My new sauna in My new house Why basswood?   Because this wood is the best: 1. For high temperature... It never cracks from high temperature 2. For many cycles of temperature changes, when you use sauna and not use it 3. To adsorb humidity and desorb it back, i.e. this wood is some kind of sauna humidity regulator and make sauna heat "soft" 4. Because this wood smells honey in high temperature atmosphere of sauna, i.e. sauna customer got some kind of good aphrodisiac 5. Because smell of this wood stimulates customer body water evaporation, i.e. it works like aspirin 6. Because this wood have very small quantity of wood knot thus, which are not good for those who have allergic, heart and lung problems 7. Because with birch broom you get some kind of phytoncide. In this sauna atmosphere 100% of germs will be killed in a few moments 8. Because this wood is easy to clean by scrapping, i.e. mechanically and without any chemistry   Human choose this wood many-many centuries ago just following bee selection... and build beehives from this wood Bee choice is the best ecology quality indicator...   Enough? Why no cedar in your sauna Ceiling 5' x 7' and 8' walls covering with clear Basswood planks (BeadBoard) like rerular wainscoting (T&G, i.e. Tongue-and-Groove will be next choice) with length 8 feet and base profile like this: Note: To create bigger contact with hot sauna air Face surface (shown with arrows) usually molds with some pattern, but not sharp... to avoid body injury, so commons safety rule here is - no sharp edges Close example is here: PGM Products Bead-Board Doors   Sauna Warehouse - California - 800-906-2242 or 949-609-2202 Sauna Store - New Jercy - 856-489-1594 Sauna Pekka - Canada - No phones are provided, just e-mail                   Heater - Tylo Combi U8   RedWood Saunas - $1,235 - Huston, TX - Toll Free 877-518-9698 Ph 713-937-3636 I used following tool:   Board Foot Calculator   and data:   Thickness: 0.5 inch - means 1/2" - maximum 5/8 Width:  4" - you may play with this dimension from 2" to 4" Length: 96" - some boards may be smaller, but not smaller than 5' (ceiling size: 5' x 7') Как правильно заготовить веничек и попариться Как же мне березу заломати?