Cedar Boards For Sauna

Each tongue groove paneling board starts out as a 1 x4 milled to perfection.

Cedar boards for sauna.

All cedar sauna woods have an aromatic scent but the heartwood of red cedar trees has the strongest aroma and is popular in many american traditional saunas. Installing paneling in your cedar sauna at the woodworker s shoppe you ll be able to purchase cedar paneling that has been designed with an exclusive tongue and groove system. Dealers sell thin cedar for saunas we won t. Unlike the majority of solutions on the market we don t just use tongue and groove along the lengths of our panels but also on the ends.

The two cedars that i would strongly discourage using in a sauna application are aromatic cedar eastern red cedar and incense cedar sometimes called california cedar. Sauna wood trim will complete your sauna project just finish cut for an exact fit. 1 2 is too thin in t g for saunas. Thin boards are very fragile in the sauna environment.

The article at the link below may help you in making your decision if you are considering cedar for your sauna. Wood 418 1 1 2 x 1 4 outer 45 degree trim cedar sauna wood bathology. 7 16 is too thin in t g for saunas sold by some. Available in 1 2 and 11 16 thick.

The dry heat is very hard on the cedar boards. 2 95 wood 420 5 16 x 1 11 16 fascia cedar sauna wood bathology. 2 66 wood 419 3 4 x 3 4 inside corner trim cedar sauna wood bathology. 2 66 wood 415 11 16 x 3 4 inside 45 degree trim cedar sauna wood bathology.