Nowadays installing a sauna in your home couldn’t be easier: all you need is a small space, like a bathroom or a room with all the necessary connections, and you’re good to go.
Home saunas are easy to use, cosy and always ready when you want them, an affordable luxury that brings relaxation and health to your everyday life.
How to build a home sauna
When building a sauna in your home, you need to follow a couple of key steps.
First you need to decide how much space you’ve got andthe best location for the sauna.
Then you have to choose the kind of home sauna you want. There are lots of different saunas on the market, all with different designs, from more traditional models to more sophisticated ones. So, as well as deciding how many people will be using it, you also need to choose a sauna that will match the décor of your home.
The Effe team will help you choose the most suitable model for your house or apartment: it can advise on plumbing and electrics, ensure you have proper ventilation in the rooms and recommend the right lighting. You can contact us or download our handy guide to buying a sauna for your home.
Where to install your home sauna
There are no limits to where a home sauna can be installed, as it fits perfectly into any space.
The only preparation needed is an electrical connection able to take the power used, which will vary with the size of the sauna.
We recommend somewhere with good ventilation and access to an external air inlet to ensure there is plenty of fresh air in the space.
How much does a home sauna cost?
The cost of a domestic sauna varies considerably depending on a number of factors, including the type of sauna, size, materials, installation and location.
There is also a difference in the cost of a sauna, bio-sauna (which needs more steam) and an infrared sauna.
The type of wood you choose for your home sauna will also impact the overall expense. Quality woods, like walnut or heat-treated Canadian hemlock, are more expensive than others but will last longer over time and are truly beautiful.
Glass walls on more exclusive saunas require thick toughened glass to ensure safety and thermal insulation.
We always recommend a sauna is installed professionally by the manufacturer: it will become an important part of your everyday life, so must be assembled properly and be safe.
How much energy does a sauna consume in your house or apartment?
How much a home sauna consumes depends first on its size and second on how long your sessions last and how energy efficient the actual sauna is.
The heaters in Effe saunas go from 2 kW (infrared sauna for 2 people) to 12 kW (bio-sauna for 6-8 people). In Effe home saunas, the safety thermostat built into the heater and the electronics enable smart management of the three heating elements to optimise power consumption. All our high-tech research is aimed at delivering maximum quality and reliability. Every sauna is fully tested for operating efficiency and safety before being delivered to the client.
Caring for and cleaning your home sauna
A home sauna is really easy to clean.
You need to clean the benches, walls and floor grille with a cloth lightly moistened with neutral detergent suitable for wood, and then dry them.
We recommend removing any hair, dust and other dirt from the benches and the floor beforehand.
The natural wood used for the sauna has not been treated, therefore it must not absorb any detergent.
If there are any stains on the wood, these should be removed by lightly sanding the surface down with sandpaper and then removing any dust this creates.
Check out some of Effe’s home sauna projects
Effe puts a great deal of care into the design of its saunas, calling on the vision of talented architects able to enhance the aesthetics of the sauna with large glass panels, extreme attention to detail and clever use of lighting, producing designs that are the perfect marriage of the ancient and modern, the hallmark of all Effe products.
