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Stone base question
swilly1000:
Since you're speccing this out so carefully, have you got the electrical coming up through the pad underneath the tub where it connects to the control panel?
Do it right and it is stealth and all-pro.
CanadianSpaTech:
--- Quote from: Pcola77 on May 27, 2020, 09:18:20 am ---Oh I like that idea. Hadn't seen it before. Any advice on the type of 4x4? just regular pressure treated? Something special? Thanks!
--- Quote from: CanadianSpaTech on May 27, 2020, 07:43:40 am ---Youtube lots of how 2 vids for this. I lay down a few inches of 3/4 crush then make a 4x4 wood picture frame design with a couple of extra cross pieces level it and fill the open areas with limestone. I keep about 2' of the 4x4 above grade to keep water away from the spa base. I make sure to measure the spa bottom and build it to the spa base frame. The spas bottom frame is usually a bit shorter than the width of the overall size of the spa. So that the side panel kinda overhangs the base and when water goes down the side of the panel it goes to the ground and not onto the wood frame if that makes sense.
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YES just regular pressure treated
Tman122:
--- Quote from: Pcola77 on May 27, 2020, 09:18:20 am ---Oh I like that idea. Hadn't seen it before. Any advice on the type of 4x4? just regular pressure treated? Something special? Thanks!
--- Quote from: CanadianSpaTech on May 27, 2020, 07:43:40 am ---Youtube lots of how 2 vids for this. I lay down a few inches of 3/4 crush then make a 4x4 wood picture frame design with a couple of extra cross pieces level it and fill the open areas with limestone. I keep about 2' of the 4x4 above grade to keep water away from the spa base. I make sure to measure the spa bottom and build it to the spa base frame. The spas bottom frame is usually a bit shorter than the width of the overall size of the spa. So that the side panel kinda overhangs the base and when water goes down the side of the panel it goes to the ground and not onto the wood frame if that makes sense.
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I actually like to use extra 4x4 cross braces spaced about 8" center to center and cover with treated plywood. A big wood platform sitting on top of a compacted crushed stone base.
Pcola77:
I'm definitely trying! The issue is that these tubs are not common in the US yet, so I have been unsuccessful in finding any info, and my dealer has not been very helpful in getting details (I know, big red flag, but with COVID and wanting to have one as soon as possible, we went with the size/color combo we wanted, as opposed to selecting based on the dealer like so many of you recommend). There is one on the floor in one of their showrooms about an hour away, so I might actually go up there to look at it, do measurements, etc. I did dig a trench to where the dealer said it should come up (midpoint left and right, and 4" in from the edge), but I want some confirmation. The dealer said there is no pre-drilled hole, so even if it's not perfect the hole can be put where the conduit is. We'll see...
--- Quote from: swilly1000 on May 28, 2020, 07:14:20 am ---Since you're speccing this out so carefully, have you got the electrical coming up through the pad underneath the tub where it connects to the control panel?
Do it right and it is stealth and all-pro.
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Pcola77:
Thanks TMan. You talking about an X-shaped cross brace, a plus-shaped one, or parallel (like deck joists)?
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--- Quote from: Pcola77 on May 27, 2020, 09:18:20 am ---Oh I like that idea. Hadn't seen it before. Any advice on the type of 4x4? just regular pressure treated? Something special? Thanks!
--- Quote from: CanadianSpaTech on May 27, 2020, 07:43:40 am ---Youtube lots of how 2 vids for this. I lay down a few inches of 3/4 crush then make a 4x4 wood picture frame design with a couple of extra cross pieces level it and fill the open areas with limestone. I keep about 2' of the 4x4 above grade to keep water away from the spa base. I make sure to measure the spa bottom and build it to the spa base frame. The spas bottom frame is usually a bit shorter than the width of the overall size of the spa. So that the side panel kinda overhangs the base and when water goes down the side of the panel it goes to the ground and not onto the wood frame if that makes sense.
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I actually like to use extra 4x4 cross braces spaced about 8" center to center and cover with treated plywood. A big wood platform sitting on top of a compacted crushed stone base.
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