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Sauna Dekor Spa Solutions — since 1987, designing and building saunas, hammams, steam rooms, cold rooms and pools in its own facility in Istanbul; 5,000+ projects in 41+ countries.
Written by Alican Aykaç, Managing Partner · 172 articles · Last updated: 12 November 2026
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Sauna6 min read
Sauna in a Room: Converting a Spare Room at Home
How a spare room becomes a sauna: survey, strip-out, a new frame inside the room, window, floor and door, power and fresh air, and apartment…
Pools & water6 min read
"Cold Plunge Pool Planning Guide: Size, Shell, Chiller, Drain"
Planning a cold plunge pool in 6 decisions: size, position, shell, chiller and heat gain, filtration and cover, drain and power, then the order of…
Hammam & thermal5 min read
"Turkish Hammam Planning Guide: Rooms, Stone, Heat, Programme"
Planning a Turkish hammam in 6 decisions: rooms and their order, size, the heated platform and basins, the build-up, ceiling and heating, programme.
Hammam & thermal5 min read
Turkish Bath Basin (Kurna): Sizes, Materials and Plumbing
The Turkish bath basin, or kurna: typical height, bowl size and depth, spacing, how many a hammam needs, the stone, water supply, flow and drainage.
Spa planning6 min read
Contrast Therapy Rooms 2027: What GCC Developers Specify
Contrast therapy rooms in 2027: what GCC developers specify for sauna, cold plunge, snow room and steam room, with values, services and approvals.
Cold rooms5 min read
Cryotherapy Dubai: Cryo Chamber Rooms for Clinics, Gyms and Hotels
Cryotherapy in Dubai and Abu Dhabi from the building side: room size, power, ventilation and approvals for a cryo chamber in a clinic, gym or hotel.
Hammam & thermal5 min read
Hammam Design 2027: Layout, Temperatures and Materials
Hammam design 2027: room layout, 40–50 °C room air, heated marble platform, basin heights, waterproofing and build times for homes and hotels.
Spa planning6 min read
Hotel Spa Opening 2027 in Dubai: Timeline and Checklist
Hotel spa opening 2027 in Dubai: a month-by-month timeline, approvals with Dubai Municipality, Civil Defence and DEWA, and a wet-area checklist.
Pools & water6 min read
Olympic Pool Dimensions: Length, Width, Depth and Lanes
Olympic pool dimensions under World Aquatics rules: 50 m by 25 m, depth of at least 2 m with 3 m recommended, 8 lanes of 2.5 m plus 2 outer lanes.
Sauna5 min read
Recovery Room Planning 2027: Ice Bath, Red Light, Infrared
Recovery room planning 2027 in the UAE: ice bath, red light and infrared rooms compared by space, power, air and water for villas, gyms and clinics.
Spa planning8 min read
Spa Trends 2027 in the UAE: What the Data Shows
Spa trends 2027 in the UAE from GWI figures and UAE search data: home spas, pool builds, social saunas, gentler cooling, water use and hotel spas.
Spa planning6 min read
Villa Spa Checklist 2027 for Dubai and Abu Dhabi
Villa spa checklist 2027 for Dubai and Abu Dhabi: 20 steps from room choice to handover, with drainage, power, waterproofing, approvals and warranty.
Steam & showers6 min read
Residential Steam Room Planning Guide: Size, Build-up, Steam
Planning a home steam room in 6 decisions: size and seats, location, wall and ceiling build-up, door and glass, generator and controls, order of…
Steam & showers7 min read
Steam Room Installation in Dubai: Stages, Timeline, Testing
Steam room installation in Dubai in 8 stages: survey, waterproofing, generator, services, flood test and commissioning. Own crew since 1987.
Cold rooms9 min read
Snow room planning guide: size, shell, plant and programme
A snow room planning guide: where it sits in the circuit, how big it should be, what the shell, floor and plant room need, and how long the work…
Spa planning9 min read
Massage room layout: table, clearance and services
A massage room layout starts from the table and the therapist's path around it: sizing single and couples rooms, and the services to fix early.
Pools & water7 min read
Swimming pool construction in Dubai: the stages from excavation to first fill
Swimming pool construction in Dubai, stage by stage: survey, drawings, excavation, shell, waterproofing, pipework, finishes, testing and first fill.
Pools & water13 min read
What Is a Swim Spa? Size, Weight, Power and Placement
A swim spa is a long hot tub with a current to swim against. Sizes, filled weight, power supply and where one fits in a Gulf villa garden or on a…
Pools & water11 min read
Plunge Pool: Size, Depth, Roof Load and How It Is Built
A plunge pool is a small permanent pool for a dip, not for lengths. How size, depth, roof load, shell, plant and Gulf heat shape the build, step by…
SaunaAlican Aykaç
12 min readTwo-Person Sauna: The Smallest Cabin That Still Works
How small can a two-person sauna be? Footprint, bench length, ceiling height, heater size from the maker's table and where it fits in a villa.
SaunaAlican Aykaç
16 min readSauna Bench Height: Tiers, Depth and Headroom
Sauna bench height is set from the ceiling down: Harvia puts the upper bench 1,100–1,200 mm below it. Depth, seat width and layouts for hotels and…
SaunaAlican Aykaç
14 min readCustom vs Prefabricated Sauna: Design, Delivery, Service
Custom vs prefabricated sauna: what changes in design, room build-up, glass, delivery and service, and which suits a Gulf villa or hotel. 6 decisions.
