Sauna for the home - Enjoy relaxation at it's best

As home saunas become more popular more manufacturers are entering the industry. This is good news for the consumer in terms of pricing, but it can be more difficult to make a selection when the time to buy comes. There are numerous shapes and sizes for home saunas, as well as the option to have a steam or dry sauna for the home. Today more consumers are opting for FAR infrared  sauna technology because of the health benefits, and lack of steam. While steam has always been synonymous with saunas, a steam room built in your home can cause a wealth of issues with mold and wood rot.

Infrared or Steam Saunas

Steam saunas for the home are usually purchased as kits that are built either outside or inside on site. Ideally it's smart to higher a professional to build a steam sauna for the home. The sauna usually is wired into the homes electrical system, and sometimes requires plumbing. Much care must be taken to ensure seams are properly sealed, and the room is properly insulated.

In contrast an infrared home sauna comes prebuilt direct to your door. The only work required on your end is assembling the wall structures that come in the kit. Assembly time is usually 20-30 minutes. Since there isn't any steam or water to contend with no plumbing is required, and most infrared saunas for the home use a standard 110V wall plug for electricity, so nothing is hard wired. 

Obviously there is increased versatility when you purchase a sauna an infrared heater. There are less restrictions where your sauna can be installed, and it can disassembled and moved to another location as well.  Over all a sauna for the home using a ceramic infrared heater costs less in electricity, is easier to install, and heats up quicker then a comparative steam sauna.

What size of Home Sauna

How many people will be using your sauna at home? Will it just be yourself? You and your partner? Saunas for the home are available from single to 6 or 8 person designs. Of course the larger size means increased pricing, but buying one to small might mean less enjoyment for the entire family. The average home sauna is designed for 2-3 people.

The obvious choice

Unless you're constructing a new home and want to include a steam bath or wet sauna in the plans it's usually not cost effective to install a steam sauna inside the house. While you can purchase quality outdoor steam saunas for the home the price is generally well over $3000.00 to $4000.00 dollars.

If it's health and relaxation benefits you're after from a sauna for the home then an infrared unit is the best choice. Not only is it less expensive then competitive steam models, it offers increased health benefits as well.

Because most infrared saunas for the home are stand alone units they can be setup in any number or rooms in your home or outdoors. The added cost to your electrical bill is nominal (between $3 and $5 per month), and they heat up in under 20 minutes in most causes making it easy to enjoy any time.

If you'd like to consider purchasing an Infrared sauna for the home we recommend LuxSauna, a custom manufacturer of Infrared Saunas online.