BUILDING A STANDARD SAUNA DOOR

Saunas have their origin in Finland. However, with globalization saunas have become wide spread throughout the world. A sauna is basically a warn humid or a hot air bath. Originally and up to date, most saunas are made of cedar wood. Temperature inside a sauna is usually raised beyond normal resulting to one sweating profusely.

Modern saunas usually consist of an enclosed unit with tight ventilation. Most gyms consist of locker rooms with warm steam vented into the room.

This is a guide to building a standard sauna doors. Adjustments in measurements can be made to suite your size but the procedure does not change.

Sauna doors just like saunas are usually made 100% of cedar. They are made to open out of the sauna and should be totally constitute of cedar except the screws that hold the door intact.

Sauna/hot baths doors should close tightly to trap heat and the hot steam inside the sauna. This requires keen standards to be followed when constructing a sauna door. The conventional measurements of a sauna door should be 24 by 72 inches

Materials needed. Hand drill and a 3/8 drill bit Cedar boards 3 inch wood screws 4- Inch wood screws Good quality sand paper A saw and a chisel You will also need a screw gun and a tape measure. Procedure Cut four pieces of 2 by 6 by 68 inch, 2 by 2 BY 24 inch and 2 by 6-8 inch cedar board pieces

High precision tools need to be used when cutting these boards, this is necessary to enable the board to flush when joining them. Modern electric tools are divisible but still careful use of the tools listed above always achieves the same results.

On a flat working space, carefully lay the four 68-inch boards together. The ends should totally swill out.

The 24 inch boards are then joined to each end of the board the 4 -68 inch boards. Ensure that the 24 inch boards flush with the adjacent 68 inch boards.

Carefully screw the 3 inch screws through the 24 inch boards at the ends this should hold the inner boards to the outer frame tightly.

The innermost 8- inch boards usually are modified to serve as handles of the sauna doors. Lay the 8 inch cedar boards flat and horizontally. With your saw, cut a 4 by 3 inch deep section of the board. Use your chisel and hammer. Give the notch an approximate length of 2.5-3 inches from both ends of the board.

On the edges 8-inch cedar boards, Drill four holes: 3 by 8 inches deep this should give 0.5 -inch allowance from the end of each board. This should be done with the notch facing the ground.

The door handles should be placed at a position convenient to you.

Face the notch towards the door and screw the 4-inch screws and into the door. Using a sand paper, make the rough surfaces smooth the door and wipe clean it clean.

Finally, crew the half hinge screws to the sauna doors. Screw the other half hinges to the door frame too.

Always check if your sauna door able to close tightly. Ensure that you can open the door outward from the sauna.