Hot tub on the patio deck ?

[chaplin5791]

Hello Forum,

I’m planning to buy a hot tub.

The deck is my chosen location, and the deck is about 90 cm above ground level. It's on piers with a spacing of about 190 cm. Joists at 60 cm centers... I have (I think) over-dimensioned the deck construction...

Can I just place the hot tub on the deck? ... the hot tub with water and a few people can weigh up to about 2 tons...
To be on the safe side, I thought of reinforcing it from underneath with some extra support posts... what are your tips... is there a simple arrangement as a link between the ground and the underside of the deck? or other smart and simple solutions?

Thankful for any answers

 

[Korvgubbe]

Doesn't it look both nicer and more comfortable to lower the bath into the deck?

 

[robertdala]

I placed an extra plintrad under the bath with double support beams and floor joists. It's incredibly stable, there have been 8 adults in the bath and a whole bunch around it, and it's stable as a rock. I didn't lower the bath as I might switch to a larger bath in the future.

 

[chaplin5791]

I thought of trying to have it on the deck at least the first year and see... I have 3 little ones and thought it's safer to have it not so easy to step in (if you lower it..).. see pictures below.. (maybe it's easier to lower??)