Installing a Pre-Cut Sauna Kit From Start to Finish

This video includes stills and video, with added narration, of the steps that I took to install a small sauna in a space I had framed-up (4 foot x 4 foot).

It's not the professional way, it's not the perfect way, it's just the way I did it. I'm not a professional, I'm just a guy who expended more effort on my project by setting up a camera to capture some of the steps I took to install a sauna. And the narration is a single "take" (I watched the video, said whatever came into my head, then overlaid that narration), so that's very rough.

My purpose in sharing this video is to just give someone who's considering a pre-cut sauna kit a little better idea of what's in store. Or if you're already in the throws of installation and wonder how someone else accomplished a specific step, you can see one example.

Here are the steps I cover in this video:

Review of the installation space (previous video has the details)    • Installing a Pre-Cut Sauna Kit From S...  
Uncrating the pre-cut kit    • Installing a Pre-Cut Sauna Kit From S...  
Joining the newly framed space with the house (cutting the door)    • Installing a Pre-Cut Sauna Kit From S...  
Installing vapor barrier    • Installing a Pre-Cut Sauna Kit From S...  
Flashback to the vent installation    • Installing a Pre-Cut Sauna Kit From S...  
Installing tongue and grove cedar planks on ceiling and walls    • Installing a Pre-Cut Sauna Kit From S...  
Unboxing the heater and controls    • Installing a Pre-Cut Sauna Kit From S...  
Installing the timer controls    • Installing a Pre-Cut Sauna Kit From S...  
Installing the heater    • Installing a Pre-Cut Sauna Kit From S...  
Installing the pre-made bench supports    • Installing a Pre-Cut Sauna Kit From S...  
Installing the pre-made benches (with interferance problem)    • Installing a Pre-Cut Sauna Kit From S...  
Installing the corner trim    • Installing a Pre-Cut Sauna Kit From S...  
Installing the pre-hung door with brackets instead of shims    • Installing a Pre-Cut Sauna Kit From S...  
Managing the carpet clearance problem (trimming the door bottom)    • Installing a Pre-Cut Sauna Kit From S...  
Installing outer door trim    • Installing a Pre-Cut Sauna Kit From S...  
Assessing the inner door trim problem (wrong jamb size)    • Installing a Pre-Cut Sauna Kit From S...  
Caulking between rough-in and jamb    • Installing a Pre-Cut Sauna Kit From S...  
Improvising inner door trim    • Installing a Pre-Cut Sauna Kit From S...  
Laying out and constructing duckboard    • Installing a Pre-Cut Sauna Kit From S...  
Tensioning the bomber hinge and finishing touches    • Installing a Pre-Cut Sauna Kit From S...  
Turning on the heat and taking a sauna    • Installing a Pre-Cut Sauna Kit From S...  
How to chill after your sauna
(how to cool off when the 'cold' water isn't cold)    • Installing a Pre-Cut Sauna Kit From S...  

Additional Information added 9/14/2020: Today I did an experiment where I turned off all of the circuit breakers in the house except for the sauna heater. It took 2 kWh to heat up over a span of 30 minutes. It took another 1 kWh to maintain the heat over the next 70 minutes. During those 70 minutes, I entered and exited the sauna (heat loss through door, as happens when sauna is in use). My electricity costs $0.10 per kWh, so energy used in taking a sauna costs me $0.30, so is very, very inexpensive.