Sauna Guide

“Elementary for creating a sauna”

Planning the design of your sauna is extremely important. The design of a sauna would depend upon your requirements. While designing a sauna keep the following things in mind:

• The number of people who will use the sauna
• Type of heater to be used
• Limitations posed by the building

Designing of a sauna location
The sauna should be near an exterior wall so that there is proper ventilation in the sauna. The sauna should be placed near a changing room for ease. If possible place the sauna near a balcony so that people can use it for cooling after the sauna.

Sauna cabin
The sauna cabin should be designed for four people or more while the shower room can be made for two people as people can wait for shower after the sauna. The sauna should also have a dry room for changing.

Size and measurement

• Everal factors need to be taken into account while determining the size of a sauna:
• Space required by the heater
• Heating method to be used
• Number of people using the sauna
• Bench placement

The height of the sauna should be 2000 to 2200 mm so that there would be space of 1000-1200 mm above the highest bench. There should be at least 24 inches of bench space per person using the sauna. The depth of the benches should be 450-900 mm for pleasant seating.

Placement of benches
There are various ways of placing the benches in a sauna. The most space efficient way is to place the bench on one side of the room. Other possible ways are l-shape or u-shape .

Placement of heater

The sauna heater should be safely placed away from the door and benches. The sauna door should be hinged towards the heater side so that the heater is visible when the door is opened and skin burn can be avoided. There should be a gap of two inches between the door and the floor for proper ventilation. A wooden door must be used as wood acts as insulation.

Tips to be kept in mind while designing a sauna

Lighting
The lighting inside the sauna should not be too bright.

Sauna building material
Wooden logs are used for building a sauna. The joints between the logs should not be airtight for the purpose of proper ventilation.

Ventilation
A sauna requires a lot of air for the purpose of creating a comfortable sauna. The air comes through the floor and it also reaches the stove. The air moves through the hot stones in the stove and they get heated up. 15 m3 of air must be available to make the sauna comfortable.

Designing
The designing of the sauna should be simple.

Heat
A bigger sauna stove can be used to control temperature and moisture content of the sauna. The stones used are made from ceramics which don’t break into pieces like natural stones and there is no release of dust in the air. Use of natural stones clogs the air ventilation.