Sauna Guide

“Think before closing the door”

One of the most important component of a sauna is the sauna door. The sauna door should always open outside and it should not have a lock. It should not be more than 24 inches wide to prevent loss of heat from the room. The sauna door must not open into the sauna room as the humidity inside would lead to rusted hinges.

Kinds of sauna doors

Solid glass door

These doors are made from a solid slab of tempered glass. Glass sauna doors are used in rooms with high humidity such as pool room. Solid glass doors are used in commercial saunas as it is not subject to high temperatures or humidity. The advantage of using a glass sauna door is that it is not subject to high temperatures or moisture content.

Wooden door
Traditional sauna doors are made from wood which acts as an insulator. It is preferable to use cedar wood for creating the sauna door as it does not loses it’s color easily. The biggest disadvantage of using a wooden sauna door is that it tends to lose it shape and size because of high temperature and moisture content in the sauna room.

Tips to be kept in mind while installing a sauna door

• Sauna doors should be insulated and made according to prescribed standards to prevent air leakage between door and frame.
• Sauna doors should be smaller than residential doors to prevent heat loss from the room.
• Sauna doors should have a window and they should be dual pane if the windows are tempered on the sides.
• Commercial sauna door sizes are determined according to the local state code.
• Sauna doors should open out of the sauna and they should not have a lock.
• There should be a gap of 10 mm between the floor and the lower end of the door frame as the water on the floor can affect the door.
• The best sauna doors are glass doors which are made from tempered glass as they are not affected by moisture or high temperature whereas the shape of wooden doors tend to change because of these conditions.