SaunaCraft
The Journal
Why Sauna Ventilation Matters, and How Air Should Move Through the Room
A sealed-up sauna doesn't hold heat better — it just runs low on fresh air, holds onto excess humidity between rounds, and shortens the wood's working life. What ventilation is actually doing, tied to the same volume math the heater is sized on.
Why Sauna Wood Isn't Just Any Wood: Resin, Heat, and What to Avoid
Cedar, aspen, hemlock, and thermally modified wood didn't become the standard sauna species by accident — resin content and thermal conductivity rule out most other options outright. What actually disqualifies a wood, worked through with real board-feet numbers.
Costing a Sauna Build Honestly: What the Numbers Do and Don't Tell You
A payback-period calculation is genuinely useful and genuinely incomplete at the same time. What a simple build-cost ROI model actually captures, what it leaves out entirely, and how to budget for the rest.