When considering building a deck, many of my clients consider installing a hot tub as well. Most of them just assume that it must be placed on the deck. Whenever possible we try to hide it by building the hot tub into a deck, patio or landscaping. This project was done 10 years ago in 2002. Our client had an unusable sloping rear yard. We added a mahogany deck with rails and a built in hot tub. The result was an attractive installation for the whole family to relax. (We like them built…