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Types of Rooms |
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Sauna: |
A sauna room is a wood room with sauna heater/rocks that will produce a very dry
heat of 150-175 degrees with very low humidity of 10-15%. Very Dry Heat until you
pour water on the rocks. |
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Steam: |
A steam room is made out of waterproof
material such as tile marble, fiberglass etc. and is usually a shower. The steam
generator will produce a very moist heat of about 110 degrees with high humidity
of almost 100%. Cloudy Moist Heat. |
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Infrared: |
The IR wood rooms use a special
heating system that generates infrared rays similar to that produced by the sun.
The top temperature will be 150 degrees. |
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Heat Therapy: |
A steam room may also be called a Banya (Russian) Hamma or Turkish Bath (Turkish) Therme (Roman) Shvitz (Jewish)
or Wet Sauna (English). Other cultures have created their own heat therapy rooms
by using dry and moist heat is different combinations-Sweat Lodge (North American
Indians) Nahuat (Aztec) Sifutu (African) Mushi Buro (Japanese) Temazcal (Maya) Mogyoktang
(Korean). |
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Sauna Words |
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Loyly: |
This is the steam vapor produced when you pour water
on the sauna rocks. |
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Vihta: |
A bundle of birch branches used to slap against the skin
to stimulate cicuralation. |
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Saunatontto: |
Sauna Elf, a little gnome that was believed
to live in the sauna and was the sauna room’s spirit. |
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Descriptions |
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Pre-Cut Sauna Room: |
These lumber packages install into rooms that are already framed insulated
and sheetrock. |
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Custom Cut Sauna Room: |
This is a Pre Cut package that has special
room dimensions. |
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Modular / Panel Built Sauna Room: |
These are self standing structures
that can sit in the middle of the room or slide into a corner. |
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Portable Sauna Room: |
This
room system comes in two pieces, can be assembled in minutes and fits through standard
doorway. |
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Patio Sauna Room: |
These packages come in two pieces and are usually installed
outdoors in climates that are warm during the entire year. |
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Room Construction |
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Ceiling Height: |
Hot air rises, therefore your room should be 84”
high. A 96” height is the maximum height and anything over this height and the room
will not get hot enough at the bench level. |
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Insulation: |
The ceiling and all four
walls must be insulated with R19 or better. |