Hi there,
My husband and I bought a house last year that had a hot tub lowered into the deck. This hot tub has quit working so we decided to upgrade to a new model. We've decided to put the new tub on the deck instead of sunk in, for two reasons. One is that the previous owners didn't do a good job of having a level surface on the ground (used sidewalk blocks) which would be nearly impossible to fix so we became worried about our warranty. The second reason is access to the panels if/when repairs are needed.
We have a deck contractor who will come on Saturday and install 4 screw piles to reinforce the area the hot tub will sit on. He will then build beams across the screw piles and then deck boards on top of the beams.
My question is: does anyone know if this is enough reinforcement for a maximum weight 6000 pound hot tub? Also, we are in Canada so we need to consider the weight of snow.....
Thanks!