Sauna
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Use of Space | Sauna
Door | The Importance
Of A Shower | Ventilation
Ceiling Height | Finlandia's
Paneling | Finlandia's
Flooring | Benches
| Specifications
For Contractors
Ceiling
Height Should Be 7' To Allow Enough Heat At Bench And Head Levels
It's important to
reduce Sauna room height from a standard ceiling height of 8' to
the Sauna norm of 7' from the finished floor. (Sauna ceiling can
also be as low as 6' 2".) An 8' ceiling wastes heat, energy and
building material; and it increases the heating time. The diagram
below shows the variance of temperature at various levels in the
Sauna room.
Sauna
Temperature Comparisons
The importance of
lowering the Sauna ceiling from 8' to 7' is shown in the following
temperature comparison chart: Notice that the Sauna room temperature
is 20 degrees cooler at the upper bench level and at the bather's
head level in the Sauna with the improper ceiling height of 8'.
As the heat rises from floor to ceiling, there is too much wasted
heat at the upper ceiling level and not enough heat at the bench
levels where the bathers sit or lie. Finlandia Has Saunas For All
Areas
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