5 Types of Wood Sauna Room Overview

5 Types of Wood Sauna Room Overview

Nowadays, everyone pursues a quality life, so sauna rooms have also been sought after by many friends in recent years. Many friends search for information on various sauna rooms on the Internet, and they will focus on the configurations of sauna rooms. The choice of wood is also important. Because a good sauna room should not only have some good configurations, but also have the wood that is beautiful in appearance, moderate in hardness, moisture-proof, anti-corrosion and insect-proof, thermal insulation and breathable. So, do you know the woods that sauna rooms are made of, and do you know which is the best wood for sauna room? There are five types of wood in the MEXDA sauna room: red cedar, hemlock, aspen, white pine, and finland pine.
 

1. Red Cedar

The origin of red cedar belongs to Canada, also known as Canadian cedar.

Advantages:

(1)Beautiful Appearance. Red cedar is reddish-brown in color, with fine, straight lines and uniform wood.
 

(2)Strong Anti-Corrosion Ability. Red cedar has a high anti-corrosion ability, does not need anti-corrosion and pressure treatment, is not attacked and corroded by insects, fungi and termites, has excellent stability, long service life, is not easy to deform, and does not cause pollution to the environment. Even in particularly dry or humid environments, its useful life can reach 30 to 50 years.
 

(3)Light Weight and High Stability. Red cedar is also a lighter commercial softwood, and its lightweight properties make it better for sound insulation, thermal insulation, and ease of transportation and installation. Red cedar hardly produces any deformation such as shrinkage and expansion in any humidity and temperature environment. This is because the moisture content of its fiber saturation point is 18% to 23%, which is much lower than that of other softwoods.
 

(4)Light Fragrance. Red cedar has a light sandalwood fragrance, which can maintain and release the fragrance for a long time, which is beneficial to the human body.
 

Disadvantages: The wood is light, soft, and relatively low strength.

2. Hemlock

The origin of hemlock belongs to Myanmar.

Advantages:

(1)Light and Soft material, Beautiful Appearance. The material of hemlock is very light and soft, it has good processing performance, and it is easy to be machined. It is not easy to get wet and has a long service life. Moreover, the annual rings of the wood are clear, the wood color is elegant and uniform, the texture is straight and uniform, and the wood is fine.

(2)Strong Stability. Hemlock has a stable dimension after drying and has excellent abrasion resistance. Moderate hardness, high bending strength and natural anti-corrosion ability, can keep the shape well during the drying process, and will gradually harden, and the tendency to crack is very low.]

(3)Natural Fragrance. The aroma of hemlock is the natural scent of natural wood, which can promote human health.
 

Disadvantages: The wood texture is soft, the hand feeling is slightly rough, and it is difficult to maintain the color.
 

3. Aspen

Advantages:

(1)Beautiful Appearance. The texture of the aspen is clear, the planed surface is smooth, and the chord surface pattern is beautiful.

(2)Tough Wood. Aspen is tough, with high mechanical strength, strong corrosion resistance, and moderate hardness and strength.

(3)Wide Range of Uses. Aspen has the advantages of light weight, high strength, good elasticity, long fiber and easy processing, so aspen is very widely used, and many countries in the world have listed poplar as an important industrial raw material.

Disadvantages: The fiber structure is loose, the material is relatively poor, and it is not easy to be dried out.

4. White Pine

The origin of white pine belongs to Russia, also known as pinus sylvestris.

Advantages:

(1)Beautiful Appearance. The grain of white pine is linear, the grain is distributed evenly, the structure is loose, the color is bright, and the appearance color is white or light yellow.

(2)Good Anti-Corrosion Effect. Belonging to anti-corrosion wood, white pine will still show a stable corrosion-resistant effect whether it is in a humid environment or in a natural environment.

(3)High Stability, Strong and Durable. White pine has stable characteristics, stable quality, heat preservation and breathability, sturdy and durable, and long service life.

(4)Unique Smell. White pine itself will emit a unique smell of logs, and it is not harmful to the human body but beneficial to health.

Disadvantages: It belongs to softwood, and it is necessary to pay attention to moisture-proof, and the log has knots.
 

5. Finland pine

The origin of finland pine belongs to Finland.

Advantages:

(1)Beautiful Appearance. The texture of the wood is clear and beautiful, with natural color and luster, the shape is unpretentious, the lines are full and smooth, and it shows a good texture.

(2)High Performance. The material is good, the wood is hard, the service life is long, and it has a very high preservation value.

Disadvantages: There are many knots, the material is relatively soft, it needs to pay attention to maintenance.
 

The above are the advantages and disadvantages of the five kinds of woods commonly used for sauna room by MEXDA. Of course, each wood can not be perfect, and there are disadvantages and limitations. Here, we recommend you to choose red cedar as the best wood for sauna room, which is very popular with our customers for its outstanding color appearance and strong corrosion resistance.