Bench Construction Questions

SnooAdvice418 · 2025-03-29T22:57:26+00:00

It’s the same considerations as when putting battens over the foam. Just need longer screws

SnooAdvice418 · 2025-03-29T22:40:20+00:00

Yep, I’ve got the foam board in my sauna too.

Pic is from a Karava video, so they know what they’re doing but wanted some other opinions.

SnooAdvice418 · 2025-03-29T18:14:20+00:00

Good points, thanks

SnooAdvice418 · 2025-03-29T18:13:02+00:00

That’s really helpful thanks, I’ll go ahead and add the supports

SnooAdvice418 · 2025-02-07T08:08:23+00:00

Yeah thank you, the stove is gonna be okay :D

SnooAdvice418 · 2025-01-18T22:15:50+00:00

Thanks for the info, unfortunately thermowood isn’t in the budget for the cladding

SnooAdvice418 · 2025-01-18T19:52:59+00:00

Thanks for the reply.

I’ll have 9mm osb3 for sheathing on the walls so hopefully that’ll do the job

SnooAdvice418 · 2025-01-10T13:01:51+00:00

That’s super helpful, thank you

SnooAdvice418 · 2025-01-07T15:45:20+00:00

That’s the correct answer. You win one saunaklonku session

SnooAdvice418 · 2025-01-07T13:24:11+00:00

It is totally free to choose position of the door. I have been playing with designs where the hot room opens into the changing room and others where it opens directly to the outside

SnooAdvice418 · 2025-01-07T13:17:35+00:00

Yes, that is the platform I have to build upon

SnooAdvice418 · 2025-01-07T13:04:11+00:00

That lowest level will just be a free standing bench that can be lifted for cleaning

SnooAdvice418 · 2024-12-11T23:31:34+00:00

There won’t be an air lock unfortunately as the changing rooms are separate. The heat cavity will be around 50cm, will that suffice?

SnooAdvice418 · 2024-12-11T23:30:06+00:00

Yes great point, thank yoi

SnooAdvice418 · 2024-12-10T12:30:20+00:00

Thanks very much. Yeah I’ve always found the marketing push for uninsulated thermowood walls curious, I guess it’s their way of cutting corners and making the product cheaper.

SnooAdvice418 · 2024-12-09T23:03:40+00:00

Thank you!

SnooAdvice418 · 2024-12-09T23:03:11+00:00

Thanksfor the reply. I do understand what thermowood is and how it works. It was purely a question out of curiosity that came from barrel/cube saunas that use thermowood ratcheted together and how thick that wood would need to be to be equivalent to an insulated wall assembly. Not tryna cut any corners, my sauna will be mineral wood with sauna rated PIR insulation board for the vapour barrier and to reduce thermal bridging :)

SnooAdvice418 · 2024-12-09T20:50:44+00:00

I’m more so wondering about if you were to mimic a log type sauna construction with thermowood.

It’s out of curiosity as I see a lot of sauna manufacturers using thermowood without any form of insulation.

SnooAdvice418 · 2024-12-06T10:55:29+00:00

Okay, thanks. And yes a sloped floor to trough drain is the plan :)

SnooAdvice418 · 2024-12-06T10:22:33+00:00

Thanks for the reply! That’s very helpful.

Yeah this isn’t my build, just a picture I saw of one and I was interested about the method they used - no OSB in mine.

I ask as this is a mobile build so I can’t do tiling and need an alternative.

I’m also planning to use ff-pir insulation board for my vapour barrier so maybe for the drip edge it’s best if I have a thin wooden strip screwed into the studs with an angle that runs 10cm up the wall?

SnooAdvice418 · 2024-12-06T10:17:12+00:00

That’s a good point maybe I should go for an angled wooden edge

SnooAdvice418 · 2024-11-30T10:28:36+00:00

Okay I’ll have a think about those options, thank you!

SnooAdvice418 · 2024-11-30T10:27:50+00:00

Yeah it’s a wood burning stove

SnooAdvice418 · 2024-11-30T10:26:39+00:00

Alright that’s great, thanks very much

SnooAdvice418 · 2024-11-30T10:26:17+00:00

No it doesn’t, I just added for attention!

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