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 …
Read MoreThe best base for our sauna building: a pour, some piers, or just a bunch of gravel?
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 …
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 client. For …
Not sure. Maybe it’s an American thing. All over the country, what was once consider reasonable sized homes (1,500 square feet or so) are being knocked down in favor of sheetrock palaces. A few years ago, we had a run …
Read MoreBig homes, big cars, big cheeseburgers, but we don’t have to build big saunas
The outdoor backyard authentic sauna experience is being enjoyed RIGHT now by many hundreds of people. How do I know this to be true? I have helped hundreds of people build their own authentic backyard saunas. But that’s not important. …
Guest post series continues. Pleased to welcome Matt Bergstrom from Finnleo. Matt has most certainly built more saunas than anyone in North America. What comes forward is not just Matt’s knowledge of authentic sauna building, but a true joy and appreciation …
Read MoreStraight scoop from a sauna builder who has built hundreds of saunas
From the Mailbag: Hi Glenn, I ordered your e-book a couple of years ago and am finally (hopefully) getting started on my sauna build. I am converting a stand alone shed that is on the edge of our yard. My …
Read MoreShould I get a wood fired sauna stove or an electric sauna stove?
As we know, sauna is more than a hot room. The hot room is where we have our sauna stove and benches, where we enjoy heating up, tossing water on the sauna rocks to create steam, ahhhhhhh (loyly), and as we …
As we plow forward expanding with building more kick ass authentic saunas in our world, the topic of what particular wood species for our hot rooms has become a “hot” topic. And it is VERY important to use the right …
As many know, I have built a bunch of saunas. I help hundreds build their own sauna thanks to my ebook (and an unwavering enthusiasm to help folks build their own kick ass saunas (and with no compromises). This question …