PB's Help..........Again!

18 years ago

I had the gas main running through the middle of the spa dig on our remodel in Dec. Fortunately, the gas co took care of the relocation and all we lost was a lot of time. Thanks for all the input on that one.New Question. Is there a standard depth for a spa? Our spa has been gunited, tiled and the coping in place. The stacked stone on the outside is also in place and it all looks really good. I thought the spa looked deep and asked PB. He immediately said that it was standard and we want it deep for the adults and that up to 27 before plastering was normal. I have measured it and it is 25 inches from seat to spillover on the deeper side and 22 inches on the shorter side (measuring to the same point on the pool tile). I had my daughters sit in there and the 5'4'' one will have to sit on a cushion to keep her mouth above the water.We need to raise it, so can this be done by either additional gunite or can the 3M be put on extra thick? Any other suggestions?

Thanks in advance!

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golfgeek
18 years ago
poolg8tr,
As a general practice, most spa seats will vary in water depth from 18" to 24".
The PB can add to the seat to make it more shallow. This should not be done with plaster. Good luck.
poolg8tr
Original Author
18 years ago
Thanks golfgeek. How would the bench be raised? More gunite? Can that just be added on top or does it require rebar? Are there any other options? I'm asking for details as I am anticipating this being a big issue. We are spending too much money on this for my teenagers and anyone else under 5'6 not being able to enjoy it.
Obviously I found this forum after we started this process. I am the poster child for how not to do this. There is so little detail spelled out in our contract. Things (like depth of spa bench) that never occured to me to address up front.
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arbisi
18 years ago
In spa mode some of the water will be displaced over the spillover as soon as a person enters the spa and the water level will stay below the spillover as long as you are in spa mode. If the level is still too high you can also drain the spa a bit before putting it in spa mode.
golfgeek
18 years ago
poolg8tr,
The PB can hand mix concrete and build up the bench height. Steel is not needed. It's not necessary to bring the gunite crew back with all their equipment. It shouldn't be a big deal. It might take an hour of work. Get it the way you want it before it is plastered.
bella-orlando
18 years ago
DonÂt forget to take in consideration what the finished spill-over will be. If you are going to be installing a piece of granite make sure you take in consideration the thickness so you can accurately determine what height you would like the water to be at in the spa. Also, consider the thickness of the plaster.

A good way to test what height would be comfortable with is to sit on a hard bench or chair and measure with a tape measure where you would like the water to come up to you while you are sitting.