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Hot tub, sauna and cold plunge decks
A hot tub deck has to carry a lot of weight, stay safe with wet feet, and be pleasant on a snowy January night. We design the deck around your tub, sauna or plunge from the very start.
Framed for the weight
A filled hot tub is one of the heaviest things you can put on a deck. We plan the framing and footings under it for that load, with extra footings, closer joist spacing, or a steel frame built for the job. If the tub sits on a slab, we build the deck around it instead.
Recessed or surround
- Recessed: the deck is built up to the rim of the tub, so it looks built-in and you step down into the water.
- Surround: the tub sits on a pad or the deck, with composite steps and a skirt wrapped around it. Easier to service and great for patios.
Either way we leave access panels so the tub's equipment can be serviced.
Hot tub decks we've built
- Highland: a backyard retreat built around two hot tubs, with TimberTech Vintage English Walnut, a timber-frame pavilion, HideAway privacy screens and lights on every step.
- Sundance: a mountain cabin deck for a barrel sauna and a hot tub, with a curved waterfall bench and black privacy screens.
- South Jordan: a covered second-story deck with fiber optic lights in the underside, so the hot tub patio below glows like a starry sky.
- Pleasant Grove: a magazine-cover Trex deck with the hot tub on the covered patio underneath.
Privacy, lighting and winter use
- Privacy: HideAway screens, privacy railing panels and walls block sight lines without closing in the deck.
- Lighting: step, riser and recessed lights keep wet-foot trips safe at night. See our lighting ideas.
- Materials: TimberTech and Trex boards don't rot, resist stains and stay slip-resistant when wet.
- Winter: a short, lit path from the back door and a place to sit between soaks make the tub easy to use all winter. A covered deck keeps snow off.
Read more in Hot tub, cold plunge and sauna decks in Utah, then call for a free estimate and tell us what you'd like to include.
What homeowners say
“Levi is very professional in his work. Very detailed in his quality of work. Communication is very fast.”
“Levi was fantastic to work with. He was patient and responsive as we figured out how we wanted to rebuild our deck.”
“Levi was amazing. Very patient in dealing with our uncertainty and variations in our other work being done in our yard.”
Common questions
Can my deck hold a hot tub?
A deck has to be designed for a hot tub. A filled tub with people in it is very heavy, so we plan extra footings, closer joist spacing or a steel frame under that spot. We design the deck around the tub from the start rather than adding it later.
Should the hot tub be recessed into the deck?
A recessed tub sits with its rim at deck level, so you step down into the water and it looks built-in. A surround keeps the tub on a pad or the deck with composite steps around it, which is easier to service. We help you choose based on your yard and tub.
Can you build for a sauna or cold plunge?
Yes. We have built decks for barrel saunas and cold plunges as well as hot tubs, including a Sundance cabin deck with a sauna, hot tub and waterfall bench.
How do you add privacy around a hot tub?
TimberTech HideAway privacy screens, privacy railing panels and privacy walls block the neighbors’ view while keeping the deck open to the sky.
Other services
Composite Decks
TimberTech PVC and composite, installed to manufacturer spec so the warranty holds.
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Full tear-out of a worn deck and a new one built from the footings up.
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