Hot Tub Preparation Advice

1. Prepare Your Surface

We recommend a flat concrete base which is 10-15 cm deep, please remember the dry weight of an average hot tub design is 350 to 500 KG and therefore after water, the weight will be near to 2 tonnes.

Recently there has been a strong improvement in materials such as composite decking, so please check with your material supplier before using this idea as a base.  

3. Prepare The Location Of Your Hot Tub Model

Location Location, Location ! this is a very important part of any process, hot tubs as mentioned above are very heavy and even heavier when full of water.

Please do not consider them to be like a sofa and can be moved every time you need a change, please consider your new spa as a part of the house like an extension and therefore permanent.

If you are considering a gazebo or summer house for the hot tub, please deliver the hot tub first and then build the rest of the building after delivery to eliminate any potential access problems. 

5. Try To Keep Clear Access To Cabinets

When positioning the tub, please ensure that the hot tub has clear access if possible to all 4 sides of the hot tub so the cabinets can be accessed.

This is not 100% essential but just makes life easier if you even need to remove the cabinets (it also looks better as a feature when all 4 sides are open).

if your design involves raised decking or a sunken look, please consider the access when designing and planning as it might not be important in the early stages but it could be needed in future years. (think worst-case scenario).  

For advice on sinking your hot tub, please refer to this article we wrote on the subject http://www.hottubsuppliers.com/news/sinking-hot-tub-advice