Tubhunter Posted August 17, 2009 Report Share Posted August 17, 2009 I have a nice gravel pad with good drainage, can I place my tub on the gravel or should I pour a pad? This is my first Hot Tub. Tubhunter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bart6453 Posted August 18, 2009 Report Share Posted August 18, 2009 I have a nice gravel pad with good drainage, can I place my tub on the gravel or should I pour a pad? This is my first Hot Tub. Tubhunter Pour a pad....if you already have gravel you are two thirds of the way there...no one likes gravel in the bottom of their tub. Plus concrete is almost free right now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilovesilverchair Posted August 23, 2009 Report Share Posted August 23, 2009 I have a nice gravel pad with good drainage, can I place my tub on the gravel or should I pour a pad? This is my first Hot Tub. Tubhunter Pour a pad....if you already have gravel you are two thirds of the way there...no one likes gravel in the bottom of their tub. Plus concrete is almost free right now! I agree with pouring a pad since you are halfway there. And concrete being almost free lol We just paid $250.00 for our concrete to do our pad so I hardly call that free Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tubhunter Posted August 24, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 24, 2009 I have a nice gravel pad with good drainage, can I place my tub on the gravel or should I pour a pad? This is my first Hot Tub. Tubhunter Pour a pad....if you already have gravel you are two thirds of the way there...no one likes gravel in the bottom of their tub. Plus concrete is almost free right now! I agree with pouring a pad since you are halfway there. And concrete being almost free lol We just paid $250.00 for our concrete to do our pad so I hardly call that free I paid 350 for the concrete but don't regret taking your advise. The concrete pad is a small investment compared to the cost of the spa. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilovesilverchair Posted September 2, 2009 Report Share Posted September 2, 2009 I have a nice gravel pad with good drainage, can I place my tub on the gravel or should I pour a pad? This is my first Hot Tub. Tubhunter Pour a pad....if you already have gravel you are two thirds of the way there...no one likes gravel in the bottom of their tub. Plus concrete is almost free right now! I agree with pouring a pad since you are halfway there. And concrete being almost free lol We just paid $250.00 for our concrete to do our pad so I hardly call that free I paid 350 for the concrete but don't regret taking your advise. The concrete pad is a small investment compared to the cost of the spa. How big is your pad? Ours is 8 1/2 by 8 1/2. We just poured it last night. The crush and run was definetly more work then doing the concrete pad, that's for sure. We ended up using 37 bags. We have 5 leftover so that was a good estimate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tubhunter Posted September 3, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 3, 2009 I have a nice gravel pad with good drainage, can I place my tub on the gravel or should I pour a pad? This is my first Hot Tub. Tubhunter Pour a pad....if you already have gravel you are two thirds of the way there...no one likes gravel in the bottom of their tub. Plus concrete is almost free right now! I agree with pouring a pad since you are halfway there. And concrete being almost free lol We just paid $250.00 for our concrete to do our pad so I hardly call that free I paid 350 for the concrete but don't regret taking your advise. The concrete pad is a small investment compared to the cost of the spa. How big is your pad? Ours is 8 1/2 by 8 1/2. We just poured it last night. The crush and run was definetly more work then doing the concrete pad, that's for sure. We ended up using 37 bags. We have 5 leftover so that was a good estimate. I poured an eight by eight pad that was six inches thick. I had some left over so I poured a pad under my meat pole where I hang my deer. I had a truck come in to make the pour which made it fairly easy. It did cost alittle bit more because it was on a Saturday and I ordered only two yards. The five tons of 2b gravel under the pad caused most of the sweat. The tub is being delivered Friday and it will be a great addition to our hunting cabin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DK117 Posted September 3, 2009 Report Share Posted September 3, 2009 The tub is being delivered Friday and it will be a great addition to our hunting cabin. Tubhunter, I love it. The name works on many levels. Are you in the Pacific Northwest? Elk? Buck? DK117 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilovesilverchair Posted September 4, 2009 Report Share Posted September 4, 2009 I