Or select wood type to contrast with your sauna wood paneling such as bright basswood trim against red cedar sauna paneling or darker cedar trim against white aspen paneling.
Wood for sauna walls.
Understanding softwoods vs hardwoods.
A design that is found in finnish areas.
Next lay out the triangular base plate using 2 4 pressure treated wood.
In commercial saunas they often have stone walls but these saunas are always hot so the walls insulated from the outside become a constant thermal mass and heat source for the hot room.
First measure the dimensions for the wall base plate and mark the measurements accordingly with snap chalk lines.
Trim for sauna doors transitions from low profile inside edge to full thickness at outer edge.
The wood should be a softwood that will absorb the heat emitted from the steam of the sauna.
Spruce is used for creating a nordic sauna.
It is crucial to use pressure treated wood to prevent moisture issues.
Softwoods come from conifer evergreen trees.
There are many different types of wood that can be used for sauna construction.
Spruce is a white wood with fine grains and light small knots in its design.
These are the ones with needles.
Trim for walls and ceiling is the cove molding type.
Stone walls will take a very long time to heat up.
We ll need a barrier to keep the heat isolated.
Once the plans are set it s time to begin installing your sauna.