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clovett:
Sorry I moved on to looking at building the deck or having it built.  I want to build the deck and my wife wants to have it built.  I am notorious for dragging out a project so I can't blame her too much.  I'll try and get some pictures tomorrow.

And yes I did construct a frame from 4x6 ground contact lumber then fill it with concrete.  I got estimates for pouring a concrete slab and it ranged from $700 - $800.  So instead I spent just over $180 and constructed the frame with the 4x6 lumber and then filled it with dry quikrete in 80lb sacks.  After leveling the quikrete I sprayed it with water.  I'm on extremely hard red dirt.  I wouldn't advise doing this on soft dirt unless you dig out 4 inches and allow it to sit for an entire week.   It serves the same purpose as an $800 slab at less than 1/4 the cost and is perfectly level.  The 4x6 stay in the frame and support the hot tub while the concrete cures and become part of the permanent frame.

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