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Sauna installation in Aurora.

Sauna installation in Aurora for traditional, Finnish and infrared saunas and wooden banyas, in the house or out in the yard, with a design you review before any framing starts.

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What’s included

What a home sauna
project includes.

For a sauna installation in Aurora, the first question is where it goes, because a sauna in the yard is an accessory building to the Town. Inside or out, we lay out the benches, choose the heater for the room and check the panel before the heater is ordered. We also repair and reline saunas that others built.

  1. Sauna types

    Your choice of heat sets the type of room you get.

    • Traditional and Finnish saunas
    • Infrared saunas
    • Wooden banya
    • Outdoor saunas

  2. Design

    Planned around the people at home and how they’ll use it, in the space you have.

    • Sizing to the room or yard
    • Bench layout
    • Heater selection
    • Door and glass

  3. Build and installation

    The room is framed, insulated, lined and wired as one job.

    • Framing, insulation and vapour barrier
    • Wood lining and benches
    • Heater and controls
    • Electrical connection

  4. Repair and renovation

    For a sauna that is tired or has stopped working, whoever built it.

    • Bench and floor repairs
    • Heater repair and replacement
    • Relining an older sauna

Why Sonce

One contractor,
both sides of the door.

We plan and build indoors and out. Most renovators leave off at the back door, which is where most landscapers pick up.

  1. 15+ years in business

    With over 15 years in business, Sonce Homes works inside the house and outside in the yard.

  2. Licensed and WSIB insured

    Sonce Homes is licensed and WSIB insured. Ask us about the credentials relevant to your project.

  3. Design before construction

    Nothing is built until you approve the design we plan with you, and drawings make the work easier to picture.

  4. A conversation throughout

    We start with a talk about the work and what you want to spend, and from there we keep you informed at each stage.

With over 15 years in business, Sonce Homes works inside the house and outside in the yard.

Sonce Homes is licensed and WSIB insured. Ask us about the credentials relevant to your project.

Nothing is built until you approve the design we plan with you, and drawings make the work easier to picture.

We start with a talk about the work and what you want to spend, and from there we keep you informed at each stage.

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Selected Projects

Inside the house.
A closer look.

Choose a scene, then follow its numbered points to the materials beside it. Illustrative scenes to help you picture the possibilities.

Glass-fronted cedar sauna with two levels of benches and a heater beside a light-filled wellness room.
01Home Saunas

Cedar, glass

Cedar behind the glass

A glass-fronted cedar sauna beside a calm wellness space.

Cedar boards line the walls and the ceiling inside and carry on across the wall outside the glass, so the sauna reads as part of the room.

On the picture

  1. CladdingVertical cedar boards
  2. BenchesTwo levels, slatted
  3. HeaterFloor-standing, with stones
Plan a project like this: Cedar behind the glass

Cream cabinetry, oak, stone

A kitchen made for gathering

Cream cabinetry, a navy island and pale stone in a bright family kitchen.

Open oak shelves stand either side of the hood, and black-framed windows wrap the corner of the room.

On the picture

  1. HoodCream, with an oak band
  2. BacksplashHerringbone tile
  3. IslandNavy, slatted oak ends
Plan a project like this: A kitchen made for gathering

Stone tile, navy, brass

Stone, light and a walk-in shower

A navy double vanity beside a generous shower in warm stone tile.

A clear glass panel keeps the shower open to the room, and a niche for bottles is set into its tiled wall.

On the picture

  1. LightingBrass wall lights
  2. VanityNavy, two basins
  3. ShowerBrass rain head
Plan a project like this: Stone, light and a walk-in shower

Oak, navy cabinetry

A lower level to settle into

A basement lounge with built-in storage and daylight from generous windows.

Strip lighting runs above the shelves, and a desk is built into the same wall beside them.

On the picture

  1. Built-insOak shelves, navy cabinets
  2. DeskSet into the wall unit
  3. WindowsThree, facing the garden
Plan a project like this: A lower level to settle into

Oak, pale stone, navy

An open main floor

A kitchen, dining space and living room connected by warm oak flooring.

Tall windows and a glazed door run the length of the back wall, so the island, the table and the sofa share the same daylight.

On the picture

  1. IslandNavy, pale stone top
  2. Back wallGlazed door, tall windows
  3. FloorWide oak boards
Plan a project like this: An open main floor

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Gallery

Room to imagine.
Details to build on.

Saunas, basements, bathrooms and general contracting. Explore layouts, materials and details for your own home.

Outdoor cedar sauna cabin in the yard
Basement recreation room with a wet bar
Walk-in shower in cream stone tile
Open main floor: kitchen, dining and living room

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Service area

Close to home.
Across York Region.

Renovation and general contracting from our office in East Gwillimbury. The rings show roughly how long the drive is from there, outside rush hour.

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Towns we serve

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Questions

Sauna installation in Aurora:
common questions.

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What people ask
before they start.

Good to know

Sauna installation in Aurora:
good to know.

Sauna installation in Aurora: where a yard sauna can stand

Aurora’s zoning by-law treats an outdoor sauna as an accessory building. It can stand in a side or rear yard but never the front, has to meet the zone’s yard setbacks, and must sit at least 1 metre from the rear lot line, or 4.5 metres on an Estate Residential lot. Its height is capped by the lot’s area: 3.5 metres where the lot is under 460 square metres, 4.5 metres where it is larger.

The footprint is limited as well, and not on its own. All accessory buildings together may cover 7.5% of a lot under 460 square metres, or 15% of one of 460 square metres or more, so an existing shed or cabana uses up part of the room. Water changes things too: a supply and drain run out to the cabin for a shower makes it an accessory building with plumbing, which needs its own permit whatever its size.

Town of Aurora: Zoning By-law 6000-17, section 4 ↗

Sizing a yard sauna against the 15 square metre line

A yard cabin that passes 15 square metres needs its own building permit, with drawings and an inspection, as one with a shower or sink does. A sauna inside the house, often in the basement, stays clear of that rule. A hot room with two tiers of benches for a few people is usually well under 15 square metres, so the line is usually crossed by what gets added, such as a change room or a shower. We draw the footprint first and measure it against the Town's rule before you decide on the extras.

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