Hamish and Molly measuring cedar at the workbench

Made in Pawtucket

The Verdure Way

Every Verdure sauna starts as rough Western Red Cedar. Milled, shaped, sanded and finished by hand in Pawtucket, then installed by us.

Rough cedar comes in the door and goes through the jointer, planer, resaw and our four-sided molder. That way we control every cut.

The Verdure Profile

Our tongue-and-groove profile is our own.

Refined over twenty rounds of molding knives

Designed for the sauna, with room for the cedar to move in the heat.

From rough cedar to a finished sauna.

One small team handles every board, from first cut to last panel.

Measuring rough Western Red Cedar in the workshop
Rough cedarEvery sauna starts as rough-sawn cedar.
Feeding rough cedar into the molder
MillJointer, planer, resaw, then the four-sided molder. All in our workshop.
A freshly profiled panel leaving the molder, shavings on the table
ProfileCut to the Verdure Profile, with room to move in the heat.
The molder beside stacks of rough cedar
Sanded cedar panels laid out on the bench
SandSanded by hand, so the surface you lean on is smooth.
Brushing sauna finish onto cedar bench slats
CoatFinished by hand with a sauna-safe treatment.
Hamish finishing a cedar bench in the workshop
Cutting cedar framing at the bench
FrameCedar frames for Tiiviis and compact outdoor saunas, then insulated.
Laying cedar panels onto a wall frame
AssemblePanels set by hand, one at a time.
Close-up of a panel being set into place
Molly and Hamish measuring rough cedar at the bench
TeamMolly and Hamish, at the bench.
4Machines from rough board to finished panel
3×Every panel finished three times by hand
Up to 150Hours of handwork in one sauna
Inside a finished Verdure cedar sauna
One saunaHundreds of parts. One team, from workshop to install.

Before you buy

Buying a sauna shouldn't be a research project.

Barrel or cabin, heater, wood, installer. We've made those choices and tested them in our own builds. If we're not right for your space, we'll say so.

What we've decided for you

HeatHarvia and HUUM heaters.
WoodWestern Red Cedar, milled in our workshop.
PanelsOur own tongue-and-groove profile, cut to move with the heat.
WallsFramed and insulated, not solid plank.
ProportionsBench, ceiling, footrest and heater, all set for bathing.
VentilationFresh air, planned into every sauna.
InstallBuilt and installed by us, for one fixed price.
Choosing boards from the rough cedar stack in the workshop

21 Sabin Street · Pawtucket, RI

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From our customers

Built as promised.

5.0 on Google · 10 reviews
“I spoke with several custom sauna companies before a friend recommended Hamish. He’s honest, passionate, and communicates well. If you are considering putting a sauna in your home, this is the only company worth using.”
Google review
“A true gentleman and delivered what he promised. I have been using every day! Highly recommend.”
Guy M. · Google review

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