Wood For Sauna Walls

Finally i tell you the best type of wood to use in your sauna walls floor and benches.

Wood for sauna walls.

The wood should be a softwood that will absorb the heat emitted from the steam of the sauna. We ll need a barrier to keep the heat isolated. Softwoods come from conifer evergreen trees. There are many different types of wood that can be used for sauna construction.

Spruce is used for creating a nordic sauna. Trim for sauna doors transitions from low profile inside edge to full thickness at outer edge. Spruce is a white wood with fine grains and light small knots in its design. Next lay out the triangular base plate using 2 4 pressure treated wood.

A design that is found in finnish areas. It is crucial to use pressure treated wood to prevent moisture issues. Understanding softwoods vs hardwoods. The hot moist air in a sauna would easily damage plaster.

First measure the dimensions for the wall base plate and mark the measurements accordingly with snap chalk lines. Once the plans are set it s time to begin installing your sauna. Stone walls will take a very long time to heat up. Trim for walls and ceiling is the cove molding type.

In commercial saunas they often have stone walls but these saunas are always hot so the walls insulated from the outside become a constant thermal mass and heat source for the hot room.