Satu went to sauna

Truths about small building projects

Are there any building projects that remain on schedule and go according to set plans? If you know one, please forward the info to me. Thanks.

This is what’s happened during the spring: we decided to build a sauna in the outbuilding on our back yard. We started with the plumbing works, bought some pipes and wood, and ordered a new front wall for the sauna from our carpenter friend at Viðar og Óskar ehf.

The plumbing is now done. But that is pretty much the extent of it.

As my husband was installing the sauna’s sewage pipes, we found out that our house’s main sewage pipe has not been replaced since the house was built in 1910s.

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“Well, as we are doing these plumbing works now, why don’t we change this main sewage pipe as well”, my husband figured.

And that was it. Our small sauna building project turned into a large-scale general building project.

“Well, as we are doing these plumbing works now, let’s install sewage pipes in the garage as well. Then we could build a spare guest room and a bathroom in there.”

I think the idea was excellent. We really needed a spare guest room. I’m sure there are many friends who would like to visit us and spent a part of their holidays building our sauna. They can sleep in the spare guest room. Wonderful.

I’m guessing that “as we are doing these plumbing works now”, it might soon be worth redoing the entire neighbourhood’s sewage system and turn this project into a county-wide development scheme.

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While my husband is digging huge trenches in our back garden, I decided to focus on more relevant things – choosing bench towels for the sauna. I mean, who would ever go to a sauna without a soft cotton cloth to protect your bottom?

How do you like these?

pellava hirvi laudeliina

Greetings from our Icelandic sauna-construction site.

Satu Rämö

Comments

Lunga
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fCNeLwdXi
Commented 24.10.2012 klo 15:41:33

I worked a coplue summers for a plumber on new construction (U.S.). I was real surprised to find out they do NOT draw out the piping in the house here. The architect only draws where the faucets and drains will be, NOT how they get there. The plumber gets to decide. (And we had to follow up some real dumb choices and correct them). So unless it is something like the plumbing is under a concrete slab or the like, then it won't show on the plans. Sorry. You just have to figure it out. But one thing they often do is have a plumbing wall that is like 2 6 for running the plumbing up to the upstairs. The wider wall allows them to drill the studs for pipes without reducing the strength.Good Luck

Daniel
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Re: Satu went to sauna
Commented 07.12.2011 klo 13:25:54

Sauna finished?

Any recent pictures of the build?

Daniel
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link error
Commented 25.07.2011 klo 21:25:30

Ah the link to my sauna project i sent doesnt work.

Daniel
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sauna project
Commented 25.07.2011 klo 18:49:14

I have started on my outdoor sauna project 2.
My boss gave me a small shack.

http://danibanani3.hyves.nl/album/53017128/Iedereen/7qbBIA_M/fotos/1365486251/0/Anrl/?ga_campaign=photoItemEntry_PhotoBox_Profile_Photo

Its gonna be the basic structure for my small outdoor sauna.

Satu
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Re: Satu went to sauna
Commented 23.06.2011 klo 21:49:49

Thanks so much Daniel :) My aim is to take a Xmas bath in our sauna. Let's see how that goes....

Daniel
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plumbing
Commented 23.06.2011 klo 20:20:09

At every building site it first has to ugly before it gets beautiful! haha

Now u have more time to google ideas for the sauna.

Keep up the good work you guys!