Straight answers about sauna heaters, wiring, running costs and the rooms they go in.
A well-built Western red cedar sauna that is kept dry between uses lasts for decades. Cedar resists rot on its own, so what determines its life...
Read this →Western red cedar is naturally rot-resistant and carries the classic sauna aroma. Thermowood is ordinary softwood baked in a kiln until it becomes stable and rot-resistant,...
Read this →Both are good sauna woods. Western red cedar resists rot naturally, carries the aroma people associate with a sauna, and holds up outdoors, which makes it...
Read this →An indoor sauna is convenient, cheaper to heat and usable without going outside. An outdoor sauna gives you more size options, keeps the moisture out of...
Read this →A barrel sauna is a round, horizontal cylinder. A cabin sauna is a conventional square or rectangular room with straight walls and a roof. Barrels heat...
Read this →A traditional sauna heats the air and a bed of rocks to a high temperature, and you can pour water on the rocks for steam. An...
Read this →Much of it, yes, if you are handy. The one part you should not do yourself is the electrical connection. An electric sauna heater needs its...
Read this →Usually not for a home sauna. A residential sauna where you ladle a little water on the rocks does not put enough water on the floor...
Read this →Yes. A traditional sauna needs air moving through it, both while you are using it and afterwards so it dries out. Ventilation is what makes the...
Read this →Yes. An outdoor sauna needs a firm, level, well-drained base underneath it. It does not always have to be a poured concrete slab, but it does...
Read this →Yes. Winter is when most people want a sauna most, and a properly built outdoor sauna is made for it. What matters is that the room...
Read this →An electric sauna uses roughly its heater rating in kilowatt hours for every hour of full-power operation. A 6kW heater at full draw uses 6 kWh...
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