So got my tub all fixed up, and my dealer said I could keep it at their storage facility till the weather warms up and I can get everything properly set up for installation. Just trying to figure out how high I want the tub off the ground, or if I want it level with my deck. I plan on building a base out of heavy timbers (6" X 8"), with some kind of concrete footings. But if I want to only raise it a foot or so off the ground I'll build a frame out of the heavy timbers and fill it with 3/4" river wash stone, to make for excellent drainage.
So I' am wondering who out there has their tub raised so that the base is level with their deck, and who has it raised so that the tub it is only a foot or so above the level of their deck (ie you can step into the tub), and why they prefer their tub that way. I am thinking with having kids a tub that having it so that the base is level with the deck will make it safer as they won't be able to climb into it, and I could build a "bar" along the edge that would be useful when we are out on the deck or in the tub.
Thanks