When planning your sauna, there are many often overlooked factors that could contribute to how well your sauna performs and how much enjoyment you get from it. Let’s review some to ensure you get your sauna design right. Bring us your sauna design. We’ll turn your...
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4 Steps to Buying Your New Sauna
Follow these 4 Steps and Get the Best Sauna in Your Budget Range 1. KNOW THE PRODUCT The first step to becoming a confident sauna buyer is to get to know the different products available on the market today. There are two main types of saunas: The traditional...
Why Are Fires So Relaxing
Gathering around a fireplace is a guaranteed way to instantly increase the coziness factor in your space. WHY WE LOVE FIRE According to an anthropologist, fascination with fire dates back to our early ancestors. Christopher Lynn, of the University of Alabama, says our...
Infrared vs Traditional Saunas
What is the difference between an infrared and a traditional sauna? That is one of the most common questions we hear at Nordic Energy from customers who are in the market for a new sauna. Both saunas have equally beneficial characteristics – it really all depends on...
Top 10 Rules for the Sauna
Whether you’re a novice sauna user or you’re simply looking to maximize the many benefits that come along with sauna use, you should follow these top 10 rules. Is the Sauna For Everyone? First off, the sauna is very beneficial, but it’s not for everyone. People who...
Can I Hang My TV Above My Fireplace?
One of the latest trends is to place a television above the fireplace. While this is beautiful and a good use of space, there are some practical considerations before making that move. VIEWING COMFORT Have you ever sat in the front row at the theatre and left with a...
Do Gas Fireplaces Need Annual Maintenance?
Anyone who has trudged through a bitter Ontario winter can appreciate the comfort, warmth and convenience of a gas fireplace. It’s not only an efficient and economical way to stay warm, a gas fireplace requires far less attention and effort than a wood burning...
6 Reasons Infrared Saunas are the Next Big Thing
Indulge a little. Relax and rejuvenate yourself in your infrared sauna. Yes, infrared! Hot yoga studios use infrared heat for the same reason you should use it at home. The heat penetrates more deeply and lends a hand to your body in a handful of very positive ways....
How to Take Care of Your Sauna
We keep preaching it, but it’s true. There are endless benefits to having a sauna available in your home. A sauna can help relieve stress, soothe sore muscles, induce better sleep and even help to burn calories. Not to mention that unlike a hot tub or a pool, saunas...
How to Choose the Right BBQ
Walk down any Sudbury street in the summer and you’re likely to get a whiff of something cooking on the backyard grill. It’s a staple of almost every home, but most homeowners (and BBQ owners, of course) don’t know very much about what makes their grill good or not so...