How to Build Your Own Sauna Part One
by Paul Kozar
Installing a sauna can be less complicated than you may imagine. You can buy pre-built saunas that can be installed in less than half an hour or if you have some woodworking skills you can buy a kit and assemble it yourself. The ultimate challenge, of course, is to build your own sauna from scratch. This is a project that could be undertaken by anybody with basic carpentry skills. The most important consideration when building your own sauna is location, location, location. Your sauna design will depend a lot on whether it will be in the city or the country, whether it will be freestanding or installed in an existing room, and whether it will be inside the house or built as an exterior building. Once this basic decision has been made, you have to decide what kind of stove you are going to use. You have a choice of electric, wood-burning, gas, or oil. If you are building your sauna in the countryside, a wood-burning stove would be the obvious choice. A city sauna, on the other hand, would be better off with an electric, gas or oil heater. Electric is the most popular choice for saunas in the city. Finally you need to decide how to integrate washing and changing facilities. Ideally, there will be a shower just outside the sauna for people to wash before they enter the hot room. The shower will need hot water so your plumbing facilities will play a big part in deciding where to build the sauna. Sauna Heater Most sauna enthusiasts agree that a wood-burning sauna heater provides the most satisfying sauna experience. This is the obvious choice for saunas in the countryside. If your sauna will be in the city, a wood-burning stove is probably not practical, so the next best choice is an electric sauna heater. You could also use a gas or oil heater, but many people complain about the odor that these heaters give off when they are being used. No matter which kind of heater you decide on, it has to have the proper connections. This might mean hiring an electrician or plumber. Installing the connections is one of the first jobs that should be done when building your own sauna. How to Build Your Own Sauna Part II will take a look at the actual construction methods. Company Name: Home Saunas
Website: http://www.a1-home-sauna.com
Author: Paul Kozar
E-Mail: angel.enterprises@comcast.net
Address: 2001 121st Ave NW
City: Coon Rapids
State: MN
Zip: 55448
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