Steam & Oak Kelo Person Arched Garden Sauna

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The Kelo 220 is the classic camping-pod shape done as a proper sauna: a pointed arch that sweeps from the ridge all the way to the ground, shingled over the top, with a full-height bronze glass door in the front gable and two bench seats tucked under the overhang outside. It is the one that looks like a hobbit house without trying to be a novelty. Underneath it is 42 mm timber, a 6.1 m³ hot room and a real stove-and-stones sauna. Why the arch works The shape is not decoration. An arched shell has no square corners for heat to sit in, so the air circulates evenly and the room comes up to temperature without cold pockets round the edges. It also sheds rain and snow straight to the ground with no roof junctions to fail, which is exactly what you want on a building that spends its life outdoors. And it is efficient in the way that matters on your bill: at 6.1 m³ there is far less air to heat than in a square cabin of the same seating. It reaches temperature quickly, holds it easily, and a modest heater does the job. Up to 4 people on the internal benches, with two more seats outside under the front overhang for the cooling-off round. Spruce or thermowood? Both are available, and it is a real decision rather than an upsell. Nordic spruce is the value option and perfectly good if you treat it every couple of years. Thermowood is kiln-treated at 180–220°C in a low-oxygen chamber — no chemical preservatives, just heat and steam. It absorbs 40–50% less moisture and moves far less, which on a curved shell matters more than on a square one: every board is doing structural work as part of the arch, and timber that moves is timber that opens gaps. Our honest position: on a small, sheltered pod, spruce well looked after is fine and the money is better spent on the heater. On an exposed site, take the thermowood. Specification Capacity Up to 4 people External size 2360 mm W × 2318 mm D × 2330 mm H Heated volume 6.1 m³ — single room, no partition Walls 42 mm, Nordic spruce or thermowood Door Bronze tempered glass, 1690 × 590 mm Benches Thermo-aspen — stays cool to the touch at temperature Outside seating Two bench seats under the front overhang Roof Bitumen shingles — black, red, green or brown Weight approx. 640 kg Delivery 1 pallet, 221 × 113 × 100 cm What's in the box Everything structural. No hidden extras to buy before you can build it: Pre-cut, numbered arch panels in your chosen timber Thermo-aspen benches Bronze tempered glass door External bench seats Bitumen roof shingles in your chosen colour Floor and foundation beams Complete fixing kit 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. At 6.1 m³ this is one of the most comfortable fits for gas we sell — the 8.1 kW heater has plenty in hand, so the room comes up quickly and holds temperature without working hard. 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 in a room this size Adds the Njord heat shield and the Halo guard rail. The heat shield cuts the required clearance to combustible timber from 200 mm to 50 mm — which matters in a compact pod where the walls curve in towards the heater. The guard rail stops anyone brushing against the hot stones. Without safety pack Hea

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