That’s where sauna kits come in. Sauna kits are fantastic prefabricated saunas that come to you all ready to be put together, which much more ease than building a sauna from scratch.

There are quite a few different types of sauna kits. Which one you will need will depend on your building ability, the amount of space you have available, and how much time you want to spend installing your sauna.

However, before deciding which kit you want, you must decide what kind of sauna you want. That’s right there are now two very different types of saunas available. The first of which is the conventional sauna. It uses water, and a heating element. It uses steam to heat the room. Heating in this manner takes up to 90 minutes. You must have some understanding of plumbing to install this type of sauna.

The second, and newer type of sauna uses infrared heat instead of steam to heat your sauna. This type of sauna is much easier to install, as there is no plumbing to mess with. These saunas also do not need any dedicated electrical source as they do not have any water involved. They are much quicker to heat up and only require a regular outlet for electricity.

Once you’ve decided on which kind of sauna you want to install comes the decision of what kind of sauna kit you will need. There are two main types of sauna kits, and although many think the terms are interchangeable, they are in fact, almost the opposite.

Modular Sauna Kits

These are the sauna kits that will be the easiest to put together, they are also the most expensive type of sauna kit. The modular or “pre built” sauna kit is exactly that. It comes with the walls put together already. All you have to do is put the wall panels together and you will have a functional room. You will still need to install benches and a heater, but the room itself , which is the most difficult portion of the build will be ready.

Pre Cut Sauna Kits

This sauna kit requires you have some framing knowledge, as you will have to frame and insulate the walls yourself. Once you have the room framed in and insulated you will use the pre cut, tongue in groove wood provided on the inside of your framing. You will also need to finish the exterior of your sauna with this kit.

Whether you decide on a prefab modular kit or a pre cut kit, using a sauna kit will decrease the time involved in building your sauna as well as the amount of frustration. You can easily have your sauna up and running in less than a weekend with a pre cut sauna kit to only a couple hours with the prefab modular kit. The choice is up to you.

The infrared sauna is a bit different from a regular sauna. They run at much lower temperatures, from 100 – 130 degrees as apposed to 180 to 220. These lower temperatures are possible due to using infrared light, and are tolerated much better by many people than the higher heats of a conventional sauna.

Infrared saunas claim to heat body tissues three times as much as a regular sauna. It is the heater of the tissue that allows the release of toxins, which is a main health benefit of sauna.

Since the temperature of the sauna itself is much lower there are no hot surfaces within the sauna making it safer.

Infrared sauna kits are available at a much lower cost than a conventional sauna kit. Since they are a dry heat they can simply be plugged into a wall outlet. This makes it much easier to begin using your sauna, as you do not have to have a dedicated electrical source. The infrared does not heat up the materials of the sauna, allowing more heat to be absorbed by the body. This decreases in the amount of electricity needed ~ lowering your electric bills.

The infrared sauna heats up in as little as 5 to 10 minutes, compared to a conventional sauna’s heat up time of 30 to 90 minutes. This takes less electricity as well.

The infrared sauna uses no water, so there is no plumbing, possible mold infestation, no bacterial growth, and no mess. A simple outlet, and plug it in.

If you see the benefits of an infrared sauna, you will be pleased to hear the infrared sauna kits cost a fraction of a regular sauna kit, and it only takes basic skills to put them together and get them up and running. You can get a one person infrared sauna kit for around 1300 dollars as apposed to upwards of 2500 for a regular sauna.