What could be better than relaxing at home in the personal oasis that is your very own home sauna, available for relaxation purposes whenever you need it most?
In this blog, we will walk you through 6 of the most helpful tips that you should bear in mind when designing your very own home sauna. We are your local experts in UK home saunas, and have extensive experience assisting our clients in the design, manufacture, and installation of their very own home sauna of steam room unit.
Consider the size of the area you have available
If you haven’t picked the location where you want your home sauna to be installed, it is impossible to begin the design process. There is no point making a design you love, packed full of features and style, only to later realise that your dream sauna doesn’t fit in the area of your home or garden that you have available.
There are fantastic sauna options available for spaces both large and small, from personal one-person saunas to larger multi-occupancy spaces, so this isn’t something to worry about but it is an important fact to know before you go any further.
Pick materials
Choosing the right materials for your sauna is important for both performance and appearance purposes. If you are installing a steam room where the humidity levels will be extremely high you will need to use a material that can cope with the high moisture levels.
If you are looking for a traditional looking sauna for your home, wood panels made from cedar or aspen are a great choice as they not only look fantastic but are also capable of coping with very high temperatures and give off a lovely aroma.
Pick a sauna type
There are many different types of sauna available on the market, including infrared saunas, traditional Finnish Saunas, steam rooms, and more.
Infrared saunas are a relatively recent addition to the home sauna market, in comparison to traditional saunas that have been used for many centuries anyway, and use infrared waves to ease muscle soreness, increase circulation, and aid recovery.
Traditional saunas, on the other hand, focus on heating the room itself rather than the person in it and use heaters or even heated stones to generate this heat.
Each different type of sauna offers a variety of different health and wellness benefits to the user so make sure that you consider what it is that you are looking to get out of your new home sauna before you make the commitment.
Pick additional extras
Saunas are customisable with many different cool features that allow you to really out your stamp on your personal sauna. These include things such as aromatherapy, Bluetooth speakers, colourful lighting, and much more besides.
For more information on exactly what options are available with your chosen sauna type, get in touch with your local home sauna installer and they will be able to advise you.