& Gas Barrel Sauna 3m Canopy + Anteroom Gas — Botnia 81 safety pack

NEW: First UK barrel sauna available with gas heat — Steam & Oak × FinSteam Pick "+ FinSteam Aurora 81 R14S Gas Heater" at checkout and your barrel ships with engineered ventilation built for gas + a bundled FinSteam Aurora 81 R14S gas heater package — ready to light on a UK propane bottle the day it lands. Steam & Oak is the only UK retailer offering this. No electrician, no chimney, no fire to tend. Hot in 15 minutes, turn a dial. The Aurora 81 is the only CE-marked electricity-free sauna gas heater on the European market (FinSteam's stated claim). Why gas changes the equation Gas (new) Wood Electric Heat-up time ~15 min 30-45 min 30-60 min Electrician / wiring None None 32A circuit (£1-2k) Chimney / flue None Required None Smoke, ash, soot None Every session None Off-grid / power-cut Yes Yes No Running cost / session ~£1.50-2.00 £2-4 logs £1.75-3.25 Safety EU-cert, auto O₂ shut-off Open flame Electrical The real cost to your first sauna — gas vs electric An electric sauna's shelf price isn't the price to your first löyly. A 6.8–9 kW electric heater needs its own dedicated circuit, wired by a qualified electrician and signed off under Part P — typically £800–£1,500, plus the wait to get one booked. The FinSteam gas heater connects to a UK propane bottle outside, like a patio heater: no dedicated circuit, no electrician for portable use, and it's hot on the day it arrives. Electric (from) Gas (FinSteam) Cabin + heater £6,095 £8,090 Electrician — dedicated circuit + Part P £800–£1,500 £0 Ready to use After wiring is booked + signed off Day of delivery Real total £6,895–£7,595 £8,090 The ~£2,000 gap on the shelf narrows to roughly £500–£1,200 once the electrician is in the sum — and the gas sauna doesn't wait on a sparky's diary. (Portable use needs no Gas Safe engineer; a fixed install does. A standard UK 13 kg Calor propane bottle runs the heater for a dozen-plus sessions.) What "gas-ready" means — engineered vents built into the cabin The gas variant ships with wooden louvre vents at the FinSteam-specified sizes built in: intake ≥350 cm² low next to the heater (fresh air from outside), exhaust ≥250 cm² high in the opposite corner (discharged to outside). FinSteam exclude plastic disc / twist valves — the gas variant doesn't have those. Vent + heater certified together under EU Reg 2016/426. Electric/wood-fired variants ship with the appropriate vent set for that heat type. What's in the gas variant package Barrel shell + canopy + anteroom + alder benches + 8mm tempered glass. Engineered gas-ready ventilation built in. FinSteam Aurora 81 R14S gas heater — 8.1 kW, AENOR-tested under Reg 2016/426. ODS auto-shutoff + flame monitoring. Includes Orbis 14 stone cage + Halo safety rail + Njord heat shield as standard. UK propane regulator + 1.2 m CE-marked gas hose. 40 kg pre-washed FinSteam sauna stones. Aurora R14S standalone retail £2,395 — gas variant bundles at £8,090 inc VAT. More on the Aurora 81. What you'll need to source locally Standard UK 13 kg Calor propane bottle. Gas Safe registered engineer for the gas connection on a fixed install. Steam & Oak Barrel Sauna 3m Canopy + Anteroom — pick your heater at checkout Steam & Oak — one of the very few UK sauna brands that lets you choose gas, wood-fired OR electric on the same listing. Pick at checkout. The choice (heater options) ★ + FinSteam Aurora 81 R14S Gas Heater (UK first) — the new gas option. Details above. Shell only — buy the cabin, source your own heater. + Electric Harvia PC70 6.8kW — sized for the interior, single-phase ~25A circuit. + Electric Harvia PC90 9kW — for faster heat-up. + Wood-Fired Etna 12 stove + flue kit — traditional log-fired ritual. The canopy variant of the 3m barrel — same 3m main room + 0.75m anteroom — with an extended canopy roof that overhangs the door for additional rain shelter. Same capacity + same build quality as the standard 3m, with a different roofline that suits buyers who want more covered outdoor space between the sauna and the open garden. Running cost + warm-up Gas (Aurora R14S): ~£1.50-£2.00 per session, 15-20 min heat-up. Electric (Harvia 6.8kW): £1.75-£2.25 per 90-min session, 30 min heat-up. Electric 9kW: £2.00-£2.50 per session. Wood-fired (Etna 12): £2-£4 hardwood logs per session. See our full running-cost breakdown. Canopy vs porch — which to pick The canopy-roof variant extends out beyond the door, giving a sheltered transition from outdoor garden into the sauna. The standard 3m has the same main room + anteroom but a more compact roofline — slightly smaller external footprint, slightly less rain shelter at the door. Choose the canopy variant if your garden faces prevailing weather (Atlantic-facing coastal locations, exposed Scottish sites); the standard if you want minimum footprint. Build + finish Walls: 44mm Scandinavian spruce, kiln-dried 14% moisture Benches: Alder, comfortable single-level seating Door + windows: 8mm tempered glass Roof: Bitumen shingles + extended canopy Heater: Choose