Cedar Wood For Dry Sauna

Nail the pre cut custom cut cedar boards to the length of your ceiling and walls thus lining the sauna room with cedar.

Cedar wood for dry sauna.

Like basswood it is a soft wood that stands up well to regular use and is particularly good at withstanding temperature extremes and excess moisture. Cedar sauna wood naturally repels many bacteria fungi and insects. Wood 415 11 16 x 3 4 inside 45 degree trim cedar sauna wood bathology. Cedar has a rich aroma and is most often associated with a sauna.

When ready see our how to order a precut sauna kit. Polyethylene cannot be used as it has no resistance to heat it will slowly evaporate starting in the ceiling. You have options when you purchase a sauna. Our cedar is well kiln dried to a low 9 moisture content by our cedar mill supplier it is specifically for sauna building.

Poplar is a clean wood and is best for chemically sensitive people. Why aluminum foil in mandatory for the vapor barrier. Eucalyptus and sometimes pine can be used. At the same time it does not absorb moisture so it won t expand or warp over time.

Red cedar provides a more comfortable and cooler sauna surface to sit and lean on compared to more dense sauna woods. 2 95 wood 414 5 16 x 2 1 4 door casing cedar sauna wood bathology. Only aluminum foil will last indefinitely. Normally cedar paneling is clad horizontally.

2 66 wood 419 3 4 x 3 4 inside corner trim cedar sauna wood bathology. All cedar sauna woods have an aromatic scent but the heartwood of red cedar trees has the strongest aroma and is popular in many american traditional saunas. It has millions of tiny air cells that prevent the surfaces of your cedar sauna from becoming hot to the touch.