Flooring in unheated sauna change room.

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jeepmanblair Member	# Posted: 14 Sep 2019 08:47am Reply Hello, I'm looking for insight into what flooring material would last in the change room of my sauna. It's a raised wood floor that is insulated. The floor deck is Â¾ T&G plywood. I'm in northern Canada so it will see -40Â°C (-40Â°F) and very wet conditions while in use. Any thoughts would be appreciated. Thanks Blair

rockies Member	# Posted: 14 Sep 2019 06:33pm Reply I would go onto Owen's website and ask. He builds saunas. He's just posted a "hello" thread.

aktundra Member	# Posted: 15 Sep 2019 02:10am Reply I put a waterproof membrane on my plywood and removable "duckboards"... I too have the -40 problem where I am at. Neighbor did a concrete over hardiboard but it's heavy and cracked. A drain is necessary for the wet conditions, others the water has nowhere to go. I debated several things - cork, waterproofing for shower, hardiboard with the skim coating of concrete, tile, cork. The temperature changes are what isn't good for the tile. I had a neighbor do vinyl floor tiles and they peel up with the -40 to 140+ temperature variation. Not a real perfect answer, but I struggled with the same issue. I'm happy with the waterproof membrane.