Choosing the Right Outdoor Sauna for Your Home

Before getting into our step-by-step guide, let’s start with the basics. Saunas are small, wood-lined, structural units that can be heated to a high temperature. This high temperature is kept inside the structure, making you sweat, which then causes your body to relax and has tons of health benefits, like joint pain relief and stress relief. Your heart rate will increase to pump more blood so your body can cool down, while your blood vessels will widen to help circulate to your skin. This improves your body’s blood circulation and resembles exercise since your heart rate increases, improving your overall heart health.

Step 1 – Determine Your Space

Before looking at what styles of saunas we offer, the area where this structure will be placed is incredibly important to know before moving forward. If you want your sauna against another structure, like a pool house, home office, home gym, etc., what kind of roof style would best fit this placement? This roof style depends on how you want your sauna to blend in with your other structures, if placed against them. Is there clear access to your preferred space? This is crucial for site prep and delivery of your future sauna and will help make this process much easier when ordering. Once you have your access point cleared, placement chosen, and size constraints on your property, it’s time to dig deeper into the perfect sauna for you.

Step 2 – Compare Our Saunas’ Appearance

Our Saunas come in three different styles: Serenity (NEW MODEL), Harmony, and Haven (below – in order from left to right). Each style has its own unique appearance, while they all share a few similarities. These saunas are Amish-built and come fully assembled with amazing attention to detail and beauty. Premium cedar wood is used inside the sauna for the walls, benches, and decking. Cedar has a natural aroma and properties that make it rot-resistant, which is great for a structure that will be getting very warm and humid inside. These sauna styles also have a glass door to enter and exit the sauna, and a metal roof.

The Harmony and Serenity saunas differ from the Haven in one major detail – the floor-to-ceiling glass front. Not only is the door glass, but the entire front of the structure, allowing you to see the stunning views around you while relaxing inside. The Haven style has this glass door (24” wide), but has a wooden front. The other clear difference is the roof style. The Harmony roof has steep sides but comes together at a point at the top. The Haven and Serenity also have a steep roof, but it is a single sloped style. Both roof styles are great for rain and snow since they either fall or melt down the slope. Tree branches will also tumble down this roof slope if any were to fall, preventing you from having to get on a ladder and collect them. The Serenity combines the Haven and Harmony saunas with its single-sloped style roof and wide glass front.

Depending on how much space you have on your property and what size sauna you are looking for, these styles have a few sizes to choose from. If you are looking into the Harmony sauna, you can decide between a 6’9”x7’ and 6’9”x9’. The Serenity sauna comes in 6’x7’ and 7’x8’, while the Haven sauna is available in 6’x7’, 6’x8’ and 6’x10’

Step 3 – Compare Our Saunas’ Standard Features

There are several features of the saunas that are the same, but there are also a couple of clear differences that may make you lean one way over another (pun intended). Look at the more technical features of our saunas above and below. The Serenity sauna has no windows, 1 vent, and 1 bench with 2-level seating (above). The Harmony sauna has 2 picture windows and 1 vent, as well as 1 bench seat with 2-level seating (below). The Haven sauna has no windows and 2 vents, as well as 2 benches, each having 2-level seating (below).

Finally, the most important detail of these saunas, the Harmony and Serenity sauna, has a HUUM Drop heater, where you are responsible for preparing an electrical connection to the sauna. Differing from these, the Haven sauna has a 6kw stainless steel heater. Have any questions about the standard features included in our saunas? Contact us – we are always willing to help!

Step 4 – Get Ready to Order

All Stoltzfus Structures’ saunas are fabulous choices, and whichever you pick will be both beneficial for your health and add beauty and value to your property. If you feel the Harmony sauna will be a better choice for you, request a quote to see additional delivery and customizations included in the price. If you’re considering our NEW Serenity sauna, request a quote. Or if you are choosing the Haven sauna – another great choice – request a quote to see your final price. Requesting a quote for these saunas will allow you to submit all your ideas to one of our project managers, who will take your details and create a full, custom quote. Another huge benefit of choosing a Stoltzfus Structures sauna is the ability to finance your structure. We don’t want you breaking a sweat (pun intended… again) during your ordering process, so we’ve got you covered with any questions or concerns you may have.

Looking for something in place of or in addition to a sauna? Check out our other products! You will find tons of Amish-built sheds, garages, outdoor living, pool houses, outdoor retreats, and greenhouses to choose from. We try to provide you with anything you could need, and our team is available for any questions or requests you can think of. Contact us or call – 610.593.7700 – to speak with someone from our sales team.

About The Author

Jada Morris

Recently graduated from college, I take advantage of having more free time and spend those moments catching up on my love of reading, brainstorming ideas for design projects, and spending time with my family, friends, and furry companions. I have two Golden Retrievers that are complete opposites, one who has enough energy to run three marathons a day if he could, and the other who would be happy to stay in bed all day! I might relate a bit more to the later but am always up for an adventure.