Our sauna services
Sussex Saunas designs, builds, installs and services saunas for homes and businesses across Sussex and Surrey.
We offer three ways to create your sauna: a completely bespoke design and build, the conversion of an existing space, or the supply and installation of a ready-made sauna kit.
Unlike most other providers, we can also complete the practical work your project requires, including foundations, alterations, insulation, ventilation, drainage and electrical installation. This means you do not need to coordinate a sauna supplier, builder and electrician separately. We can manage the whole project from the initial site visit through to installation and handover.
Bespoke sauna design and build
We design and build bespoke indoor and outdoor saunas to fit your available space.
This service is suitable when you want a particular size, layout or finish, or when a standard sauna kit will not fit. Your sauna can be built inside your home, within an existing outbuilding or as a standalone structure in your garden.
We work with you to choose the type of sauna, timber, seating layout, heater, glazing, lighting and finish. We then produce the technical specification and complete the build and installation.
Depending on your project, our bespoke service can include:
- Site survey and sauna design
- Foundations and base preparation
- Framing, insulation and vapour control
- Timber cladding and sauna benches
- Traditional Finnish or infrared heating
- Ventilation, lighting, glazing and doors
- Electrical installation and certification
- Decking and external finishes
- Final finishing and making good
Sauna conversions and alterations
We convert existing rooms and outbuildings into fully functioning sauna spaces.
Suitable spaces can include:
- Garages
- Bathrooms and en-suites
- Unused shower enclosures
- Spare rooms
- Garden rooms
- Outbuildings and annexes
- Basements and utility rooms
We assess the existing space, explain what needs to change and complete both the building work and the sauna installation.
This can include removing or adding walls, insulating the room, preparing the floor, improving ventilation, completing electrical work and adding showers or changing areas.
By managing everything as one project, we ensure the room is properly prepared for the sauna and finished as a complete space.
Sauna kit supply and installation
We supply and install ready-made sauna kits for indoor and outdoor spaces.
This is usually the quickest and most cost-effective option. We can recommend and source a kit based on your available space, preferred type of heat and budget. If you have already purchased a sauna kit, we can install that for you too.
Before installation, we check that the location is suitable and identify any preparation required.
Our sauna kit installation service can include:
- Site survey and measurements
- Advice on selecting the right kit
- Ground preparation and a level base
- Flooring and ventilation
- Electrical supply and connection
- Assembly and installation
- Testing and commissioning
- Handover and operating guidance
For outdoor saunas, we can also complete the excavation, foundations, drainage, decking and access required around the sauna.
Groundwork, building work and electrics
A sauna installation often requires additional work before the sauna itself can be fitted.
Many sauna suppliers expect the customer to arrange this separately. Sussex Saunas can complete it as part of the same project.
Our wider services include:
- Excavation, groundwork and foundations
- Concrete slabs and level bases
- Structural openings and internal alterations
- Stud walls, insulation and vapour control
- Drainage and waterproofing
- Ventilation
- Carpentry and joinery
- Flooring and tiling
- Electrical installation and certification
- Decking and external access
- Refurbishment and making good
We manage this end-to-end so you'll only receive one quotation, one project plan and one point of contact for the agreed work.
Commercial sauna installation
We design, build and install commercial saunas for businesses across Sussex and Surrey.
We work with:
- Gyms and health clubs
- Spas and wellness studios
- Hotels and leisure venues
- Holiday lets and retreats
- Glamping sites
- Residential developments
- Workplace fitness facilities
We can manage the sauna installation alongside the associated building work, electrical requirements, drainage, ventilation and surrounding finishes.
Each commercial sauna is planned around the available space, expected level of use and operational requirements of the business.
Sauna servicing and repairs
We service and repair domestic and commercial saunas, including saunas installed by other companies.
Our servicing and repair work can include:
- Heater inspections and repairs
- Heating-element replacement
- Sauna-stone replacement
- Timber and bench repairs
- Door and seal adjustments
- Ventilation checks
- Electrical testing
- Cleaning and timber treatment
- Fault investigation and cabin repairs
Planned servicing is also available for businesses that need regular inspection and maintenance.
How the process works
1. Site visit and consultation
We inspect the proposed location, discuss what you want and check the access, measurements, ventilation, drainage and existing electrical supply.
2. Design and quotation
We recommend the most suitable solution and provide a written quotation setting out the sauna specification, preparation work and installation.
3. Preparation and installation
We complete the agreed groundwork, alterations and electrical work before building or assembling the sauna.
4. Handover and aftercare
We test the sauna, explain how to operate and maintain it and provide the relevant manuals and electrical certification.