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I am planning a new deck with spa, and had originally envisioned a semi-recessed tub, with movable storage bench seating around the tub to use as ingress/egress. However, having already decided on getting a Covana cover for the spa, I have since seen some incredible looking installations of fully recessed spas, some with the Covana, and have decided to go that route. I have read the threads here about the cons of having a spa fully recessed, but any way you look at it you have to climb out of the tub. I understand the having to kneel part to deal with chemicals and filters or whatever, and I do sympathize with whoever is going to be my spa guy, but the look is so sleek and I've just gotta have it. The tub will sit on its own subdeck, and access should be good for any repair guy. Problem solved as far as the cover, because I am going with the Covana. Tub will be the Optima. I'd like to hear from people who do have a fully recessed tub, how they like it, any regrets, etc., and will post some pix of both fully recessed and semi-recessed with some comments about advantages/disadvantages - next post, so this one isn't so long.
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I know this is slightly off-topic, but I saw a thread about outdoor speakers, so I assume any spa-related posts apply. I am in the process of planning a new deck to replace the small one I have, making it much bigger with room for a spa ( the Optima ). It is majorly elevated - say, 8-10 feet, and the hillside it will be built on will make it even taller on the downslope side. The house is in Mammoth Lakes, where the winters can see up to 50-65 feet of snow, sometimes 5-8 feet at a time. Some winters, like last, not so much snow. The weather here is highly unpredictable. My roofer just told me he had seen Trex decks turn to sawdust essentially, and collapse, up here. I was telling him my contractor wanted to use Trex, saying you don't see nails, no splinters, more amenable to curving decks, etc. I prefer wood, honestly. I know, more maintenance, but I just like the real thing. Does anyone here have experience with Trex, particularly in heavy snow conditions, and do you recommend/prefer it over wood? Keep in mind, this will be an elevated deck, not one of those ones that are right on the ground. It has to hold a huge snow load AND the spa. And, super high wind conditions. Last winter, they had two wind events of gale force, 130 mph or so, that leveled 10,000 trees. And if you are a woody, what type of wood do you think is best to withstand the conditions?
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