Many homeowners have debated whether to add a Sauna or Hot Tub to their home spa. Both heat your body and accelerate your blood circulation. Most importantly - both saunas and hot tubs are great at beating stress. So how do we decide which is more beneficial?

One of the keys to the therapeutic quality of both home saunas and hot tubs is their use of heat, which gives a sense of deep relaxation and pleasure. Both are also great at providing relief for people with sore aching muscles or arthritic pain.

Aside from their obvious differences there are some key features and benefits of both products that may influence your decision:

Hot Tubs:

• Typically Installed outdoors Because of humidity issues and size Hot Tubs and spas are typically installed outside.

• Safety issues Like a pool care must be taken to keep children safe.

• Use of chemicals Chemicals must be added to the water in the hot tub to keep it clean

• Cost of keeping the heater going Unless you are going away and do not expect to be using your hot tub, the heater is generally keeping the water at constant temperature.

Saunas

• Only heat them up before use Generally Saunas heat up in 15 - 20 minutes. This is less expensive then the cost of keeping a hot tub hot.

• Indoors or outdoors Saunas are often built into homes. Most homes in Finland for example have a sauna. Larger saunas and wood burning saunas are generally build outdoors.

• Safety Issues Saunas are not suitable for use by unsupervised children. However, there is little danger of children seriously injuring themselves in an un-used sauna.

• No chemicals Because there are no water to keep sanitary there are no chemicals involved in the maintenance of a sauna.

In many respects home saunas seem to be the clear winner. Your decision will be largely dependent on personal preferences. This article hopefully has pointed out some things to think about when deciding between a hot tub and a sauna for your home. Whatever your choice you will have many relaxing hours to think about it!

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Maintenance should not be an area of worry with a sauna. The amount of maintenance required for either a traditional or infrared sauna is very little if any. The only real maintenance needed is to wipe down the walls and benches every so often with a mild solution of water and soap. Regular sauna maintenance is like maintaining any other room in your house. In actual fact saunas are easier to maintain than most bathrooms.

Owning a traditional sauna requires more maintenance than that of an infrared sauna.
The one thing to avoid in a sauna is chemical cleaners. The residues from these cleaners may be released when the sauna is heated. This can cause unpleasant smells and in extreme cases it may affect your breathing. Most of the maintenance needs to be done in a preventative manner. Since the goal of the sauna is to sweat out toxins, what you need to do is provide towels for people to sit on. Providing the towels helps to maintain the wood.

In most cases the infrared sauna is fully portable, which requires no installation, no ventilation, no water, and as a result very little maintenance. The traditional sauna heats the air, whereas far infrared heater heats only 20 percent of the air, this leaves 80 percent of the heat available to directly heat the occupants of the sauna. With the traditional sauna heating the air you may need to adjust the wooden door of the sauna due to swelling. This can happen because of the humidity.

If you are thinking of going out and buying a sauna for your home you need not worry about the possible maintenance involved. Saunas are one of the most carefree areas of your home.

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The unique benefits of sauna bathing have become increasingly popular in the modern world. There are many ways to build a sauna. The first factor to consider when planning how to build a sauna is your electrical and heating sources. To make things easy you will need to purchase or design a plan to build your sauna. Anyone with general carpentry experience can build a sauna. It is not as hard as you may think.

The ultimate challenge, of course, is to build your own sauna from scratch. You can build your own sauna with a custom designed, do-it-yourself kit. You can build a sauna almost anywhere in your house. Before you build a sauna do your homework. Research what you need and how you what it to look. A do-it-yourselfer with experience in carpentry, plumbing and electrical, could build a Finnish sauna from the ground up.

Fundamentally you can build a sauna in any size or shape that you like. Another thing to take into consideration is what materials you should use to build your own sauna. Free design assistance, including CAD drawings; are available form many different outlets, this can help you to design and build the perfect sauna

You can also buy the complete unit or custom cut pieces. However if you are the do it yourself type of person, then why buy when you can build a sauna for yourself. Pre-cut saunas come as a complete kit. This makes them more portable and easier to install. On a final note check the warranty because it can be voided if the sauna has been altered, misused, abused or exposed to water. Make sure it is electrically certified and ask detailed questions about the warranty itself.

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