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.

Wood walls in a sauna give them warmth and inviting appeal but physical appearance is not the primary reason for these wooden elements. The wood should be a softwood that will absorb the heat emitted from the steam of the sauna. Stone walls will take a very long time to heat up. Trim for walls and ceiling is the cove molding type.

Softwoods come from conifer evergreen trees. The hot moist air in a sauna would easily damage plaster. Once the plans are set it s time to begin installing your sauna. Or select wood type to contrast with your sauna wood paneling such as bright basswood trim against red cedar sauna paneling or darker cedar trim against white aspen paneling.

It is crucial to use pressure treated wood to prevent moisture issues. First measure the dimensions for the wall base plate and mark the measurements accordingly with snap chalk lines. Spruce is a white wood with fine grains and light small knots in its design. These are the ones with needles.

A design that is found in finnish areas. Trim for sauna doors transitions from low profile inside edge to full thickness at outer edge. 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. Next lay out the triangular base plate using 2 4 pressure treated wood.

Spruce is used for creating a nordic sauna.