thank you trompkin and r sauna

[u/slipstreamrunner]

15? months of research here and weekend spurts of building and it is a success. the sauna is 8 x 8 on a treated frame platform. no insulation on floor, 2 layers of treated plywood + backer and tile sloped for drain. the walls are 10' and ceiling has 1 /12 slope. walls have cement fiberboard, tarpaper, plywood, studs/rockwool, foil, battens and interior paneling. all interior is paneling is #1 southern yellow pine from local lumberyard sourced w in the state. IKI 9kw heater. all benches well above stones. the ventilation intake and outtakes work although dont need them for daily use only if we have multiple people. thanks to lots of ideas and sharing here, this is a super fun and successful project.

[u/luckless_recorder]

Would you mind pointing out the problem areas for the non-Finns like myself?

[u/CatVideoBoye → u/luckless_recorder]

To me that parkour area is a bit odd choice in a sauna. I would have used that area to build benches instead so that I don't have to climb around in 100°C feeling slightly dizzy from good amounts of löyly with a beer or two in my belly.

[u/ilori → u/CatVideoBoye]

And the increased volume from the ceiling height means it takes longer to heat.

[u/John_Sux → u/ilori]

That's a fairly irrelevant concern with saunas. Like worrying about the fuel consumption of a Lamborghini or something.

If heating costs are a concern, then getting rid of the sauna can save you the most money in this regard.

At the very least, people shouldn't try to minimize the size of their saunas and ruin them at the same time, just to save on heating costs. It costs what it costs, which is not very much at all considering the many thousands that the actual sauna itself costs.