It all started when a couple guys found a discarded sauna stove in the woods outside Helsinki. They reclaimed the stove, brought it to an urban industrial location by the shores of the Baltic and built a sauna around it. There were no … [Read More...]
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Who will be the first band to trailer a mobile sauna on tour for optimal post concert R&R?
It's not far fetched. Bands on tour finish their encore sweaty and spent. The loud crowd, lights, action make for overstimulation and craziness in the head. Artists find their own way to "chill out" after a performance and we can think of no … [Read More...]
City Pages article: The miracle of Finland: What a tiny northern Minnesota town can teach America
Jacob Steinberg heads up to Finland, Minnesota to report on David Abazs’s effort to expand local agriculture and sustainability solutions in this tough to farm climate in Northeast Minnesota. Technology is bringing us the opportunity to grow fresh … [Read More...]
Wood paneling for our hot rooms: Nordic Spruce, Poplar, Pine, European Elder, Cedar, if you list any more my attention will peter.
Let's talk about wood paneling for our hot rooms: Nordic Spruce, Poplar, Pine, European Elder, Cedar, if you list any more my attention will peter. BOTTOM LINE: In North America: Western Red Cedar is most popular. In Europe: Nordic … [Read More...]
The best base for our sauna building: a pour, some piers, or just a bunch of gravel?
In my ebook Sauna Build Start to Finnish, I detail the pros and cons of different options for UNDER your sauna building. Building a sauna in the basement or inside an existing structure? None of this applies. Building a sauna as a free … [Read More...]
You can “go big” with your urban backyard sauna sanctuary
Its a garage, it's an office, it's a sauna, it's a lounge. It is incremental real estate. It is 16 steps out the back door, and it offers an "up north backyard retreat." No getting into the car. It's right there when you want it. It is … [Read More...]
Three cheers for transom windows
When designing and building our own saunas, it's important to be thinking about windows. In the "ole country" (Finland), with the exception of the candle window, few sauna hot rooms were built with windows. Who knows why. Maybe it was cultural … [Read More...]
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The best base for our sauna building: a pour, some piers, or just a bunch of gravel?
In my ebook Sauna Build Start to Finnish, I detail the pros and cons of different options for UNDER your sauna building. Building a sauna in the basement or inside an existing structure? None of this applies. Building a sauna as a free … [Read More...]
Three cheers for transom windows
When designing and building our own saunas, it's important to be thinking about windows. In the "ole country" (Finland), with the exception of the candle window, few sauna hot rooms were built with windows. Who knows why. Maybe it was cultural … [Read More...]
A simple formula: A good contractor + Sauna Build Start to Finnish ebook = an authentic sauna.
As AUTHENTIC sauna is becoming more popular, many homeowners are excited with the opportunity to have their own sauna, yet frustrated because contractors are too busy building additions, decks, and garages to undertake a sauna build for a … [Read More...]