SaunaAlican Aykaç
16 min readSauna Door and Sauna Glass Door: Glass, Size and Swing
A sauna door is 8 mm tempered glass to EN 12150-1, opens outward with no lock and comes in 700–900 mm widths. How to choose glass, size, hinges and…
Spa planningAlican Aykaç
16 min readSpa Plant Room for a Gulf Hotel Thermal Suite
A spa plant room for a Gulf hotel thermal suite: what goes in it, why steam generators sit within 4 m of the room, and how to add up the space it…
SaunaAlican Aykaç
15 min readSauna Lighting: LED Limits, Fibre Optics and Placement
Sauna lighting by heat rating: LED strips rated to 125 °C, glass fibres to 180 °C, plastic fibres only 80 °C, and where each light goes in the cabin.
Spa planningAlican Aykaç
16 min readSpa Changing Room Design for a Gulf Hotel Spa
Spa changing room design for a Gulf hotel spa: 2 separate suites, the 6 zones in each, locker sizes, vanity ratios, extract rates and wiring near…
Pools & waterAlican Aykaç
15 min readKneipp Walk in a Thermal Suite: Depth, Stones and Water
A kneipp walk is 2 shallow channels, one warm and one cold, walked with each leg lifted out of the water. Depth, stones, water and drainage for Gulf…
Steam & showersAlican Aykaç
18 min readExperience Shower in a Hotel Spa: Stations and Flow
An experience shower in a Gulf hotel spa is planned in 4 steps: station count, guest flow, a 150 mm ceiling recess and the controls. How we plan each…
Spa planningAlican Aykaç
21 min readLongevity Center vs Wellness Center: How the Build Differs
Longevity center vs wellness center: same sauna and steam room, different building. Rooms, DHA licensing, hyperbaric oxygen and plant, 8 October 2026.
Cold roomsAlican Aykaç
17 min readSnow Room Running Costs: Power, Water and Heat Recovery
Snow room running costs line by line: about 5 kW, 200 L of water a week, up to 90 % heat recovery, 10 minutes of daily care, and the Gulf plant room.
Steam & showersAlican Aykaç
17 min readSteam Room Lighting and Speakers: IP Ratings and Placement
Steam room lighting and speakers for a room at 40–50 °C and near 100 % humidity: IPX5 and up, low-voltage LEDs, drivers outside, sealed speakers.
Pools & waterAlican Aykaç
13 min readPool Skimmer Sizing: How Many, How Much Flow, or Overflow
Pool skimmer rules from the 2024 Model Aquatic Health Code: 1 per 46 m² of water, pools up to 9.1 m wide, 114 L/min each, and when overflow wins.
Cold roomsAlican Aykaç
15 min readCold Plunge Chiller Sizing: kW, Heat Load and Plant Room
Cold plunge chiller sizing by heat load: 926 kJ per user, 6.5 kW for a busy 3,000-litre plunge at 8 °C, and why a hot plant room cuts the real output.
SaunaAlican Aykaç
17 min readSauna Electrical Requirements: Breaker, Cable and RCD
Sauna electrical requirements from the heater makers' tables: breakers from 3 × 10 A to 3 × 25 A, cable sizes, RCD rules and 170 °C wiring inside.
Pools & waterAlican Aykaç
16 min readLap Pool Dimensions: Length, Lane Width and Depth
Lap pool dimensions from World Aquatics and Sport England: 25 m length, 2.0 to 2.5 m lanes, 1.35 m depth at the turn, and the space a pool hall needs.
Spa planningAlican Aykaç
15 min readWellness Real Estate: The Amenity Program for Gulf Towers
Wellness real estate in a Gulf tower: pool water at 6 m² per peak user, 60 cm of sauna bench per seat, and the amenities developers now build in.
SaunaAlican Aykaç
18 min readSauna Insulation: Layers, Thickness and the Foil Side
Sauna insulation by the numbers: 100 mm mineral wool, taped foil facing the room, a 10 mm air gap, and what changes in an air-conditioned Gulf…
SaunaAlican Aykaç
21 min readAufguss: What the Sauna Room Needs for the Ritual
Aufguss by the numbers: 90 °C at 1 m above the top bench, 30 to 60 g of water per m³, 6 to 10 minutes, and the benches and the heater it needs.
Hammam & thermalAlican Aykaç
17 min readCaldarium, Tepidarium and Laconium: Roman Thermal Rooms
Caldarium, tepidarium, laconium and frigidarium explained: what each Roman thermal room is, the order guests use them in, and how a hotel spa builds…
Spa planningAlican Aykaç
21 min readSpa Center Acoustics: The Noise Numbers That Decide It
Spa center acoustics in numbers: NR targets by room, Rw for partitions, door and glass losses, pump mounts, pipe velocity and RT60 in bare tile.
SaunaAlican Aykaç
21 min readSauna Wood: Which Species Survive 90 C and Why
Sauna wood by the numbers: density, thermal conductivity, resin, moisture movement, panel thickness and the bench sections a 90 C cabin needs.
Spa planningAlican Aykaç
20 min readLadies Spa: What Separating the Sexes Does to the Plan
A ladies spa is not a timetable. Duplicating the wet side adds about 35% to the area, needs 2 extract routes and 1 staff door that never crosses.
SaunaAlican Aykaç
18 min readApartments With Sauna: What the Building Must Give
Apartments with sauna turn on 3 numbers: 26 A for a 6 kW heater on one phase, 1.55 kN per m2 on the slab, and 125 cm2 of air in and out of the cabin.
