Home sauna cost & planning guide

What a home sauna costs, and how to plan one

A free, plain-language guide to space, style, budget and installation, written by the team at Backyard Canada's Calgary sauna showroom.

What's inside

Your Canada Sauna Buyer's Guide

  • Indoor vs outdoor, and traditional vs infrared, side by side
  • Seats, privacy and style: barrel, Pure Cube and cabin designs
  • The full project budget: sauna, heater, electrical, base, shipping and build, with real prices
  • Electrical and site prep explained before you get the electrician in
  • Delivery, access and installation across Canada
  • A final buyer checklist
Pure Cube CU572 Outdoor Sauna in knotty red cedar with optional semi-privacy panels flanking a glass door.

Free guide

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“Got outdoor sauna delivered and built (used own electrician). Terrific service and the sauna is gorgeous.”

Michael E., Google review

Inside the guide

24 pages, in plain language

01

Start with the sauna time you want

Write one sentence before you look at models.

02

Indoor or outdoor?

Space, heat, weather and things to check.

03

Traditional or infrared?

Heater, steam, electrical needs, or both.

04

Seats, privacy and style

Barrel, Pure Cube and Pure Cube Black families.

05

Electrical, site prep, delivery and access

Budget for the electrical early.

06

Budget the whole project, not just the sauna

Sauna, options, heater, controller, stones, shipping, base, electrical, build, permits and taxes.

07

Questions to talk through together

Saunas are usually a household decision.

08

Your planning checklist

One page to work through with your household.

Budget

What a home sauna really costs

The listed price is the sauna in its base configuration. On Leisurecraft saunas the heater is sold separately.

Example: Harmony barrel $8,841.40 + Homecraft Revive 9 kW $1,985 + TKE2-2 $625 + Revive rocks $360 = $11,811.40 before shipping, base, electrical, build and tax.

Example: Pure Cube Black Neptune + insulation + HUUM DROP 9 kW + UKU Wi-Fi + stones = $23,835.38 before shipping, base, electrical, build and tax.

A 50% deposit secures your order. The balance is due when your sauna ships from the supplier or arrives in Canada. Financing is available through Financeit and Vault Credit (see financing).

Questions

Home Sauna Plan FAQ

Indoor vs outdoor and traditional vs infrared side by side; size, layout and style; sauna pricing and the full project budget (sauna, heater, controller, stones, shipping, base, electrical and build); electrical, site prep, delivery and installation; and a final buyer checklist.

Outdoor saunas on our site run from $8,814.10 to $30,585.85 for the sauna only, at regular online prices. On Leisurecraft saunas the heater is sold separately. A full project adds the heater, controller, stones, shipping, base, electrical, build and tax. Two worked examples: $11,811.40 (Harmony barrel) and $23,835.38 (Pure Cube Black Neptune), both before shipping, base, electrical, build and tax.

Yes, within about 5 hours of Calgary. Our crew unpacks and builds your sauna, and runs the low-voltage wiring on insulated saunas. Travel is included within 50 km of our Calgary store; beyond that it’s $3/km one way. Install pricing depends on the sauna model; your Sauna Expert confirms it in your quote. Your own licensed electrician does the high-voltage work and connects the heater. If you’d rather build it yourself, we ship the kit and support you with videos, written directions and phone support.

Traditional electric heaters need 240 V and a licensed electrician. Infrared ranges from a dedicated 120 V plug to 240 V by model.

A level base: a 4×4 frame with tamped road crush, a concrete pad or a deck.

Check with your municipality, especially for wood heaters. We don’t advise on permit rules. Your electrician, municipality and the manufacturer’s manual have the final word on electrical, permit and installation requirements.

It’s helpful but optional. You can see many saunas at 711 48th Ave SE, Calgary (Mon–Fri 10–6, Sat–Sun 10–5), and we ship across Canada.

Talk to us

Prefer to talk it through?

Book a free planning call with one of our Sauna Experts, or call 587-855-9938.