Valo 4
The Valo 2, stretched to seat four.
4 people · Fully built from $15,900
Before electrical, permit, delivery and site prep.
Inside.
- Seats 4 people, on a full-width cedar bench.
- 42 inches above the upper bench, so you can sit up straight in the best of the heat.
- Steady, soft heat from a 9 kW stone-tower heater.
The essentials
- Seats
- 4 people
- Footprint
- 8'-9¼" × 5'-11¼"
- Height
- 9'-2⅝"
- Heater
- Harvia Cilindro PC90, 9 kW
- Walls
- Insulated glass-front
- Heat-up, est.
- 35–50 min in summer, 80–110 min in winter
What's included
- A full drawing set for your build: plans, elevations, sections and details
- Heater, stones, controls and a wooden heater guard
- A first-fire walkthrough: how to heat it, vent it and dry it
The 240 V circuit is run by a licensed electrician. We can arrange it or work with yours.
Full specifications
The Valo 4 is the Valo 2 made wider. The frame is insulated (R-13), lined in spruce and stained black outside, and the same glass door and sidelight open the left of the front onto the benches. LED strips run under both bench aprons. A nine-kilowatt stone-tower heater stands in the front corner, behind the solid panel, with air coming in low beside it and leaving low at the back through a duct inside the wall.
| Interior | 7'-10" W × 5'-0" D × 7'-6" H |
|---|---|
| Volume | 294 ft³ |
| Footprint | 8'-9¼" × 5'-11¼" |
| Height | 9'-2⅝" grade to roof |
| Heater | Harvia Cilindro PC90 · 9 kW |
| Seats | 4 bathers |
| Headroom | 42" above the upper bench |
| Heater stonesHeavier stones, softer and longer-lasting steam | 200 lb of stones |
| Heat-up to 175°FSummer, 90°F outside | 35–50 min (est.) |
| Heat-up to 175°FWinter, 35°F outside | 80–110 min (est.) |
| Bathing temperatureThermostat on the heater | 160–190°F |
| PriceBefore electrical, permit, delivery and site prep. | Fully built from $15,900 |
The larger room and stone load take longer to charge than the Valo 2, and the same stones are why the steam is soft and the heat holds steady once you're in. Start it up to two hours ahead in winter.
Heat-up times are our estimates from the heater makers' sizing guides and the wall build, not yet measured on a finished sauna.
Materials
- Front
- 10 mm clear tempered glass door, 24 × 86, and a fixed tempered sidelight, 27¼ × 85¼, between oiled cedar stiles, with cedar bar handles on both sides of the door and a 34" solid insulated panel to the right
- Walls
- 2×4 frame at 16" with R-13 insulation, taped foil vapor barrier and a ¾" air gap
- Exterior
- 1×6 pine tongue-and-groove over housewrap, in black low-VOC stain, with black corner boards and trim and no battens
- Interior
- 1×6 spruce tongue-and-groove lining
- Ceiling
- 1×6 spruce tongue-and-groove at 7'-6", insulated the same way as the walls
- Roof
- Black 26-gauge PBR panel with drip edge, 12" front overhang, ¾" per foot fall to the rear
- Benches
- Western red cedar with rounded top edges. Upper 48", 20" deep, with a three-slat backrest, foot bench 32", both full width, and a 12" step at 16"
- Heater guard
- Softwood safety fence around the Cilindro, fixed to the wall and kept below the top of the stones
- Lighting
- Sauna-rated 24 V LED strip under both bench aprons, with the power supply outside the hot room
- Floor and base
- Lift-out cedar floor mats on pressure-treated ply, a tiled pad under the heater, on five 4×4 pressure-treated skids, with a recessed black rim for a shadow line at the base. No slab required
- Ventilation
- 4" low intake on the right wall, low exhaust ducted up inside the back wall to a cap at 7'-0", drying vent with a damper
Options
- Insulation: available in R-13 fiberglass or R-15 mineral wool.
- Heater: available in Harvia Cilindro PC90 9 kW or HUUM Drop 9 kW. The HUUM is a premium design option.
- Lighting, sound, a deck and a shower can be planned with your sauna. Just ask.
More questions
- Why isn't the whole front glass?
- A full glass front this wide loses more heat than a 9 kW heater is sized for. It would need a larger heater and a separate controller. Keeping the Valo 2 glass set holds the heater at the middle of its range.
- How is it different from the Kivi 4?
- The room inside is the same size. The Valo 4 has an insulated, black-stained wall, a glass door and sidelight, and lit benches. The Kivi 4 has one thick wall of natural oiled boards and a cedar door with a window.
The drawings
Every Valo 4 comes with its own drawing set, the same sheets the build crew works from.
Questions
How long does it take to heat?
We estimate 35 to 50 minutes to 175°F on a summer day (90°F outside) and 80 to 110 minutes on a winter evening (35°F outside). We will publish measured times from the first build.
How is it different from the Valo 2?
It is 34 inches wider, with the same depth, height, roof and glass. That gives four seats at about 23½ inches each. The extra width is a solid insulated panel beside the glass, and the heater stands behind that panel, so you won't see it straight on through the glass.
Does it need a permit?
An electrical permit, always. The building itself depends on your town and county. We check for your address before we build.
What power does it need?
A 240 V circuit for the 9 kW heater, typically 50 A, plus a separate 120 V circuit for the bench lights, run by a licensed electrician. We can arrange it or work with yours.
What does the site need?
Reasonably level ground we can get to. It arrives whole, or we assemble it quickly on the spot if needed. It sits on 4×4 pressure-treated skids, so no slab is required. Delivery and site prep are not in the price; we look at both when we walk the site.
Get a quote on the Valo 4.
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See it in your yard
Architectural rendering, not a photograph of a completed build. Kivi 2
2 peopleFully built from $9,100
Architectural rendering, not a photograph of a completed build. Valo 2
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Architectural rendering, not a photograph of a completed build. Kivi 4
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