Building a Wood Burning, Timber Framed Sauna

[@nathanrobinson1595]

I really like how the trial and error isn’t edited out and arranged to appear as if you made no errors. Your a genuine person who welcomes mistakes and learns from them. A real breath of fresh air. Definitely have my subscription and will keep tuning in.

[@pauldunkling1254]

Very nice! High quality construction. Love the post and beam aspect. Nice authentic presentation👍👏👏

[@stellardust6954]

Sturdiest sauna I've ever seen... and heaviest I'm thinking. 👍

[@undomesticated7504]

Thanks! The stove adds about 500lbs to it too so it’s not going anywhere anytime soon!

[@MudPig6110]

Looks really well built, love the timber framing. I wish sauna companies would offer something similar. That thing is going to last a lifetime. Nice work.

[@rnick84]

I am getting ready to build one myself that really enjoy your video. It’s so much better than a lot of the other ones I’ve seen good job.

[@TheoSmith249]

Buy a camera, or invest in timber for a sauna? Best decision you made! Does not matter how well it turned out, you had the vision, inspiration, and get it done attitude to complete your dream. Impressive. !!

[@meradu2]

Nice work I’m planning on building on soon Thank you for sharing

[@Gregi.s]

Great job! Really like the joinery.

[@jankovacic2433]

Good job, looks like a great sauna!

[@healing2gether]

Kick ass timber work, I’m SUBD!! -Adam

[@undomesticated7504]

Thanks! More timber framing projects coming this summer.

[@cspfit]

Nice work! Solid and heavy duty!

[@undomesticated7504]

Thanks!

[@ianasham5685]

You did a good job n you learned lots. Props to you

[@therichieconway]

Damn dude. You are an artist!

[@undomesticated7504]

Thanks man!

[@mkbnett]

great work!

[@TomofAllTrades]

Great video and really informative. Thanks for breaking it down and sharing 👍🏼

[@GH82nd]

Looks awesome, great work man

[@undomesticated7504]

Thanks!

[@vdobrovo]

Very good idea of timberframing a sauna structure. I am planning either to build a sauna in my backyard, or re-purpose a shed that i built year or ago but might be to small its only 6 by 8 feet

[@vtakala6756]

Looks very good 👍

[@dmitryshevchenko6815]

Looks good!

[@shanemacgregor2771]

Well done m8.

[@PeterP_777]

Very impressive

[@coldspring624]

Really nice build...you know if your going to do it do it right.....looks like you have that covered pretty well . Not everyone can lay sticky stone and make it look good . She did well and would most likely really master it after a few builds

[@ClayRuffner]

Can you share the autocad layout? Really nice job man.

[@totalpkg6912]

crazy good

[@TomofAllTrades]

Was the floor insulated? Super cool project.

[@jimslouber8709]

For safety, you need 16" of hearth in front of doors on your stove. It will protect if hot coals fall out when you open the doors.

[@AlexCookaacook]

Nice! How hot does it get? I can't tell if the stove you have is a regular wood stove or sauna-specific stove. In the future you might want to consider upgrading to a Kuuma stove. The timber framing is awesome. Have you thought about adding a changing room? Your sauna is perfectly situated; must be awesome to cold plunge in that lake.

[@undomesticated7504]

After an hour it is right around 170. At that point I usually close the air intake and throw a big log on and it sticks right around there. I have gotten it up to 210 in the winter when it was 20 degrees out so I’ve never had a problem getting it hot enough but it is just a standard wood stove. A sauna specific one would definitely be better. Thanks! I wish I would’ve added a changing room but hindsight is 20/20.

[@kyledixon7360]

@@undomesticated7504 Would a legit sauna stove make much of a difference? I found your video researching for a budget sauna in my back yard and I would like to use a normal used wood stove with sauna rocks on top just like you did.

[@undomesticated7504]

@@kyledixon7360 I think the only advantages are the ability to fit more stones and the clearance is greatly reduced. A sauna stove is designed to direct the heat upwards so the clearance on the sides is significantly less than that of a traditional wood stove.

[@pekkakuosmanen65]

Nice Sauna. Cornerpost will burn?

[@undomesticated7504]

Thanks! Hasn’t yet and I’ve had it cooking at about 200F for a couple hours before.

[@andychappel2109]

Nice, I turning out girls fir playhouse into a sauna, wood stove, bricks cement board I'll update when done

[@akcorbel]

What a beautiful hand built sauna! No doubt it will out last the telephone poles you built it on. How does the pine on the inside handle the heat and steam? I’ve heard not to use pine but to save on cost I’m thinking of doing pine myself.

[@undomesticated7504]

That is why I went with pine, cedar was just too far out of my price range. I honestly have not had a problem yet with the pine. I think good venting has eliminated any issues that could arise from using pine. In hindsight I definitely should have went with concrete piers.

[@erikk168]

I think pine is a good choice. In Finland where the sauna originated Cedar doesn't even grow. Aspen, pine and spruce are the most common sauna materials. Avoid knots where you sit though!

[@00sonofagun00]

Great video. What type of wood do you use for your sauna build? Is it radiata pine? :)

[@gracedavis4891]

Did you say you used pine wood for this project? And how much overall did you spend?

[@HannuPulkkinen49]

Nice sauna. Well done, but I don't think the air conditioning is adequate. The most important thing in a sauna, in addition to the heat, is that the saunas get enough oxygen. During the entire sauna, fresh air must come in and oxygen-free air must go out. It doesn't make sense to close air vents at the floor boundary, and in addition to them, fresh air must also come over the stove and there must be a sufficiently large air outlet under the shelves. Air must circulate.

[@exitplanet]

Share the plans please!

[@undomesticated7504]

Send me an email at [e-mail] and I’ll send them over

[@mrchrisknight315]

Nice build, too bad you used pine instead of cedar. Your going to get sap oozing out of the pine.

[@diggerskelowna6307]

Are all your beams 6 x 8?

[@flynnjp19]

Great job on the timber framing! Have you considered installing any windows?

[@undomesticated7504]

I’ve thought about it but still haven’t made a final decision. If I were to do it I’d throw one up on each side of the door looking out to the lake.

[@Levi-ch3lt]

Wonderful thing you did, congratulations! Only one suggestion: the correct pronunciation is actually “sow-nuh”, not “sAw-nah”. It sounds like splitting hairs but it means a great deal to a Finn 🇫🇮

[@DC-dl8xh]

That’s legit

[@nbr1rodeoclown1]

shout out to autocad.

[@powhana6019]

6x8! You could park a car on the roof

[@wolflahti412]

Sauna - the one Finnish word everyone knows... and everyone mispronounces.

[@undomesticated7504]

Good call, I’ve been saying it wrong so long now I’m not sure I’ll be able to fix it!

[@mongonius]

We grow so tired of hearing this. Wonder if Finnish ever mispronounce English words. 🙂

[@mrandmr8621]

Seriously, it's really hard listening to it. Everyone loses their minds if you pronounce jalapeño wrong in North America, but no one bats an eye at sauna.

[@seasons4283]

I’d like to request more shirtless shots, please!