Build your own sauna with a sloping roof - suggestions/notes/plans

With my sauna back then it was the same, in the end it all adds up. The nice thing about building it yourself is that you only have to deal with yourself and it’s also fun to have successfully completed your own project. I am still a bit away from my outdoor sauna, as currently only the base slab is being prepared. Let’s see what it will be, DIY or maybe I’ll find a suitable outdoor sauna provider for me spoiled consumer.

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I am still quite a way from my outdoor sauna, as currently only the base slab is being prepared.
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At least I have already chosen the spot for it in the garden :)

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I still need to find a suitable outdoor sauna provider for me, a pampered consumer.

I drive past my provider almost every day ... :oops: :(

I have at least already chosen the spot in the garden for it :)

Same here......should be integrated at the back in the carport

I drive past my provider almost every day ...

...which would be....o_Oo_O??

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...which would be....o_Oo_O??

For me, it is a small regional craft business with a very good reputation. Among other things, they work with Viliv Saunawerk. But first, I would have to prepare our slope and set (have set) the base slab. I estimate the project at €15,000. However, there are no offers yet. Then there will certainly be a separate thread for it. It will certainly be cheaper if you "simply" convert a corresponding garden house. I could possibly tackle that with the neighbor. Overall, I need to think about our slope so that it becomes easier to maintain. Soon I will report on this in the "garden thread." Maybe the later location of the sauna can at least be prepared then.

It was the same with my sauna back then; in the end, it all adds up.
The great thing about DIY is that you only have to deal with yourself, and it’s also fun to have successfully completed your own project.
I’m still a ways off from my outdoor sauna, as the base slab is currently being prepared. We’ll see what it turns out to be — DIY or maybe I’ll still find a suitable outdoor sauna provider for me, the spoiled consumer.

True words.

Honestly, I could have only really saved on the electricals, that is, the lighting, controls, and stove.
Instead of a combination stove, a normal one with analog controls, plus a simple corner light in the cabin, and the sauna would probably have been about €1000 cheaper.
I don’t see much room to save on the wood. Spruce profiling wood is one of the cheapest choices anyway. One could have used different bench slats (without rounding on the front, narrower slats), which would have saved €100–200.

I originally wanted to stay under €4000; that didn’t quite work out, but it’s now exactly how I wanted it. The sauna builder initially threw out a price of around €12,000 to €14,000.
With the combination stove and such lighting, I rather expect about €16,000–€18,000.
So a factor of 4. But it’s homemade and was really fun, too. :)

I’m almost a bit sad that it’s over. My wife has already handed me the next projects with a sandbox and the tax declaration for 2019 and 2020, but I somehow lack the motivation for those. :D

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My wife hit me with a sandbox
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Yeah ... yeah ... women! ;)

Some of my male - more handy - acquaintances have also told me about certain wish lists from their wives. It's a good thing that I only have basic craft skills that can be improved ...

But really great to be able - and willing - to realize something like that!

Currently, on my wife's wish list is only the disposal of green waste. Oh yes ... and an outdoor kitchen :cool: :rolleyes:

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With a combination oven and such lighting, I’m more likely looking at around ~16k-18k€.
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