A BANYA barrel being built at sunset

Our Craft

Built for heat.

Every sauna is made in the same workshop, by the same team, following the same process.

The approach

Every piece has a purpose

Our barrel saunas are made from individually machined staves, assembled and secured before the stainless steel bands bring the structure together. Every angle matters. Every joint matters. The result is a strong, self-supporting structure that does exactly what it should.

The process

From timber to first steam

Selecting and preparing the timber

Timber

Selected board by board, thermally treated for stability outdoors.

Milling the staves to profile

Shaping

The staves are machined with matching bead-and-cove profiles, allowing each piece to fit tightly together and create the barrel's distinctive curved form.

Fitting the staves by hand

Construction

Staves are precisely fitted and secured, then held tightly together with stainless steel bands.

The Harvia heater and fittings

Components

Harvia heaters and stainless steel fixtures, chosen to last in the weather they'll live in.

Finished benches and timber lining

Finishing

Benches, backrests, doors and glass fitted by hand, then checked over.

Commissioning the sauna on site

Installation

Delivered, levelled and commissioned on site by the team who built it.

The stainless Harvia heater set between the benches, dome window behind

Components

The parts you don't see

Fixtures are stainless steel because they need to withstand the heat and moisture without rusting. Heaters are Harvia because they are proven, reliable and built for the job. These are the details that matter when you want a sauna to still perform well ten years from now.

The BANYA team fitting the shingle roof on site

Installation

We finish the job ourselves

The sauna arrives disassembled and is assembled on site. We level it on your prepared base, install the heater and complete the final checks before handing it over. We’ll also walk you through the first heat cycle and how to look after your BANYA.

Start the conversation

Come and see one being built

The easiest way to understand the difference is to stand next to one.