Hammam & thermalAlican Aykaç
19 min readMoroccan Bath (Morocco Bath): What the Room Has to Do
A Moroccan bath runs at 40–50 °C on black soap and rhassoul clay. The floor falls, the central gully and the tanking decide whether the room works.
Hammam & thermalAlican Aykaç
19 min readTurkish Bathroom: Fitting a Hammam Into a Home Bath
A Turkish bathroom is a conversion, not a finish: the waterproofing class, the floor fall and 79 kg per square metre of marble decide whether it…
SaunaAlican Aykaç
23 min readSauna Heater Sizing: kW per m³, Stone Mass, and Why They Conflict
Sauna heater sizing in numbers: what kW per m3 really means, how glass and stone surfaces change it, and why stone mass decides heat-up time, not…
Steam & showersAlican Aykaç
17 min readSteam Room Vapor Barrier: The 6 Places Continuity Breaks
Steam room vapor barrier continuity: the 6 places it gets cut — fittings, lights, steam inlet, extract, door frame, floor — and how to detail each.
Pools & waterAlican Aykaç
18 min readPool Overflow Types: The Four Details and Where Each One Belongs
Pool overflow types compared: standard, elevated, perimeter and Wiesbaden. What each edge detail does, where it belongs and what it asks of the shell.
Hammam & thermalAlican Aykaç
17 min readHow to Build a Hammam: Stone, Heating and Drainage
How to build a hammam: göbek taşı sizing, low-absorption marble, 40–42 °C under-slab heat, 1.0–1.4 kg/h/m³ of steam and the tanking that decides its…
Steam & showers13 min read
What Is a Vichy Shower? The Room, the Table and the Water
What is a Vichy shower? A 5-7 head rain bar over a warm, waterproof table. How it differs from a Swiss shower, and what the room and the drain need.
Sauna15 min read
Best Wood for Sauna Interiors: A Manufacturer's Guide for the Gulf
Best wood for sauna benches: ayous or aspen. Linings in ayous, aspen or pine, with hemlock, red cedar, alder or spruce on request. Why moisture…
Cold rooms16 min read
Best Cold Plunge in 2026: An Honest Guide from a Cold Plunge Builder in the Gulf
Which cold plunge is best is decided by the chiller, the insulation and the water treatment, not the tub. Four categories, sizing and commercial duty.
Sauna15 min read
The Best Infrared Sauna in 2026: An Honest Guide from an Infrared Sauna Manufacturer in Istanbul
An infrared sauna is decided by emitter coverage, cabin build, the circuit it needs and who services it in year five. Fits a 2.1-2.3 m ceiling.
Sauna16 min read
Sauna in a Bathroom: Who Builds One in Dubai and the Gulf
Sauna Dekor builds bathroom saunas across Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Riyadh and Doha. Ceiling height, ventilation, tanking, dedicated circuit and door swing.
Spa planning17 min read
Wellness Room: Who Designs, Builds and Fits One Out in the Gulf
Sauna Dekor designs, manufactures and installs wellness rooms for hotels and residences in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Riyadh and Doha. Specification and MEP…
Steam & showers17 min read
Vichy Shower: Who Manufactures and Installs One for a Gulf Hotel Spa
Sauna Dekor manufactures and installs Vichy showers for hotel spas in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Doha and Riyadh. Specification, drainage and MEP guide.
Sauna18 min read
The Gym Sauna: What Commercial Duty Actually Means for Sauna and Steam in a Fitness Facility
What a gym sauna needs that a home sauna does not: continuous-duty heater sizing, 6-8 air changes, bench timber and substrate. From a manufacturer.
Sauna16 min read
Sauna Ventilation: Where the Air Has to Go
Sauna ventilation done right: air in low beside the heater, out high diagonally opposite, 6-8 air changes an hour, ducted outside. Sizing and Gulf…
Spa planning13 min read
Red Light Therapy Dangers: What Is Real and What Is Not
Eye exposure, biphasic dose, skin type and device quality are the real red light therapy risks. What the radiometric and clinical literature records.
Sauna12 min read
Infrared vs Traditional Sauna: What the 2025 Studies Changed
Infrared and traditional saunas produce different core temperature rises and heating depths. The direct comparisons, and which suits which goal.
Cold rooms13 min read
Cold Plunge Benefits: Seven Claims, Graded by the Evidence
Of 7 claimed cold plunge benefits, two hold up, three partly, one points the other way. What Cochrane and the 2025 meta-analysis actually show.
Spa planning15 min read
What Does a Spa Consultant Do? 7 Deliverables Worth Paying For
What a spa consultant actually delivers: the seven documents, how the appointment is structured, and the conflict-of-interest question answered…
Cold rooms13 min read
Cold Plunge Temperature: 3 Bands and How Long in Each
The right cold plunge temperature is 10-15 C for most purposes. Bands, durations, safety thresholds and the chiller arithmetic to hold them.
Sauna13 min read
Sauna After Workout: 5 Rules That Change With What You Trained
Sauna after workout timing, by training type: wait 20 minutes to 2 hours, skip the cold plunge after lifting, and treat heat as acclimation training.
Spa planning11 min read
Red Light Therapy for Pain: What 6 Conditions Show in the Evidence
Red light therapy for pain: moderate evidence in neck pain and plantar fasciitis, weak in knee osteoarthritis, negative in low back pain.
Spa planning11 min read
Is Red Light Therapy Legit? 5 Claims, Ranked by the Evidence
Is red light therapy legit? Strong evidence for oral mucositis, moderate for skin and hair, weak for joint pain, none for the systemic claims.
