I want to introduce you to a good friend of mine I got know Steve about 20 years ago. Steve has embraced the authentic sauna experience at my island cabin sauna “up north” through dozens of “boys weekends.” Some of …
Guest post series continues. We welcome Mike, from Northwest Minnesota, who has created his own authentic sauna backyard retreat. For those of us busy with full time jobs and demands like a spouse who also works full time and young …
98.6% of us are not professional builders. And most professional builders are overly intimidated (and don’t return phone calls) from homeowners looking to have a sauna built. And for good reason. When it comes to building a sauna, there are …
Guest post series continues. We first heard from Ben here, who shared the now famous “Ben Square sleeper method” concept for sloping a sauna hot room floor. Well, good news: Ben has completed his sauna, and we are excited to …
Read MoreBen builds an awesome backyard sauna and his only regret may surprise you
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
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 …
Guest Post Series continues. Part II with Russ, who first shared his corbel system to support sauna benches here. And given his building skill and meticulous attention to detail, we thought it a good idea to bring Russ back to …
Read MoreWhat I Learned from Building an Outdoor Sauna with a Wood Burning Stove
Guest Post Series continues: Welcome Ken from the beautiful and awesome sauna climate of Whidbey Island, Washington USA Ken shares with us how sauna design and construction is an expressive opportunity to exercise one’s right brain and creative design ambitions. …
Terry is a career handyman and caretaker. His territory is the islands of Lake Vermilion, Tower, Minnesota. Terry was brought to Pine Island in diapers. He endured small stretches of time away from Lake Vermilion, with his family living in Hawaii for …
Read MoreSauna Talk: Terry DeGroote. He’s one of those rare breeds who can build or fix anything