Home Sauna Kits: Health and Beauty in a Prefab Sauna.

Home Sauna Kits - Use Your Creative Skills to Improve Your Health and Beauty

What are Home Sauna Kits?

Home Sauna Kits are saunas of either your own design or that of the manufacturer, which come to you in pieces and packaged with instructions for installation.

Sauna kits come as outdoor and indoor Sauna Rooms. They may be a prefab sauna, a free standing sauna, a corner sauna, small personal saunas or a large Family Sauna. You have the choice of a Steam Sauna Kit or an Infrared Sauna Kit. Steam Shower Units can also come in Sauna Kit form.

Outdoor Saunas

Personal Saunas

Family Saunas

Steam Shower Units

Best Choices for Home Sauna Kits?

Pre-built Sauna Rooms

This is a sauna-to-go. With a pre-built Sauna Kit you have everything you need to construct your Home Sauna – in some cases even the tools. The Sauna Heater, either traditional or Far Infrared, will also be included. This Sauna Design is a free standing modular sauna and most sales sites give a

construction time of 1 to 6 hours for constructing average sized Home Sauna Kits.

It's a good idea to check that all the necessary information is included in the construction details – as if all else fails you may have to read the instruction guide. Many manufacturers have examples of these on a PDF file on their website, so for those of you that are anything like myself, it may be an idea to look over the instructions and see if you feel as though you could have a working relationship.

Pre-cut Sauna Rooms

This Sauna Kit is ideal if you have an existing space that you plan to use for a sauna, or if you don’t mind building the frame, dry walling and waterproofing the floor yourself.

You simply make your choice from one of the advertised Home Sauna Kits and place an order. The package arrives with all the necessary internal bits and pieces – you put it together and you have your sauna. You have a choice of size, materials, and type of sauna. Some manufacturer’s websites will give you an idea of the level of skill needed to put these together – no doubt something worth taking into consideration.

When assembling your Home Sauna, be sure that all screws are not left exposed – we all know how well metal conducts heat!

Custom Made Sauna Rooms

If the position you have chosen for your Home Sauna is not suitable for a standard Sauna Kit, then you may need to measure and design your own sauna, supplying the manufacturer with all necessary details. The manufacturer of your choice then cuts everything to your specification and sends you the package. You then proceed as above.

Designing your own Home Sauna obviously helps you save costs by being your own interior designer, and not paying someone else to do the job. This method also allows you more flexibility with your choice of accessories.

Sauna Design for Home Sauna Kits

Home Sauna Kits for Outdoors?

Outdoor Home Sauna Kits

I like to think of outdoor saunas as being a natural progression from the cubby house. Sitting in one helps retain a little of those good feelings from childhood, when you and your friends huddled together in the intimate confinement of someone’s cubby – away from the watchful eyes of adults. Depending on where you spent your childhood, the inside of some of those cubby houses felt like being in a sauna.

For an Outdoor Sauna, natural wood exterior choices are usually those of Cedar or Redwood. These come in a style of half log or regular cut timber. The floor plan may include a porch, changing room or simply the sauna room. You also have a choice of glass or timber doors.

Your choice of roof will add the finishing touch to your design. Windows look nice with natural wood blinds to match the natural wood flooring and interior walls in which the timber may be vertical or horizontal. Relaxing in such an atmosphere is like being part of nature, regardless of where you may be.

Outdoor Sauna Kits can be assembled in your garden on a concrete slab or on a patio or verandah, as an extension to your home.

Home Sauna Kits for Outdoor Saunas

What Important Factors do I Need the
Think About?

This will be a long-term investment, so ask these questions:

Do I have to deal with any specific building codes?

How many people will use the sauna at one time?

Will this be for 1 or 2 people, or a Family Sauna?

Do I prefer dry or wet Sauna Rooms?

How much space do I have available?

What energy source is my best choice?

What type of power supply do I have?

What type of materials do I prefer?

When choosing think about:

The interior – should not be treated in any way so as to avoid toxic
fumes.

Venting – is necessary for good air flow and efficient use of the heater.

The door – it should always open outwards and not have a lock.

Accessories - what type and quality are included in the kit.

Sauna lighting – should be certified for sauna use.

Access – is space needed for wheelchair access.

Shipping - what is the all-inclusive cost.

Ceiling height – should be around 7 feet.

Sauna Accessories

Sauna Supplies

Sauna Heaters

Infrared Heaters

Sauna Wood

Is there a Difference in Materials?

Timbers

Some timbers are considered to be better than others for use in a sauna due to their ability to absorb moisture. Eastern White Cedar from Canada and Western Red Cedar from America are two of the most popular. Redwood is also very popular but becoming more expensive. Pine, Hemlock and Spruce are also good sauna timbers. Timber without knots is necessary as heat tends to dry the timber and the knots will shrink, leaving an undesirable space.

Accessories

Sauna Heaters also come in a large range of sizes and quality. There are choices to be made between wall mounted or floor heaters with varying heating times and energy consumption. For an Infrared Sauna you can choose between ceramic and carbon heating. On the other hand, gas may even be the best choice for you. The more traditional wood stoves also have a range of styles with varying benefits, including being smoke free.

Sauna Lighting needs special consideration due to the increasingly wide variety of options. Varying colors are said to have differing effects on the brain and body. A good choice of Sauna Lighting helps create a desirably relaxing atmosphere.