One category, two settings
Indoor or out, the same direct spec.
A sauna in a spare room and a cabin in the yard are the same build at heart: clear cedar, a name-brand heater, solid-wood construction. Crateworks sources the whole setup direct and specifies it for where it lands, so it reads as a place rather than a pile of parts.
Indoor
Built into the home.
Home sauna
Cedar or hemlock cabin built into a spare room, basement, or bath, with a name-brand heater sized to the space.
Steam room
Sealed steam enclosure with a quality generator, tiled or glazed to match the bathroom it sits in.
Indoor cold plunge
Compact plunge with a chiller that holds temperature, specified to fit a utility or wet room.
Outdoor
Built into the yard.
Barrel and cabin sauna
Finnish-style cedar sauna for the yard, the authentic high-heat format built to weather the seasons.
Outdoor cold plunge
Cedar plunge with a chiller that keeps the water clean and cold through summer heat and winter freeze.
Contrast therapy zone
Sauna and plunge a few steps apart on a composite deck, laid out so the hot-cold loop actually works.
Why source it this way.
01
Premium spec, direct cost
Clear Western Red Cedar, name-brand mechanical components, and solid-wood construction, sourced direct so the premium build lands well below the branded equivalent.
02
Designed for the setting
The sauna, plunge, and steam are specified for the room or the yard they go in, with the spacing, levels, and flow worked out, not pulled from separate kits.
03
Made to order
Built to your space and spec rather than pulled from inventory, so the package fits the project instead of forcing the project to fit a catalog.
04
Traceable materials
Clear cedar with a documented supply chain and solid-wood construction with no adhesive in the heated chamber. A spec you can verify, not a slogan.
Sauna and plunge guides.
Specification guides for choosing a sauna or plunge and building the space around it.
Cold Plunge Tub: Chiller vs No Chiller, and What to Look For
Cold plunge tub guide: chiller versus ice, materials, sizing, and the spec that decides whether a cold plunge stays cold, clean, and ready every day.
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Barrel Sauna: What to Check Before You Buy
What a barrel sauna is, the real trade-offs of the round shape, and what to check on wood grade, staving, and hardware before you order one.
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Finnish Sauna: The Original and Why It Still Leads
What a Finnish sauna is, how it differs from the alternatives, the löyly ritual, and why the traditional high-heat format still leads the premium market.
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Sauna vs Steam Room: An Honest Comparison
Sauna vs steam room compared straight: how each heats you, the build and maintenance difference between solid wood and sealed tile, the cost, and which fits your project.
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Indoor Sauna: Floors, Drains, and Keeping It Mold-Free
Does indoor sauna wood mold? Not if the floor is built right: a waterproof substrate sloped to a drain, a removable cedar duckboard on top, and no plumbing for the sauna itself.
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Traditional vs Infrared Sauna: An Honest Comparison
Traditional vs infrared sauna compared straight: how each one heats you, what the research leans toward, the feel, the running cost, and which fits your project.
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Sauna and Cold Plunge: How Contrast Therapy Works
Sauna and cold plunge, the contrast therapy pairing: what alternating hot and cold does, a simple session structure, and how to build the space outdoors.
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Backyard Sauna Ideas: Outdoor Setups That Actually Work
Backyard sauna ideas that hold up outdoors: where to site it, cabin styles, pairing with a cold plunge and deck, and what makes an outdoor sauna last.
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Common questions
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Start with the space
Design your wellness space.
Send the room or the backyard, the look you are after, and what you want in it. We come back with a coordinated package: sauna, plunge, steam, and the surround, priced direct.