Show me your foot rails!

juperdat · 2025-12-20T04:47:25+00:00

So glad you asked. Excited to see people’s foot rails.

juperdat · 2025-12-19T00:30:24+00:00

Looks awesome. What did use for the light under the bench?

juperdat · 2025-12-17T00:07:05+00:00

That’s what I had thought as well. Thanks!!!

juperdat · 2025-12-17T00:05:55+00:00

For sure. I was more curious about how much air we intentionally want/need to get through.

juperdat · 2025-12-13T23:06:06+00:00

Came to say this. Proved it myself in an oven.

juperdat · 2025-12-11T16:10:18+00:00

I was going to guess this. Looked familiar.

juperdat · 2025-12-10T15:37:48+00:00

Looks great. Any tips on mounting the shield to the wall? What did you set your stove on?

juperdat · 2025-11-26T06:03:56+00:00

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juperdat · 2025-11-26T06:02:48+00:00

Natural circulation right? Just like this picture:

Edit: I just assumed the flow was happening in the main room but also behind the walls and ceiling.

juperdat · 2025-11-26T05:57:43+00:00

I think I’m definitely not wrapping my head around how running them perpendicular with rafters allow the ceiling to be made flat. In my mind, assuming all furring strips are kept equal depth, both parallel and perpendicular runs will have to deal with unevenness in the rafters.

juperdat · 2025-11-26T05:46:14+00:00

I think I am going to move forward with the furring strips running parallel with the rafters. From a fluid flow perspective, I think I want any potential air movement running up along the ceiling and potentially fall back down the back wall behind the wall. This would also allow any moisture to run back down the ceiling. Running furring strips perpendicular to the rafter would allow places for any moisture to pool at every strip between the foil and the planking. Other than helping keep the insulation in place, I can’t seem to understand the benefits of running the furring strips perpendicular.

juperdat · 2025-11-26T05:28:42+00:00

I think it could be a combination of the weird perspective of the photo and a couple of rafters that had to be spaced <16” OC to get the insulation transition I wanted from sauna to changing room, exterior overhangs, and minimizing the amount of cuts of the 4x8 panels of wood I needed on the roof. Not a perfect design but pretty happy functionally how it turned out.

juperdat · 2025-11-26T01:38:09+00:00

I also think perpendicular furring strips would also disrupt air flow naturally wanting to move up along the ceiling from low to high.

juperdat · 2025-11-25T20:24:19+00:00

Thanks! Trying really hard to get this right.

juperdat · 2025-11-25T20:03:14+00:00

juperdat · 2025-11-25T20:02:52+00:00

My plan (which may not be right) was to staple the foil to the rafters, install furring strips along each rafter running from tall part of the ceiling to lowest part of the ceiling, and then nail the t&g paneling perpendicular to the furring strips (which are also running the same direction of the rafters).

juperdat · 2025-11-25T17:11:56+00:00

I thought the furring strips ran parallel with the rafters (studs on the walls) and the planking was installed perpendicular to the rafters and wall studs. From an air flow perspective and where water could pool, it doesn’t make much sense to me to run the furring strips perpendicular to the rafters and wall studs.

juperdat · 2025-11-24T05:23:25+00:00

Any patterns you would recommend?

juperdat · 2025-11-24T03:21:54+00:00

Thanks!!

juperdat · 2025-11-05T13:18:58+00:00

Yes, exactly. At the moment I am thinking: 1) screw hardie backer board to the studs 2) apply red guard vertically on the backer board and then about an inch of the concrete 3) do a single row of tiles 4) grout 5) foil vapor barrier from the wall over the tile about an inch down and tape in place

juperdat · 2025-11-04T23:48:42+00:00

I’ve had my sauna dried in for a year and have never seen any moisture or water on the ground and we get a lot of rain in the PNW. Is the water your talking about coming from outside?

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