The Kits · hot soak + cold plunge in one vessel
Every Nore Haus is a stainless steel plunge pool — hot soak on one side, cold plunge on the other, hand-welded in Vancouver. Every kit is 4′ deep. Pick the size that fits your yard. Add a cedar sauna as you go.
Need a different size? Custom dimensions are available for an additional cost — we'll quote your exact footprint on the free site survey. Configure a custom build →
The water you soak in
Every Nore Haus is a magnesium pool — a mineral pool using magnesium chloride and potassium chloride instead of standard chlorine. The same water the spa towns of Europe have used for two centuries, at backyard plunge volume.
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Magnesium and potassium soften the water. The first soak tells you — less astringency, no chlorine smell on your skin, no red eyes.
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A mineral pool runs at a fraction of the chlorine load of a standard pool. Less testing, fewer chemicals, simpler upkeep. A filter rinse on Sunday is most of the work.
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Magnesium-rich mineral baths sit at the centre of every European spa-town soak — Bad Ischl, Vichy, Spa, Baden-Baden. The Nore Haus magnesium pool brings that water to your backyard at thermal-spa scale.
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Designed for daily use across all four seasons. The cold side is the point in winter; the hot side carries the spring through the fall.
The cedar sauna
Western Red Cedar shell, Finnish-style heater. Included in Kit 02 (4–6 person) and Kit 03 (8–10 person, larger pool) — positioned right beside the pool so the hot-cold-rest ritual happens in one space.
Why a stainless steel pool
Concrete cracks. Acrylic and fiberglass fade, blister, and need re-surfacing. Vinyl liners get replaced. A hand-welded 316L stainless steel vessel does none of that — here's what you're actually buying.
The non-porous steel surface gives bacteria and algae nowhere to take hold — so a Nore Haus runs clean on a fraction of the chemicals a plaster or vinyl pool needs.
316L marine-grade stainless is the alloy used in sailboat hulls and coastal architecture. It outlives concrete, acrylic, and fiberglass — often the house it sits behind.
Every shell is hand-welded into one continuous vessel. No liner to puncture or replace, no seams to fail, no re-plastering on a 10-year cycle.
Steel conducts heat quickly and the insulated shell holds it — the pool reaches temperature faster and costs less to keep there through a cold-climate winter.
The vessel is structural on its own, so it sits on a prepared pad — no digging, no in-ground concrete, and it stays personal property you can take with you.
At the end of a very long life, stainless steel is 100% recyclable — not landfill like a cracked fiberglass shell or a torn vinyl liner.
What's included in every Nore Haus
The Nore Haus kit is the hardware that arrives at your home — hand-welded in Vancouver, crated, and delivered. Everything below is included in the kit price.
Want to see your kit with your finishes, on your yard? Get a free design render →
Kit 02 & Kit 03 · the jet spa
On the Sanctuary and the Operator, the hot side carries integrated hydrojets and a welded steel bench — the same marine-grade fabrication as the shell. These are reference builds from Imaginox, our European steel-fabrication partner.
Quoted separately
Every backyard is different — sloped, level, treed, fenced, walk-out, walk-up. Honest pricing on these depends on your site. We'll quote them on the free survey, and we can coordinate or hand off as you prefer.
Concrete pad or alternative footing, engineered to your grade. Often we coordinate a local concrete contractor.
Stone, hardwood, or porcelain surround. Choose from Finishes — quoted by area.
Plantings, screening, lighting, fire pit, fencing. Fully custom — we work with local designers or yours.
Above-grade installs are usually clear in days, but every municipality is different. We'll coordinate with yours.
Connection from your home to the pad. Depends on lot, run length, and existing service.
Cladding, deck tile, sauna wood species, bench mosaic. See Finishes & Materials.
The kit is the product. The rest is the site — we'll quote it honestly once we've seen your yard.
Build quality
Every Nore Haus pool shell is hand-welded from 316L marine-grade stainless steel — the same alloy used in oceanside architecture, sailboat hulls, and pharmaceutical tanks. It handles freeze-thaw, salt air, and constant moisture without spalling or rust.
Ready when you are
30 minutes on video. We walk through your backyard, recommend a kit, and answer your questions before quoting. No commitment.