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Nesgroup address: alt.building.construction - Date & Time for the message: Mon, 03 Oct 2005 19:40:31 GMT /

Author of the message: "PipeDown"

Title of the message:
Re: Building a hot tub slab.Insulation under? over?

Text of the message:
"pinfun" <shoffman@pressenter.com> wrote in message
news:1128187870.534469.308810@g43g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...

> We were given an 8 man hot tub.Im thinking of pouring a slab .
> 1.how thick does this need to be? (big tub!)
> 2.should i place 1 inch exstruded polystyrene under slab?
> 3.How about 2 4x8 sheets of the noncompressible exstruded,maybe 2 inch
> thick and set the tub right on this insulation.
> 4.will the tub get too hot in the plumbing/motor compartments for the
> motors?(if I insulate like this?
>
> We cant get a cement truck to location so what would a minimul slab be.
> thanks group!
> steve
>

4" of concrete on top of compacted base rock on top of compacted earth will
usually work well for anything.  Use high strength concrete if you want to
be really sure.  Use wire mesh mats as reinforcement.  If you are on hard
packed soil (like clay) and the tub was free, you could probably buiold



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