The pile of rotted wood that used to be what was left of the cabinet.

Getting the hot tub leveled and getting the basic frame put in place. It is important to not let the hot tub hang in the frame. With this type of spa you want to have about an 1/8" gap between the lip of the spa and the frame or trip board if your using one.

Notice the front lip of the spa is bowed up. This was caused because the previous cabinet was not supporting the spa correctly.

Be sure to pre-drill all of your screw holes if you decide to go with the hardy siding. I tried to get a shot of the gap between the lip and the shell but it looks almost non existent in this photo.