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Anybody have some honest long term experience with the Forever Floor? Beyond a level surface as they claim is there anything else i should do to prep the spot it will sit on?
Quote from: JeffJ on May 24, 2017, 02:12:13 pmAnybody have some honest long term experience with the Forever Floor? Beyond a level surface as they claim is there anything else i should do to prep the spot it will sit on?It is better than a lot of tub bases but I always recommend a good solid proper base for any tub.
Quote from: Tman122 on May 24, 2017, 05:43:40 pmQuote from: JeffJ on May 24, 2017, 02:12:13 pmAnybody have some honest long term experience with the Forever Floor? Beyond a level surface as they claim is there anything else i should do to prep the spot it will sit on?It is better than a lot of tub bases but I always recommend a good solid proper base for any tub.ie good old slab?
I wouldn’t want a tub with an open bottom or wood bottom. The bottom isn’t talked about that much with hot tubs but the one I bought has an acrylic molded pan covering the bottom. Mine is sitting on a wood deck so water drains away below it. when we brought our tub on the deck it slid nice on the pan. This looks like a heavier version of that. I would still want the tub on a pad or compacted crushed stone. I would never sit one just on the lawn and call it good enough. Too much chance for movement and settling. It looks like a nice product and it could be overkill but I don’t see where it could hurt.
I'm an Arctic Spa dealer for 18 years now. We have put many of our spas on flat level surface (including my personal spa). We have yet to have an issue as Arctic Spas are built very strong. It all starts with a good foundation which we call our Forever Floor!
Quote from: Hot Tub Guru on May 25, 2017, 04:11:02 pmI'm an Arctic Spa dealer for 18 years now. We have put many of our spas on flat level surface (including my personal spa). We have yet to have an issue as Arctic Spas are built very strong. It all starts with a good foundation which we call our Forever Floor! Our winters would move it all over the place. It would be lopsided in no time. But yes the tub would be fine, just crooked.
Quote from: Tman122 on May 25, 2017, 09:13:01 pmQuote from: Hot Tub Guru on May 25, 2017, 04:11:02 pmI'm an Arctic Spa dealer for 18 years now. We have put many of our spas on flat level surface (including my personal spa). We have yet to have an issue as Arctic Spas are built very strong. It all starts with a good foundation which we call our Forever Floor! Our winters would move it all over the place. It would be lopsided in no time. But yes the tub would be fine, just crooked.My store is in Breckenridge, CO. We are at 9000 feet. The tubs don't move all over the place. Not sure what you mean by that. We have been putting these on flat level surfaces for 18 years. We have yet to have any issues as long as the tub is on a flat level surface. Now we do also put them on concert pad, decks etc. Someone mentioned a pad is better so you don't take grass and dirt in the tub. Well if you put pavers, patio stones down around the outside of the spa you will eliminate this need. So again if you build a spa from the ground up with a solid foundation you have a SUPPER STRONG SPA!!!
Quote from: Hot Tub Guru on May 27, 2017, 11:39:55 amQuote from: Tman122 on May 25, 2017, 09:13:01 pmQuote from: Hot Tub Guru on May 25, 2017, 04:11:02 pmI'm an Arctic Spa dealer for 18 years now. We have put many of our spas on flat level surface (including my personal spa). We have yet to have an issue as Arctic Spas are built very strong. It all starts with a good foundation which we call our Forever Floor! Our winters would move it all over the place. It would be lopsided in no time. But yes the tub would be fine, just crooked.My store is in Breckenridge, CO. We are at 9000 feet. The tubs don't move all over the place. Not sure what you mean by that. We have been putting these on flat level surfaces for 18 years. We have yet to have any issues as long as the tub is on a flat level surface. Now we do also put them on concert pad, decks etc. Someone mentioned a pad is better so you don't take grass and dirt in the tub. Well if you put pavers, patio stones down around the outside of the spa you will eliminate this need. So again if you build a spa from the ground up with a solid foundation you have a SUPPER STRONG SPA!!!What I mean by that is the frost here in Northern Minnesota at just above sea level moves houses. I agree, but a super strong spa that's crooked because it heaved in the winter and sunk in the summer would be bad. Our frost normally sinks 4-6' How deep does your frost go in Co?