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Oooooo there's a 27 Photo Slideshow!
We bought a Hot Tub in August of 2000 and for the first year of operation we pretty much enjoyed it stand-alone. For shade we used a pop-up shelter. The plan always was to build seating and a more permanent shade arrangement. I began designing it shortly after the tub was installed, but then put off the construction until March.
At that time I changed the design completely, bought the wood, then slowly began the yucky tedious part: digging post-holes, setting post brackets and varnishing the redwood. As there would be a lot of water and chemical contact with the deck I chose to use some really heavy duty expensive varnish, and to also pre-varnish all the lumber before assembly. Past experience has shown me it's easier to varnish the hard to reach bits before they are hard to reach!
Between April and mid-July (with a brief vacation to WDW in the middle) I got all the boring annoying parts done and it was time for the tinker-toy part. I got most of it done by mid-August 2001, with only the canvas top left to go. As with most of our projects, the design changed on the fly quite a bit. The most major change was the top. I'd originally planned for a gazebo-type hip roof with a lattice covering. I suck at cutting rafters tho so I was not looking forward to that part. Late in the game (after the top beams were installed) I came up with the idea for the retractable canvas top. This was much easier to install, reduced the overall height, and would allow us to enjoy the stars at night. I did a test with a cheapo tarp and it worked great so we ordered a white 10x10 canvas tarp.
As of August 16th I only have the first 5 pics we took, which show the point where the posts are set and I'm installed the bench supports. More to come!
(Note: 2 pics have not much to do with the hot tub deck... we acquired a soda machine when my old company (and Kelleye's current employer) closed their Concord office. It's contents go well with the Hot Tub tho so...
Text Last Modified Sat Mar 22 06:36:56 2003
Click on one of these 27 Fabulous Pics for more details and a bigger picture.
First Beams |
On the Level |
Hot Tub Deck |
Pile of Lumber |
Hot Tub Deck |
Benches |
Bench Support |
Back Bench |
Kitty Hideout |
Hot Tub Deck |
From the Patio |
Topped Off |
Hot Tub Deck |
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Beverage Machine |
Guinness Machine |
From the Beverage Machine |
Projector Test |
Hot Water + Movies = Ahhhhhhh |
Oooooo there's a 27 Photo Slideshow!
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