have a nice gravel pad with good drainage, can I place my tub on the gravel or should I pour a pad? This is my first Hot Tub. Tubhunter Pour a pad....if you already have gravel you are two thirds of the way there...no one likes gravel in the bottom of their tub. Plus concrete is almost free right now! I agree with pouring a pad since you are halfway there. And concrete being almost free lol We just paid $250.00 for our concrete to do our pad so I hardly call that free I paid 350 for the concrete but don't regret taking your advise. The concrete pad is a small investment compared to the cost of the spa. How big is your pad? Ours is 8 1/2 by 8 1/2. We just poured it last night. The crush and run was definetly more work then doing the concrete pad, that's for sure. We ended up using 37 bags. We have 5 leftover so that was a good estimate. I poured an eight by eight pad that was six inches thick. I had some left over so I poured a pad under my meat pole where I hang my deer. I had a truck come in to make the pour which made it fairly easy. It did cost alittle bit more because it was on a Saturday and I ordered only two yards. The five tons of 2b gravel under the pad caused most of the sweat. The tub is being delivered Friday and it will be a great addition to our hunting cabin. Nice and that does sound cheap for a truck to come, makes me wonder if we should of at least checked into it. We did ours ourself. Borrowed a friends cement mixer, took about 3 hours I guess to do. And yeah the crushed stone was definetly the worst. Had to dig down like 6 1/2 inches and then put a layer, tamped it and then another layer and then tamped it again. I'm just glad we will be done this weekend. Putting a paver patio around the slab and then we are done, well except we still have to do the electrical work. My bf is running all the conduit (sp?) himself to and all the electrician will have to do is hook it up. Ours is supposed to be here in like a week and a half. Enjoy your tub Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bart6453 Posted September 4, 2009 Report Share Posted September 4, 2009 I have a nice gravel pad with good drainage, can I place my tub on the gravel or should I pour a pad? This is my first Hot Tub. Tubhunter Pour a pad....if you already have gravel you are two thirds of the way there...no one likes gravel in the bottom of their tub. Plus concrete is almost free right now! I agree with pouring a pad since you are halfway there. And concrete being almost free lol We just paid $250.00 for our concrete to do our pad so I hardly call that free I paid 350 for the concrete but don't regret taking your advise. The concrete pad is a small investment compared to the cost of the spa. How big is your pad? Ours is 8 1/2 by 8 1/2. We just poured it last night. The crush and run was definetly more work then doing the concrete pad, that's for sure. We ended up using 37 bags. We have 5 leftover so that was a good estimate. I poured an eight by eight pad that was six inches thick. I had some left over so I poured a pad under my meat pole where I hang my deer. I had a truck come in to make the pour which made it fairly easy. It did cost alittle bit more because it was on a Saturday and I ordered only two yards. The five tons of 2b gravel under the pad caused most of the sweat. The tub is being delivered Friday and it will be a great addition to our hunting cabin. Nice and that does sound cheap for a truck to come, makes me wonder if we should of at least checked into it. We did ours ourself. Borrowed a friends cement mixer, took about 3 hours I guess to do. And yeah the crushed stone was definetly the worst. Had to dig down like 6 1/2 inches and then put a layer, tamped it and then another layer and then tamped it again. I'm just glad we will be done this weekend. Putting a paver patio around the slab and then we are done, well except we still have to do the electrical work. My bf is running all the conduit (sp?) himself to and all the electrician will have to do is hook it up. Ours is supposed to be here in like a week and a half. Enjoy your tub Good for you guys doing it the right way. It is very nice not having to worry one bit about the underlayment of your tub or anything else for that matter. As to having concrete delivered....it is a bit more than mixing it by hand...but for the extra $50 you get a very consistent quality product that is delivered in a super handy manner. I hate lifting 80# bags! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toolmantoo Posted September 6, 2009 Report Share Posted September 6, 2009 I was told to just use limestone screenings but once I did I looked at it and told myself I'll be getting crap in the tub so I dry laid flagstone over it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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