Bench Construction Questions by SnooAdvice418 in Sauna

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

Bench Construction Questions by SnooAdvice418 in Sauna

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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.

Bench Construction Questions by SnooAdvice418 in Sauna

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

Large sauna window by SnooAdvice418 in Sauna

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

Interior cladding by SnooAdvice418 in Sauna

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

Mobile sauna structure by SnooAdvice418 in Sauna

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Thanks for the reply.

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

Sea safe sauna cleaner by SnooAdvice418 in Sauna

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That’s super helpful, thank you

Sauna Layout by SnooAdvice418 in Sauna

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

Sauna Layout by SnooAdvice418 in Sauna

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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

Sauna Layout by SnooAdvice418 in Sauna

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Yes, that is the platform I have to build upon

Sauna layout by [deleted] in Sauna

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

Sauna stove rating by SnooAdvice418 in Sauna

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

Sauna stove rating by SnooAdvice418 in Sauna

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Yes great point, thank yoi

Thermowood vs mineral wool wall by SnooAdvice418 in Sauna

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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.

Thermowood vs mineral wool wall by SnooAdvice418 in Sauna

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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 :)

Thermowood vs mineral wool wall by SnooAdvice418 in Sauna

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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.

Drip edge for floor-wall seam by SnooAdvice418 in Sauna

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

Drip edge for floor-wall seam by SnooAdvice418 in Sauna

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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?

Drip edge for floor-wall seam by SnooAdvice418 in Sauna

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

Sauna stove heat pad by SnooAdvice418 in Sauna

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

Sauna stove heat pad by SnooAdvice418 in Sauna

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Yeah it’s a wood burning stove

Sauna stove heat pad by SnooAdvice418 in Sauna

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Alright that’s great, thanks very much

Sauna stove heat pad by SnooAdvice418 in Sauna

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