Spa planning12 min read
Sweat Lodge and Temazcal: 2 Ceremonies, Not 2 Spa Products
A sweat lodge is an Indigenous North American ceremony; a temazcal a Mesoamerican steam bath. What each one is, and why we do not build them.
Sauna13 min read
The Best Sauna for Home: An Honest Buying Framework from a Manufacturer
The best sauna for home is traditional electric, with the heater sized to the room. Heat type, location, sizing and vapour barrier, in decision order.
Spa planning14 min read
Jjimjilbang and Sento: The Korean and Japanese Bathhouse, Explained
A jjimjilbang is a Korean multi-room bathhouse, a sento a Japanese public bath. How they differ from an onsen, and what each demands of a building.
Sauna12 min read
Heat Shock Proteins: The Science, and What a Sauna Actually Does
Heat shock proteins are molecular chaperones cells make under stress. What heat exposure does to them in humans, and where the evidence stops.
Spa planning11 min read
Red Light Therapy Room Installation in Dubai
Wavelength, irradiance and dose in J/cm2 separate a real red light therapy clinic from a panel on a wall, plus the electrical and cooling loads.
Pools & water9 min read
Hydrotherapy Pool: Temperature, Depth, and the Humidity Problem Nobody Budgets For
A hydrotherapy pool runs at 33-35 C and 1.2-1.4 m deep. How it differs from a vitality pool, and why air handling decides whether it works.
Sauna10 min read
Sauna and Cold Plunge: Order, Temperature, and What the Pairing Actually Does
Sauna first, cold second: 10-15 minutes at 80-90 C, then 1-3 minutes at 10-15 C. What the evidence supports, and how both rooms are built.
Sauna12 min read
Sauna for Skin and Hair: What Actually Happens, and What Does Not
Sauna for skin and hair: the three things heat really does, why the toxin claim does not hold, and the rinse-and-moisturise routine that protects…
Sauna8 min read
How to Use a Sauna: Temperature, Timing and What It Actually Burns
How to use a sauna properly: the heat-cool-repeat pattern, the right temperature for Finnish, infrared and steam rooms, and how long to stay.
Sauna11 min read
Commercial Sauna Specification: A Guide for Hotels, Consultants and Developers
Duty rating, kW sizing with glass and stone corrections, 6-8 air changes an hour, IP ratings, timber, and the 13 items a tender document needs.
Sauna10 min read
What a Sauna Actually Costs in Dubai in 2026
What a sauna costs in Dubai, from a manufacturer: what drives the number for a domestic cabin or a villa sauna and steam pair, and what is excluded.
Sauna16 min read
The Best Sauna Brands in 2026: An Honest Comparison from a Manufacturer
Sauna brands compared by a manufacturer: Harvia, EOS, Klafs, Tylo, Huum, Saunum and Starpool, who owns whom, and when a brand cabin is the wrong…
Sauna7 min read
Sauna for Recovery: Before or After Training, and What Works
Sauna after training and recovery: what the trials actually support, the counterintuitive timing finding, and how to sequence heat and cold.
Sauna8 min read
Sauna Rules: What to Wear, How to Behave and What Matters
Most sauna rules are etiquette, not safety. What to wear by country, the six rules that genuinely matter for safety, and what changes in your own…
Sauna8 min read
Does a Sauna Lower Blood Pressure? What the Evidence Shows
Sauna bathing and blood pressure: what a 2022 randomised trial measured, the protocol it used, and who should be careful. Evidence, not claims.
Pools & water13 min read
What Is Hydrotherapy? Evidence, Temperatures, Formats and Costs in 2026
What hydrotherapy is, what the 2026 clinical evidence supports, the temperatures each format needs, and what a vitality or plunge pool involves.
Hammam & thermal11 min read
Rasul and Mud Bath: The Complete Guide to Mud Therapy Rooms and How to Build One in 2026
What a rasul (rhassoul) mud chamber is, how the ritual works, how it differs from a hammam, and how a mud room is built at home or in a spa.
Spa planning12 min read
Onsen: The Japanese Bathing Ritual and How to Build One at Home or in a Spa in 2026
What an onsen is, how Japanese hot spring bathing works, the etiquette, onsen versus ofuro, and how a private onsen is built at home or in a spa.
Spa planning14 min read
Float Tank: The Complete Guide to Sensory Deprivation, Benefits, Cost and Installation in 2026
What a float tank is, how Floatation-REST works, the honest evidence, pod versus custom float rooms, and what the engineering actually requires.
Spa planning11 min read
Red Light Therapy: How It Works, Devices and Room Requirements
What red light therapy does: 630-660 nm red and 810-850 nm near-infrared light, masks vs panels vs beds vs cabins, and 10-20 minute protocols.
Spa planning8 min read
Red Light Therapy at Home: Masks, Panels and Beds Compared
Comparing red light therapy at home: face masks, panels and beds, the specifications that matter, and when a built room makes more sense than a…
Spa planning9 min read
Biohacking Your Home: The Complete Guide to Building a Recovery and Longevity Space in 2026
What biohacking means for your home, the core equipment (sauna, cold, red light, HBOT, PEMF), how to build a biohacking room.
Hammam & thermal16 min read
Banya: The Complete Guide to the Russian Bathhouse, Its Rituals and How to Build One in 2026
What a banya is and how the Russian bathhouse works: the steam room, the venik and parenie ritual, black and white banya, and how it differs from a…
Spa planning8 min read
What the World Is Asking AI About Wellness: The 2026 Search-Demand Report
Our 2026 wellness search demand report: what people actually ask AI engines and Google about saunas, hammams, cold plunge and red light therapy.
