Rebuilding the structure and exterior of my hot tub - start to finish

The structure of my hot tub started to rot and sag on one side. I tore out all of the old siding and supports and rebuilt the frame all the way around and updated the exterior. I also reinsulated the whole hot tub as well. The update project, start to finish, cost me about $350.

[@painfullmalina3470]

Great job dude

[@cantstartafire]

Dude! Thanks so much. I was calling removal companies and your video came up in my feed. This is so great. Cheers man!

[@earthenergyhex]

Great work

[@scottboyne8305]

Wow you did an awesome job. Looks way nicer than before. If it was me I think I would have just bought a new spa. Lol. But that's just me

[@fbanda20]

I worked in a spa manufacturing plant in the late 90’s after high school. My mom worked there for like 20 years. I should get into rebuilding these for a living since I know everything about them like literally everything.

[@Harleywolfman01]

I do hot tub refurbishing. I just wanted to say " Great job" for jumping in to a job you had no idea about, you did great. And it looks nice. The only thing I would recommend is adding more insulation. Depending on where you live it is a money saver. I just did the exact same tub about 6 months ago. That tub is huge. Again great job!

[@dngrclwn]

Thank you for the encouraging words. I'm going to take your advice and add more insulation. What type of insulation do you recommend?

[@jacktrottier276]

@@dngrclwn roxul of styrofoam 2 inch

[@TheHotTubShop]

Looks pretty decent, should give you a few more years.

[@deweypug]

Very nice!!

[@chuckanderson2190]

Great job. The only thing i might say is the reason you probably didn't see a vent to let heat escape is because they probably had it venting into the plumbing section to use that heat to keep the inside warm. At least that's how they did my cal spa. Every btu saved is a btu you don't have to buy through your electric bill. Just food for thought.

[@dngrclwn]

That makes total sense. I'm going to block off those vents instead of pumping the heat outside.

[@jackdawson3276]

Nice job!What brand is that Hot Tub? How old? If its a self supporting hand rolled fiberglass backed shell, the frame isnt so critical. It just holds the side curtains. Did you add Roxul insulation in addition to the insulation boards? That would make a good video.

[@joshcraddock6109]

Thank you so much !

[@jeffgomzalez5597]

A New Life

[@paulbreitenbach6939]

Hey -thank you for this video. It is very helpful. What siding did you use? What material / size etc. thank you again!!!

[@dngrclwn]

LP SmartSide SmartSide 38 Series Cedar Texture 8 in. OC Panel Engineered Treated Wood Siding, Application as 4 ft. x 8 ft.
www.homedepot.com/p/LP-SmartSide-SmartSide-38-Series-Cedar-Texture-8-in-OC-Panel-Engineered-Treated-Wood-Siding-Application-as-4-ft-x-8-ft-27874/100055901
SKU# 100055901
I believe this is exactly what I used for the siding.

[@paulbreitenbach6939]

@@dngrclwn thank you! One last silly question that i thought of. Did you just screw the siding into the frame you made - or did you create any structure on the back of the siding. And for accessing the mechanicals - you just remove the entire side to get access to everything at once? The original mechanical side had three separate panels. And happy Father’s Day!

[@dngrclwn]

I attached it right to the framework I constructed. After that, used my oscillating multi-tool to cut doors into the panel and screwed in hinges before I had completely finished cutting out the doors. They work really well.

[@nowthatsfunny1]

I have to build a new frame due to termite damage. Ate the whole frame. Its a 8 person hot springs. My nightmare will be removing it from the house its at now. I'm thinking its just going to crumble and be a tangled mess. I really want to save this spa....at least it'll be hundreds of pounds lighter now. 😊😅

[@fbanda20]

The bottoms of the tub usually sit on the bottom plywood. They are fiberglass tubs and really strong. Just support it on all sides and should be fine.

[@geoffloiacono2913]

How did you attached the tub to the top 2x4 or is it just sitting on top?

[@dngrclwn]

Long answer: The tub appears to be firmly attached to the base, so much so that it was difficult to wedge the 2X4s between the lip of the tub and the base because they are exactly cut to size.
Once they were in place, I just tied the frames together, so they won't be able to tip outward.
So, no direct attachment. The tub being connected to the base and the frames being tied to each other effectively captures them.
You could tip the whole end to end, and, in theory, nothing would come apart.