htmlstart hottub . June - August 2003 - Hot tub project
jpg 021208_11 . 1 BC SNI George Stephenson's sawmill<br>(Dec. 2002)
jpg 021208_07 . 1 BC SNI George with a salvaged old growth fir<br>(Dec. 2002)
jpg 030217_05 . 1 BC SNI Leaving George's with a<br>load of lumber for the hottub<br>(Feb. 2003)
jpg 030218_03 . 1 BC EB Hot tub lumber stacked for drying<br>(Feb. 2003)
jpg 030616_01m . 1 BC EB Planning the hot tub on the house deck<br>No, it won't be located here
jpg 030615_06m . 1 BC EB Peter masking up to begin<br>planing hot tub boards
jpg 030615_12m . 1 BC EB Peter scribing 7' hot tub outline
jpg 030615_16m . 1 BC EB Martha and boards for the hot tub floor
jpg 030616_05m . 1 BC EB Section of hot tub floor<br>glued and clamped
jpg 030617_03m . 1 BC EB Peter scribing outline on hot tub floor
jpg 030617_04m . 1 BC EB Peter scribing outline on hot tub floor
jpg 030618_02m . 1 BC EB Two sections of hot tub floor<br>glued and braced 
jpg 030619_05m . 1 BC EB Last two sections of floor glued and "clamped"
jpg 030620_02m . 1 BC EB Hot tub side boards planed<br>and ready for next step
jpg 030620_03m . 1 BC EB Shallow hot tub
jpg 030621_01m . 1 BC EB Spacing the beams on the uncut floor
jpg 030621_04m . 1 BC EB Checking to see how the center beam<br>goes with the lay of the land
jpg 030621_05m . 1 BC EB Sizing up the location<br>of the pier blocks 
jpg 030622_01m . 1 BC EB Flipping the hot tub floor<br>so the up side is up
jpg 030622_04m . 1 BC EB Half way flipped
jpg 030622_05m . 1 BC EB On its way over
jpg 030622_07m . 1 BC EB Martha enjoying a hot tub
jpg 030622_09m . 1 BC EB Peter scribing the circle to cut
jpg 030622_11m . 1 BC EB Hot tub bottom now a circle
jpg 030622_12m . 1 BC EB Hot tub bottom
jpg 030622_05p . 1 BC EB Pier blocks assembled for the foundation
jpg 030623_02m . 1 BC EB Setting the Clamp 'n Guide
jpg 030623_03m . 1 BC EB Cutting a true edge<br>with the help of the guide
jpg 030623_05m . 1 BC EB Cutting the other edge true
jpg 030623_07m . 1 BC EB The jig we used to cut the bottom circle
jpg 030623_09m . 1 BC EB Cutting the dado
jpg 030623_12m . 1 BC EB Our gorgeous hot tub side boards
jpg 030623_14m . 1 BC EB The first cuts of the dado<br>the rest will be done with a router
jpg 030624_08m . 1 BC EB Clamping so the boards don't move<br>while routing the dado
jpg 030624_05m . 1 BC EB Routing the dado
jpg 030624_09m . 1 BC EB Routing the dado
jpg 030624_12m . 1 BC EB Checking the pier block bed for rough level
jpg 030624_15m . 1 BC EB Carpenter's clutter
jpg 030624_16m . 1 BC EB Center beam in place
jpg 030624_13m . 1 BC EB Laborer delivering another beam<br>to the job site
jpg 030625_07m . 1 BC EB Custom foundation masonry
jpg 030625_08m . 1 BC EB Two beams in place
jpg 030625_10m . 1 BC EB Digging a hole for another pier block 
jpg 030625_14m . 1 BC EB Martha adding sand<br>to level the pier block bed
jpg 030625_17m . 1 BC EB All beams in place and level
jpg 030625_22m . 0 BC EB 030625_22m
jpg 030625_21m . 1 BC EB Sanding the floor
jpg 030625_23m . 1 BC EB Martha positioning the floor<br>on the beams 
jpg 030625_24m . 1 BC EB The floor in place
jpg 030625_29m . 1 BC EB Whew! A long day
jpg 030625_30m . 1 BC EB View from the deck
jpg 030626_03p . 1 BC EB Martha sanding the side boards
jpg 030626_01p . 1 BC EB Another one finished
jpg 030626_01m . 1 BC EB Peter making a jig to hold up the sides<br>during assembly
jpg 030626_02m . 1 BC EB Adding to the jig
jpg 030626_03m . 1 BC EB Scribing lines to center the side boards
jpg 030628p_06 . 1 BC EB Hottub taking shape
jpg 030628m_01 . 1 BC EB Peter adjusting the leg of the spider
jpg 030628m_04 . 1 BC EB Foxglove and hottub 
jpg 030628m_05 . 1 BC EB Peter putting in the last side board
jpg 030628m_09 . 1 BC EB Hot tub held together with duct tape
jpg 030628m_11 . 1 BC EB Hot tub held together with steel straps
jpg 030628m_15 . 1 BC EB George Stephenson and Peter
jpg 030711_02 . 1 BC EB Partially dismantling the hot tub<br>to reposition some wall boards.<br>So they won't fall down the hoops are<br>tied to the four gizmos on top the wall. 
