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Our Sanara buildings are relatively easy to assemble, however, if you feel that you may want some assistance check out hire a contractor page.
Sanara
The Sanara is our modern take on the traditional pool cabana.
With a covered entertainment space and pool accessory storage all under one roof, the Sanara has it all!
Sanara
With flexible sizes for the entertainment space and storage area, the Sanara fits all your backyard needs. This clean, contemporary pool cabana matches seamlessly with any architectural style.
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Sample Sanara gallery
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browse other Pool House styles
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Catalina
Catalina Pool Cabanas
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"The 5-sided Catalina pool house with bar (optional) is the perfect storage solution for awkward spaces in your backyard bringing spacious style indoors."
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Verana
Verana Pool Cabanas
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"Our sleek and modern Verana is one of our most popular pool cabana styles. The flat roof and variable overhead give it a contemporary look. "
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Sanara
Sanara Pool Cabanas
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"The Sanara is our modern take on the traditional pool cabana. With a covered entertainment space and pool accessory storage all under one roof, the Malibu has it all!"
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Dune
Dune Pool Cabanas
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"The Dune pool cabana is a contemporary choice when it comes to pool house storage, perfect for those looking for standout style."
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Urban Studio
Urban Studio Pool Cabanas
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"The Urban Studio pool cabana is a sleek choice when it comes to storing pool accessories or toweling off by the pool."
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Sonoma
Sonoma Pool Cabanas
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"The Sonoma is an always pleasing pool cabana choice, with a classic pool house design that effortlessly blends into its surroundings."
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Palmerston
Palmerston Pool Cabanas
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"The Palmerston pool cabana is a Summerwood favorite with a roof construction that allows for easy pool accessory storage."
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Windsor
Windsor Pool Cabanas
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"You’ll love the old world charm of the Windsor pool cabana, boasting beautiful French doors. A pool house that turns heads!"
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Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz Pool Cabanas
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"You’ll be California dreamin’ with the Santa Cruz pool house, the perfect place to entertain and towel off."
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San Cristobal
San Cristobal Pool Cabanas
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"Make a style statement in your backyard with the San Cristobal pool cabana, boasting European charm and great storage."
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Copper Creek
Copper Creek Pool Cabanas
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"Get a practical pool house with the Copper Creek, always classic and ideal for storage, entertainment and changing."
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Surfside
Surfside Pool Cabanas
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"The Surfside pool cabana offers a changing area, loads of space for pool accessory storage, and can even double as a guest house!"
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Barside
Barside Pool Cabanas
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"The Barside pool cabana offers a wonderful bar area for those who love to entertain by the poolside."
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Melbourne
Melbourne Pool Cabanas
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Sanara specifications
overview
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The new, modern design of the Sanara is ideal for both entertaining and meeting your pool-side storage needs. The covered canopy provides a great spot for entertaining or cooling off from the sun on a hot summer day. The enclosed area can serve as a storage space or place to change before jumping in the pool!
Learn more about the Sanara pool cabana in these style tabs.
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Design Features:
Low-sloped roof and overhang for a modern appeal
Ideal covered space for outdoor entertaining or relaxing
Lots of space for pool accessory storage or a changing room
Construction Features:
Built with Premium Western Red Cedar
Stainless steel nails
Engineered beams
EPDM roofing material
Popular options:
The Sanara collection offers many options and upgrades that are unique to this style.
Optional maintenance free Canexel siding in a variety of vibrant colours
Posts wrapped in clear cedar
Optional deck
Sliding, French and bi-fold doors in either Western Red Cedar or vinyl
Available Sanara pool house sizes
The Sanara is available in a range of styles starting from 72 ft². If you don’t see the size you’re looking for, please contact us.
Sanara Interior Inspiration
Below are some Sanara interiors for inspiration to help you plan your main floor and loft space. For more ideas and photos please visit our Interiors page.
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Sanara Interior
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Sanara Interior
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Sanara Interior
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Sanara Interior
Try this Floor Planner Tool to design your own space and share, as you like. You may also download graph paper and print out a few sheets to help designing your own space!
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3D Tour of the Sanara Pool Cabana
The product featured is a Sanara pool cabana in a poolside setting. The modern cabana features a covered entertaining space and enclosed area for storage and/or changing that can vary in size to meet your backyard needs. It also features beautiful clear tongue and groove cedar siding and an overhang to provide shade on sunny days.
Visit our 3D Tours page to see all the Summerwood Styles.
Sanara pool cabana video tour
details & specs
Modern Sanara Pool Cabana Dimensions
Our measurements (i.e. 4ft. x 10ft.) are taken from the outside of the floor & wall framing, therefore, they don't include the siding, and/or sheathing.
For true interior measurements, subtract the thickness of the wall framing: 3 ½” for 2x4 walls, and 5 ½” for 2x6 walls. Note: 2 x 4 is actually 1 ½” x 3 ½” and 2 x 6 is actually 1 ½” x 5 ½” due to the properties of "finished” lumber.
Wall Plan
Wall plan drawing for a sanara building
For true exterior dimensions, add the siding, sheathing (if applicable), and corner trim pieces. The Canexel siding is 3/8" thick, the cedar siding is 3/4" thick and the log siding is 1 1/2" thick. The wall sheathing varies from 7/16” to 3/4”. The corner trim is 3/4".
If you have any other questions pertaining to the size of your Sanara pool house building, please do not hesitate to ask us, we're here to help.
