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.

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Advantages of steam rooms

A steam room is generally built like a shower and made to produce large amounts of steam, creating a  high-humidity environment. The temperature inside a steam room is usually maintained at 95 degrees Fahrenheit and higher.  The humidity is maintained around 100%. This high temperature and humidity offer many great benefits to your body.

While in hot and humid environments, your body will try to adapt by increasing its internal temerature. Like in saunas, steam rooms create an “induced fever”.   This provides us with many advantages. One of the best advantages is that this increases the size of our blood vessels, making our heart beat faster.  This increases our blood-flow and induces sweating.

This sweat will flush a lot of bad things like toxins and heavy metals out of your body.  Sweating also cleanses and hydrates your skin.  It can also reduce cellulite.   One final benefit to sweating  is weight loss. The sweating process inside the steam rooms can also help you to deep clean and hydrate your skin. This process can also help you to reduce your cellulite

Along with the increase in temperature, your body will enjoy an increased immune system. As you already know, our body work best at 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit. When our body temperature increases, bacteria’s and organisms that come from outside are unable to withstand the heat and slowly die. Although not all bacteria dies, the number becomes smaller allowing your body to fight them at normal body temperatures once you leave the steam room.

Another advantages of using a steam room is improved breathing. The heat and moist steam open your airways. If you are suffering from sinus problems, spending time in the steam room will reduce open your sinuses and make you more comfortable. Also, the moist air keeps your mucous membranes from drying-out. This kind of therapy is also excellent if you have a cough, asthma, or other throat or sinus-related symptoms.

Using the steam room can also help us to feel relaxed. Not only your mind relaxes, but of course your muscles do as well.

Using a steam room is recommended  post-exercise.  Be aware that hydrating yourself is animportant step to steam shower or using a sauna due to the body‘s loss of water. Drink plenty of water before and after you use a sauna or steam room, even if you don’t feel thirsty.  This is an important step to an enjoyable steam shower or sauna bath!

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Needs of towel warmer at the time of taking sauna bath

Towel warmers, also known as heated towel bars, heated towel rails and drying racks are used to heat towels or bathrobes so that a user can have a dry towel to dry off with after showering, leaving the beach, sauna or swimming pool. It is also used to dry a towel after use There are many benefits and functions of towel warmers in a sauna bath among which is the simplicity and convenience it provides in upgrading the bath. They also maintain dryness, maintain warmth, and help prevent mould and mildew.

There are different types of towel warmers available in the market and they are either free standing or wall mounted. Free standing towel warmers include the warm rails Hyde park 39-inch family size, the LCM home fashion, the Brookston warmer, and the Warm rails mid-size warmer. The Warm rails Hyde park 39-inch family size warmer uses a dry electric Feather element which gives towels a toasty dryness. The element runs without the use of oil or water. It has an on/off switch which enables users to only use it when needed. Its large enough to fit two large towels and a couple of other delicate. It has an attractive chrome finish convenient for complementing the luxurious look of the sauna and comes with a one year warranty.

The LCM home fashion 6-bar warmer has a solid professional look and goes for a lower price. It takes almost 30 minutes to reach its full heat. It's made of an aluminium frame with a chrome finish. The Brookston warmer is large enough to fit two large towels and reaches its full heat in about 10 minutes. It has an automatic shutoff system which prevents it from staying on too long unnecessarily. It runs on a silicone element which allows heating of items like hats and gloves, especially during winter. The Warm rails HCC mid-size warmer fits one large towel and is 37.5 inches high making it convenient for occupying a small space. It's suitable for drying hand washables and other small items. It can also be mounted on walls and comes with a 1-year limited warranty. Wall mounted towel warmers include the Ambo radiant hardwired curved warmer, the Warm rails Kensington warmer, the Jeeves straight warmer, the Jeeves swivel Jill warmer, and the Jeeves ambo warmer. The Aruba radiant hardwired curved warmer is large enough to fit two large towels and about four regular sized hand towels simultaneously. It heats up very fast and has 10 crossbars which allow full drying. It comes with an on/off switch and is made of high-grade stainless steel making it one of the most durable towel warmers on the market.

The Warm rails Kensington warmer is 39.5 inches long convenient for a small space. It's enough to fit hand washables and small towels. It comes in either soft wire or hard wire options and dries very quickly. It also comes with a 1-year limited warranty. The Jeeves straight warmer, also known as the ambo Eso-20 straight warmer is made of oil-rubbed bronze and comes with a built-in automatic thermostat which optimizes its consumption of energy. It's 4.7 inches long suitable for small spaces. It comes with an on/off switch and a timer that can be programmed 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The Jeeves swivel fill warmer, also known as the ambo J-B004 P swivel fill is mounted on a swing that moves 180 degrees. It's convenient for drying differently sized towels. It has an on-off switch with a pilot light and heats up to 136 degrees Fahrenheit. The Jeeves ambo warmer is made of oil-rubbed bronze and comes with suitably spaced bars. It can hold a large size towel and two hand towels simultaneously. It's small in size suitable for small spaces. Its temperature cuts of at 158 degrees Fahrenheit which ensures safety. All the different warmers are suitable for any sauna bath be it large or small.

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Differences between domestic and Commercial Saunas

A Sauna is a small room or building designed as a place to experience dry or wet heat sessions. The

steam and high heat make the bathers perspire. Saunas are of two basic types namely conventional and Infrared Saunas. The Conventional Saunas heat the air which in turn heats the air which in turn heats the object or the person making him perspire. Infrared ones heat the object itself or rather the person.

Everyone perspires on a daily basis, however, deep sweating gives the body a myriad of benefits. This can be achieved through regular sauna bathing. The core body temperature gradually rises and this make it to sweat more than just the normal perspiration reaching the inner tissues.

Saunas though having similarities with steam rooms, it should be noted that where saunas are mainly based on a dry environment, the steam room is designed to create wetness or humidity

We can further classify into two other sub categories; commercial saunas and domestic Saunas. Commercial saunas are mainly installed in commercial public places like Gyms, Public baths, health resorts and hotels. Domestic saunas are in private homes for private uses.

Whereas there are no much differences between the two, it's important to note that the main difference is in uses and not design. Both are used for relaxation purposes but the commercial saunas are used to generate money. They are therefore made in such a way that though not impossible to find one where you can relax alone, most hold more than just one person at any one given time. They may be of different genders but it doesn't give the kind of privacy that domestic or home saunas can give.

The other difference is the fact that whereby there are professionals guiding through what is required in order to give maximum experience with saunas in commercial establishments, this is not always the case with a home Sauna. This can therefore bring deficiency in Sauna experience hence it may not serve quality intended purpose. This has to do with the temperature adjustments, amount of time spent in the Sauna and perspiration degrees. The state of heath of individuals also matters.

It's also expensive to install and run a domestic sauna because it doesn't bring any monetary yet the amount of electricity used is immense. It may not be expensive to run the commercial ones since they generate money from customers. Even installation of the same requires a sizable amount of financial input.

Commercial Saunas are relatively large compared to the home ones. Domestic saunas only serve a small amount of users. Mostly family members, relatives and maybe home staff. This means that even id design, they can be customized or personalized to fit the family's or a single person's taste. It would be unreasonable on the other hand to have a small sauna or steam room in a commercial setup since there may be many users at a single time. Customization of the same is kept at a general and professional level since it serves a varied class and type of clients.

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