Consider walking into your own sanctuary after a long day, a room filled with cedar scent, designed specifically for you and the architecture surrounding your home. The custom sauna has long been the greatest frustration of homeowners. A homeowner wishing to use a sauna as a way to take advantage of wellness options at the end of a long day had to choose between a prefabricated sauna kit that couldn't take into account their home or the contractors building the sauna and waiting 6 weeks (or more) to receive it. That dilemma has finally started to disappear, with the introduction of our Custom Sauna Service, which will provide homeowners the ability to integrate their ideal sauna experience into the design of their home renovation project, from heater wattage to light ambience.
It's no longer just about putting a hot room in the basement. Saunas are extremely personal because each sauna's design must take into consideration the height of the ceiling, seating posture, humidity preferences, and visual mood of the adjacent bathroom or spa. This new service allows homeowners to have the best of both worlds: an efficient, streamlined, modular-custom pipeline to create a sauna that can be built for the homeowner's needs, while offering a true "white glove" experience, eliminating long, drawn-out discussions with contractors and allowing homeowners the flexibility to create their own sauna. After a homeowner answers a simple digital questionnaire about their sauna project, uploads photos and measurements, they receive a complete 3D-rendered plan to build their sauna, including material selections, heater sizes, any necessary ductwork, and the total electrical load.A key feature of this service is that it connects you to qualified local sauna builders who have undergone rigorous verification. This prevents you from having to find someone to build your sauna, as their skill set includes an understanding of thermal expansion, vapor barriers and the ergonomics of bench construction.
Custom-Fit Sauna Designs Created Specifically for Each Floor Plan
Every home has a different footprint, and many of the complaints about prefabricated saunas relate to the fact that they do not fit under low sloped roofs, around corner windows or into narrow utility closets. The Custom Sauna Service will assess your available space, including all angles, sloped ceilings and plumbing, and will create a minimum of three layouts for your consideration. The algorithm used by this service may offer a corner L-shaped bench with a low-profile infrared panel for a small city apartment, or for a much larger family and basement combination, a two-tiered semicircle layout with a glass doorway to give the impression of a large open space. With the use of this analysis, a small four-by-six-foot space located under a stairway now has the potential to become an attractive and functional sauna rather than a space that is wasted.
The sauna service does not only create custom saunas that fit into your existing homes but also customizes the interior of your sauna to fit how you plan to use it. For example, are you a solitary meditator who prefers to lie flat? Or do you like to host small gatherings of people who sit facing each other? Do you have difficulty getting around, requiring low entry points and security bars? These answers will determine the distance between your benches, seats and lay-out, as well as how you will use your sauna. The sauna service even calculates the best placement of your sauna heater so that you do not accidentally touch it while still enjoying sufficient heat circulation.The detail present in the Custom Sauna Service distinguishes an ordinary "hot box" from a piece of functional furniture that feels thoughtful within one's home renovation plan.
Intelligent Heating and Ventilation Customization
The heating element is the heart of every sauna and using "one size fits all" wattage ratings will either waste energy or result in disappointing peak temperatures. The new Custom Sauna Service utilizes a proprietary thermal load calculator which takes into account insulation R-value, glazed surface area, ambient room temperatures, and the altitude of each customer's home. As an example, a sauna located on the coast in humid conditions with exterior walls will have different heating requirements than a sauna located in a room facing inward in a state with dry climates. Customers can select either a traditional wood-burning stove, modern electric heating units (stone or ceramic core), and pure carbon infrared panels; the Custom Sauna Service will then modify the ductwork configuration to accommodate for the type of sauna selected.
The most frequently misunderstood part of sauna design is ventilation. The Custom Sauna Service includes a comprehensive air circulation diagram that indicates low-level intake of fresh air and high-level exhausting of air and optional mechanized ventilation specifically for electronics that are susceptible to heat. For customers who wish to combine their sauna with a shower or cold plunge pool, the Custom Sauna Service recommends an additional path for dehumidification to avoid mildew and warped wood. Additionally, smart thermostats and phone-controlled timers can be integrated into the sauna, allowing customers to pre-heat their sauna from anywhere or program gentle cool-down cycles.Selection of Heating, Ventilation, and Cooling
An attractive sauna is only as good as the way it functions. In addition to appearance, the heating and ventilation systems should be designed to enhance the sauna's beauty, comfort, and functionality. Each cross-section drawing and materials list will contain these elements and help you design an exceptional sauna.
Materials, Lighting, and Aesthetic Services
Beyond the layout and heat source, sauna personalization includes many elements of design. The sauna company's selection of woods has been carefully selected for their unique qualities; thermally treated Finnish spruce, Canadian hemlock,and aromatic red cedar. Each wood has a different hygroscopic and grain pattern. The sauna user has a number of choices regarding the wood selection; they can choose one type of wood for the benches and another type for the walls. They can also create a monochromatic, minimalist Nordic design. The sensory aspects of this design also take into consideration the different lighting styles. Users can select from traditional tungsten sconces for a warm Finnish feel to customizable RGB LED strips underneath benches that change colour from sunset orange to cool blue for chromotherapy sessions. Additional sensory options include Himalayan salt backlighting, built-in stereos with bone-conduction sound, and aroma diffusers. These items can be installed through the ducting of the sauna.
The saunacompany will also provide information on suitable drainage systems and non-resinous, low-VOC adhesives to ensure the pleasant aroma of your new sauna is pleasant and free of chemicals.The Custom Sauna Service provides recommendations to address concerns about maintenance on the inside of the sauna, by using a breathable ceiling construction to prevent steam from causing blackening, and a simple wipe-down coating that does not interfere with the natural wood feel of the sauna. By incorporating lighting, texture and air quality into the design of the sauna as key elements, rather than decorative extras, the Custom Sauna Services provides homeowners with the ability to create personalized saunas, which can feel like private spas.
Complete Integration of Renovation Processes and Budgets
Being live means the service has a role as a Project Management Tool, not just the Design Tool. After confirming your 3D rendering, the Online Service generates a complete bill-of-materials (BOM) and provides instantaneous pricing for the materials from local lumber companies and specialised suppliers, as well as a step-by-step construction schedule aligned to the other renovation processes. For instance, during a remodel of the bathroom, the Sauna electrical rough-in and waterproof membrane installations are coordinated within the same week as the tiling crew, minimising any potential for costly overlaps. Within a dedicated Project Management Dashboard, you will be able to track permits, inspection points and warranty registrations, while also having the ability to have live chat access to Sauna Engineers to discuss any questions during the building process.
When managing budgets, users have the ability to slide among the "Basic", "Balanced" or "Premium" Material Tiers to see how their Material Choices can affect their Invoices in Real Time. The Online Service also provides Users with the opportunity to set up flexible payment plans via Renovation Loans, as well as 10-Year Warranties for the Structure and Heater Components. This Complete Service Solution safeguards Homeowners against the traditional frustrations associated with custom builds-Numerous Vendors, Unclear Timelines and Costly Changes-to provide Homeowners with a Single Point of Accountability. For Homeowners who have previously purchased high-end kitchen cabinets or completed spa-like bathrooms, adding a custom sauna is now Predictable and Simple, Just Like Order a Custom-made Wardrobe. With this launch, Homeowners can now extend their Custom Home Renovation Project to include a Unique Warm and Comfortable Space, which will provide years of use and enjoyment.
