Category: Misc.

Make a Suana Like a Finn (with Trash)

By denverdave
updated 5 months ago

Who would think that trash and a sweaty sauna could ever go together. But the combination may work out better than you thought. Everyday, Americans throw away a ton of perfectly good construction material. In fact, construction waste ranks as one of the biggest landfill fillers, so why not build a sauna with all that perfectly good construction material.

Materials

The small size of saunas lends itself to easily being able to scrounge extra building material that builders would normally throw away. Most cities have numerous retail stores for these extra building materials and Denver has many.
1. Frame
2. Insulation(use a moisture resistant material here)
3. Aluminum Foil(might have to buy this)
4. Cedar(This can often be salvaged)
5. Heater(Find them used on ebay or craigs. Check specs for electrical requirements. Or get a wood stove)
6. Vents(
7. Door(Perfect for funky salvaged doors)
8. Roof(Easy to find extra roofing material)

Air Circulation

Make sure you design proper ventilation, so that the hot air circulates easily within the sauna. Since sauna involve steam, make sure your sauna is prepared to deal with moisture. There are two major things you will need to think of. Vapor barriers help midigate any potential for moisture damage on the rest of the building and help insulate your sauna. Second, ventilation is extremely important, since it will help keep proper air flow in your sauna.

Buds Warehouse

4455 E 46th Avenue, Denver, CO 80216

Scrouge through construction left overs, from Doors to windows, to tile there are some good deals here, but you’ll have to root through some junk. Just make sure you haggle to get a good price, but not too much, because profits go towards a good cause(though I am not sure exactly what!)