Commercial Sauna Requirements

[ihavefaith]

Going to add some saunas in a building. They will be 2 person saunas, two rooms with one sauna in each. Should they both be ada compliant? I called one place that makes them, they said that they don't have to be as long as the are a modularly assembled, but a fixed structure I assume is required to be ada.

Any help appreciated.

 

[cda]

Going to add some saunas in a building. They will be 2 person saunas, two rooms with one sauna in each. Should they both be ada compliant? I called one place that makes them, they said that they don't have to be as long as the are a modularly assembled, but a fixed structure I assume is required to be ada.

Any help appreciated.

interesting. We had a new sauna use business go in,, not sure if any were accessible ??

 

[ICE]

I can't say for sure, but I've been told that no matter what you present, a path to it shall be accessible.... Installing saunas as a business proposition would/should present an opportunity for a Casp opinion….oh but you’re from Texas.

 

[steveray]

1109.6 Saunas and steam rooms. Where provided, saunas
and steam rooms shall be accessible.
Exception: Where saunas or steam rooms are clustered at
a single location, at least 5 percent of the saunas and steam
rooms, but not less than one, of each type in each cluster
shall be accessible.

 

[ihavefaith]

1109.6 Saunas and steam rooms. Where provided, saunas
and steam rooms shall be accessible.
Exception: Where saunas or steam rooms are clustered at
a single location, at least 5 percent of the saunas and steam
rooms, but not less than one, of each type in each cluster
shall be accessible.

Thanks a lot. I just want to know where the sauna company is getting their information for the exception for their design, and if there are any other exceptions. Reason being, accessible saunas which we will build will take up a considerable amount of space compared to their saunas.

 

[cda]

Thanks a lot. I just want to know where the sauna company is getting their information for the exception for their design, and if there are any other exceptions. Reason being, accessible saunas which we will build will take up a considerable amount of space compared to their saunas.

Reasonable accommodations???

Staff supplies the help to move someone or get them over a bump?

OR,

We did not have to do it in Timbuktu

 

[ihavefaith]

Reasonable accommodations???

Staff supplies the help to move someone or get them over a bump?

OR,

We did not have to do it in Timbuktu

From what I understand, the sales person explained that it was because of the way it is assembled, in sections and removable, and that they also have the paper work to show that it in fact does not need to accessible because of this.

 

[Joe.B]

From what I understand, the sales person explained that it was because of the way it is assembled, in sections and removable, and that they also have the paper work to show that it in fact does not need to accessible because of this.

I would recommend caution. I think what they may be implying is that their product is exempt from requiring a building permit. This DOES NOT mean that it is exempt from any codes or laws such as ADA. A good example of this would be cabinetry. Technically cabinet work is exempt from permit requirements (assuming no plumbing, electrical, mechanical, or structural work included) but if the work happens to be taking place in a kitchen that is required to be accessible then everything installed still has to meet accessibility requirements, regardless of the permit exemption.

 

[ihavefaith]

I would recommend caution. I think what they may be implying is that their product is exempt from requiring a building permit. This DOES NOT mean that it is exempt from any codes or laws such as ADA. A good example of this would be cabinetry. Technically cabinet work is exempt from permit requirements (assuming no plumbing, electrical, mechanical, or structural work included) but if the work happens to be taking place in a kitchen that is required to be accessible then everything installed still has to meet accessibility requirements, regardless of the permit exemption.

That may be the case. I will contact them again to see if they can give me some more info.

 

[vawos]

Going to add some saunas in a building. They will be 2 person saunas, two rooms with one custom sauna in each. Should they both be ada compliant? I called one place that makes them, they said that they don't have to be as long as the are a modularly assembled, but a fixed structure I assume is required to be ada.

Any help appreciated.

Hello. I have two questions does a 220v sauna need to be a gfci by code? My thought is use a gfci just to be safe but people dont like to spend the extra couple dollars and I'm unsure if code requires it the instructions don't say anything about one. Second question is this sauna does not use a neutral just two hots and a ground. So if I wire a gfci breaker and just hook pig tail to neutral bar it would still work correctly right or is it not doing anything without a loud neutral?

 

[ICE]

When you get done, turn everything on and toss a cat in the water. If the cat dies, you needed a GFCI. If the cat lives, you're gonna need bandages.

Judging by the questions I am guessing that you have something to do with installing saunas for "customers". Stop doing that before you kill any cats.

 

[Yankee Chronicler]

Thanks a lot. I just want to know where the sauna company is getting their information for the exception for their design, and if there are any other exceptions. Reason being, accessible saunas which we will build will take up a considerable amount of space compared to their saunas.

The answer is they make it up, because telling you that even one of your saunas has to be acceptable would be expensive and might cause them to lose a sale. In short -- they lie.

We went through that with a massage studio that wanted to install a flotation chamber ...

Why would a site-built sauna take up any more space than a pre-fab or modular sauna?