SunRay Solace 2-Person Outdoor Barrel Sauna | Red Cedar

The short answer

The SunRay Solace 200SH is a 2 person western red cedar barrel sauna for a small patio

The Solace is the shortest of SunRay's barrels: 72 inches across and only 49 inches from the glass door to the back wall. Inside, two people sit with a 6 kW Harvia electric heater and its stones, under a dome light, in solid western red cedar staves held by metal bands.

It suits a couple with a corner of patio or deck, or a dry spot indoors, since SunRay lists its barrels for indoor or outdoor use. It belongs to our range of barrel saunas.

Fit

SunRay Solace dimensions: a 2 person barrel sauna on a 4 by 6 foot footprint

Six feet across the face, four feet front to back. The figures below are from SunRay's barrel manual and product data.

Outside the Solace

Exterior	72 W x 49 D x 76 H in, on its cradles
SunRay size	4 ft x 6 ft
Shipping weight	650 lb

Inside the Solace

Interior	69 W x 39 D x 69 H in
Seats	Two adults
Benches	Two, facing, with backrests

Reading the shape

A barrel's width and height are close because the cross-section is round: 69 inches inside both ways on the Solace, with the cradles adding a few inches underneath. What changes between SunRay's barrels is the length front to back. At 49 inches the Solace is the compact one, with 39 inches of floor inside between the door and the back wall.

The foundation is part of the fit

SunRay's barrel manual asks for a sturdy, level surface such as a concrete pad, a wood deck or patio pavers, and says never to set the sauna directly on the ground. Where the base can be damp, add a moisture barrier under the floor to keep the barrel high and dry. Size the pad to at least 72 by 49 inches.

Construction

How the SunRay Solace cedar barrel sauna is built

Solid western red cedar, cut thick, joined stave to stave and banded in metal.

Staves, joints and bands

SunRay builds the barrel from western red cedar lumber 1 3/8 inches thick, joined edge to edge with what it calls ball-and-socket construction. Metal bands close around the outside and tighten with a latch bolt, and the hardware is stainless steel.

Roof and base

Shingle tiles screw onto the top of the barrel as its roof. Underneath, solid support cradles hold it off the pad, and a flat floor kit gives you a level surface to stand on inside, not the curve of the staves.

Front and light

The front wall has a tempered glass door between two small windows. A dome light mounts on the back wall, and its wire runs around the edge of the barrel in clips to the heater.

Looking after the outside

SunRay's warranty makes one ownership task a condition: an outdoor sauna without a weather cover has its exterior resealed every year to keep the wood from deteriorating. Put it on the calendar when you place the order.

Comparing shapes? See all our outdoor saunas, or every stove heated cabin in our traditional saunas.

Running cost

SunRay Solace electricity cost per session

Worked from the 6 kW heater and 18.34 cents per kilowatt hour, the US residential average in the EIA Electric Power Monthly for June 2026. Put your own rate in its place.

All three assume the heater never pauses, which it does once the cabin reaches the set temperature, so these are the most it can cost. In cold weather, allow a longer warm-up than the manual's 30 minutes.

Assembly

SunRay Solace barrel sauna assembly, step by step

SunRay's barrel manual covers every model in the series and asks for at least two to three adults.

It starts on the foundation. The bottom supports go down on the level pad, a metal strip is laid over them about 39 inches from the left end, and the bottom panel sits in the middle with eight slats placed to its left and right. The back wall sections are screwed together and stood up, then the front wall goes in the same way, with the roof's middle strip set in place.

The remaining staves follow around the curve, with every third or fourth one screwed to the frame through the factory drilled holes. The metal bands close around the barrel and pull it tight with the latch bolts. Inside, the floor goes in and the back wall bars are tightened, then the bench supports, benches and backrests. Outside, the shingle tiles screw onto the roof, and the door handle, the stove frame and the accessories finish it.

The last step is the dome light: fixed to the back wall where you want it, its white wire run around the edge in the supplied clips to the heater, to be connected by your electrician.

Reference

SunRay Solace 200SH barrel sauna specifications

Warranty

What the SunRay Solace barrel sauna warranty covers

SunRay's warranty certificate governs, and SunRay confirmed to us that it is the single current document.

Surface cracks and minor blemishes are normal in wood and not defects. SunRay decides what caused a fault, needs to agree in writing before any repair you want paid back, and may send a whole replacement where a structural defect cannot be fixed with parts; assembling that replacement is up to the owner. Commercial use, carrier damage, alterations, misuse and installation against the instructions are not covered, and SunRay asks that the inside is cleaned only with a water soluble cleaner for unfinished wood. Full terms: the SunRay warranty policy, with the certificate on request.