tony357 Posted June 18, 2012 Report Share Posted June 18, 2012 Used tongue and groove cedar 1/4 thick and 2 plies of R-5 foam insulation. glued the foam together with loctite PL300 foam board adhesive and then glued the foam to the cedar, trimmed the top and screwed and glued the trim to the cedar and then stained it. Also stained the spa with the same stain to match. Tony. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Spa Posted June 19, 2012 Report Share Posted June 19, 2012 Should get a few months out of it till it starts soaking up moisture and getting excessively heavy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony357 Posted June 19, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 19, 2012 Should get a few months out of it till it starts soaking up moisture and getting excessively heavy. I have been thinking about that, i have been toying with the idea of shrink wrapping the inside. will have to test out on left over foam to see the affects of the heat of shrink wrapping.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supermasterpig Posted June 19, 2012 Report Share Posted June 19, 2012 Well it looks great, what did the project cost you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Spa Posted June 19, 2012 Report Share Posted June 19, 2012 Shrink wrapping causes the plastic to become brittle. A "major" manufacturer tried it some years back...their covers only lasted a couple of years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mogulman Posted June 19, 2012 Report Share Posted June 19, 2012 Saw this cover at a town fair a few weeks ago. Seemed very sturdy. I don't need a cover yet though. http://www.rhinohottubcovers.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony357 Posted June 19, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 19, 2012 Well it looks great, what did the project cost you? just under 200.00 purchased everything from homedepot all in one shot. The most expesive product was the 1-1/4 angle trim at 2.11 ft, totaled 63.00 just for the trim.. One thing i did do to avoid capturing condensation was making the cover 1.5 inches larger than the spa's outside diameter to try and keep the wood from being saturated by condensation. relying on the insulation to hold in the heat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chas Posted June 24, 2012 Report Share Posted June 24, 2012 How do you lift it? I agree with Doc: you will need to do something to keep the foam from absorbing water and gaining weight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ja4496 Posted January 20, 2013 Report Share Posted January 20, 2013 What about fiberglassing it? Might cost 250$ but would seal it from moisture. Check out the website for Chesapeake light craft or Pygmy boats for resources for ordering and lots of good marine fiberglass products. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ja4496 Posted January 20, 2013 Report Share Posted January 20, 2013 What about fiberglassing it? Might cost 250$ but would seal it from moisture. Check out the website for Chesapeake light craft or Pygmy boats for resources for ordering and lots of good marine fiberglass products. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Posted January 20, 2013 Report Share Posted January 20, 2013 Looks absolutely great and at a fraction of its retail price - good work. Btw, did you manage to work out a lifting mechanism for it ? But a new vinyl cover is like 350. And free shipping. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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