Steam & Oak Saaren 280 Panorama Barrel Sauna — 4–6 Person Thermowood with Terrace
Steam & Oak · our rating 28
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Options (8)
| Option | Best price | Availability | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No heater — cabin only | £6,500 | In stock | View |
| Harvia Wall 6 kW | £6,989 | In stock | View |
| Harvia Wall 8 kW | £7,029 | In stock | View |
| Wood-fired — Harvia M series | £7,270 | In stock | View |
| Gas — Botnia 81, no safety pack | £8,295 | In stock | View |
| Gas — Aurora 81, no safety pack | £8,495 | In stock | View |
| Gas — Botnia 81 with safety pack | £8,595 | In stock | View |
| Gas — Aurora 81 with safety pack | £8,795 | In stock | View |
Where to buy
| Retailer | Price | RRP | 30-day change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steam & Oak | £6,500 | — | — | View at Steam & Oak |
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Specs
| Dimensions | W 280cm × L 120cm × H 120cm |
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A barrel sauna you can actually sit outside. The Saaren 280 Panorama gives up a slice of its length to a built-in covered terrace — its own benches, its own floor, under the same curved roof — so the cooling-off half of a sauna session happens under shelter instead of standing on wet grass. Behind it, a full glass front wall with a tempered bronze glass door. Sitting inside you look straight out at the garden; from outside at dusk, the lit interior is the reason people stop and look. This is the barrel that does not feel like a wooden tube. It is also the widest barrel in the range at 2.31 m, which is what makes the two-level bench layout work. A standard 2.05 m barrel forces a compromise between bench depth and headroom. This one does not. Built in Estonia, from thermowood Every part of the shell is thermowood — timber kiln-treated at 180–220°C in a low-oxygen chamber. It is not a coating; the treatment changes the wood itself, closing the cells so it takes on far less moisture. That is what stops outdoor timber cupping, twisting and splitting through a British winter, and it happens without chemical preservatives. 42 mm staves, 28 mm back wall, held by stainless steel barrel bands. Thick walls are why a 10.6 m³ barrel heats quickly and holds temperature once it is there — which matters more here than usual, because a full glass front loses heat faster than solid timber. Specification Capacity 4–6 people Total length 2800 mm (including terrace) External diameter 2310 mm Total height 2410 mm Interior 2100 mm sauna room + 555 mm covered terrace Heated volume approx. 10.6 m³ Staves / side walls 42 mm thermowood Back wall 28 mm thermowood Front Full glass wall with glass door Door 8 mm tempered bronze glass, 1800 × 700 mm Benches Thermo-aspen, two levels Floor Thermowood floor grid Roof Black bitumen shingles Delivery 1 pallet, 280 × 120 × 120 cm What is in the box Everything structural, including the terrace. No hidden extras to buy before you can build it: Thermowood barrel staves and end walls Terrace with its own benches and floor Two-level thermo-aspen sauna benches Full glass front wall and tempered bronze glass door Thermowood floor grid Black bitumen roof shingles and fascia boards Foundation cradles Heater guard Stainless steel barrel bands and 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. 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 Adds the Njord heat shield and the Halo guard rail. The heat shield lets the heater sit closer to the timber wall; the guard rail stops anyone brushing against the hot stones. If you have children, guests, or you are renting the sauna out, choose this one. Without safety pack Heater and stone cage only. Suits a private install where clearance is not tight. Every gas option includes the heater, the Orbis stone cage, and our fitting and commissioning. See the full gas heater range → Or go wood-fired — the traditional barrel There is a reason barrel saunas have chimneys. A wood stove gives you the crackle, the smell and the slow build that no electric element reproduces, and it needs no power at all. Our Harvia M series wood-burning set comes complete with the ch
