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get polyiso insulation board if you want that metal look

08/15/15 update: finally got around to putting a shower on this thing. to date, warm-weather sauna sessions involved walking over to the hose and spraying myself off. it wasn't until i set the spray head in the playground jungle gym and let the hose shower me that i realized i needed this all...

06/06/15 update: its been a year and the siding is (predictably) showing signs of fading. a new coat of stain and this should be good to go for several years. i probably should have put something on the pavers, you can see a bunch of stain spilled on them:

06/08/14 update finally got around to putting up the last bit of siding and trim. i also put some pavers in front, was dragging way too much grass/sand/leaves into the sauna:

02/09/14 update: bad contrast in the photo but building some duckboards. these are removable floor 'panels' located in the hot room, in the area in front of the benches. nicer to stand on that than painted plywood. they are made of 1x3 cedar boards on 1x2 cedar sleepers: duckboards...

+10 gal american amber ale! 11,171

02/05/14 update: i realized i never took any pics of the corner bench supports during the build so i grabbed a couple yesterday (12/3/18). i ended up scrapping the sliding bench option in favor of installing a more rugged support at the bench corners: okay, quite a bit going on in the...

kegged an american amber, cleaned the conical

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washed four kegs, picked up yeast and grains for a kolsch.

02/03/14 update top bench on adjacent wall installed, getting ready to install bottom bench:

i'm sure it will rot in time but i'll be long gone by then. the grade timbers are uc4b, the heavy duty stuff, rated for permanent wood foundations. soil is all compacted sand with excellent drainage, i have no concerns.

02/02/14 update time for the hot room benches, same construction technique as the changing room bench. bench frame is 2x4s on edge and the bench seat is 2x4s flat. 2x4s were ripped down to 2" for the intermediate supports. my very professional kitchen assembly area (bench is upside down)...

looks like photobucket allows hotlinking of photos again, albeit with a watermark on it. no matter, i'm finishing off this build thread! 02/01/14 update with the interior walls/ceiling complete, time for benches. it took a while to pick through the piles at menards to find 2x4 pieces that...

there are essentially unlimited paths to ground that can be created during a fault and current will flow through all of them, regardless of the resistance. sure, most of it will be through the path of least resistance but not all of it. so it is very conceivable to have thousands of times more...

to expand upon point 2, the nec isn't even as all-inclusive as you indicate. assuming we are limiting the discussion to residential, the requirements for gfci only applies to 15 or 20 amp receptacles operating at 120 volts. 240 volt circuits, hard-wired utilization equipment, 30 amp or greater...

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sounds good, at least you are recognizing the issues. i have several violations at my home but i am comfortable with them. there is a big difference between recognize a violation, assessing the situation and making an informed decision compared to just saying 'bah, who cares?'

yes, bolting the accessory boxes rather than tying with string is certainly an improvement. the all-weather boxes are only of value if they have a cover but being mounted to the wall, it really shouldn't be getting splashed. the individual conductors from the spa panel to the accessory boxes...