If you want a good DIY project that will add value and a health enhancing feature to your home, then a home sauna kit is a great, economic and easy to build choice.
Why you might want a sauna in your home
Everyone knows that saunas are great for relaxing at the end of a stressful day, but additionally they detoxify the body, add condition and subtlety to the skin and they can aid in weight loss and weight control. They can also be ideal for smaller properties as they take up very little space and will often fit into the corner of a bathroom, utility room or unused bedroom.
In Finland the ratio of saunas to the population of the country is an amazing one to two. This is an indication of how popular they are in northern Europe where health and fitness are highly valued.
What you need for a home sauna
Building a home sauna has never been easier or cheaper.
Because the "home build" market for saunas has expanded so much there are many companies that now manufacture pre-formed sauna-kit-sets for every size and shape of sauna imaginable.
These kits start small and can cater for as few as two people, or as many as a dozen.
The kits come in two different forms, the first and cheapest being a materials kit, and the second and more expensive being a prefabricated kit.
The difference between the two is that the former is a set of all of the materials and fixings required to assemble a small sauna in an existing room, whilst the latter is already partially assembled with the walls, ceiling and any other large components connected.
Most prefabricated kits can be assembled in a matter of hours and require little more than the bolting together of the major wall and ceiling sections.
Most DIY-ers opt for a materials only kit.
This type of assembly will have sections of pre-sized timber, but they will still require exact "cutting to fit" for the height and width of the sauna's walls and ceiling linings.
Also included in these home build packs will be timber and fixings for the bench seating and the support for the heater or stove - which will normally be included in the package.
Sauna heaters tend to come in one of two forms. An electric stove that heats hot rocks for a traditional style sauna, or a more modern and energy efficient infrared heater that heats the people using the sauna-room rather than the air contained within it.
Material kits require some pre-fitting room preparation, but they can generally be assembled and fitted in between one and a half to three days - dependant upon room size and kit size.
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