Check your configuration before ordering. All six families use matching member schedules and drawings. Checkout requires the displayed layout checks to pass and stock long enough for every listed member; no splice-joint design is supplied. New sauna orders support one or two bench tiers. Existing verified purchases retain re-download access, with relevant revision and layout notes.
From your measurements to your plan
Your pre-build planning checklist.
Measure your space, check your materials and inspect the PDF before you buy. Here is what to confirm for your own timber-frame project.
A room can look square without being square. Record the real space first, then decide the outside dimensions of the frame you intend to build.
Record width, height and depth.For an alcove or wall-to-wall build, measure the width at the top, middle and base. Check the usable height and depth at several points too.
Use the smallest usable space as your limit.Note skirting, sockets, pipes, door swings, wall projections and uneven surfaces. A large measurement elsewhere does not make the narrow point disappear.
Plan the finished build as well as the frame.Allow for the panels, worktop, cladding, trim and fitting room your design needs. The frame and finished outside dimensions may differ.
Enter the planned size and inspect it.Type exact measurements in the builder. Compare the displayed dimensions and openings with your notes before choosing the PDF.
Keep the numbers consistent
Choose units. Check actual timber sizes.
Millimetres or decimal inches
Choose your units before typing. In inch mode, enter a decimal such as 96.5 for 96½ inches. Do not type a feet-and-inches expression into a numeric field.
Approximate labels are a guide
One inch is exactly 25.4 mm. An exact 8 ft board is 2438.4 mm; a 2400 mm board is shorter. A label such as “approximately 8 ft” does not change the actual stock length used in the calculation.
Use one unit when marking and cutting
Read the PDF’s unit label and dimension text. Screen badges and rounded conversions help you preview; use the printed cut lengths for the selected plan and check them against your materials.
Nominal names are not actual sections
“2×4” is a familiar lumber name, not a promise of a 2 by 4 inch finished section. Our supported profiles are shown by their actual metric dimensions. Measure your stock and match the selected profile.
Verify the material you will buy
Confirm the finished section, usable stock length, condition and grade with your supplier. The selected profile does not certify a timber grade, load rating or suitable outdoor use.
Check the cutting assumptions
The project builder’s board maps use a 3 mm blade kerf. Check your actual saw blade, end condition, cutting method and any supplier tolerances before using a map.
Already have your own finished part lengths? The free timber cutting calculator lets you plan one timber section and stock length at a time, with your chosen kerf and end allowances. It organizes a cut list; it does not redesign or approve a frame.
The finished views illustrate a possible appearance. The supplied cutting maps cover timber lengths in one dimension. Panel layouts, doors, finishing details and appliance-specific design need separate planning. No project is supplied as structural or appliance-safety certification.
TV & fireplace media wall
Measure the TV’s actual body and bracket, not only its screen diagonal. VESA describes a mounting interface; it does not specify the space your whole TV needs.
Compare every opening and depth with the actual TV and electric-fireplace manuals, including ventilation and service access. Preview clearances are not manufacturer approval.
Identify services and the structure that will take the fixings. Have mounting, support and electrical requirements checked for your installation.
Workbench height includes the assumed 36 mm worktop. Enter your desired finished working height; check the actual top and legs together before building.
Plan the worktop, shelf panels, edge overhangs and any tool insert separately. A generic workbench frame does not include a fitted miter-saw recess or drilling grid.
Confirm joints, support, stability and fixings for the work you intend to do. No workbench load rating is supplied.
The displayed grill and opening are generic. Compare the actual appliance cut-out, access and support requirements with your design.
Read the grill’s manual before choosing timber. Some appliances prohibit combustible enclosures; cladding alone does not confirm compatibility. Follow any required approved jacket and complete enclosure specification.
Have the site, weather protection, countertop support, ventilation and utility installation checked for the actual appliance and location.
Distinguish exterior frame size from usable interior space after the complete wall and lining build-up. Check the planned door and bench positions.
Any room-volume or heater estimate is preliminary. Glazing, surfaces and the actual room construction also affect heater selection.
Confirm the complete room, heater, ventilation, moisture protection and electrical installation with the manufacturer and qualified installers. An outdoor room needs its own appropriate weather and site design.
Manufacturer planning reference: Harvia’s sauna-design guide. Use the chosen heater’s own instructions for its requirements.
External references explain why the checks matter. They are separate examples, not endorsements of DraftVano or approval of a selected configuration.
Know what you are buying
Four sheet types. Your selected design.
The website’s custom PDF costs €9.90 once for the selected project and configuration. Instructions are in English. The A4 landscape document uses your selected measurement units; inch cut lengths are shown as decimal inches.
A-01
Project summary & cut list
Timber part IDs, quantities, finished cut lengths and a materials planning allowance. Local prices and purchased materials still need checking.
A-02
Framing drawings
Dimensioned front, side and plan views with timber-member positions. Read the stated drawing scale and print at 100% if checking the scale on A4 paper.
C-02
Board-by-board cutting maps
Suggested arrangements of timber lengths on the selected stock boards, with the project builder’s blade-kerf assumption and remaining offcuts.
D-03
Assembly planning & fixings
Build sequence, estimated fixings and tools to plan for. Check that the proposed details suit the real materials, substrate and intended use.
Optional M-04: +€4.90. Adds project-specific finishing, trim and utility-planning notes. It does not replace appliance instructions or qualified installation design. Four sheet types do not mean exactly four pages: longer cut lists, board maps or notes can continue onto more pages.
Each free sample shows four selected pages from a labelled fixed example: cut list, drawing, board map and assembly guidance. It is an excerpt, not the complete plan or your current custom configuration. Source page numbers and continuation notes refer to the full document. Marketplace PDFs have the fixed dimensions and inclusions shown on their own listings; they are separate from a custom website purchase.
Keep the right link
Save your preview. Keep your paid download private.
Before paying
Use Copy this design link in the builder to save or share the project, dimensions, timber selection and units. It reopens the free preview; it does not include or transfer paid PDF access.
Check the selected configuration in the checkout summary. A purchase covers that design. A different size or project can still be previewed free, but its custom PDF is a separate purchase.
Return from Stripe to DraftVano so the server can confirm payment and prepare the purchased PDF. Check your browser’s Downloads if the file is not immediately visible, and save a local copy.
Keep the private Stripe return link for re-downloads for 30 days. If you preview a different configuration, use Return to your purchased design to restore the covered design.
If confirmation or delivery fails, contact DraftVano before paying again. Do not post your full private download link or send card details.
A question before you buy?
Tell us the project, the dimensions you are considering and what you need clarified. For a payment or download issue, include the order date and reference if available. Keep card details and the full private return link out of the message.