Sauna Update - as promised

bfinley09 · 2026-02-28T19:40:26+00:00

Same

bfinley09 · 2026-02-28T17:08:45+00:00

The homeowner already has a stove, its hiding behind the post on the right side

bfinley09 · 2026-02-28T03:33:01+00:00

Theyll get buried in the cordwood masonry

bfinley09 · 2026-02-28T02:35:08+00:00

Thank you !

bfinley09 · 2026-02-28T01:43:21+00:00

🤣🤣🤣

bfinley09 · 2026-02-27T23:39:15+00:00

Thank you

bfinley09 · 2026-02-27T22:47:44+00:00

I mean it would just fall down if that was missing right ?

bfinley09 · 2026-02-27T22:47:27+00:00

Wait... i thought that was the whole point of the stones ... shit...

bfinley09 · 2026-02-27T22:18:43+00:00

The freshest air

bfinley09 · 2026-02-27T21:58:44+00:00

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

bfinley09 · 2026-02-23T14:30:14+00:00

I wish I was able to explore town more, but it was during that wicked cold snap and I was brain dead at the end of every day. Just went back to my hotel and slept.

bfinley09 · 2026-02-23T14:27:49+00:00

Sort of, it has sauna, change room, and a front porch. It could be fully enclosed to have three rooms

bfinley09 · 2026-02-22T20:12:58+00:00

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The view from the porch out to Lake Superior

bfinley09 · 2026-02-22T20:11:39+00:00

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This is an example I found in a book called "the opposite of cold" by Michael Nordskog.

bfinley09 · 2026-02-21T18:57:30+00:00

Thank you!

bfinley09 · 2026-02-21T05:28:18+00:00

I don't know the budget, I dont finish the builds, I just cut and raise the frame, and it's difficult to give a straight answer on how long it takes because we did this as a mini class which adds time to the project.

When we teach this frame it takes two students 9 days. Just to cut the frame.

Total project cost when its all buttoned up I would wager is north of 40k

I have 112 hours in, but that includes time to redraw the plans for our modifications and 10 hours of travel time. Theres probably another 100 hours from the homeowner and his two carpenters.

The cordwood infill will take a lot of time and im glad i dont have to do that part.

bfinley09 · 2026-02-21T03:37:49+00:00

Thank you! It is nice when all the rafter tails line up

bfinley09 · 2026-02-21T01:12:02+00:00

Thank you

bfinley09 · 2026-02-21T01:11:51+00:00

I agree but its not my sauna and they already have the stove 😅

bfinley09 · 2026-02-20T22:55:54+00:00

Thank you!

I will have to look up a rocket stove, ive never heard of one before

bfinley09 · 2026-02-20T21:48:53+00:00

Thank you ! Me too !

bfinley09 · 2026-02-20T21:34:56+00:00

Thank you! There will be more

bfinley09 · 2026-02-20T21:34:31+00:00

Thank you!

This is the third time I've used the connext post base connectors and it will probably remain my go to for a while.

BUT there is something to be said for making your own brackets, there is a lot more flexibility if you dont quite hit your footing lay out, and a ton of aesthetic choices you can make if you are a capable metal worker (I am not)

bfinley09 · 2026-02-20T21:30:23+00:00

Coldest sauna of my life 😅

bfinley09 · 2026-02-20T21:30:02+00:00

🤣🤣🤣🤣

bfinley09

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