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  1. I'm not an expert, but I've heard you need really good ventilation in the room. Also, I once went in a house that had a hot tub in a room that appeared to be properly ventilated, but it still had a dank smell to it due to the moisture build up. I'd consult several appropriately licensed people before placing it in the room.
  2. Hi Chas, Thank you for replying. I'm glad to hear that someone who has done it before sees the same problem I see. I tend to be obsessive sometimes, so I wasn't sure if I was right. One of the guys said he thinks there is gunite under the bricks and even if he pulled out the bricks, he couldn't pull out the gunite. Now, I'm wondering about this because I, myself, was able to use a jack hammer and drill drainage holes in the floor of the old spa. (I had to do this myself due to the fact that when I spoke of drainage, I got the same "you're a dork" attitude. I tried to explain that I don't know how long everything will take, and so I need drainage blah blah blah, but . . I'm getting off the subject.) So is it possible to remove the gunite enough to allow for a full four inches of cement? Also, will any gunite left be okay under the cement? Any helpfull insight will be appreciated.
  3. I'm talking to cement guys about laying down my cement slab. The problem I am having is that I have filled in a gunite spa with fill sand and the old spa had a brick boarder. The new spa will overlap onto the area where I have bricks. So far, two guys have said that I don't need to pull the bricks up and that the spa can sit on top of them. However, the bricks are not perfectly even. Also, past the bricks (where the spa will reach) there is a slight slope in the concrete that is there. This is driving me crazy! I read the installation instructions and it said a "flat 4 inch reinforced cement slab is the only acceptable surface" for placing the spa on the ground. It did not say "almost flat" or "some bumps are okay" or "this rule does not apply to bricks". So, why do people act like I'm a dork when I say I want a flat, four inch, reinforced slab? Do I need to pull up the bricks and sloping cement and replace it with a proper pad or not? If you think you know, please chime in.
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