hot tub pad

[benalexe]

Question about hot tub pad. I do not want to pour concrete and I understnad that for about $300 I can get a hot tub pad.  There seems to be two manufacturers out there.  One sells at wal mart for about 250 and comes in 6 section s for an 8 x 8.

the other one is a company that sells driect and has 4 section 8 x8. I think the company is ez pads.  Any recoomendations on this?

Any downside to using a hot tub pad?  I am assuming it is much better than just putting it on thr ground.

[Vinny]

I think some people have used it but the ground still has to be level to use it.

[Zep]

why dont you want to pour a concrete pad?
the pad you are considering is $300?
i got an illegal to do my concrete pad for $500
if your brother is giving you the spa
get the right foundation

[benalexe]

Just not sure if I need to do it.  It just seems much easier to do the portable pad

[Jacuzzi Jim]

Pads work fine, but do the cement.

[In Canada eh]

benelexe,

  I don't mean any disrespect but I have never been able to figure out why people always want to cheap out on the pad.  Its like building a $500,000 dollar home but using sand for the foundation or driving a Ferrari with tires from Walmart.  I just don't get it :-?.  The concrete pad you are talking about would cost about $300 and will provide a stable and level surface for years to come.  Since you are getting the tub for free, spend the couple of bucks on the pad

[benalexe]

Nothing is free... It is going to cost me $600 to move it for NY to NJ.  It will cost me probably $600 for the electrician etc etc. And most importantly i am not 100% sure the best possibly place for the tub so if I get the pad and do not like the location or re-do the backyard which I plan on at some point, I can move the tub.

[Swell-Tub]

Sounds like you have decided to do the pad. At the end of the day it is your decision. Good luck with the installation.

Scott  

[Brewman]

Nothing is free... It is going to cost me $600 to move it for NY to NJ.  It will cost me probably $600 for the electrician etc etc. And most importantly i am not 100% sure the best possibly place for the tub so if I get the pad and do not like the location or re-do the backyard which I plan on at some point, I can move the tub.

I know of 2 spa pad installations- both are going on 6 years old, and both pads are in excellent condition.  I believe they were EZ Pads, and I assisted in installing them.  They were 2 sections, each 4 X 8.  I say do it if that's what you want.  This is in Minnesota, where there is considerable temperature swings, and ground freezing, etc......
  People have successfully put their spas on pea gravel, pavers, spa pads, concrete, wood platforms, etc......  Lot of possibilities.

 

[Hot Tub Guru]

I'm not sure what spa you might be purchasing.  An Arctic Spa with the forever floor can sit right on flat dirt, grass, rocks, etc.  

Good luck

[benalexe]

Well,

I am gogin to look into a cement pad. If I can get an 8 x 8 pad for like 300 or 400 I may just go that route.  This way I do not need to be concerned if the ground is level enough.  

One guy I called wanted $800. Not doing that.....

[BauerN]

And most importantly i am not 100% sure the best possibly place for the tub so if I get the pad and do not like the location or re-do the backyard which I plan on at some point, I can move the tub.

Crushed rock (not round gravel), a treated lumber frame, and pavers are all good options considering this.

It's easier to get these options level than a spa pad.

They are usually less costly than a concrete pad.

They are fairly easy to do yourself, if you are so inclined.

Also, they are much easier to move across the yard than a concrete pad!
 

[benalexe]

Never mind on the concrete. I called couple of mason guys some people would not consider the work while others wanted 800.

The spa delivery guy will supply the pad.  unfortunitly it is the 6 section pad so I am a little concerned. The price is right $299.

I called my landscaper and he will level the area for me.  he will put down whatever base I want. What do you think crushed rock sand or gravel?  Then the spa pad will go on top of the leveld based.

Should be all set.  Any advise on what to sit the base on woulf be appreciated.

They will delivyer on May 23. But going away for the night so won't hook it up for a few days.  Waiting is the hardest part  :-/