Build a Floating Dock DIY- How to build with barrels

Did you build one? Linked in the next line is how I attached it to land so you don't have to swim out!

What you will need
11 pieces of 2x8 at 10 feet long
22 pieces of 1x6 decking at 10 feet long
2 1/2 inch decking screws
4 Barrels (45-55 gallons) i found mine on KIJIJI for 24$ each
Measuring tape
Mitre or Circular Saw
Drill
100 Feet of Dock Rope.

[mikeockshuge]

Nice dock and nice video. I especially appreciate a video that is short, well composed, and not purposefully inflated with unnecessary extra 5 minutes. Sending this one to my dad for this weekends project!

[misterjim]

This is the best video yet!
That's exactly what I'll be doing for a fishing raft.
Mine will be 4' X 8' for the same reason... Using dimensional lumber w/ minimal cutting. My deck will be marine plywood w/ outdoor carpeting.

[paraplegichistoricalsports]

I've been a residential carpenter my entire life and really enjoy it. I mean, I loved my job. Building is so fun to me, and I made a decent living at it. I got very impressed watching a woman frame this floating dock. You rock gal!
I cannot frame houses anymore, due to being paralyzed, but I still build a lot of stuff. From decks to birdhouses, to muzzle loaders and muzzle loader accoutrements.
Is not building just really fun and rewarding there gal?

[ahsuser]

Thanks so much for the video! We did this today for our (small, freshwater) pond and it's awesome. Me (handsome athletic stud) and my son (14 skinny disaffected) managed the whole project. We built the frame and dragged half of it into the pond, got the barrels in / under, and started laying decking down. Then pushed the rest into the pond and - with an extra barrel for flotation, got the other barrels in there. I HAVE NO IDEA how anyone could build this on the ground and then push it into the water without an army ... The lumber weighs a ton, but the $10 barrels we found online from a (literal) crackhead work like a champ ... My truck was riding Low-Low on the way home from the lumber store ... crazy. All said and done, once you have the materials, this is actually a 4 (four) hour project. cool! We have many more "Pond-Days" in our future - many thanks!

[drapakdave]

Nice editing! I love the way you interweave friends and family into your build stories!

[bruceglover]

Important to use screws, not nails. As a youngster we built a diving platform. The wave action and stress of use by groups of us would cause nail heads to work their way above the surface. These cause quite a bit of injury to your wet feet, tearing holes in the bottoms. Having no screws back then we just hammered them back down again often and roughed it.

[mysticfamily]

Wow, your space and life are beautiful. Enjoy it and appreciate it.

[davidholt]

Very nice! I found this video while searching how to build a small pontoon bridge. Same idea, just different dimensions.
I almost have to do everything by myself, so have learned a little about moving heavy things. Having a few harbor freight dollies around, or temporarily addding wheels to the item, can be a back saver.

[bagermaster-club]

Great pier! It can be used as a raft for a mini dredger to clean the lake from mud. To do this, you need a motor pump for dirty water and a suction nozzle Bagermaster

[HardyBrothersOutdoors]

Nice job on the dock and keeping it simple and easy. One thing I’d suggest based off my dock experience is to rotate the barrels so the bung openings are parallel to the water to avoid any possible filling of them. I also used plumbers tape to seal the bungs. Huh huh yes I said bung. 😂

[UtopiaTimes]

Well done. You're the only one who showed us how you tied them in

[alvaroheitling]

Muito prático a montagem deste batelao achei o máximo

[bradkvanbek]

I have built a dock and a couple rafts with 55 gallon plastic drums. I learned some things, the hard way. You want to seal the drums in the middle of your temperature difference. For MN sealing the drums at 30 degrees works good. The first dock sections I sealed the drums at warmer temperatures and in the winter they caved in some, so I drilled a small hole in one cap above the waterline, but somehow they still can fill with water. So seal in cooler temps.

You can't have too much floatation. My first dock / raft had drums has 12sf per barrel, my last has near solid drums at 6.55sf per barrel. There is no such thing as too many drums.

[sungods-fhxu]

Amazing! You're very creative and very handy with tools. I like seeing that in a woman. 😉👍

[ivonaldoheliodesouza]

Que ideia maravilhosa !
Além de tudo, essa mulher é muito inteligente .
(Belém - pará - Brasil)

[aruntv]

Very use full video tnxx 😍😍😘😘iam from kerala 🙂🙂

[adenilsonperuchi]

Mulher valente. Parabéns pelo trabalho

[karim]

Wonderful !! Thank you very much dear. I'm really like this kind of videos.

[jerrysmith]

id of left a little gap between your deck boards just so the rain falls threw .and also uness it was womenized wood id of stained it or painted to look good and last thing id of put a bevel on all corners and edges of wood so when climbing on and off it ..no slivers or cuts on edges .no sharp edges . but over all good job .i made one with steel drums and used cable instead of rope and put connectors on inside of drums like you did ..good job .

[corydriver]

Maybe a pool ladder to help get on, add a cooler and umbrella and you got a party. Nice project!