We Have Walls! (well...3 anyway)
Yahoo! We've got three walls done. It doesn't sound like much, but it feels like good progress to us. After all, up until yesterday we didn't even have any lumber.
The framing is probably going to be the longest part of the process, especially the fourth wall and ceiling. The basement floor in the corner where the sauna will be located slopes in several directions toward a floor drain, so each 2 x 4 has to be cut to a different length to create level walls. Thankfully, a friend loaned us his drop saw, which has made the cutting process as speedy as possible. Nailing together the frame was another story-lots o' knots in the pine.
We ordered a heater today, and a roll of foil-backed vapor barrier, which we couldn't find locally. Both should arrive next week. In the meantime we'll try to finish up the framing, and rough in the wiring. Not too bad for a couple of novices.
This book has really helped us out a lot. Pretty much everything you need to know (or could think to ask) about sauna building is in here. Great find! We found our copy at the library.
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