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(DaddyMonkey) wrote in message ...
My wife and I would like to have a sun- room as a place to relax and
'get away from the world' (no telephone, TV, ect.).

My concerns about having a hot-tub within the sunroom are;
1) How would moisture effect the walls, flooring and structure? How to
overcome this
2) Do they make glass doors large enough to fit a 4-person (8x8') tub
through? (in case we need to remove it)
3) Any other unforeseen problems that I need to think about?

We would like to have a sunroom instead of a deck to keep out bugs and
outside noise. The room will face northeast and be 16x16 foot with
about a 30 to 32 inch
crawlspace. It will have aux. heat and AC with either casement or
sliding windows.

All input appreciated!
David

Put in a power ventilator to use while you're in the spa. When you're
not using the spa, it will be covered and so shouldn't lose an
appreciable ammount of moisture. But while it use, it will turn the
room into a wet sauna if you don't ventilate it. The vent fan can be
hooked up to a humidistat so it only comes on as needed.

If you drywall the room, use green board all around. 8'x8' is pretty
big for a 4 person tub. There are smaller ones out there that are
meant to fit through a door. Don't use any MDF, chipboard, etc. in
the room. It will get wet and swell like a poisoned dog. Use only
solid wood, tile, etc.

Don't forget to reinforce the floor. Figure that the spa will be
~1000 gallons plus the shell, skirt, equipment, people, etc. Another
option would be to get just a shell and build it into the floor. That
way you can have the equipment outside or under the floor in the
crawlspace which will keep it quieter(but will make cleaning the
filter a little more dificult unless you build a trap door right over
the equipment).