Two backyards. One obsession.

Sōk started with two mates, Luke and Will, building saunas for themselves. Then for their friends. Now, for anyone who wants one done properly.

A Sōk outdoor sauna in the rain

How it started...

Neither of us set out to start a sauna company. We just wanted a good sauna in the backyard, and couldn't find one we'd be happy to live with.

So we built our own. Will built the frame the way he would on site: square, level and made to handle years of heat, rain and sun. Luke obsessed over the rest: the timber, the bench heights, how the light falls in the evening, how it feels to step out into cold air.

We changed things, rebuilt things and tested them the only way that matters, by using them most nights of the week. Then our closest friends started asking for one. So we built theirs too, customised to their yards and the way they like to sweat.

Somewhere around the third or fourth build, it stopped being a hobby. People kept asking, and we kept saying yes. Sōk is what happens when you take that seriously: the saunas we built for ourselves, made for anyone who wants one, and installed by people who care how it turns out.

One builds the sauna.
One builds the brand.

Bench underglow in the evening

Will

Co-founder

Will is a carpenter by trade and works in construction, where things are built to last and checked twice. He brings that standard to every Sōk: how the timber is joined, how the frame handles the weather, and why every panel goes up square and level.

  • Carpenter by trade
  • Construction
  • Build and timber
The Cabin outdoor sauna

Luke

Co-founder

Luke is the founder of Protein Pancake and Salty Seeds, and has spent years turning good ideas into products people love. At Sōk he looks after design, the customer experience and everything in between, so buying a sauna feels as considered as sitting in one.

  • Founder, The Protein Pancake
  • Founder, Salty Seats
  • Design and brand

From one backyard to yours

  1. Thermally modified timber up close

    The first build

    A sauna for ourselves, framed like a job site and finished like furniture.

  2. Bench underglow in the evening

    Most nights of the week

    We used them hard, changed what bugged us and rebuilt what didn't last.

  3. Sauna panels going up on site

    Builds for our friends

    Customised to their yards, their heat and the way they like to sweat.

  4. The Cabin outdoor sauna

    Sōk

    The same saunas, the same standards, now built and installed across Australia.

We only build saunas we'd put in our own backyard. Because we already have.

What we stand for

Built like it's ours

Every detail has been lived with first. If it didn't earn its place in our own saunas, it doesn't go in yours.

Built by a builder

With a carpenter as a founder, the details you can't see get done right: joints, framing, sealing and drainage.

Heat you can sit in

Heaters sized to the room, not oversized. Soft, even heat that lets you stay on the bench longer.

Done in a day

Our own crew builds it on site in a single day. Or build it yourself over a weekend with our kit.

Come and see one

Book a free site consult and we'll talk through your space, your heat and how you want to use it.

See the process