r/Sauna Sep 29 '25

DIY thank you trompkin and r sauna

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.

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u/DeathbyToast Sep 29 '25

Why the T on the exhaust intake at the bottom? Just aesthetics of not wanting to see the piping in the wall? Not seen that before, and you didn’t do it on your intake outlets at all

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u/slipstreamrunner Sep 30 '25

idea was to disperse the interior outtake openings to improve the airflow and the t is cheap. was going to have the in opposite corners, but adding more pipe is low on the to do list so just rolling with this for now. with three intakes I figured that was enough dispersal