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Indoor saunas built into the room you already have.

Basements, garage corners, spare closets and primary baths across Edmond and north Oklahoma City. We frame, insulate, panel in cedar or hemlock, wire the heater and hand you the keys in about a week on site.

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4.9 from 86 Google reviews 140 rooms built since 2019

Warm cedar sauna room with lit benches, a heater with stones and a small window

Where your sauna can go, and what it costs

Ranges include framing, vapor barrier, insulation, paneling, benches, door, light and a wired heater. You get one fixed price after we measure.

Small wooden sauna room with a wall-mounted stone heater, benches and an oval window in the door
A 4 x 6 ft two-bench room built in a spare closet, Kickingbird.

  • Closet conversion

    4 x 4 to 4 x 6 ft, 1 to 2 people. Uses the existing door frame.

    $6,400 to $8,900

  • Garage corner

    Insulated box in a garage bay, sealed floor, exterior-grade door.

    $8,900 to $13,000

  • Basement room

    5 x 7 ft and up, 3 to 4 people, two bench levels.

    $9,800 to $14,500

  • Home gym sauna

    Next to the rack or the bike, with a glass door so the room stays open.

    $9,500 to $15,000

  • Primary bath sauna

    Glass front, tile-friendly base, often beside the shower.

    $12,500 to $19,000

  • Heater swap or refresh

    New heater, sanded benches, new light or door seals in an older room.

    $1,250 to $3,800

Pick the wood you will sit on

We stock four kinds of clear, kiln-dried paneling. Here is how they compare in our own rooms.

Small light-wood sauna with two bench levels and a checked towel
Nordic spruce walls with abachi-topped benches.
WoodAromaCool to the touchAdded cost
Western red cedarClear grade, classic smell+$1,400
Nordic spruceLight, pale, budget pickIncluded
Western hemlockNo scent, good for allergies+$600
Thermo-aspenDark, no resin, very smooth+$1,900

Added cost is for a typical 5 x 7 ft basement room.

Size the heater for your room

Enter the inside size of the space. Glass loses heat fast, so tell us about doors and windows too.

Glass
6kW heater
Room volume
245 cu ft
Circuit
240V, 40 amp breaker
Time to 175°F
About 35 minutes
Room built, estimate
$10,200 to $11,900

Rule of thumb: 1 kW per 45 cu ft, plus extra for glass. We confirm with the heater maker's chart before ordering.

Man adjusting a pendant light in a room with slatted wooden walls
Setting the bench light height before the top bench goes in.

How a build goes

Five to seven working days in your home for most rooms. We cover floors, vacuum every evening and keep one door as the way in and out.

  1. Free in-home measure

    We look at the space, the panel and the nearest drain. About an hour.

  2. Drawing and fixed price

    A simple plan view with bench heights, wood and heater, and one price. 30% deposit to book.

  3. Framing and vapor barrier

    Days 1 and 2: studs, R-13 insulation, foil vapor barrier taped at every seam.

  4. Paneling, benches, light

    Days 3 to 5: tongue and groove walls and ceiling, benches built on site, door hung.

  5. Heater wired and inspected

    Our licensed electrician runs the circuit; we book the city inspection.

  6. First heat together

    We heat the room with you, set the controls and go over care.

From people who sit in them every week

4.9 out of 5 on Google, from 86 reviews.

"Our basement had a weird soffit and a sump pit right where we wanted it. Dana drew three layouts on the spot and the one we picked fits like it was always there. Eli wired the heater and walked my husband through the controls twice without a sigh."

Megan S. Fairfax, Edmond. Basement room, red cedar

"Closet to sauna in six days. The door seal is perfect and the hallway never smelled like sawdust or glue, even during the build."

Tom L. Kickingbird

"They talked me out of a bigger heater than I needed and saved me $400. Room heats in 30 minutes."

Priya N. Deer Creek

A finish carpenter and his son

I spent ten years hanging doors and building trim in Edmond homes before a client asked if I could build a sauna in her basement. I read everything I could, called a Finnish builder in Minnesota twice a week, and got it right. Since 2019 saunas are all we build.

My son Eli is a licensed electrician, so the wiring is done by family, not a sub we met that morning. We take one room at a time.

  1. 2008Starts as a finish carpenter in Edmond
  2. 2016First basement sauna, for a neighbor on Danforth
  3. 2019Redbud Sauna Works opens; Eli joins in 2021
  4. 2026140 rooms built, 2-year warranty on every one

Dana Whitlock, owner

Bearded man in a blue work jacket standing in a bright room under construction
Dana on a remodel job, before the sauna framing starts.

Edmond and the north side

We measure and build within about 25 miles of our shop on South Broadway. No trip charge inside the shaded area.

  • Edmond
  • Oklahoma City (north)
  • Nichols Hills
  • The Village
  • Deer Creek
  • Arcadia
  • Guthrie
  • Piedmont
  • Jones
  • Luther
Simple map of the service area around Edmond, Oklahoma, with nearby towns marked I-35 Kilpatrick Tpk EdmondOur shop Guthrie Arcadia Luther Jones Deer Creek Piedmont The Village Nichols Hills OKC (north)
Hands marking a line on a wooden board with a pencil, with wood shavings around
Every bench board is cut to your room, not a kit size.

Rather talk? Call or text Dana at (405) 555-0162. Weekdays 8 to 5.

Book a free measure

Tell us a little about the space. We reply the same or next business day.

Where will it go?
How many people at once?

Questions before a build

Does an indoor sauna cause moisture problems?

Not when it is built right. A dry sauna adds little humidity, and we tape a foil vapor barrier behind every wall and ceiling board. We also add a low intake and high exhaust vent.

Do I need a drain or a floor change?

No drain is needed for a dry sauna. Concrete, tile or sealed vinyl floors are fine. We add a removable wood floor grate on top.

What power does it need?

Most home rooms use a 6 or 8 kW heater on a 240V, 40 or 50 amp circuit. If your panel is full, a small subpanel is usually $450 to $900.

Is a permit required in Edmond?

The electrical work needs a permit and inspection. Eli pulls it under his license; you do not need to call the city.

How hot does it get, and how fast?

Most of our rooms reach 170 to 185°F in 30 to 45 minutes. You can start it from a phone app on the way home.

Can you add a sauna to a home I am selling soon?

Yes, and buyers notice. A built-in room is listed as a fixture, so keep the permit papers we give you for the appraisal.

Have a spare corner? Let's measure it.

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