When you build a sauna you need a softwood that is flexible and not easily damaged by moisture or warped by heat.
Build a wood burning sauna stove.
Most sauna purists will say wood burning is the way to go.
Saunas can reach temperatures of 150 degrees or more.
Again i realize this isn t a sauna design but they do often go hand in hand.
And given his building skill and meticulous attention to detail we thought it a good idea to bring russ back to share.
What i learned from building an outdoor sauna with a wood burning stove.
Building your own diy wood burning hot tub is not an easy task.
The stones held by a black frame system cover the entire surface area of the stove up and down and all around except for the door creating a beautiful.
You ll need a deck patio or other lounging area to rest between rounds in the hot room.
The best wood burning sauna stoves burn clean sometime requiring just a fraction of the fuel wood as cheap alternatives.
The most popular choices are cedar saunas.
Wood burning sauna diy.
I live in downstate michigan and went to college in the up met a whole crew of finlanders and was introduced to the sauna.
For me it was all about the kind of vibe i wanted in the sauna mond says.
And its pronounced souna not sa.
Plan the whole space not just the sauna footprint.
Christensen scored an old barrel wood burning stove from a local.
Harvia legend 150 wood burning sauna heater the harvia legend is a very nice stove complementing the sauna experience with its nature look and cast iron door with a glass viewing window.
Mond bought a woodstove on craigslist.
This is my first instructable but i have used so many for ideas and love the community input.
The stove is the heart of your sauna and the only thing keeping it from being a storage room.
They offer pictures materials list and tools.
So if you are looking to build your own wood burning hot tub this is a nice tutorial for you.