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Gary:
There are many brands out there that have a polymer bottoms or complete pans. If you are worried about rot then go with a spa with a polymer base.

Gary

dpgtech:
It really is not an extra cost to the consumer, maybe to the Manufacturer so why not have a base that lasts fifteen years.  wood will last that long as long as you never move it.

Chas:
I have sold and serviced many HotSpring spas that are 20 years old. I started selling them in 1986, and many of our customers have us move them, resell them, trade in etc.

Yes, I have seen some of the pressure-treated lumber rot, but nothing of any significance. Most of the models are shimmed with plastic shims - so they can breath. If you don't have them sitting in a puddle, or in direct earth contact they are fine.

If you really worry about it, you could tip the spa up every 10 years and check the condition of the wood - and hit it with some Thompson's or something....

I wouldn't make this a deciding factor. If you were reading about hundreds of people complaining about how their spa rotted away and collapsed - you would most likely be talking about off-brand spas anyway.

markb:
Hey dazed,

If your that worried about it Master spas has a mental frame. This would eliminate the rot problem. The problemis, do you like master spas?

wmccall:

--- Quote ---Hey dazed,

If your that worried about it Master spas has a mental frame. This would eliminate the rot problem. The problemis, do you like master spas?
--- End quote ---


I am the worst person in the world for spelling and typos, but this was too funny to pass up. Please accept my apology in advance.  ;D

Do you always have to imagine that the mental frame is there or the tub crashes to the ground  ???   Again, please  ;)except  ;) my apology.

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