r/Sauna

Finished this log sauna house in spring 2026. The main frame is spruce and was bought as a kit. Sauna room is finished with aspen wood.

About to pull the trigger on an outdoor sauna.

Can anybody give me a second opinion or two.

From what I can tell this looks decent. 2 tier benches. Not a barrel. Decent wood, heater and what not. But maybe I am forgetting something

I am unable to build my own so need a kit version. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Its priced at $7990 AUD / $5.5k USD.

4-person Traditional Outback Sauna Cube

1815mm Width

1950 Depth including roof overhang

2060mm height

6000w Harvia heater

2 tier Bench

Pure Cedar Wood

Traditional hot rocks sauna (Finnish Sauna)

The 6kw heater needs to be hard wired

1 x normal power point for the light

Wooden pan, spoon, rocks, light, thermometer temperature control and timer

24 months electrical warranty

Comes in Kit form only

Took longer than I planned but it is done. 3kw heater and honestly I was worried it would not be enough, but this thing gets properly hot. If your insulation is right you do not need the bigger unit.

The wiring was the hardest part of the whole build. Do not cheap out here, get a proper electrician and hardwire it. Mine nailed it and now it holds temp with zero dramas. Plug in units trip breakers and never quite get there.

Cold plunge sits in the corner next to it. Hot session, straight into the plunge, rest, go again. I used to pay for this at a recovery studio every week and now the commute is ten steps in my socks.

Happy to answer questions on the build if anyone is planning one. There are a few things I would do differently and a few things I am glad I did not skip.

So, I want a sauna, and would like to get one built in my backyard. I would like s small sauna with a changing room and shower and a water foset. Also, I find the ready made and self build kits quite boring in general, and would like to have something cozy that feels more home built.

So to the question. If I could buy the materials, is there any experienced sauna-builders out there who would like to come to the Faroe Islands to build one for me? I could iffer free accomidation in return, for an extended period of time.

Just trying to see if there is any interest out there ☺️

This is my sauna and my home forest. Here i am ringing the sauna pipes. Here i hunt, eat and survive. But most importantly here i ring the sauna pipes.

It hurts my soul if my sauna is dirty. It is time to brush my cathedrals floor clean. It is made from Siberian Larch. I was lucky to get the timber from Russia to Finland before they closed the border because mayhem started in Ukraine

I have an outdoor 10x10 cinder block shed that I’m hoping to convert to a sauna. Has a lake view. Installed a tempered glass window. Will flash with vapor barrier , rockwool and cedar or thermowood. Add a vent too.

My question is powering a 6 or 9kw heater. My 110 panel is full between our electric heat pump, dryer, oven and stove. I have an electric vehicle charger as well. Has anyone installed a switch off where you can share a breaker with either a dryer or a ev charger?

After years of planning and preparation I finally built a deck and a sauna at my summer house in northern sweden.

The deck got built in september during 6 days. Started on the sauna this past saturday with the help of a couple of friends. We took the first bath tuesday and finished the sauna on thursday afternoon. Coated the exterior with tar.

I wanted to post pictures without the plastic covers and random building equipment but the weather forecast is showing alot of rain incoming so I have to keep the plastic covers to prevent the tar from dripping on the deck.

It has space for 9-10 people if you love eachother enough. We were 7 people the other day without any problems. The small room that leads in to the sauna is just there to have somewhere to hang towels and store some firewood.

So happy with the result. I cant wait to try it this winter after snowmobiling in the cold.

New to this, Wife wants to be warm.. got us a sauna. Not really diy, but I did have to assemble and wire it.

Huilun koskenlaskija peekonikki repesi näköjään.

I finally finish installing the sauna overall very happy for the result. I’m still missing the lights. Hopefully it will come soon.