Frequently asked questions

No. Almost all saunas on the market that are kits made from timbers simply use the same wood on the floor. They are not waterproof, do not slope and they do not have a drain. The water will seep into the wood in the floor and start to cause longterm problems. The floor in a sauna does NOT heat up very much and so the heat will not evaporate the floor water very well. In cold climates, the floor may even stay frozen between each use and never dry out properly. This can happen in barrel saunas easily as the snow melts and seeps into the sauna.

If you carefully read their websites (even the largest sauna manufacturers) they very cleverly avoid this question. If the manufacturer sells both inside and outside saunas, they will instruct you to create a drain in your concrete or tiled floor for your inside sauna. But they avoid mentioning anything about outdoor sauna floor drainage because they do not offer it and can't do it with their timber frame designs.

With their design, you will have constant water  dripping through the sauna floor and sitting on your floor joists / base / deck. This is not a good idea.

We have taken all of this into consideration and created a base for your sauna that is insulated, sloped, water proof and draining. No one else offers this!