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ramonajim · #1 07-01-2009, 04:42 PM

We bought a house. House has a hot tub. Hot tub is in a room. Room had (now fixed) a leaky roof. Cedar panel walls and plywood ceiling (standard doug fir from the looks of it) have mild water damage in a couple small places.

The hot tub looks to be a 6 seater, probably 1990-1992 vintage based on what we know of the house's history. No obvious issues with the hot tub, other than the positively rank water in it. Went from "yeah that smells damp" to "hoary clap where's the hazmat suit" under the heavy (as in walk on-able) cover after the selling bank added 'winterizing fluid' just before we bought the place. We've not lifted the cover since December so the smell stays in the tub

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Darling Wife and I are torn on what to do with the tub. On one hand, it could make for a fun place to hang out on occasion. On the other hand, it would be nice to have the room it's in for other uses (workshop + laundry room is one possible plan).

Getting rid of the damn thing is the challenge. The room it's in is an add on to the house. And it was added on after the tub was dropped in place. One standard size door into the house, one standard size door to the outside. As far as I can tell, getting tub out of room means firing up the sawzall - and either taking it to the tub so it'll fit through the door, or taking it to one of the walls to make a tub sized opening so it can be hauled out.

FWIW, one wall is house, so it is off limits. The other three walls are stick frame with clapboard siding outside, cedar paneling inside. And windows - basically wall to wall vinyl framed windows everywhere except where the door to the outside is.

Before the roof was fixed, I suggested a chain be run between a corner of the room and the back end of the wagon, but Darling Wife vetoed that idea.

Any suggestions? Votes for cutting up the wall vs. cutting up the tub? If we make a tub sized hole in the wall, how the hell does one move one of these monsters?