Pools & Water Features

Hot Tubs & Spas

Step-by-step guides, tested in real houses.

A compacted gravel pad framed with timber sitting level in a backyard corner, tamper and level resting on it

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Prep a Hot Tub Pad That Can Carry Three Tons

A step-by-step guide to building a hot tub base: doing the weight math, gravel versus concrete, leveling, and where the GFCI disconnect must go.