How To Make A Sauna Floor

Now that we had both the hot room and the changing room all insulated and cozy it was time to start getting the hot room floor ready.

How to make a sauna floor.

If you are planning to convert a shed into a sauna the floor might take some special attention. The floor of our shed had half inch gaps between the. Most often choose pine fir or larch for this purpose. The installation instructions for the kuuma wood burning stove call for the ceiling to be protected with a non combustible material having a 2 inch air gap.

In a german sauna we do not touch the wood with our bodys. Dig a space for rocks if you are using lava rocks to heat your sauna. What is the condition the floor before beginning work. Personal saunas are generally heated in two ways.

To do this consider the more detailed design of the floor in the bath as well as learn more about the materials used to make the floor. Instead we we sit on towls and make sure the sweat is caught by towls at all the times. You can then finish it with ceramic tile. Is it already a tight fit.

If using infrared heating make sure you have enough power for the heating system. Making of a waterproof sauna floor. You will need to make sure it has a sealer applied to it so it is waterproof. Are there gaps between the boards.

It adds a pleasant aroma to the wood and protects your new sauna floor. Softwood is best suited for flooring. The resin contained in them significantly extends the life of the floor. An alternative is linseed oil.

Lava rocks which are heated in a stove and over which water is poured to create steam or infrared heating which uses a heater inside the sauna. You can buy commercial sauna wood treatments or one may have come with your kit. All of the wood in your new sauna including the sauna floor needs to be treated and sealed. For the few drops of sweat you may loose on the floor you simply use a damp cloth to clean with whenever you think it s time.

The work on the floor ranges from replacing it to doing nothing. Concrete is always the best option for a sauna floor. We did not put a floor drain in. But you will need to use caution because tile can become slippery when damp.