Home sauna, steam room and ice bath questions.

A built in infrared sauna from Sauna Spaces starts at AED 18,500, a traditional Finnish sauna for a 2 x 2 m room starts at AED 26,500, and a hybrid sauna starts at AED 29,500. Prices include design, supply and installation in Dubai and exclude VAT. Your final price depends on size, timber, heater and finish.

A cold plunge with a built in chiller and filter from Sauna Spaces starts at AED 14,500, delivered, installed and commissioned in Dubai. Built in tiled plunges and full recovery rooms with a sauna start at AED 52,000.

Running cost depends on the heater size and how often you use it. An infrared sauna draws around 1.5 to 3 kW and a traditional heater around 6 to 9 kW. Multiply the heater size by your session length and your DEWA tariff to estimate a session.

Most indoor saunas take two to three weeks from design sign off to handover, with two to four days of that on site. Outdoor saunas and steam rooms take longer because of foundations, waterproofing and tiling.

Site visits in Dubai are free. We measure the space, check power and ventilation, and send you a drawing and a fixed price within a few days.

Every build comes with a two year workmanship warranty. Heaters, infrared panels, steam generators and controls carry the manufacturer warranty, which we register for you at handover.

A two person infrared sauna fits in about 1.2 x 1.2 m. A comfortable traditional sauna for three or four people needs around 2 x 2 m with a ceiling height of 2.1 to 2.4 m. We can also build into an unused bathroom, a room under the stairs or a corner of a home gym.

Yes. Every sauna we build is made to measure, so sloped ceilings, corners, glass walls and odd shapes are normal for us. Send us photos and rough measurements on WhatsApp and we will tell you what fits.

Yes, in most cases. Infrared saunas suit apartments because they need no water, little ventilation and a standard power supply. You will need building management approval for the electrical work, which we help you prepare.

Every sauna needs its own dedicated circuit from your distribution board. Infrared saunas usually run on a standard single phase supply. Traditional heaters of around 9 kW often need a three phase supply. We check your board at the site visit and our electrician installs and tests the circuit.

Indoor saunas in a villa rarely need approval beyond your community's rules for contractors. Outdoor saunas and structural changes may need an NOC from your master developer or community. We prepare the drawings for the application.

Indoors in a gym, bathroom or recovery room, or outdoors on a shaded terrace or by the pool. You need a level floor that can take the weight of the water, a standard power socket for the chiller, and a drain or hose point nearby.

A traditional sauna heats the air to 70 to 100°C and gives you the classic Finnish heat with steam from the stones. An infrared sauna runs at 45 to 60°C and warms your body directly, so it heats up faster and feels gentler. A hybrid gives you both in one room.

A sauna is dry heat, usually 70 to 100°C with low humidity, built from timber. A steam room runs at around 40 to 50°C with close to 100% humidity, and is built from waterproofed walls finished in tile or stone with a steam generator.

Yes. A home hammam is a steam room finished in marble or stone with a heated bench, and often a basin and a domed or vaulted ceiling. It needs the same waterproofing as a steam room plus stonework, so it takes longer to build.

Yes, if it is built for it. We insulate the walls and roof, add a deep roof overhang, use UV stable finishes and seal against sand. Most clients use outdoor saunas most between November and April, and indoors or in the evening through summer.

For regular use, yes. A chiller holds the water at the temperature you set, a filter keeps it clean, and it is ready whenever you are. Bagged ice is cheaper to start but messy, warms quickly in Dubai and costs more over time.

Wipe the benches after use, leave the door open to dry the room, and vacuum the floor weekly. Once a year the heater stones should be checked and the timber cleaned and treated. Our care plan covers this visit.

Most people use a cold plunge between 3 and 15°C. Our plunges come with a chiller so you can set the temperature, and a filter so the water stays clean between changes.

Regular sauna use is linked in long running Finnish research with better cardiovascular health, and many people use it for relaxation and recovery. It is not a treatment for any condition. Check with your doctor first if you are pregnant or have a heart condition or high blood pressure.

We apply a full waterproofing membrane to walls, floor and ceiling, flood test the floor for 24 hours before tiling, and fall the floor to a drain. Steam rooms fail when this step is rushed, which is why we never skip the flood test.