Question: What are the differences between "pre-built", "pre-cut", "outdoor" and "portable" traditional saunas?
Answer:

Pre-Built (Modular) Saunas come in modular insulated panels that are assembled together to form a fully functional room.

Pre-Cut Sauna Kits require that you frame up your own walls and provide your own insulation. Tongue and Groove boards from the kit are provided to attached to the inside framing of your room.

Outdoor Traditional Saunas are exactly like a pre-built's in addition to having a roof package option.

Portable Traditional Saunas are small modular rooms that are capable of plugging into standard wall outlets (15amp or 20amp).

Question: Can I customize my layout in any of the pre-cut sauna kits?
Answer: Yes, all sauna kits are considered custom and will be tailored to whatever you specify. You are only bound by the space you are working with and the clearance needed for the heater.

Question: Am I limited to the standard dimensions listed on your website?
Answer: No, the standard dimensions provided on the website are there more as a general guide. You can build your room specific to the dimensions or anything in between – you can even come up with your own design outside the boundaries of a standard rectangular room (ex. Triangle, hexagon, etc.)

Question: How high should my framing be for the ceiling?
Answer: Ceiling joists should be at a height of 84" from the finished floor. Ask one of our consultants for options if your ceiling height is greater than 84".

Question: Why can't I have an 8 foot ceiling or higher?
Answer: It's important to reduce your sauna room height from a standard ceiling height of 8' to a sauna room norm of 7' from the finished floor. (Sauna ceilings can also be as low as 6'2".) An 8' ceiling wastes heat, energy and building material; and it increases your heat up time making it longer to attain a premium heat. The diagram below submitted by one our manufacturers explains the varience of temperature at various levels in a Sauna room at 8 feet and 7 feet.

As you can see the importance of lowering the ceiling height from 8' to 7' shows in the room temperature being 20 degrees cooler at the upper bench level and at the bather's head level in the sauna with the improper 8' ceiling height. As the heat rises from floor to ceiling, there is too much wasted heat at the upper ceiling level and not enough heat at the bench levels where the bathers sit or lie.