- May 20, 2020
- 1,003
- Pool Size
- 13600
- Surface
- Vinyl
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Solaxx (Saltron) Reliant / Purechlor R5
Hi everyone,
Creating a thread to document building of my deck for my Above Ground Pool. First... lumber is ridiculously expensive right now. I've been working on these plans since last fall, and from when I initially priced everything out the lumber cost has increased by at least 50%. But when you've promised the wife a deck, she's going to get a deck. At least doing the work myself (and enlisting my teenage son), I'm spared the contractor fees. After I'm done abusing my body I might regret that, but alas here we are. Just in materials I'm estimating this will be about $3k. Another $500 or so in tool/equipment purchases and rentals.
These are the plans I drew up for the deck:
And here's the ground prep, with the footings dug. I covered the ground with crushed gravel to prevent growth underneath the deck. Once the footings are poured I have to spread and level this better, but for now at least I've got a solid surface to work on:
And here's one of the footings. I had to be careful digging with the four by the pool to avoid the bonding wire. This one came a little close. You can also see how much the holes love to fill with water... my little utility pump is getting a work out:
Concrete landing framed for the bottom of the deck stairs:
So far the weather looks to be holding up for me to do the concrete work this weekend. I wasn't happy with any of the rental options locally for a mixer, so I bought this bad boy for $300 delivered from HD. It'll get put to the test soon.
Thankful for the 3-car garage to hold all of this lumber. I haven't even bought the deck boards yet and there's so...much...wood.
Not to mention the pile of remaining gravel in my driveway, pallet of Quickrete plastic-wrapped in my driveway, and multiple piles of dense clay I need to get rid of. My neighbors must love me right now. But hey, I have a permit.
More to come as things get underway. All the ground prep wasn't so glamorous, but we should be getting close to the "fun" part!!
Creating a thread to document building of my deck for my Above Ground Pool. First... lumber is ridiculously expensive right now. I've been working on these plans since last fall, and from when I initially priced everything out the lumber cost has increased by at least 50%. But when you've promised the wife a deck, she's going to get a deck. At least doing the work myself (and enlisting my teenage son), I'm spared the contractor fees. After I'm done abusing my body I might regret that, but alas here we are. Just in materials I'm estimating this will be about $3k. Another $500 or so in tool/equipment purchases and rentals.
These are the plans I drew up for the deck:
And here's the ground prep, with the footings dug. I covered the ground with crushed gravel to prevent growth underneath the deck. Once the footings are poured I have to spread and level this better, but for now at least I've got a solid surface to work on:
And here's one of the footings. I had to be careful digging with the four by the pool to avoid the bonding wire. This one came a little close. You can also see how much the holes love to fill with water... my little utility pump is getting a work out:
Concrete landing framed for the bottom of the deck stairs:
So far the weather looks to be holding up for me to do the concrete work this weekend. I wasn't happy with any of the rental options locally for a mixer, so I bought this bad boy for $300 delivered from HD. It'll get put to the test soon.
Thankful for the 3-car garage to hold all of this lumber. I haven't even bought the deck boards yet and there's so...much...wood.
Not to mention the pile of remaining gravel in my driveway, pallet of Quickrete plastic-wrapped in my driveway, and multiple piles of dense clay I need to get rid of. My neighbors must love me right now. But hey, I have a permit.
More to come as things get underway. All the ground prep wasn't so glamorous, but we should be getting close to the "fun" part!!