Spa planning17 min read
Thermal Suite: What It Is, How It Is Sequenced, and Who Builds One
What a thermal suite is, the rooms and sequence, zoning and engineering, and who builds thermal suites for hotel spas in the Gulf.
Spa planning7 min read
PEMF Therapy: Benefits, Devices, Cost, and How It Fits a Recovery Facility in 2026
What PEMF therapy is, what the evidence behind pulsed electromagnetic fields shows, mats versus full systems, and how it fits a recovery facility.
Sauna11 min read
Steam Shower vs Sauna, and How to Combine Them at Home in 2026
Steam shower or sauna? A steam room runs at 40–50 °C near 100 % humidity, a Finnish sauna at 80–100 °C in dry air. Space, power, water and upkeep…
Cold rooms10 min read
Contrast Therapy: The Complete Guide to Hot-Cold Protocols in 2026
How contrast therapy works: 10-15 minutes of heat, 1-3 minutes of cold, 3-4 cycles, the right sequence, and how to build a hot-cold circuit.
Cold rooms11 min read
Cryotherapy and Whole-Body Cryochambers: The Complete 2026 Guide
What whole-body cryotherapy actually does: electric cryochamber vs nitrogen vs cold plunge, proven benefits, and what drives the cost of an…
Sauna8 min read
Red Light Sauna and Red Light Therapy Beds: The Full-Body Guide for 2026
Red light saunas and professional red light beds explained: how combined heat and 660/850 nm light works, the specs that matter, and room…
Spa planning16 min read
Longevity Center: How to Design and Build a Profitable Longevity Center in 2026
How to design, build, and operate a longevity center: the Longevity Stack, equipment and costs, boutique-to-flagship sizing, and Dubai specifics.
Pools & water11 min read
Indoor Pool Dubai: The Complete Guide to Design, Climate Control and Cost for 2026
Indoor pool Dubai: a climate control problem before it is a pool problem — dehumidification, glazing and plant sizing, and what drives cost in 2026.
Spa planning16 min read
Float Tank Dubai: Float Room Design and Installation
Float tank installation in Dubai: float room design, salt-resistant materials, water treatment and climate control, by a manufacturer working since…
Pools & water21 min read
Swimming Pool Construction in Dubai: Contractor, Design and Cost Guide for 2026
Swimming pool Dubai construction: concrete, overflow, infinity and indoor pools with cooling, filtration and plant room, by a pool contractor since…
Pools & water14 min read
Jacuzzi and Hot Tub Dubai: Jacuzzi Installation, Design and Cost Guide for 2026
Hot tub Dubai: jacuzzi installation for villas and hotels. Built-in mosaic jacuzzis and Wellis hot tubs, with chiller, water care and DEWA approval.
Spa planning12 min read
Home Spa Dubai: How to Design and Build a Luxury Home Spa in 2026
How to design and build a luxury home spa Dubai: rooms to include, layout, engineering for the climate, DEWA, who designs and builds it, costs.
Sauna11 min read
Traditional vs Infrared vs Steam Room: Which One Is Right for You?
Traditional vs infrared vs steam room: how each one delivers heat, the temperature and humidity each runs at, and which one suits a home best.
Spa planning24 min read
Salt Room Dubai: Halotherapy Room Design and Installation
Custom salt room and halotherapy design in Dubai: how salt therapy works, honest benefits, halogenerator engineering,materials, DEWA, and costs.
Cold rooms22 min read
Ice Bath Dubai: Built-In Cold Plunge and Chiller for Villas
Ice bath Dubai and cold plunge supply: built-in plunge pools from 2 to 15 °C with chiller, filtration and installation for villas, gyms and hotels.
Spa planning16 min read
Wellness Center Dubai: How to Design and Build a Wellness Center in 2026
Wellness center Dubai: facilities, guest-journey zoning, DEWA and engineering approvals, and what drives cost per m² for developers and operators.
Hammam & thermal17 min read
Hammam Dubai: The Complete Guide to Moroccan Bath, Turkish Bath, and Custom Hammam Design for 2026
Moroccan bath in Dubai: what happens in the ritual, Moroccan versus Turkish bath, custom hammam design, gobek tasi and marble for villas and hotels.
Cold rooms17 min read
Snow Room Dubai: Snow Room Supplier and Installation for Villas, Hotels and Spas
Snow room Dubai: how a snow room works, the refrigeration design behind it, and what a 6 m² snow grotto needs from the building and its plant room.
Spa planning24 min read
Hyperbaric Chamber Room Dubai: Fit-Out, Services and Suite Integration
The room a hyperbaric chamber sits in: structure, oxygen storage, ventilation, power, and 20-24 °C held across a 60-90 minute session in Dubai.
Sauna22 min read
Sauna Dubai: Sauna Manufacturer and Installer for Villas and Hotels in the UAE
Sauna Dubai: sauna manufacturer for villas, apartments and hotels in the UAE. Finnish, bio and infrared saunas built in Istanbul since 1987 and…
Sauna15 min read
Outdoor Sauna Guide 2026: Types, Materials, Design and Cost
Outdoor sauna guide: barrel, cabin and modern designs, timber choice, and the 6-12 kW heater and 32-40 amp circuit an outdoor cabin actually needs.
Sauna14 min read
Sauna and Exercise for Cold Relief and Prevention: A Complete Guide
Combine regular sauna sessions with moderate exercise to halve cold frequency. Evidence-based protocols, safety rules, and recovery strategies.
