Saunas.
The full Telos sauna range — infrared cabins for indoor rooms, traditional and wood-fired barrels for the garden, sauna blankets for sessions on the bedroom floor, and lightweight portable units for renters. Every cabin is built and checked at our Cotswolds workshop.
A short field guide to the Telos sauna range.
A sauna is one of the simplest pieces of recovery equipment you can own — a heated room, a bench, twenty-five minutes of stillness — but the format you pick has more day-to-day consequence than most people expect. Indoor cabins live with you and run year round; garden barrels need a base, a power supply, and a plan for the wettest weeks of February. Blankets sit on a shelf and ask nothing.
The Telos range divides into four working categories. Infrared cabins use carbon emitters to warm the body directly at 50–65°C and run on a 13A UK plug; most one- and two-person sizes fit through a standard internal door. Traditional saunas heat the air to 80–95°C using stones over an electric or wood-fired heater and produce the löyly steam most people associate with the word sauna. Sauna blankets are the lowest-friction format, suitable for renters and small flats. Portable units sit between blankets and cabins — a fold-down frame with infrared panels or a steam generator inside.
Choosing between infrared and traditional is the first decision. Infrared is gentler, faster to warm, and less expensive to run. Traditional gives you a higher-temperature, more social session and the option to throw water on the stones. The second decision is where the unit will live: a cabin in a spare room behaves differently from a barrel at the bottom of a Cotswolds garden in January. We answer the phone if you want to talk it through before ordering.
Asked & answered.
The questions we get most about saunas. Anything missing, the phone is the quickest way through.
Should I choose an infrared or traditional sauna?
Infrared runs cooler (50–65°C) and warms your body directly via carbon emitters, drawing roughly a third of the electricity of a traditional unit. Traditional saunas heat the air with stones to 80–95°C and let you pour water for steam. If you want a daily 25-minute habit on a 13A socket, infrared is usually the easier answer. If you want the social, higher-temperature experience and have a garden, traditional or wood-fired makes sense.
How much space do I need?
One-person infrared cabins take roughly 96 × 96 cm and slot into a spare bedroom or landing alcove. Two-person cabins need around 142 × 110 cm. Outdoor barrels start near 200 cm long and need a level base — paving slabs or a concrete pad. Ceiling clearance matters: most cabins are 195 cm tall, so check internal doorways and any low beams before measuring up.
Will it work on a normal UK plug?
Every infrared cabin we sell runs on a standard 13A UK socket. Two-person cabins benefit from a dedicated spur to avoid sharing the ring main, but no rewiring is required. Larger traditional electric heaters (above 6 kW) need a 16A or 32A connection wired by an electrician. Wood-fired units need no electricity, only a flue and clearance from anything combustible.
How often should I use a sauna?
Most owners settle on three to five sessions a week of around twenty-five to forty minutes. Studies of regular sauna users have observed associations with lower cardiovascular risk; the strength of effect varies and the literature is still developing. Daily use is fine if you stay hydrated and keep sessions reasonable. Most people start short and lengthen as they acclimatise.
How do you deliver and install?
Indoor cabins are delivered flat-packed with all panels pre-assembled where possible; two people can build one in under three hours. Outdoor barrels are delivered on a pallet to your kerb and we offer optional installation. Blankets and portable units arrive in a single carton via a UK courier. Lead times sit at two to eight weeks depending on the format.