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So we are going ahead and putting in a swim spa. There is currently a paver base that the previous own had a hottub on, but upon closer inspection is not level at all, so it looks like I have a big job ahead of me.Given we have temperature extremes of -30C to +40C, is a paver base even recommended? Moisture is not really an issue. This the high part of the yard close to the house, and there seems to be good drainage out and away from the house.My other though was removing all the pavers out, removing the sand that is under them (I don't think there is any gravel under that, which could be why they are no longer level?) and filling with crushed gravel. Then putting the hottab right on the crushed gravel, and then placing something more decorative on top of the gravel around the tub right on top of the gravel, perhaps decking? It would come up around 2-3 inches from the ground, but I'd probably do it in panels so they could be remove easily if the bottom edge of the tub needs to be accessed.Of course there is the concrete pad option, but we're least keen on that. We think we could make anything else look better, and I think concrete has its own issues in our temperatures, at least going to our side walks, driveways and other cement walkways!Thanks!
Quote from: jason26 on May 11, 2014, 01:54:24 pmSo we are going ahead and putting in a swim spa. There is currently a paver base that the previous own had a hottub on, but upon closer inspection is not level at all, so it looks like I have a big job ahead of me.Given we have temperature extremes of -30C to +40C, is a paver base even recommended? Moisture is not really an issue. This the high part of the yard close to the house, and there seems to be good drainage out and away from the house.My other though was removing all the pavers out, removing the sand that is under them (I don't think there is any gravel under that, which could be why they are no longer level?) and filling with crushed gravel. Then putting the hottab right on the crushed gravel, and then placing something more decorative on top of the gravel around the tub right on top of the gravel, perhaps decking? It would come up around 2-3 inches from the ground, but I'd probably do it in panels so they could be remove easily if the bottom edge of the tub needs to be accessed.Of course there is the concrete pad option, but we're least keen on that. We think we could make anything else look better, and I think concrete has its own issues in our temperatures, at least going to our side walks, driveways and other cement walkways!Thanks!It sounds like maybe you pulled the trigger on one! If so, congrats! What model did you end up going with?