Sauna14 min read
How Much Does an Infrared Sauna Cost?
What decides infrared sauna cost: heaters, timber, cabin size, spectrum, controls and installation, plus the extras a cabin-only price leaves out.
Sauna14 min read
How Often Should You Use a Sauna? An Evidence-Based 2026 Frequency Guide
How often should you use a sauna? Four to seven sessions a week of 15-20 minutes at 80-90 °C, and how a beginner safely builds up to that level.
Spa planning15 min read
Hotel Spa ROI: A Complete 2026 Guide to Revenue, Payback, and Profit
Hotel spa ROI: SpaRevPAR and TROR benchmarks, a 3-6 year payback, operating margins of 28-42 %, and how to build the model on your own numbers.
Sauna13 min read
Does a Sauna Help a Cold? Doctors & Science Say Yes
Does a sauna help a cold? What the research covers, when heat may ease symptoms, and why a fever above 37.5 °C, a chest infection or cough means stay…
Sauna16 min read
Infrared Sauna Dubai: Buying Guide for Homes, Villas, and Hotels (2026)
Infrared sauna Dubai buying guide: why the climate suits infrared, villa and apartment placement, clearances, ventilation and DEWA power requirements.
Sauna18 min read
Sauna vs Steam Room: Complete Comparison Guide (2026)
Sauna vs steam room: dry heat at 80–100 °C under 20 % humidity against wet heat at 40–50 °C near 100 %. Recovery, skin, cost and which suits your…
Steam & showers15 min read
How to Build a Steam Room at Home: A Complete Step-by-Step Guide
How to build a steam room: framing and tanking, the 2.5–8.0 m³ generator sizing table, ventilation, and the 30–60 amp circuit at 240 V it needs.
Spa planning14 min read
Hotel Spa Design: A Complete Guide to Building a World-Class Wellness Facility
Hotel spa design for owners and operators: saunas, steam rooms, hammams and cold plunges, space planning, ROI per m² and realistic build timelines.
Pools & water12 min read
What Is a Jacuzzi? Types, Health Benefits and Design Considerations
What is a jacuzzi and how does it differ from a hot tub? Health benefits, types, design tips and why custom jacuzzis are booming in Dubai.
Sauna17 min read
What Is an Infrared Sauna? How It Works, Health Benefits and How It Compares
Learn what an infrared sauna is, how it works, the types available, how it compares with a Finnish sauna and a steam room, and why it suits the UAE.
Spa planning19 min read
Spa Interior Design: Layout Planning, Materials, Lighting and Wet Area Integration
Spa interior design for hotels and wellness centres: zoning and guest flow, a 22–25 °C relaxation area, 38–40 °C heated loungers, and wet area…
Sauna14 min read
How to Choose a Home Sauna: Types, Sizing, Installation and Costs
How to choose a home sauna: Finnish, infrared and bio types compared, sizing by user count, timber, electrical and ventilation requirements, and…
Hammam & thermal15 min read
What Is a Hammam? Meaning, History, Rituals and Types
What a hammam is and what the word means: its 1,400-year history, the bathing ritual, regional types, and how it differs from a sauna and a steam…
Sauna12 min read
What Is an Ice Bath? Benefits, How to Use One and Why It Pairs With Saunas
Learn what an ice bath is, its proven health benefits, how to use a cold plunge, and why pairing cold immersion with a sauna or steam room works.
Spa planning13 min read
What Is a Moroccan Bath? History, Rituals, Benefits and How It Compares
What is a Moroccan bath? A five-step hammam ritual at 40-45 °C: steam, savon noir, a kessa glove scrub, ghassoul clay, then rinse. 40 to 70 minutes.
Hammam & thermal14 min read
What Is a Turkish Bath? History, Benefits and the Authentic Hammam Experience
A Turkish bath is a domed marble room at 40–45 °C built around the göbek taşı. The kese scrub, the foam wash, a 60–90 minute session, and how it…
Steam & showers16 min read
Steam Room Benefits: What the Research Supports
Steam room benefits at 40-50 °C and 100 % humidity: which claims the research supports, which it does not, and what a 10-20 minute session needs.
Spa planning11 min read
What is a thermal bath?
A thermal bath is warm mineral or heated water used for bathing. How natural hot springs differ from built thermal pools, and what a hotel spa plans…
Sauna8 min read
Home Sauna Setups in Dubai: Sizes, Heaters, Installation
Home sauna Dubai: 2 to 6 person cabin sizes for villas and apartments, indoor and outdoor options, heater and ventilation needs, and install steps.
Sauna8 min read
Choosing the Right Sauna Room for You
Choosing the right sauna room can transform any wellness space into a powerful environment for relaxation, recovery, and long-term well-being.
Spa planning17 min read
Red Light Room Specification and Integration into a Spa Circuit
What a red light room needs as a built room: panel mounting, panel-to-body distance, surfaces, ventilation and power. We build the room, not the…
Sauna13 min read
Steam Sauna Supplier
What a steam sauna is, how it differs from a steam room and a traditional sauna, home and indoor types, and what to check before appointing a…
Sauna11 min read
Benefits of Installing a Home Sauna
Home sauna benefits and what the evidence supports, room sizing and heater output, materials and ventilation, and what a home installation involves.
Spa planning11 min read
Innovative Trends in Spa Development Today
Spa development today: how architecture, eco-friendly construction, interior design and new technology changed what a hotel spa is built to do.
