Of course I wanted to see how big the hot tub is and if all works, so I unboxed it and inflated it.

Don’t worry, it won’t stay indoors; that’s just for testing. It’s capacity is up to 6 people, but that wouldn’t leave a lot of legroom. But for two it’s more than large enough and four probably works too. It takes about 960 liters (254 gallons) of water, so it will almost weigh a ton. That’s why I built the deck on 9 piers. the center one being as thick as a tree. Before I can put it in place, I will need to strengthen the deck a little more with some 2×6’s in the center, going from the left pier to the right pier, to evenly distribute the weight to all piers. I probably let the concrete gain some strength before I fill it up; concrete reaches 70% of its final strength after 7 days, which means I will be able to use it before I leave.

Now that the concrete is dry enough, it was time to build the deck foundation.

It’s 12×12 ft (3.66 meters) and the hot tub will be positioned in the center, leaving space to walk around it or even put some chairs there.

The hot tub was delivered here today (Amazon now does deliver in my subdivision; two years ago they still left things at the post office for pickup).

I will probably unpack it and have a look tonight.