10 x 12 cedar sauna

An outdoor electric sauna with U-shaped cedar seating and a removable cleaning step.

Electric, four-personREVISION 2

About this plan

Plan an outdoor sauna for four adults with high U-shaped benches, a long reclining return, closed cedar faces and simple vertical bench supports. The illustrated sequence and complete CAD coordinate an insulated, drained shell. Select the foundation, roof package, connections and equipment installation for the actual site.

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Sources

Original design informed by selected principles in Trumpkin's Notes on Building a Sauna, VTT ventilation research and the cited manufacturer instructions. Clear cedar and closed bench faces are project choices, not a claim of compliance with every recommendation in those sources.