jpg 030711_08 . 1 BC EB Sample of Sikaflex caulking -<br>tomorrow we Sikaflex the hot tub joint<br>where the wall and bottom meet.
jpg 030714_05 . 1 BC EB Hot tub deck - sample joists.<br>The sticks mark where posts will be.
jpg 030715_08 . 1 BC EB Four concrete footings for hot tub deck posts
jpg 030715_21 . 1 BC EB Back yard
jpg 030716_06 . 1 BC EB Misty day - working on footings<br>and posts for the deck
jpg 030716_07 . 1 BC EB Two deck posts in place
jpg 030718_16 . 1 BC EB Two new footings - new design - hole filled with beach rocks with concrete pad on top

jpg 030720_08 . 1 BC EB 030720_08<br>Planning placement of steps
jpg 030721_05 . 1 BC EB July 21 - the deck is taking shape
jpg 030723_01 . 1 BC EB Snorkel hot tub stove, stove pipe,<br>cedar boards for fence
jpg 030723_02 . 1 BC EB Four more deck footings "poured"
jpg 030725_01 . 1 BC EB Trial deck board
jpg 030725_02 . 1 BC EB Trial deck board
jpg 030720_13 . 1 BC EB 030720_13
jpg 030720_15 . 1 BC EB 030720_15
jpg 030721_06 . 1 BC EB 030721_06
jpg 030724_06 . 1 BC EB 030724_06
jpg 030728_01 . 1 BC EB Deck posts tied to hot tub support beams
jpg 030728_02 . 1 BC EB Decking starting to go in
jpg 030728_03 . 1 BC EB Decking starting to go in
jpg 030729_02 . 1 BC EB Decking done for now -<br>no more lumber
jpg 030729_04 . 1 BC EB Hot tub stove moved to deck
jpg 030729_05 . 1 BC EB Laying out the lower landing for the steps
jpg 030730_01 . 1 BC EB Landing frame positioned in its hole
jpg 030730_02 . 1 BC EB A little concrete to hold it in place
jpg 030730_06 . 1 BC EB Add rocks and gravel from the beach
jpg 030730_07 . 1 BC EB A layer of concrete
jpg 030730_08 . 1 BC EB And the surface layer of bricks
jpg 030730_09 . 1 BC EB Prototype whatchamacallit (the carpenter is having a little trouble with the steps and we have limited lumber)
jpg 030804m_20 . 1 BC EB Steps under construction
jpg 030804m_22 . 1 BC EB Peter working on steps
jpg 030804m_23 . 1 BC EB Martha on completed steps
jpg 030811m_06 . 1 BC EB August 11 - Martha trying out the "hot" tub<br>with 16 inches of water
jpg 030812m_03 . 1 BC EB Stove installed, fence started
jpg 030812m_09 . 1 BC EB Stove and fence installed
jpg 030812m_08 . 1 BC EB Martha and the stove fence
jpg 030812m_11 . 1 BC EB Martha in the hot tub - hot water tomorrow
jpg 030813m_15 . 1 BC EB Peter feeding the stove
jpg 030813m_17 . 1 BC EB Martha and Ducky
jpg 030813m_18 . 1 BC EB Peter
jpg 030813m_19 . 1 BC EB Ducky in corral
jpg 030815p_02 . 1 BC EB Martha enjoying a tub
jpg 030813p_04 . 1 BC EB Martha and Peter in the hot tub
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