Collection: Cabin Saunas

A cabin sauna is a square or rectangular timber building with straight walls, a proper door and a flat or pitched roof. A barrel sauna is round. The curve heats quickly, but it limits headroom towards the edges and largely fixes the bench layout. A cabin gives you more usable floor space and more freedom in how the benches are arranged. Many models have room for a porch or a separate changing area. Layouts differ from model to model, so check the listing for the cabin you are considering.

That depends on the model and on how you like to sit. A bench seats more people sitting upright than it does with everyone stretched out. The bench arrangement for each cabin is on its listing. A free consultation with one of our product specialists is the quickest way to settle on a size.

It depends on where you live. Approval is set by your state and your local council. It turns on floor area, height, siting and setbacks, and on overlays such as bushfire, heritage, flooding and easements. Many small structures are exempt, but the thresholds differ from one council to the next. Nothing here is legal advice.

We offer a free council permit check by postcode. Confirm the position with your council before you order.

Both make a good sauna, so it comes down to how you want to use it. Electric is the simple option. You switch it on, wait, and step in, which suits regular use in a suburban backyard. A wood-fired heater needs no power, so it suits rural blocks and off-grid sites. It wants firewood, a flue and someone to tend it. In Australia, electric heaters must be connected by a licensed electrician. Which heater comes with a cabin, or suits it, is on that model's listing.

Less time than most people expect. What decides it is the heater fitted, the size of the hot room, how the cabin is built and the weather on the day. Keeping the door shut while it heats makes a real difference. Which heater is supplied with a given cabin is on its listing. We can check that pairing with you before you order.

Yes. Every cabin needs a level, sufficiently load-bearing base, prepared before delivery and sized to the footprint given in the assembly instructions. A reinforced concrete slab, concrete piers with bearers, or a well compacted bed with pavers all work. Level matters more than anything else. Foundation kits are available for selected models as optional items, details on the listings.

Given the right care, Nordic spruce handles Australian weather well. It comes down to three things. How well you protect the timber, whether you use products suited to the job, and whether you keep up the maintenance.

Our cabin saunas are built from slow grown European spruce, kiln dried and sourced from FSC certified suppliers. Apply a quality exterior finish with UV protection as soon as the cabin sauna is built. Recoat on the schedule the manufacturer sets out. If you're in a bushfire or termite prone area, check your local requirements before you order. Ask us if you're not sure.

Looked after, one of these cabins lasts for decades. Treat the exterior when the cabin is built and recoat on the schedule the manufacturer sets out. Keep the base and any gutters clear so water drains away from the structure. Check the door and window seals once a year and tighten anything that needs adjusting. Inside, wipe the benches down and leave the door open to air the room after each use.

Yes, and most of our customers do. The cabin arrives as a flat-pack kit on pallets. The timber sections are numbered, the fixings included, and the box has an illustrated step by step guide. The walls interlock as they go up, so no specialist trade skills are needed. You will want a second pair of hands, and most people set aside a weekend or more. Electrical work, and the flue on a wood-fired heater, should go to a licensed tradesperson. Plenty of people hand the whole job to a builder or handyperson instead.

For an electric sauna it comes down to three things. The output of the heater, how long and how often you run it, and what you pay per kilowatt hour. Multiply those together for a workable estimate. The heater output is on the listing for each cabin that includes one, and your tariff is on your power bill. A wood-fired sauna costs whatever firewood costs where you live.

It varies by model. Some cabin saunas are a single hot room and nothing else. Others include a covered porch, a separate changing room behind its own door, or both. The floor plan and the description on each listing show exactly what that model includes.

Your cabin sauna arrives flat-packed on pallets by freight truck. We offer free freight to metro depots in Adelaide, Brisbane, Canberra, Melbourne and Sydney. Request a freight quote if you live outside our free delivery zones.

From the depot you can pick up for free, or arrange delivery to your property with the depot. Items held in stock are dispatched within one to four business days. Made to order buildings take roughly eight to fourteen weeks. They're manufactured in Europe and shipped once your order is placed. The listing tells you which applies to the cabin sauna you're looking at. We confirm the timing with you when you order.