It’s standard here in Finland since like… I don’t even know how long. Like literally all apartments will have a bidet-shower. More common than saunas, and those are pretty much standard in everything built around 90’s and later.
Like imagine someone saying “I’ve been thinking about getting a bathroom”. Like… if you don’t already have one… where are you gonna put it?
I’m no builder, so I’m not really a good one to ask for info on that. If your bathroom is big enough, I’m sure you can remodel and fit at least a tiny sauna.
Maintenance? For my sauna, nothing. There’s an electric stove, wooden paneling and tiled floor. So if anything gets dirty, it’s pretty easy to clean up.
Don’t throw beer or spit or piss on the rocks of the stove, that’s about it.
My personal maintenance of my sauna pretty much consists of occasionally taking the bidet shower and pointing at the sauna while I’m taking a shit, because I haven’t had a sauna in a while and some dust or others debris (I some times smoke weed in the sauna, good ventilation) is on the floor and I just spray to quickly give the sauna floor a quick rinse so it looks better.
If you live on a property though and don’t have space limitations and can build, I think you’re only limited by your imagination and size of wallet.
Also, if you’re in the US, I don’t know if electric stoves are that great. Mine draws over 400 volts, and the US grid is 110/120v isn’t it? You can draw up to 240, but we have a 240v by default and can draw upto 480v I think.
Ofc if you’re gonna actually build a sauna and can do it, a wood-heated stove is way better in terms of the type of löyly you get. (“Löyly” is what we call the heat that comes from tossing water onto the stove.) With an electric one, it’s somewhat rough and spiky compared to a slowly heated wooden stove, which gives a longer, more gentle löyly.
I mean you get good löyly with electrics as well, mine is one, the trick being to put it on slightly lower power but let it warm up longer.
Oh you, asking a Finn about a sauna. You knew what you were doing, perkele. Didn’t even notice I lost 20 min there.
And yeah, we’re in the US, so I guess it’s not going to be an apples-to-apples thing at all. I could do 240v, but anything higher would require something special, like battery banks or something.
Looks like I’ll have to ask someone local, which is a bummer because almost nobody has a sauna (except one random neighbor, and they’re as American as they get). Or maybe I’ll reach out to Linus Torvalds, I imagine he’s solved the sauna problem here. :)
Dasus@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Definitely recommend.
It’s standard here in Finland since like… I don’t even know how long. Like literally all apartments will have a bidet-shower. More common than saunas, and those are pretty much standard in everything built around 90’s and later.
sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
Speaking of saunas, we’re thinking of getting one, but I don’t know what to look for. Any thoughts? Also, what does maintenance look like?
Dasus@lemmy.world 2 months ago
I have no idea how you’d go about “getting one”.
Like imagine someone saying “I’ve been thinking about getting a bathroom”. Like… if you don’t already have one… where are you gonna put it?
I’m no builder, so I’m not really a good one to ask for info on that. If your bathroom is big enough, I’m sure you can remodel and fit at least a tiny sauna.
Maintenance? For my sauna, nothing. There’s an electric stove, wooden paneling and tiled floor. So if anything gets dirty, it’s pretty easy to clean up.
Don’t throw beer or spit or piss on the rocks of the stove, that’s about it.
My personal maintenance of my sauna pretty much consists of occasionally taking the bidet shower and pointing at the sauna while I’m taking a shit, because I haven’t had a sauna in a while and some dust or others debris (I some times smoke weed in the sauna, good ventilation) is on the floor and I just spray to quickly give the sauna floor a quick rinse so it looks better.
If you live on a property though and don’t have space limitations and can build, I think you’re only limited by your imagination and size of wallet.
Also, if you’re in the US, I don’t know if electric stoves are that great. Mine draws over 400 volts, and the US grid is 110/120v isn’t it? You can draw up to 240, but we have a 240v by default and can draw upto 480v I think.
Ofc if you’re gonna actually build a sauna and can do it, a wood-heated stove is way better in terms of the type of löyly you get. (“Löyly” is what we call the heat that comes from tossing water onto the stove.) With an electric one, it’s somewhat rough and spiky compared to a slowly heated wooden stove, which gives a longer, more gentle löyly. I mean you get good löyly with electrics as well, mine is one, the trick being to put it on slightly lower power but let it warm up longer.
Oh you, asking a Finn about a sauna. You knew what you were doing, perkele. Didn’t even notice I lost 20 min there.
sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
Outside, next to the house.
And yeah, we’re in the US, so I guess it’s not going to be an apples-to-apples thing at all. I could do 240v, but anything higher would require something special, like battery banks or something.
Looks like I’ll have to ask someone local, which is a bummer because almost nobody has a sauna (except one random neighbor, and they’re as American as they get). Or maybe I’ll reach out to Linus Torvalds, I imagine he’s solved the sauna problem here. :)