Steam & showers15 min read
Steam Room Dubai: Steam Room Manufacturer and Contractor for Villas and Hotels
Steam room Dubai: steam room manufacturer and contractor for villas and hotels. Tanked rooms at 40–50 °C, Condair generators, turnkey install in the…
Steam & showers10 min read
Steam Room Cost: Home or Commercial Builds in the UAE
Steam room cost in the UAE: what drives the price of a home or commercial build — room size, generator kW, tiling, waterproofing and commissioning.
Spa planning8 min read
Spa Fit Out in Dubai and Abu Dhabi
Spa fit out in Dubai and Abu Dhabi: thermal and wet area scope, the MEP interface, tanking and commissioning, from one sauna to a full thermal suite.
Sauna8 min read
Building a Sauna in Your Home
Building a sauna in your home can transform your space into a personal wellness retreat. Imagine stepping into a warm, inviting sauna after a long…
Sauna10 min read
Using a Sauna When You Are Unwell
Benefits of sauna when sick: what heat actually does, when a 10 to 15 minute session is comfortable, when to stay out, and why it is not a treatment.
Sauna8 min read
Types of sauna heaters
Types of sauna heater compared: wood-burning, electric, infrared and hybrid. How each behaves, how they are sized, and where each one belongs.
Sauna5 min read
Infrared Sauna Maintenance & Lifespan
Infrared sauna maintenance after each session, weekly, monthly and yearly, plus the 50,000–70,000 operating hours (12–20 years) commercial emitters…
Sauna5 min read
Infrared Sauna Design Ideas 2026
Infrared sauna design ideas for a home or spa: cabin layouts, bench arrangements, wood and glass choices, lighting, and where the room fits.
Sauna5 min read
Sauna Manufacturing in Minnesota: Tradition Meets Modern Wellness
Sauna manufacturing in Minnesota: the rooms owners build, ayous and pine timber, 80–100 °C Finnish heat, and local installation under our supervision.
Sauna6 min read
Sauna Designs for Luxury Homes: 2026 Guide
Home sauna design, room by room: ayous, aspen and alder benches on hidden frames, large glass fronts and LED strip lighting. Manufacturing since 1987.
Spa planning9 min read
10 Benefits of Salt Room Therapy: Why It's the New Wellness Essential
What is a salt room? The 10 benefits of salt room therapy, how the halogenerator builds the microclimate, and what a 30 to 45 minute session involves.
Sauna4 min read
How to Maintain a Sauna in 2025?
How to maintain a sauna: wipe the benches dry after each use, leave the door open 30 minutes, and set aside 15-20 minutes for a weekly clean.
Spa planning5 min read
What Is Thermal Spa Design in 2025?
Thermal spa design explained: master planning, the 32–42 °C water temperature band, MEP and filtration engineering, materials, and indoor against…
Sauna6 min read
The Ultimate Guide to Outdoor Sauna Kits: Everything You Need to Know Before You Buy 2025
Outdoor sauna kits: barrel, cabin and pod styles, cedar against thermowood and spruce, sizing, what installation involves, and kit versus…
Spa planning6 min read
What Does a Spa Designer Do? A 2026 Guide
What a spa designer does, how the role differs from a spa consultant and a contractor, and what to expect from a spa design package.
Sauna13 min read
How to Choose a Sauna Manufacturer: A 12-Point Buyer's Checklist
Twelve questions to put to any sauna manufacturer before signing: heater sizing, duty rating, spare parts, ventilation, certification and payment.
Spa planning7 min read
Spa Contractor and Spa Developer: How to Choose a Spa Builder
Spa contractor against spa developer: who owns design, who owns the build, who commissions the thermal rooms, and what to ask before awarding the…
Steam & showers8 min read
Steam Room Design: Key Considerations for the Perfect Spa Experience
Steam room design requirements: ceiling slope and fall, ventilation and air changes, tanking and waterproofing, and materials that survive…
Sauna5 min read
Luxury Home Sauna and Custom Sauna Manufacturing Solutions 2025
Home sauna options compared: electric, infrared and wood-burning cabins, sizes from 2 to 6 people, heater output and what a room needs to take one.
Sauna14 min read
How To Make A Sauna?
How to make a sauna: the stages of sauna manufacturing, the factors that decide the build, the materials used, and what drives sauna building cost.
Steam & showers5 min read
Who Should Not Use the Steam Room?
Who should not use a steam room: children under 13, people over 65 and certain medical conditions. Above 50 °C, stay in no more than 15 minutes.
Pools & water3 min read
What Is The Differences Between Spa and Jacuzzi?
Learn the key Differences Between Spa and Jacuzzi with SaunaDekor. Understand features, benefits, and which option suits your relaxation needs best.
Pools & water4 min read
What Is a Hot Tub Used for?
What is a hot tub used for? Water at 37-40 °C, how long a session should last, and how a hot tub sits alongside a sauna and steam room at home.
Pools & water3 min read
What Do Most People Wear in a Hot Tub? 4 Things to Know
What to wear in a hot tub, in 4 parts: what women wear, what men wear, what to change into afterwards, and whether a hot tub dress code exists.
Pools & water5 min read
How to Maintain the Pool?
How to maintain the pool: skimming, weekly vacuuming, filtration, chemical balance, brushing and water testing, and when to call a pool service.
Pools & water3 min read
Are Salt Water Pools Unhealthy?
Blog - Are Salt Water Pools Unhealthy? , The question of " are salt water pools unhealthy " has been coming up frequently lately.
Spa planning4 min read
Why Do Ladies Need to Go to A Day Spa?
Why do ladies go to a day spa: what a day spa is, what happens in a 60 to 90 minute session, and what the rooms are for. Manufacturing since 1987.
