Softwood is best suited for flooring.
How to make a sauna floor.
Making of a waterproof sauna floor.
In a german sauna we do not touch the wood with our bodys.
If you are planning to convert a shed into a sauna the floor might take some special attention.
Is it already a tight fit.
It adds a pleasant aroma to the wood and protects your new 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.
But you will need to use caution because tile can become slippery when damp.
You can then finish it with ceramic tile.
You will need to make sure it has a sealer applied to it so it is waterproof.
Lava rocks which are heated in a stove and over which water is poured to create steam or infrared heating which uses a heater inside the sauna.
Are there gaps between the boards.
The tile can handle the heat of the sauna without causing you to be uncomfortable walking on it.
Step 5 seal the wood of your sauna floor.
If using infrared heating make sure you have enough power for the heating system.
Most often choose pine fir or larch for this purpose.
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.
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.
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.
The floor of our shed had half inch gaps between the.
Concrete is always the best option for a sauna floor.
An alternative is linseed oil.
You can buy commercial sauna wood treatments or one may have come with your kit.
Wood flooring in the sauna.
We did not put a floor drain in.
Instead we we sit on towls and make sure the sweat is caught by towls at all the times.
What is the condition the floor before beginning work.
The resin contained in them significantly extends the life of the floor.