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landscraper

landscraper

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Been working on an addition to the house with a new master suite. I love a great shower, but have no use for a tub. Instead, I decided to use the floor space for a sauna. I've got a 4' x 5' space framed out with a dedicated 110v breaker. All of the google searches return with "buy this kit" or "top 5/10/38,000 sauna heaters" or a marginally informative article shilling a brand.

I've tentatively planned a dry sauna with an IR heater, T&G cedar walls and cedar bench. Nothing too fancy, but enough to go in and sweat the demons out every now and then.

Who here has or knows saunas? Is IR worth a shit or should I go with a traditional heater?
 
Who were the funny accent having sauna experts on the other site that were determined to have a sauna at king of the hammers?
 
Following...planning to put one in when I finish my basement.
 
I have a sauna and a steam room in my home. What do you want to know?
 
I did infrared full cabinet. Did sunlighten. Just used this am
 
Poke said:
I have a sauna and a steam room in my home. What do you want to know?
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Is there any reasonable way I can turn my bathroom into a sauna/steam room without making my typical timber framed house rot? I keep the heat at ~60 and getting out of the shower is less than pleasant in the winter and I need to renovate anyway. :laughing:
 
I have built a couple, both traditional electric heaters. Its not rocket science.
 
arse_sidewards said:
Is there any reasonable way I can turn my bathroom into a sauna/steam room without making my typical timber framed house rot? I keep the heat at ~60 and getting out of the shower is less than pleasant in the winter and I need to renovate anyway. :laughing:
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Yes. Look up steam showers. Stand up shower with a seat that is also as a steam room.

also my master bath has two ceiling mounted heat lamps. So on a switch my mats tee bath blasts heat and fast.
 
Lol auto correct. It’s a heat lamp bathroom fixture, it’s hot and fast!
 
Blacksheep10 said:
What makes you say that? Genuinely curious
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A traditional sauna with stones and a water bucket to adjust steam feels organic and somehow natural.

Sitting in a closet filled with infrared heaters seems like it bakes out your soul and is just .... processed and un-natural
 
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What makes you say that? Genuinely curious
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grumpy356 said:
A traditional sauna with stones and a water bucket to adjust steam feels organic and somehow natural.

Sitting in a closet filled with infrared heaters seems like it bakes out your soul and is just .... processed and un-natural
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^^^ Yep, I agree with this guy.

I've done both, the steam sauna makes you feel so much better after sitting in it, the infra-red just makes you feel like you sat in a hot room.

The steam is adjustable, you create as much as you want, with more or less water. Sit up on the top bench for more heat, more steam, sit on the lower bench for less.



Then get this thermometer:
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I used to sell IR saunas. They didn't sell well, so now I don't.

Super helpful, I know:flipoff2:
 
I have a wood fired traditional sauna out back. use it religiously every weekend. Wood fired is probably a little complicated in your house, but electric or gas fired stoves are a good option. IR is not for us.

Most electric stoves are 220V I believe...you might want to check into if there are 110V options or upgrade your supply to 220V.
 
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We got this one from Costco, and seems to fit the size specs you are looking for.

https://www.costco.com/dynamic-bella...100370044.html

It was suppose to be for the house we were planning to build this year, but California and Covid fucked that dream up. Still have it packaged up as it was delivered; so we are just going to bring it along to our next house in a few months and install it there....
 
Got a traditional seasonal sauna, use it from approx 10am to 8pm in North Texas between June and August. Just walk outside. Sweating profusely, clothes stuck to body within minutes. I can't imagine paying to bring that experience indoors.
 
Every year a group of us goes on a fly-in fishing trip in NW Ontario. They have outposts on 15 different lakes where you're the only cabin on the lake. The owner is of Finnish descent and the Finns love their saunas. Every outpost I've been to has a traditional sauna at the water's edge. There's nothing better than steaming all the beer out of you for a half hour and then stepping out to jump into the lake to cool off.


 
Raygoddamn said:
Every year a group of us goes on a fly-in fishing trip in NW Ontario. They have outposts on 15 different lakes where you're the only cabin on the lake. The owner is of Finnish descent and the Finns love their saunas. Every outpost I've been to has a traditional sauna at the water's edge. There's nothing better than steaming all the beer out of you for a half hour and then stepping out to jump into the lake to cool off.


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Where abouts?

I went to https://www.kabykabins.ca/ once as a kid.
 

We were in the UP last summer and I saw flyers for a couple of businesses that have these mounted on trailers for delivery to short term rentals. Paging crispins

Dead Pool We've got the same setup in Mid TN from July through September/October. This is more for a controlled burn in the off season. Then its another bell or whistle when I sell the place to a fleeing Californian in 5-10 years.

Poke I figure I can get steam in the shower, and was concerned with excessive moisture in the sauna. At what point is additional ventilation needed for a steam room/sauna?

Java230 You have any vendors you'd recommend?

The majority of the replies on here sound like IR is not the way to go. Since I can't go test drive them anywhere, shared experience is about as close as I can get. Guess I better do some more reading and online searching.
 
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