Framing the hot tub

Laminates of resin and fiberglass are applied to achieve an overall thickness of 50 - 100% more than the industry average.

The first laminate is the most critical. Bonding the two surfaces together to make them one. It is a specialty resin called vinyl ester which bonds the two together both chemically and mechanically. It will also act as a corrosion and vapor barrier to guard against delimitation and blistering.

By fiber glassing the frame to the hot tub shell we unitize the wood frame and spa shell to make the full support package of the above ground spa. Many hot tub manufacturers no longer support their spas with a frame. They simply set the spa shell in the wood cabinet and fill it full of foam. Doing this eliminates the frame and also foams over 200 – 300 plumbing parts and connections.

Urethane foam is the best insulation material available to date; but it is a weak structural material and costs much less than the fiberglass, resin and construction that we use for our structure.

The 4 main steps in building a hot tub or spa:

Vacuum Forming your hot tub

Fiberglass & Framing the hot tub

Plumbing & Insulation for the jets

Water Testing, Cabinet Instillation and the Hot Tub Final Inspection

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