Spa Deck

Spa Deck

Swimming pool or spa deck landscaping will require a number of factors to consider for it to have a nicely built and well designed space. Decks are great additions in any pool or spa. It is an important component in enjoying any spa or poolside activity. This is where lounging, shading, and sunbathing usually takes place.

Whether a person has a pool or it's not a matter to complement the spa, a deck can be an ideal location as it will offer an elevated, clean and flat surface for drying off after relaxing in the hot tub. Building a deck for supporting a spa is not same as assembling a simple deck because the weight it requires for support is too much. It has to be strong and powerful.

Steps to Building a Spa Deck

Materials needed:
The materials needed are wooden planks for footing and piers, shovel, measuring tape, sand, saw, and stakes.

Step One:
The size of a usual deck is about 8´x 8´. The perimeter should be marked with string and stakes. The center of the deck area should be determined by using the meeting point of strings that are held diagonally between the stakes from one corner to the other. Now this point has to be marked with another stake. All of the other locations of pier footings have to be now marked with stakes. The deck which has a size of 8´x8´, there will be 13 of these. On the forth center, the four corners and 4 placed at the center point of every side and the last four have to be placed between these and the center of the stake.

Step Two:
The next step is to dig square holes at every side of the pier footing locations. They should be at least two feet deep with a thin layer of sand of about 3 feet over the bottom of the holes. Now the sand should be leveled and made compact. The pier footings should be vertically placed on the inside making sure that they are firmly set and level. Then the soil should be pounded down around the footings. Enough soil should be added at the base of each footing for allowing overflow water to run away and not form puddles around the deck once the tub is installed.

Step Three:
All the wood should be now cut to the proper length of 8´x4´, this can be easily done by attaching two boards of 8´x2´ so that they can easily fit together. The deck support frame should be secured over the pier footings. Metal T-plates can be used to fasten the wood boards together on top of the support pillars.

Step Four:
Now the flooring of the deck has to be secured for supporting the frame. 2"x4" planks should be screwed over the support frame a tiny gap should be left between each board. For keeping the structure safe, one has to be sure that all of the screws are countersink. The deck should be now coated with weather-proof stain and finish. Some sand should be sprinkled on the finish before spreading it for creating a nonslip surface in case water slips out of the tub. The finish should be allowed to dry and the plumbing, electrical and tub itself should be now installed. Now you are ready to enjoy.

Spa Deck