Steam & Oak Kaari 240 Sauna Pod — 4–6 Person Thermowood with Round Window
Steam & Oak · our rating 16
from £10,700 at 1 retailer
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Options (8)
| Option | Best price | Availability | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No heater — cabin only | £10,700 | In stock | View |
| Harvia electric 6 kW | £11,180 | In stock | View |
| Harvia electric 8 kW | £11,200 | In stock | View |
| Wood-fired — Harvia M series | £11,470 | In stock | View |
| Gas — Botnia 81, no safety pack | £12,495 | In stock | View |
| Gas — Aurora 81, no safety pack | £12,695 | In stock | View |
| Gas — Botnia 81 with safety pack | £12,795 | In stock | View |
| Gas — Aurora 81 with safety pack | £12,995 | In stock | View |
Where to buy
| Retailer | Price | RRP | 30-day change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steam & Oak | £10,700 | — | — | View at Steam & Oak |
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Specs
| Dimensions | W 500cm × L 120cm × H 120cm |
|---|---|
| Sizes | single |
The Kaari 240 is the one people point at. A curved oval shell, a Ø900 round window set into the front, and a solid timber door with three portholes down it — it looks like a hobbit house and it is meant to. Underneath the character it is a properly specified Estonian sauna: 42 mm thermowood side walls, thermo-aspen benches, and a two-room layout that puts a hot room and a changing room inside a single 4.06 m building. The layout is the point The Kaari 240 is divided into two rooms with the heater sitting on the dividing wall. That matters more than it sounds. A single-volume shell this size would be roughly 15 m³ of air to heat — which is why saunas of this length are often quoted with 12–18 kW heaters and a matching electrical bill. Splitting it means the heated room is around 7 m³: it comes up to temperature quickly, holds it, and runs on a sensibly sized heater. The other half stays cool as a changing and cooling space, so the hot room stays hot when someone opens the door. The honest number is 4–6 people in the hot room. You will see this shell advertised elsewhere as an eight-to-ten person sauna. That figure only works if you count the whole building including the changing room — and heat all of it. Why thermowood matters here The body is thermowood throughout — timber kiln-treated at 180–220°C in a low-oxygen chamber. That is not a surface coating. It changes the wood itself, closing the cells so it absorbs far less moisture, which is what stops outdoor timber cupping, twisting and splitting through a British winter. No chemical preservatives are involved, and it weathers to a stable silver-brown rather than going grey and rough. On a curved building this matters more than on a square one. Every board in an oval shell is doing structural work as part of the curve, and timber that moves is timber that opens gaps. Thermowood is the reason the shape stays true. Specification Capacity 4–6 people in the hot room External size 4060 mm L × 2400 mm W × 2480 mm H Layout Two rooms of approx. 1935 mm each — heater on the divider Heated volume approx. 7 m³ (total shell approx. 15 m³) Side walls 42 mm thermowood Rear wall 28 mm thermowood Front window Ø 900 mm round Door Solid timber with three round porthole windows Benches Thermo-aspen — stays cool to the touch at temperature Roof Bitumen shingles — black, red, green or brown Bands Stainless steel Weight approx. 1450 kg Delivery 1 pallet, 500 × 120 × 120 cm What's in the box Everything structural. No hidden extras to buy before you can build it: Thermowood shell panels, pre-cut and numbered Thermo-aspen benches Porthole timber door and Ø 900 mm round front window Bitumen roof shingles in your chosen colour Floor and foundation beams Stainless steel bands and complete fixing kit Fascia boards and ventilation grids Step-by-step assembly instructions Run it on gas — no electrician, no cable across the garden This is the option almost nobody else offers, and for a lot of gardens it is the one that makes a sauna possible at all. A FinSteam gas heater runs on a standard propane bottle — the same sort you would use for a patio heater or a barbecue. No armoured cable, no trench across the lawn, no electrician quote you had not budgeted for. If your garden has no power at the far end, this is how you still get a sauna there. The partitioned layout is what makes gas work on a building this size. At around 7 m³ the heated room sits comfortably inside the 8.1 kW envelope — a single-volume 15 m³ shell would not. Pick a gas option above and we fit the flue and commission the heater on installation day. You do not need to arrange anything with anyone. Which gas option? Botnia 81 Our standard 8.1 kW gas heater. Everything you need to run the sauna. Aurora 81 The premium version of the same 8.1 kW heater — better finish and detailing. And then: safety pack, or without? With safety packrecommended if children or guests use it Adds the Njord heat shield and the Halo guard rail. The heat shield cuts t
