How is a hot tub delivered, and when do you need a crane?
A hot tub is delivered to your pad on a dolly and a cart, and some yards need a crane. The One Model's standard delivery is in the price. A fence lift, a slope the dolly cannot handle, a deck or going over the house needs a crane, which you hire and pay directly.
What does standard delivery include?
Delivery to your pad is in the price of the One Model. Standard delivery means the tub is wheeled to your pad on a dolly and a cart. A local expert on Vancouver Island brings the tub to your yard and sets it up.
The price is $19,995 CAD, and it also covers the water-care system and app and the Smartop Upright 3.0 hard cover. Steps and handrails cost extra.
When do you need a crane to deliver a hot tub?
A crane is needed when the tub has to go over a fence, up or down a slope the dolly cannot handle, onto a deck or over the house. In those cases there is no clear path at ground level, so the tub is lifted in.
You hire the crane company and pay it directly. Good Hot Tubs helps you find a crane company and plans the delivery day with the company you choose. The crane company sets its own price.
What does your yard need for delivery?
The tub has to fit through the way in, so measure it before you order. The gate or opening needs to be at least 42 inches wide, and the route needs 90 inches clear overhead. The room needed around the tub is 96 inches side to side and 100 inches front to back.
The pad is the base the tub sits on. It needs to be at least 86 by 86 inches with 18 inches clear on every side, and on Vancouver Island it usually costs $500 to $1,000.
How do you check the route, and what if your yard does not pass?
Walk the route from the gate to the pad and measure the narrowest point. Look up as well as ahead, because the overhead matters as much as the width.
- The gate or opening is at least 42 inches wide.
- The route has 90 inches clear overhead.
- There is room for the tub and 18 inches clear on every side of the base.
- The route has no fence, slope the dolly cannot handle, deck or house in the way.
What does it cost when a yard needs a crane?
A fence, a slope the dolly cannot handle, a deck or the house in the way means a crane. A crane is a cost that sits outside the One Model's price, so it is worth knowing before you order. The video call is the time to raise it.
Steps and handrails also cost extra. Add the electrical work, a pad and a crane if you need one to the price of the tub, and you have the real total for your yard. Without a crane, the tub, the electrical work and a pad usually come to $21,995 to $22,995.
How does the video call help, and what is the order of events?
Before you order, the team looks at your yard with you on a video call. The team looks at the route to the pad and at the pad spot with you.
The call shows whether your yard needs a crane, so you know about that cost in advance. It is also the time to ask about the electrical circuit, which every One Model needs before the tub arrives.
The steps run in a sequence, and the pad and the circuit have to be done before the tub arrives.
- The video call, where the team looks at your yard with you.
- Your order, once orders open. They open January 1, 2027.
- The pad and the electrical circuit, installed by you and a licensed electrician.
- The crane company, if your yard needs one, booked and paid by you.
- Delivery day, when a local expert brings the tub to your pad and sets it up.
How does the One Model handle delivery across Vancouver Island?
Delivery covers the whole Island, from Victoria to Port Hardy. A local expert delivers and sets up the One Model, and local experts across the Island service it, so help is close by when you need it.
The circuit is a dedicated 240V, 50-amp circuit installed by a licensed electrician, and on the Island the work usually costs $1,500 to $2,000. Orders open January 1, 2027.
Questions
How much does hot tub delivery cost?
Delivery to your pad is in the One Model's price of $19,995 CAD. If your yard needs a crane, you pay the crane company directly.
Can a hot tub fit through a gate?
The One Model needs a gate opening at least 42 inches wide and 90 inches clear overhead. Measure the narrowest point along the route.
Do you need a crane to deliver a hot tub?
You need one when then the tub has to go over a fence, up or down a slope the dolly cannot handle, onto a deck or over the house. The video call before you order shows whether yours does.
Who sets up a hot tub after delivery?
A local expert delivers and sets up the One Model. Under warranty, Good Hot Tubs arranges the repair.
Does Good Hot Tubs deliver hot tubs near me?
Delivery covers all of Vancouver Island, from Victoria to Port Hardy.
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Is the One Model right for you?
Ten questions about your home and how you would use a hot tub. You see your result before you give any contact details, and you can ask for a test soak on Vancouver Island when you send it.