5 Important Things to Consider for Sauna Rooms
                     5 Important Things 
to Consider for 
Sauna Rooms
When it comes to building sauna rooms, you don’t need a lot. But it’s important to know a few 
things behind. Clear cedar panel looks beautiful; so your sauna will look welcoming no matter 
what. But you still want to plan your sauna rooms. Take a look at a few considerations discussed 
below.
1. Sauna Heater – Your Power Source for Your Sauna
There are different power sources for saunas. Consider following power sources of sauna rooms.
Gas – Natural or propane gas sauna heaters are much larger and more costly alternatives than 
wood fired or electric heater. For its installation, you should have a 7’x 8′ room or larger. You need 
to install the heater on the outside wall.
Wood-Fired – Generally, wood fired sauna heaters are installed in outdoor hot tubs. You should 
install wood burning sauna heaters like a wood stove or a fireplace. Different options for wood 
heaters include water jackets and shower plumb for heating water.
Electric – Majority of sauna heaters are electric and require 20, 30, or 
40 AMP dedicated circuits for residential applications. It’s better to set 
some horizontal brackets between the studs to mount your sauna on 
the wall easily.
Infrared – Infrared heaters provide full spectrum of light frequencies 
i.e. near, middle and far infrared wave lengths. The whole infrared 
spectrum is compatible with cellular procedures. More importantly, 
these lights don’t produce any electromagnetic field.
2. Sauna Vents 
After choosing the heaters, you should know where you should vent 
your sauna heater. All you need is some cooler air entering from an 
adjoining room to outside. It’s wise to consider a sauna vent low on the 
wall. Some people cut the door short to let the air come under. But you 
may consider using a vent grill to cover the vents on both sides.
3. Ceiling Height 
Heat rises always and there’s no surprise at all. It means your ceiling 
should between 6’6” and 7’0”. You don’t require a lot of head space else 
you will need to mount the sauna heater and benches higher. 
Otherwise, you’ll have to pay more operational costs.
4. Ambiance 
If you want a solid sauna door without any window to allow outside light, make sure that it has an 
existing light fixture and switch or wire them in. There is a huge availability of sauna lighting 
fixtures like wet or dry recessed lights, salt lamps, rope lights, lights on a dimmer, infrared lights, 
etc.
If you want to invest in a little extra budget, you should choose lights that can really set a good 
mood. Of course, you can use candles. With those considerations, you should prepare a sketch of 
your sauna room. You may need to consider where to place your sauna benches – low, high and 
double wide.
5. Safety 
While planning your sauna heater, you should keep some space for a guard rail around the sauna 
heater. You can place Handles and grab rails in strategic places to add stability when the sauna 
patrons get tired and clumsy. Some people like adding a double wide lower bench so that you’ll get 
more room to maneuver while lying down.
These are a few important considerations you should focus on while building sauna rooms. 
Whether you want professional help with sauna room layout or design, feel free to contact 
Northern Lights Cedar Barrel Saunas at 1-800-759-8990.
305 McKay Unit 20
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Canada
Pin:R2G0N5
Ph: 1-800-759-8990
Web: https://www.cedarbarrelsaunas.com