Dingdongler

Wifey suddenly wants a frigging hot tub

Thinking about having one in the garden, sunk into the ground with some decking surrounding it and some sort of pergoda thing over it.

Anybody got one and offer any feedback?

Cheers

Jamo

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get a good one. they are very expensive to run. we sold ours 2 years ago due to lack of use and cost of running. they are great if you use them though.

Hysteria1983

Unless you live somewhere that has enough (not the uk surely) hot weather to justify buying one, then it would seem like a waste of money.

DYK

So you mrs wants a hot tub ehhh ..

Timwinner

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My mum has one, she had a pergola build over it with this weird bamboo type roof. Its a really cool thing, when she is on holiday I do pop over and use it.
If you have the room then do it, its really nice to have the radio on and a nice cold drink sitting in the hot tub. If you can build some kind of roof over it, it gets you a lot more use and you can attach lights and speakers to the pergola.

My Mum has this kind of thing
http://www.hottubs2buy.co.uk/hot_tub...ProductID=1303 (I think they have changed the name since she got hers) as above be aware it does come with running costs like chemicals, filters and fragrances etc but its a nice little luxury to have.

NELLY1976

Edited due to advertising link

SiPie

Only point of having one here in Scotland would be to collect feckin rain water in!

chocolate_o_brian

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I must have met a good 'un then. Nearest thing she asked for with regards a hot tub was me not to fart in the bath - classy

sti-04!!

I have one, its a 6 / 7 seater & is housed in a log cabin type thingy, its good fun

chocolate_o_brian

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When you're single with different wimmins every night

Fleetwood

if you are not sure then why not get a lay z spa inflatable one. If she uses it then get a proper one, if the novelty wears off quickly then you have saved yourself a load of cash. We bought the big lay z spa for the kids, they use it a fair amount, but you can just pack it up and away if not used for a while and it then doesn't clutter up your garden.

salsa-king

does she have a load of fit singles 'girlfriends'???????????? if so get one, if not, don't waste your money.

pix help though

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5Qn8-w12p0

GC8

Theyll be growing pampas grass in their front garden next.....

john banks

Put her off with this:

http://www.medbc.com/annals/review/v...vol9n4p204.htm

GC8

That should be enough to put anyone off!

dpb

Shell be entertaining all her g friends whilst your out and passing tradesmen ...

john banks

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12440560

I know you're more likely to get run over by a bus, but gory case reports are always interesting

EddScott

Personally hot tubs strike me as being a bit "cheesy" and generally bought by chavs with money to burn.

Theres a chap at the end of our street who has one - he's one of those "Look how f*cking awesome I am" - "No, go on, look at my awesomely awesomeness"

chocolate_o_brian

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I'll raise you...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOJMV6i3bjM

Jer

Im just about to start a house build and am planning on putting one in my bathroom. On the limited research I have done Jacuzzi are the best ones but expensive. I went to a few showrooms yesterday and I think i will go for an arctic spa(mid range). Yes its a bit chav but it will be cool sitting in it after a hard days work. I need to hire a crane and get it in the house when its half built as its going upstairs.

Hysteria1983

What sort of extra support would you need for the weight of one of those upstairs?!
That's going to cost more than the jacuzzi surely?

Jer

As far as I know they are putting in extra joists.

Dingdongler

Thanks.

JB, did you already know about those cases or did you do a random pubmed search??

Eddscott, not sure if they are cheesy as such. My garden is not over looked and so no one would know I had one so there is no show off element involved on my part. My wife and I are both unsocial old sods so wouldn't be inviting anybody around to have a look at it. The only reason I'm even thinking about it is because I need to do something with my garden, its big but boring, and I thought the kids might like it.

Having a quick look at some prices today has made me think twice. The good ones are about £8k, and then there will be costs to prepare the ground work. A pavilion type surround will add another £3k+

I wouldn't mind if it was something that was going to be used a lot but I suspect it won't be. It'll be a novelty for a few months and then it'll lie empty.

DYK

8k for a tub of water that blows bubbles,get a bouncy castle,or a waterbed

EddScott

Far more civilised


Or have the tub in the middle with the trains going round the outside with a G&T on a flat bed

SJ_Skyline

A licensed version of "Yo Sushi"

Leslie

You have to consider the dangers of falling in when you come home pissed!

Les

J4CKO

iTrader: (1)

Hot Tub, why not just have done with it and have a sign that says

"Caution, Swingers live Here"

john banks

Knew about the pseudomonas, didn't know about the alveolitis, saw that with repeated references to "hot tub lung".

J4CKO

iTrader: (1)

I never go in the ones in hotels and stuff, its basically Bum Soup, all the bits of dead skin, poop and other bodily fluids from people marinading themselves in it then kept at a Bacteria friendly temperature indefinitely, if you wanted to design something to breed Bacteria from peoples undercarriages then a hot tub would be ideal.

One in your own home, at least you are in control of keeping it clean, after each "party" make sure its disinfected.