Roof Framing Plan
In strong competition with hip roofing and gable roofing, are flat roofs. These roofs are common in Sanara styles, being one of the easiest roofs to install and frame when compared to other roof styles.
The Sanara roof is designed to have a standard 4’ overhang on the front side and 2’ around the remaining perimeter. The roof consists of ½” Spruce plywood sheathing and pre-engineered trusses allowing you to lay the EPDM rubberized membrane on top.
Due to its geometry and low pitch, flat roofs do not always require vents. If vents are desired, they can be installed on the tallest wall or sidewalls of the building. Consult
with your contractor or roofing company, for the most effective ventilation system for
your roof.
Roof framing drawing for a Sanara building
Overhang Detail
Soffits are the cedar trim pieces that are attached to the underside of the rafter ends.
Fascia is typically the cedar 1x4 that’s used to cover the rafter tips and provide a nice straight level line for the bottom of your roof.
Sanara overhang detail
Foundations
Though the Sanara is engineered to sit on concrete blocks or traditional patio stone foundation, depending on terrain, gradient or application, you may require more advanced foundation options. For example, Sonotube footings are ideal for situations where you’re faced with steep grades or rocky terrain, whereas concrete pad is ideal for flatter surfaces and larger cabins.
Visit our Foundations page for more details or contact one of our design specialist for assistance.
Sanara building foundation
Materials
Like all Summerwood designs, the contemporary Sanara pool cabana is a fantastic display of premium grade materials coming together for any your outdoor needs. Our materials are chosen for their aesthetic appeal, durability, and environmental friendliness. Construction is engineered for garages and cabins, but ideally suited for storage sheds and pool cabanas as well. All of our buildings are designed with style and longevity in mind.
| item | material | dimension | notes |
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| runners | pressure treated | 2x6 | underside of floor framing |
| joists | pressure treated | 2x4 - 2x8 | 16" on center |
| sheathing | spruce | 48" x 96" x 5/8" | tongue & groove |
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| floor insulation | expanded polystyrene | 3 1/2" & 5 1/2" | within floor cavities |
| pine flooring | white pine | 1x6 | tongue & groove |
| item | material | dimension | notes |
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| wall plates | spruce | 2x4 - 2x6 | bottom, top, double top |
| wall studs | spruce | 2x4 - 2x6 | 16" on center |
| siding | cedar channel | 1x8 | standard horizontal siding |
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| clear t&g cedar siding | canexel | 1x8 | studs & plates |
| interior cedar siding | cedar | 2x4 - 2x6 | studs & plates |
| esu1b | 1/2" ply + typar | n/a | wall sheathing & building wrap |
| wall insulation | expanded polystyrene | 3 1/2" & 5 1/2" | within wall cavities |
| item | material | dimension | notes |
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| ceiling joists | spruce | 2x4 - 2x10 | ceiling framing |
| rafters | spruce | 2x4 - 2x10 | 24" on center maximum |
| hub | spruce | 6x6 | octangonal center member |
| sheathing | osb | 48" x 96" x 7/16" | n/a |
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| cedar roof boards | cedar | 1x6 - 1x8 | n/a |
| cedar rafters | cedar | 2x6 - 2x12 | n/a |
| roof insulation | expanded polystyrene | 3 1/2" & 5 1/2" | on roof surface |
| item | material | dimension | notes |
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| cedar trim | cedar | 1x6 - 1x8 | corners, soffit, fascia |
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| maintenance free trim | versatex | 1x4 - 1x8 | corners, soffit, fascia |
Popular upgrades
Enhanced Siding Package
If you are thinking of adding insulation, consider adding one of our "enhanced siding packages". It's a layer of sheathing (OSB or plywood) and house wrap (Typar and optional HomeSlicker) that provides a moisture barrier to your structure.
Enhanced siding package upgrade
Interior Cedar Siding and Framing
The Sanara style allows for a wide array of interior finishes. Our cedar siding or framing interior upgrade can be incorporated on the walls and/or ceiling.
Interior cedar siding choices for a modern Sanara pool cabana
Finishing
Once your modern Sanara pool cabana is complete, there are a few things you can do on the inside to add to the comfort and enjoyment of your new Summerwood design. Please see Interior Finishing under Advice for more information.
Insulation
If you plan to heat your Sanara pool cabana, insulation may be added either at purchase or after-the-fact if you decide to do it later. The walls and roof are constructed in such a way that adding insulation either as an option or on your own is quite simple to do. If you’re thinking of using your Sanara all year round, then insulating it is the way to go.
Insulation for a Sanara building
Electrical
The inside of our modern Sanara pool house is deliberately left exposed to accommodate wiring for lighting, outlets, heating equipment, whatever you have in mind. Once the installation is complete and before finishing your interior, simply have an electrician come and do his thing.
Electrical configuration option
Plumbing
Provided you have a water source nearby, your Sanara cabana pipes can be run for sinks and taps. If you have something a little more elaborate in mind like a shower or toilet, best to make sure it is coordinated with the concrete pad and installation of the pool house.
Plumbing for a Sanara
pricing
Visit "options and accessories" for detail and pricing of our accessories.
Find below pricing for all of the Sanara sizes that we have built so far. Don't see your size? Ask us and we will provide you with a quote.
Custom Designs
Summerwood will take your custom design and make it your own. If you have something different in mind, talk to one of our designers about bringing it to life.
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