The Donner

Earth & Ember

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$68,000

1 Available Now

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Available for delivery now, the Earth & Ember is our flagship Donner model, clad in a Finnish ThermoWood® exterior and a western red cedar interior throughout. Combining the time-honored elements of sauna building and the aesthetics of Old Tahoe with modern materials and engineering, the Earth & Ember is "traditional with a twist." 

The Earth & Ember is intentionally designed and hand-crafted with premium materials and equipment to withstand extreme conditions and perform beautifully for decades. 

Built using cross-laminated timber—a solid mass timber panel system that's naturally insulating, engineered to be architecturally flexible, and thrives in extreme conditions, inside and out.

Solid Timber Construction

A covered porch, ample changing room, and spacious hot room that is as comfortable for a solo bather as it is for a group of family and friends.

Spacious Layout

Thermally modified exterior cladding is beautiful and low-maintenance, offering better stability, rot/pest resistance, and a longer lifespan. Inside, cedar is cool to the touch, naturally antimicrobial, with soothing forest aroma and excellent stability in moisture and heat.

Premium Finishes

Features and Specifications

  • Thermally modified exterior cladding by Lunawood in Nordic Pine, from Finland

  • Exterior ages to a beautiful silver color when left untreated

  • Western red cedar interior walls, floor, and benches

  • Optimized, controllable ventilation

  • Standing seam black metal roof

  • Two extra-deep stadium benches seat 6 people comfortably

  • Floor-to-ceiling 8mm tempered windows in hot room and changing room

  • Premium front door by Sierra Pacific Windows

  • Water and heat-proof warm, dimmable LED lighting with programmable Lutron controls for interior and exterior

  • HUUM HIVE Mini 10.5 kW electric stove with Wi-Fi control and 330 lb stone capacity

  • 100 amp electrical sub panel fed by 60 amp circuit minimum

  • Exterior Footprint: 15′–3″ long / 8′–3″ wide / 9′–5″ tall

  • Hot Room Internal: 7′ deep / 7 ′ wide / 7 ′ tall

  • Bench Length: 7′

  • Bench Depth: 30″

  • Hot Room Volume: 368 cu ft

Dimensions

Floor Plan (Right Entry)

Delivery + Installation

Every Värma sauna is custom-built in our workshop and designed to arrive ready to use, right where you want it. We manage the entire process — site evaluation and preparation, delivery, installation, and testing — and coordinate closely with you at every stage.

  • We conduct a thorough site evaluation with you to determine what is needed for delivery/installation and ensure a thoughtful integration with your property and surroundings.

  • Clear, detailed requirements are provided for you to prepare your site yourself/with your contractors. Or you can opt for full-service preparation by our team.

  • A Värma Sauna is built to be delivered using specialized equipment. Our team handles every step of delivery and precise placement, from straightforward locations where we can roll your sauna into place to more challenging (and exciting) locations that require using a crane or even a helicopter to lift it into place.

  • We hook up and test everything, conducting a final walkthrough with you to ensure everything meets expectations and functions dependably.

  • We guarantee that your environment is ready for use, dependable and built to endure. And we stand behind our work and the materials, fixtures and equipment we use.

I’m Interested in This Sauna

Earth & Ember is a one of a kind sauna that is currently available for viewing in our West Reno workshop. We would love to have you visit or can set up a video walk-through.