# Wellness room guides

PrivateWellnessRooms has 8 guides on private home wellness rooms: custom saunas, steam rooms, cold plunges and recovery rooms, and the firms that build, install and sell them, grouped by country.

## General

- [Does a Home Sauna or Wellness Room Add Resale Value?](https://privatewellnessrooms.fyi/guides/does-a-home-sauna-or-wellness-room-add-resale-value.md): What published research says about saunas, steam rooms and cold plunges at resale. We found no study that measures sauna resale value directly, so this guide shows the closest data and its limits.
- [Home Sauna and Steam Room Permits, Codes and Electrical Rules](https://privatewellnessrooms.fyi/guides/home-sauna-and-steam-room-permits-codes-and-electrical-rules.md): The main electrical standards, permits and construction rules for home saunas, steam rooms and cold plunges in the US, Canada, the UK and Australia, with sources.
- [Home Sauna, Steam Room and Cold Plunge Maintenance](https://privatewellnessrooms.fyi/guides/home-sauna-steam-room-and-cold-plunge-maintenance.md): How to clean sauna wood, look after heater stones, flush and descale a steam generator, and keep cold plunge water clean, based on manufacturer care pages and manuals.
- [Home Wellness Room Design: Sauna, Steam, Cold Plunge and Rest Area](https://privatewellnessrooms.fyi/guides/home-wellness-room-design-ideas.md): How to lay out a private wellness suite, using manufacturer guidance on sauna size, benches, wood, lighting, ventilation, steam room slope, drainage and cold plunge placement.
- [How Much Does a Home Sauna, Steam Room or Cold Plunge Cost?](https://privatewellnessrooms.fyi/guides/how-much-does-a-home-sauna-steam-room-or-cold-plunge-cost.md): Published price ranges for home saunas, steam rooms and cold plunges in the US, Canada, the UK and Australia, with the currency and source for each figure.
- [How to Choose and Vet a Sauna or Wellness Room Builder](https://privatewellnessrooms.fyi/guides/how-to-choose-and-vet-a-sauna-or-wellness-room-builder.md): A step-by-step method to compare sauna, steam room and cold plunge builders: check licences, insurance, references, written quotes and payment terms before you sign.
- [Questions to Ask a Sauna, Steam Room or Cold Plunge Installer](https://privatewellnessrooms.fyi/guides/questions-to-ask-a-sauna-steam-room-or-cold-plunge-installer.md): A checklist of questions to ask before you hire an installer for a home sauna, steam room or cold plunge, with the reason behind each question.
- [Sauna Heater, Steam Generator and Cold Plunge Brands Compared](https://privatewellnessrooms.fyi/guides/sauna-heater-and-cold-plunge-brands-compared.md): Sauna heater, steam generator, cold plunge and infrared sauna brands side by side, using only what each brand publishes: origin, products, listed prices and warranty.