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Saunas... Learn me something

Mine are two different rooms. No issues. Sauna is dry heat so you can’t have moisture problems. Steam room needs to be all tile.
 
Lil'John said:
More info? Pictures.

*subbing for ideas*
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Shots of the cool room and exterior...started with all rough sawn Michigan white cedar and made the T&G. My cool room is a little less than 6' x 8'. Its a little small and would be better to be 8x8, but due to reclaimed materials used (floor is reclaimed redwood 5/4x6 decking) I was limited. Exterior siding is T-111, but plan to side over it w/cedar shakes some day. the deck on the rear is 6x12. Again was limited due to the reclaimed decking materials...would be a little nicer to be 8x12, but works fine for 4 adults.
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The hot room is 6x8 and a nice size for 4 adults. 5 if your friendly, 6 is tight.
I used a Jotul stove and fabricated the stone basket. Stones are all from lake superior shore line.
I usually run it at 190 - 200 F in the winter, 180 - 185 in the summer. Unfortunately, I am not on water...river is a mile a way, so we have an outdoor shower that we run a garden hose to in the spring, summer and fall. In the winter we make snow angels.
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Mustangtaco said:
I have a cottage in Minaki.

It would be interesting to see who is near.

My wife's family had a traditional 8 man sauna. I would definitely recommend over IR.
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I'm building a vacation home nearby. PM me next time you're out that way. I'll give you directions and you can boat over for a whiskey or beer.
 
saunaplace.com is a good source for heaters.

Here is the last one I did. Outdoors, has a cold water shower on the front deck (under the blue tarp.... wasn't quite done). Cilindro Havaria 11kw heater. Gets to 220+

Odd sized building, so didn't use a kit. All clear cedar. The kits are not much cheaper I have found, and have long lead times. Its pretty small, but it was confined by the shape between the trees. L shaped building. Dura rock and skim coated the floor, slight slope to a little drain so cleaning is easy.

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Changing room
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Main room
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Harvia is the go to Sauna STove from Finland. They have some that have a cover that keeps the rocks covered and heat fairly insulated and once you open it it'll heat up the room pretty quickly. We are going to toss one in our Bathroom when I get a remodel going. Right now I have a wood fired sauna next to my pond we use
 
We built a steam room in a house 15 or so years ago with a flat, tiled ceiling. Then in a couple months, we went back and removed the ceiling and built an arched one. The steam would condense on the ceiling tiles, cool down, then rain cold rain through the hot steam. Bad reviews.:laughing:

Arched ceiling solved that problem.
 
Ah Pook said:
Same here. It's on the back covered patio. Use it quite often.
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I added more heat, 4 heat lamps in a wood box with dimmer on top to run them. Just sat it on bench beside me. It will cook your guts out!
 
I’m curious if wood heat will deter usage as you need to start a fire? I bet it will some.

Thoughts?
 
Poke said:
I’m curious if wood heat will deter usage as you need to start a fire? I bet it will some.

Thoughts?
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I have not had mine for long enough yet, but wood does have its pros and cons. I dont have free amperage to run it, and I like the wood fire inside when its dark out. Kind of relaxing.

But you do have to feed it especially with my tiny fire box.
 
It a planning thing....My wood fired sauna takes 2 hours to get hot if I rush it, 3 hours is better and gives the stove time to simmer down and allow the heat in the hot room to become more even. Wood fired is part of the process in my opinion, whether that is heating, healing, ambience, self-sufficiency, etc. Makes that weekly sauna vacation more special vs. just flipping a switch.
 
Anyone have one of the cheap little import ones? Can they be used inside without adding too much humidity to the house? I have a loft area in my master br that would be perfect to plop one of the little 2 person ones. Just don't want to create a moisture/mold problem.
 
bgaidan said:
Anyone have one of the cheap little import ones? Can they be used inside without adding too much humidity to the house? I have a loft area in my master br that would be perfect to plop one of the little 2 person ones. Just don't want to create a moisture/mold problem.
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Buddy had a little closet type one, didn't seem to have issues with mold or moisture, but he did have an antique (read old and shitty) house, so it might have been drafty enough to not be an issue.
 
Squamch said:
Buddy had a little closet type one, didn't seem to have issues with mold or moisture, but he did have an antique (read old and shitty) house, so it might have been drafty enough to not be an issue.
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Was it IR or electric heater for rocks and then steam on top, or just dry radiant off rocks?
 
Coyote said:
I'm up there often.
My son is at MTU right now and my buddy has a cabin in Hancock.
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MTU alumni here, as are wife and kids - still spend a lot of time up in the Keweenaw
To keep in the theme of the thread - Gotta love that the Wads dorm at MTU has a sauna
 
46flattie said:
MTU alumni here, as are wife and kids - still spend a lot of time up in the Keweenaw
To keep in the theme of the thread - Gotta love that the Wads dorm at MTU has a sauna
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I also went to MTU, along with my son in law and his father.

I was in that sauna in 1984, along with other Banyas in the area.
 
I never understood the desire to willingly sit in a hot as shit room.

I can barely handle a warm shower before I can't breath well and start feeling like passing out.
 
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