Sauna6 min read
What to Wear in Sauna? What Are The Effects of Sauna on the Body?
What to wear in a sauna: a cotton towel or swimsuit, no jewellery, watches or contact lenses, what 15 minutes does, and the face fat question.
Pools & water4 min read
What Is The Difference Between A Hot Tub and A Jacuzzi Tub?
Explore the Difference Between Hot Tub and Jacuzzi to make an informed choice for your home spa. Learn more at Saunadekor.
Pools & water3 min read
How Much Water Does the Jacuzzi Use?
How Much Water Does the Jacuzzi Use? Discover essential insights and answers to the question, How much water does a jacuzzi use? in our detailed…
Pools & water3 min read
Get Better Water Circulation in Pool?
Better water circulation in a pool: dead spots, return jet angles, running the pump 8 to 12 hours a day, and how to check turnover on a real pool.
Sauna5 min read
How Long Should You Stay in the Sauna?
How long should you stay in a sauna? Finnish 8-15 minutes, infrared 20-30, steam 10-15, how many rounds to take, and when to cut a session short.
Spa planning4 min read
How to Open a Spa Center? 2025
How to open a spa center? The costs, licensing requirements, design decisions and build steps behind a wellness facility that actually opens on time.
Spa planning5 min read
What is SPA? Benefits of SPA to the Body. 2025
Benefits of spa explained: what each room in a thermal circuit does, what guests report, and what a spa does not treat. Written by the manufacturer.
Pools & water4 min read
What is Hydromassage?
What is hydromassage?, which is generally used in spa centers and which we see in modern bathtubs?
Short answers
Questions we are asked most, answered in the guides
Each answer is the opening of the guide it links to.
How small can a two-person sauna be?
A two-person sauna starts from 1 straight bench about 1,200 mm long, 600 mm per seated person on Harvia’s guidance, with the upper bench 1,100 to 1,200 mm below a ceiling of 2,100 to 2,300 mm.
Read: Two-Person Sauna: The Smallest Cabin That Still WorksWhat is a sauna door made of, and which way does it open?
A sauna door is a factory-made kit: 8 mm tempered glass in a timber frame, hung to open outward, with no lock, in standard openings 700–900 mm wide and 1,900–2,100 mm high.
Read: Sauna Door and Sauna Glass Door: Glass, Size and SwingWhich numbers decide the wood for a sauna?
Sauna wood is settled by 3 numbers before anything else is drawn. The first is thermal conductivity, which has to sit between 0.09 and 0.13 W/mK so that a bench at 90 °C can be sat on.
Read: Sauna Wood: Which Species Survive 90 C and WhyWhat does a steam room vapor barrier do, and where does it fail?
A steam room vapor barrier is the continuous low-permeance layer that sits on the warm side of the enclosure — behind the tile bed, in front of the insulation — and its only job is to stop water vapor diffusing into the construction where it will condense. It almost never fails in the middle of a sheet. It fails at 6 crossings: fittings, light penetrations, the steam inlet, the extract duct, the door frame and the floor junction.
Read: Steam Room Vapor Barrier: The 6 Places Continuity BreaksHow is a cold plunge chiller sized?
A cold plunge chiller for a hotel or gym is sized by heat load, not by litres. A 3,000-litre plunge held at 8 °C with 20 users an hour carries about 6.5 kW of load, and in a hot Gulf plant room that points to a unit delivering around 8.2 kW at its real air temperature, usually a nominal 9 to 10 kW chiller.
Read: Cold Plunge Chiller Sizing: kW, Heat Load and Plant RoomWhat sets the dimensions of a lap pool?
A lap pool is a long, straight pool built for swimming lengths, and its dimensions come from three decisions: length, lane width and depth. World Aquatics sets 25 m or 50 m for competition pools, lanes at least 2.5 m wide and 1.35 m of depth from 1.0 m to 6.0 m off the wall where there are starting blocks.
Read: Lap Pool Dimensions: Length, Lane Width and DepthSauna Dekor writing published elsewhere
Besides the articles above, the Sauna Dekor Spa Solutions team in Istanbul publishes specification and project-delivery notes on two other platforms. Sauna Dekor was founded in 1987 and is now in its 40th year.
Sauna Dekor Spa Solutions on Substack
Longer notes on thermal suite specification, plant and heat load sizing, tender documentation and site delivery.
- A Vichy Shower Is a Wet Room Wearing a Treatment Room’s Clothes
- What Full-Height Glass Does to a Sauna Cabin
- Who Builds a Korean- or Japanese-Style Bathing Floor
- Seven Documents a Spa Consultant or Specialist Subconsultant Should Hand You
- Delivering a Hotel Thermal Package in Saudi Arabia
- The 428 kW That Was Not in the Tender
- Cold in a Hot Country
Sauna Dekor Spa Solutions on Blogger
Notes on who manufactures individual thermal rooms — sauna, snow room, salt room, float tank, ice fountain, experience shower — and what has to be decided before each one is ordered.
- Experience Shower Specification for Hotel Spas: Ceiling Void, Water Flow and Drainage
- Snow Room and Salt Room Manufacturers for Hotel Spas
- Who Manufactures Saunas for Villas and Branded Residences
- Who Manufactures Float Tanks and Flotation Rooms for Spas
- Who Manufactures Ice Fountains and Shock Buckets for Hotel Spas
Quoting one of these articles? The press kit gives the company facts and the contact for press questions.
Terms used in these articles, from aufguss to balance tank, are defined in our spa and sauna glossary.