Helping You Install A Steam Room At Home
The benefits of a sauna are really only appreciated by taking a trip to your local gym or health club. However, recent trends in bathroom designs have made it possible to enjoy a steam room in your own home.
That makes it much easier to follow through when you decide to start some type of fitness routine since you don’t even have to leave home.
The cost of installing one of the many designs in home saunas can run as high as $10,000, but over time features have been improved and costs have gone down.
The free standing steam shower introduced about 4 or 5 years ago is responsible for making these products available to homeowners at a much lower cost, which of course, increases their popularity.
Many of the more upscale condos and hotels have taken their cue from the current trend in bathroom designs by installing a steam shower or steam room built into the upscale guest rooms. Since homeowners have started installing them they have become more commonplace and hotel owners feel that providing the same type of amenities will make their guests feel more comfortable during their stay.
A modular steam shower is popular for many reasons, including how easy they are to install. A typical shower takes approximately four to five hours to be installed. They use existing drainage and water lines making them perfect for installing in pretty much any type of application.
Another trait that makes steam rooms so attractive to people is the fact that there are several different models, types and sizes from which to choose, from the traditional white acrylic to a more modern glass unit, for example.
There are also several different features offered so you are sure to find one that meets all of your requirements and expectations. If you were to build a custom steam shower room with body jets, therapy lighting, sound system and ozone sterilization, then it would probably cost well over $15,000.
Perhaps the only downfall to installing a steam powered room is if you only have one full bathroom. Having a half-bath or three quarter bath as the only other bathroom may decrease your property value. Some manufacturers have solved that problem by designing a steam shower and whirlpool bathtub combination, allowing the homeowner to keep at least one full bathroom.
The health benefits include profuse sweating that allows toxins to be carried out of the body. You are likely to burn anywhere from 300 to 600 calories in a single 20 minute session. It will also increase your heart rate, which will give you the same feeling as having completed a high energy cardiac workout. And don’t worry — the dry heat from the sauna and the profuse sweating will not put any undue stress on your body.
