My New Home Built Sauna

Growing up in the western upper peninsula of Michigan in the land of many Scandinavian descendents all who kept the fine art of the Finnish sauna alive and well. I left the area of many saunas long ago and began my adult live but as I settled into my new home with my wife and new daughter I kept thinking that a sauna would really be a nice addition to our new home. As this first house was rather small as it was our starter home we did not have the room for a sauna in the interior, so I began to think outside much like the saunas I enjoyed as a youth I did have room outside for a sauna.

I secretly began looking at outdoor sauna kits I had several brochures from several of the top sauna manufactures in the country but after looking at what they had to offer and the price they wanted for even a minimal sauna I was out of luck I could not afford a new outdoor sauna kit.

As fate would have it our neighbor had a old dilapidated garage in the back corner of there property that they were going to tear down and rebuild well to make a long story shorter when I heard about this I stopped in a took a look at the structure as it was it was not much good but the siding was a cedar lap siding and many of the interior 2x4,s were in good shape so I volunteered to dismantle the building for my neighbor and in doing so I save plenty of material to build a new outdoor sauna and a tool storage shed.

I had to purchase very little materials to finish my sauna a few 2x4’s and some new shingles, insulation and some new hardware for the door and a small window. I recycled the Cedar siding with a little sanding and reversing it I achieved a very nice exterior I also used the recycled siding to finish off the interior I added some aromatic cedar to give it that Cedar smell. Being frugal or cheap I opted for a garage sale small wood stove that I fixed up and installed in the sauna for a heater.

My wife young daughter and I enjoyed many hours of quality family time in that sauna. Even though that was many years and a few houses ago I still remember the good times we spent in that sauna. Every home that we have had since that time has included a sauna my wife no longer objects to the idea she actually demands a sauna be installed as soon as possible when ever we move. We have had a few saunas all much nicer than that first one but none are remembered as fondly.

By: Chad Milhouse -

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