From mud bath to a little piece of heaven.
This is how we transformed a run down, forgotten corner of our garden into our favourite, go-to spot.
Having a handy husband when it comes to DIY is without doubt a plus point and he was certainly up for the challenge of laying decking and building a gazebo from scratch to house the hot tub.
After levelling the ground and removing all debris to create an even, flat base and positioning 4 paving slabs in each corner for the wooden frame to sit on…
he constructed the decking using 4×2 timber bearers and recycled pallets to ensure it was strong enough to hold the weight of the water (and us!) in the hot tub.
Once he was happy with the sturdiness of the decking, constructing the gazebo roof and, most importantly, getting the angles of the supporting beams right was the next biggest challenge and did take a little working out! Turns out his trigonometry lessons from his dark and distant school days came in very handy.
Challenge of the beams done, he fitted an OSB roof and then topped this with shingles to keep it waterproof – and looking nice!
Then it was over to me to add the all important finishing touches with some plants, wind chimes and lighting.
And the job was done. All within a week.
We now have the most fantastic haven to escape to whatever the weather. Heaven.
It really is our happy place.
