Tips On Choosing A Hot Tub Surround Furniture Set:

The Size You Need:

Always check the size of your hot tub to determine the size of the surround you will need before making a purchase to avoid disappointment, most square hot tubs are 2-meters and most round hot tubs are around 1-meter 80-cm but this can vary.

You also want to make sure you have enough space around your hot tub to allow room to add a hot tub surround

Storage Space You Need:

If your looking for storage space around your hot tub then there are plenty of use cases for the Rattan surrounds that can come in really handy,

You can use the top ledges for simple things like your drinks to save you holding it in your hand whilst bathing, you can use the underside internal cabinet spaces to store towels and spare clothing, store your cups and glasses neatly out of the way for easy access at the same as keeping things tidy in your garden.

The possibilities are endless depending what it is you want to store away in these handy underside cupboards and on the top side panels so we listed a number of ideas for you below.

• Your hot tub chemicals such as chlorine or bromine.
• Spare filters & Chemical floaters.
• A set of basic tools for your hot tub
• Kids inflatable floating toys & accessories.
• Flip flops & trainers.
• All types of Beverages.
• Cold buffet type foods.
• And much more to your preferences.

Your Budget:

If your on a budget then the inflatable surround is always your cheapest option and the more hard wearing rattan style surround is always going to be more expensive for obvious reasons such as the build quality and attractive design with loads of storage.

The inflatable is only really any good for sitting on and placing towels and clothes on where the rattan style offers much more in the way of storage both inside and out.

A Suitable Base To Sit Your Surround On:

If your looking at a rattan surround then you will need reasonally flat ground for the metal frame to sit snug to the ground, the most suitable base would be a concrete base, the next best thing would be a ground laid with concrete slabs, next thing to this would be a good solid decking area so your surround can sit nice and evenly on the ground.

If your’e looking at an inflatable surround and placing it on flat ground such as a grass lawn or concrete slabs it may be advisable to use some sort of ground mat underneath to place your surround on top of to help protect the underside from punctures.

A suitable yet cheap ground mat would likely be a piece of waterproof thermal insulation or visqueen from your local builders yard should do the trick.

TIP – Just remember if your placing any type of ground mat on your grass, this will kill the grass eventually if left down for a period length of time so it’s a good idea to remove it when not in use.

Assembly:

The inflatable models only require you to blow them up with a suitable air pump and your’e up and running in minutes where the rattan models require a bit more attention to put together being made up of many different parts where you would have to follow the manufactures instructions which is quite complicate to follow in our experience so I included a video below to help you set up.

The Vidal-XL Square Rattan Hot Tub Surround Set Up: