| Good sauna designs and plans make your sauna | | | | the sauna. Often, the heat source helps you |
| project perfect. When you decide to design your | | | | decide where to build your sauna. When deciding |
| own sauna, it is important to consider several | | | | the location, keep in mind the availability of water. |
| factors. | | | | After you have chosen a location, the next step |
| Heaters are the heart and soul of any sauna. So | | | | is the selection of design features. A number of |
| the first important factor to be considered should | | | | online resources offer design plans. Many websites |
| be the heat source. There are three main types | | | | boast design plans for all types of saunas. |
| of sauna heaters: wood burnt heaters, electric | | | | Selecting the design for your sweat room is the |
| heater and gas heaters. Some people prefer to | | | | next step. First of all, decide whether you need |
| use electricity as their main heat source for | | | | pre-built, pre-cut, or outdoor sauna rooms. |
| saunas. Wood burning heaters take more time to | | | | Another important factor to be considered in the |
| heat the sauna. But they are less expensive than | | | | design aspect is the size and shape of the sweat |
| gas and electric heaters. While using gas as the | | | | room. The size of the room depends upon |
| heat source, remember to test for carbon | | | | several other things such as number of people |
| monoxide. It is better to determine the heat | | | | using at a time, door location, bench layout, and |
| source based on the space availability. | | | | capacity of the heater. |
| The second factor to consider is where to place | | | | |