How To Make A Sauna Floor

The installation instructions for the kuuma wood burning stove call for the ceiling to be protected with a non combustible material having a 2 inch air gap.

How to make a sauna floor.

You can buy commercial sauna wood treatments or one may have come with your kit. Making of a waterproof sauna floor. An alternative is linseed oil. We did not put a floor drain in.

It adds a pleasant aroma to the wood and protects your new sauna floor. The resin contained in them significantly extends the life of the floor. Softwood is best suited for flooring. Most often choose pine fir or larch for this purpose.

Personal saunas are generally heated in two ways. In a german sauna we do not touch the wood with our bodys. What is the condition the floor before beginning work. Are there gaps between the boards.

You will need to make sure it has a sealer applied to it so it is waterproof. Now that we had both the hot room and the changing room all insulated and cozy it was time to start getting the hot room floor ready. If using infrared heating make sure you have enough power for the heating system. The tile can handle the heat of the sauna without causing you to be uncomfortable walking on it.

You can then finish it with ceramic tile. Instead we we sit on towls and make sure the sweat is caught by towls at all the times. All of the wood in your new sauna including the sauna floor needs to be treated and sealed. Wood flooring in the sauna.

The floor of our shed had half inch gaps between the. But you will need to use caution because tile can become slippery when damp. Concrete is always the best option for a sauna floor. Is it already a tight fit.

Step 5 seal the wood of your sauna floor. For the few drops of sweat you may loose on the floor you simply use a damp cloth to clean with whenever you think it s time. The work on the floor ranges from replacing it to doing nothing. To do this consider the more detailed design of the floor in the bath as well as learn more about the materials used to make the floor.