This client has a large extended family, grandchildren included, and wanted one place for everyone to gather. The answer was a pool house built onto his home alongside a 20 metre pool, with a sauna and steam room sitting side by side and nothing spared on either.
The sauna is lined in Thermally Modified Alder, specially ordered from Finland and angled across different levels to make the most of the space. Respect 120mm benching runs through it, with extra white boards worked in for comfort. Behind the heater is a schist stone wall that sets the whole room off, and the heater itself is a 22kW Wi-Fi unit with external controls, the biggest we've put into a private home.
Next door, the steam room matches it for ambition. Italian glass, mosaic benching and a mosaic ceiling give it a finished, high-end feel, with its own shower built in. Fibre optic lighting and auto-dosing round out the sauna, so heat, humidity and atmosphere are all easy to control.
It was a pleasure building for someone who knew exactly what he wanted, and the end result shows it.
Build a sauna and steam room onto the pool house that the whole extended family can use, finished to a high standard throughout.
Two rooms, built to spec.
The sauna
- Thermally Modified Alder panelling, specially ordered from Finland and angled across different levels
- Respect 120mm benching, with extra white boards worked into the layout
- 22kW Wi-Fi heater, the biggest we've installed into a private home, with external controls
- Schist stone wall behind the heater, a striking natural backdrop
- Fibre optic lighting for a softer evening atmosphere
- Auto-dose system for aroma and water, no manual topping up needed
The steam room
- Italian glass, used throughout for a clean, high-end finish
- Mosaic benches and ceiling, tiled for a premium look
- Dedicated shower, finished to match the rest of the room
The build, photographed.
Same seven stages as every build.
Design and planning
Material selection
Frame and insulation
Wall and ceiling lining
Benching and detailing
Heater and tiling
Final fit-out and handover
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