Hot Tub Forum
Original => Hot Tub Forum => Topic started by: twalshioni on November 12, 2008, 10:08:07 am
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Hi everyone, new to the forum and not yet a hot tub owner...
We live in Ohio and have a new 15 x 40 covered slab off the back of our house and a down payment on a six person hot tub. My husband and I are "discussing" where on the slab the hot tub should be placed.
We are not in agreement...
My main concern is privacy (we live on a corner lot) and his is proximity to the door.
Please impart your wisdom to me...
What considerations did you use to decide where to put your hot tub and if you had it to do over again whould you change anything and why?
Thank you in advance...
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Mine was easy, we live in Canada and I didn't want to walk to far from the patio door to get in the hot tub in the winter. It's about 2 meters from door to hot tub. Privacy screens can be put up anywhere you want as long as it looks good.
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Like CHP said, you can always put up a privacy fence.
You will hear a lot of people here say to have the tub as close to your door as possible to make it quicker to get in and out in the winter. I do not believe in that. I live in PA and have my tub about 50 ft from my back door. It is at the end of my deck and this gives me an unobstructed view of the night sky. Otherwise I would only see half the sky with the house blocking the rest. Also I have no worries about privacy, my neighbors are blocked by trees and are far enough away to prevent them from seeing into my backyard. In the winter time I just heat a couple of towels and put them in a cooler(keeps them warm). Put on my robe and a pair of Crocs and head on out. I love the winter so walking out and in from the tub does not bother me. My wife on the other hand does not like the cold and thought she would never use the tub in the winter. She found out that it is not cold when you get out and using warm towels helps the walk back. We go in almost every night before bed after the kids are sleeping. ::)
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provide us a picture, a picture, a picture...
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(http://i462.photobucket.com/albums/qq343/twalshioni/house-2.jpg)
Here is the requested picture of the back of our house... nearing hot tub installation time, just have to decide where to put it...
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thanks twalshioni.....now I bet you will get some much better quality suggestions.
you do want it under the covered porch?...is that correct as a starting point?
I wonder if it was under the porch if it might be kind of cool to eventually
add some sky lights over the tub?
Also what is the situation to the right that is out of the picture?...would that be
another fenceless neighbor?
I guess if you put it down at the end near the ladder maybe your cover lifter
when the tub is in use would provide some privacy with the cover shielding
the view?
my first vote would be...down near the ladder at the far end....but i can be swayed!
is that a kitchen or den window at the short end? The reason I ask is...
I wouldn't want to be staring at a hot tub cover 365 days a year out your
main back den/kitchen window unless ya have to.
I am sure others will have some good different ideas.
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where's the picture?
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ok here it is.....
(http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y273/ItsZep/Hot%20Tub/house-2.jpg)
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(http://i462.photobucket.com/albums/qq343/twalshioni/house.jpg)
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thanks chad for the better view
how high does a cover lifter come up....will they be ok on
the down side of the roof?...or will it be tight?
I hate cover lifters....so I dont know much about them
I guess with the bigger view there is some privacy issues...
no way they'd want to put up a privacy fence...I suppose?
it's wierd almost everyone in Dallas has a privacy fence
but i notice up North they dont do that....is that because of snow?
like here is my fence.....
(http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y273/ItsZep/Hot%20Tub/Parties2008026-1-1.jpg)
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(http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b206/EastTexasSpa/putitrightthar.jpg)
Put it right thar!
Term
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you guys rock. Thanks for showing it, particularly the rooftop version. Maybe I'll do that with mine too :-*
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term...
dat show is a shaller tub up air on dat rewff
dats not deep 'nuff 2 get yo toes wet
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Alway glad to welcome another Buckeye. We definitely put ours as close to the back door as well, which we are thankful for every winter. Privacy is a big issue, but what can you do? We are lucky in that regard.
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WOW! You folks are great... so many responses and funny, too!
In the picture the nearest window is the dining room, the small window next to the sliding glass door is the kitchen sink and the far window is the office. We do want the hot tub on the slab, under the roof. I want it on the far end and the plan is to put up lattice work or something to provide a little privacy from the road. It would be ~ 10-15 feet from the door/steps. Do we put it as close to the house as possible or in the middle of the slab so you have access to all sides? Any thoughts on that?
The installation guy is coming on Monday to discuss the how's where's and why's installation with us...
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One thing that may be a problem is the electric meter? Hopefully if you go down by the window (office) it will be far enough away from the spa if you go that route?? It looks like it is?? You would also not be losing much patio space for furniture??
I would face the backside of the spa towards that white house, with a covermate3 flipping towards the white house for maximum blockage or build a privacy fence at that end of the patio. I would think centering at the far end might be best?
Does the patio have a slope to it for runoff? If so the spa may have to be shimmed somehow. Other than that it looks pretty straight forward. ;)
Looks like a nice place! I think a Jacuzzi would look fantastic there!! ;) ;D
Let us know what you come up with.
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WOW! You folks are great... so many responses and funny, too!
In the picture the nearest window is the dining room, the small window next to the sliding glass door is the kitchen sink and the far window is the office. We do want the hot tub on the slab, under the roof. I want it on the far end and the plan is to put up lattice work or something to provide a little privacy from the road. It would be ~ 10-15 feet from the door/steps. Do we put it as close to the house as possible or in the middle of the slab so you have access to all sides? Any thoughts on that?
The installation guy is coming on Monday to discuss the how's where's and why's installation with us...
I think I understand your question, I'd put it at one end of the slab under the roof, either near where the ladder is or the other end near the 00 hockey jersey. I wouldn't put it in the middle. That way you won't lose the entire area underneath...Does that make sense?
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I say you put the tub right in front of the BBQ so nobody knows your a Bungals fan!!!!! HE HE just kidding from your fellow AFC North fan!!!
Happy Tubbing!! ;D ::) ;D ;)
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Thanks Jim. I agree. We weren't going to get a covermate, but now I think we are sold on the idea. We are going to be traveling a lot over the Holidays, so we have decided not to have it installed until early January. I will send a picture after it is up and running. Thanks to everyone for your input. Thanks too regarding the drainage issues. I will check into that before installation...