ᐅ Combination stove for barrel sauna and additional roof covering wanted
Created on: 1 Nov 2022 15:19
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I want to treat myself to a barrel sauna for Christmas and have already chosen the model. It will likely be an outdoor barrel sauna about 3 meters (10 feet) long, made from Canadian red cedar.
It comes as a kit and without a heater.
Now I would like to buy a suitable combo heater for both heat and steam (bio sauna), but I have no experience with sauna heaters. Until now, I’ve always just used saunas operated by others ;-)
I would like a simple control system that is preferably remote-controllable (so I can preheat the sauna, for example, from my office).
The sauna has an interior volume of about 7.5 m³ (265 cubic feet) (approximately 2.4 m (8 feet) long inside, diameter just under 2 m (6.5 feet)), so I thought a 6 kW heater would be enough? What are your opinions on this?
The sauna will be placed on a small terrace made of ceramic tiles, plus there will be a path made from the same tiles so I can walk from the sauna to the terrace (and then to the house) without getting my feet wet.
The manufacturer says additional covering for the sauna is not necessary but definitely useful. The usual bitumen shingles look extremely unattractive to me, and besides a small pitched roof as an alternative, I don’t have any good ideas :-( (and I also find a pitched roof visually unsuitable for a barrel sauna).
Does anyone have a nice idea for this?
It comes as a kit and without a heater.
Now I would like to buy a suitable combo heater for both heat and steam (bio sauna), but I have no experience with sauna heaters. Until now, I’ve always just used saunas operated by others ;-)
I would like a simple control system that is preferably remote-controllable (so I can preheat the sauna, for example, from my office).
The sauna has an interior volume of about 7.5 m³ (265 cubic feet) (approximately 2.4 m (8 feet) long inside, diameter just under 2 m (6.5 feet)), so I thought a 6 kW heater would be enough? What are your opinions on this?
The sauna will be placed on a small terrace made of ceramic tiles, plus there will be a path made from the same tiles so I can walk from the sauna to the terrace (and then to the house) without getting my feet wet.
The manufacturer says additional covering for the sauna is not necessary but definitely useful. The usual bitumen shingles look extremely unattractive to me, and besides a small pitched roof as an alternative, I don’t have any good ideas :-( (and I also find a pitched roof visually unsuitable for a barrel sauna).
Does anyone have a nice idea for this?
Thanks for the information. I think I’ll go with a 9kW unit after all, since one hour is too long for spontaneous renovations.
The electrician will have to install a transfer switch anyway (the power comes off the wallbox cable...).
I’ve already spoken with him since he has a lead time of 2-3 weeks.
Inside, the benches and everything else are already included, also made of Western red cedar. But you’re right, I can’t just use something different in there.
I’m currently considering a nice sheet metal roof (barrel roof), at least covering the upper half.
Maybe I’ll wait and add it later if I find it’s necessary...
The electrician will have to install a transfer switch anyway (the power comes off the wallbox cable...).
I’ve already spoken with him since he has a lead time of 2-3 weeks.
Inside, the benches and everything else are already included, also made of Western red cedar. But you’re right, I can’t just use something different in there.
I’m currently considering a nice sheet metal roof (barrel roof), at least covering the upper half.
Maybe I’ll wait and add it later if I find it’s necessary...
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WilderSueden2 Nov 2022 12:53i_b_n_a_n schrieb:
I’m currently considering a nice metal roof (barrel roof). At least covering the upper half.
Maybe just later if I realize it’s necessary... I think a barrel roof would be a good idea. Otherwise—if having a proper roof is important to you—why not a log cabin?
WilderSueden schrieb:
I think a barrel roof would be a good idea. Otherwise—if a proper roof is important to you—why not a log cabin? Hi, a log cabin would probably look too large for my small plot, especially in the planned (and only possible) location.
For now, I will just place the sauna and see if any further measures are necessary. Maybe it’s tight enough and already looks “appropriate” aesthetically.
I know barrel roofs made of aluminum; I seem to remember that was quite an expensive option :-(
i_b_n_a_n schrieb:
A log cabin would also seem too large for my small plot, especially at the planned (and only possible) location.
For now, I'll just place the sauna and see if further measures are necessary. A cozy barrel sauna feels like one, and how it fits you can check in advance with a nice photomontage 😉
I’m a bit late to the discussion, but I doubt that the sauna will remain weatherproof without an additional roof for rain and snow. A wine barrel is only watertight if it is always full and kept out of the rain, especially not positioned sideways. A metal roof can be installed by any roofer in various materials, but it won’t be cheap. You can use flat roofing membrane if asphalt shingles are not desired. This membrane is gray.
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