the finished picture of the room design without any unnecessary reconstruction is immediately apparent. It has a pleasant aroma that creates comfort in the room.

Naturally, over time, when exposed to air and oxidative processes, the material will become slightly dull. But having treated the surface with special coatings, such as lacquer, alder material acquires its characteristic colors with more intense tones. It depends on storage conditions and processing method.

The light tone is perfectly combined with the dark elements of the interior, which allows you to create a contrast in the design, combining different shades.

By the way, alder wood can be used in the manufacture of furniture., kitchen utensils, interior and exterior doors, elements of interfloor stairs: balusters, railings,steps, as material for finishing of a floor, wall surfaces and in certain cases of a ceiling. And also the alder clapboard can be used partially. It can decorate individual areas of the room and parts of the walls, for example, in the kitchen, you can make the area finish just above the desk. Can be used as inserts in various interior items.

And with all these qualities, the material from alder is quite acceptable for the price and has excellent performance characteristics.

Ignoring all of the above, and how attractive and reliable the alder lining is, in order to purchase it, it doesn’t take much work in any specialty store. Due to its unique color and ease of processing, finishing work of any level of complexity, no matter in which room, it always turns out to be a successful design idea.

Regarding the safety properties of wood: in spite of the fact that alder material, the price of which in stores is the most affordable on the market, is used safely in the food industry for smoking all types of meat products.

The use of alder lining as a finishing material for bath-type rooms ensures durability, suitability for repair and creates a stylish, unique and soothing appearance of the space around it.

To learn how to do the installation of wooden lining own hands, see the following video.