duck Posted February 25, 2008 Share Posted February 25, 2008 hello, im thinking of setting up a 250x200x120cm pond. 3 sides and bottom will be made of concrete with front glass display panel. as you can see from the sideview pic, 60cm will be underground and 60cm will above the ground. for the display glass, what would be the minimal thickness of glass to use?? thanks d Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishdance Posted February 25, 2008 Share Posted February 25, 2008 Since the glass section depth will only be 60cm you can get away with 10mm float with side rims (bracing). However, since this is a pond I am pretty sure you will get people leaning on/over the glass and with 200cm width, you cant cross brace so I would be using 15mm with perhaps 20mm side brace. Actually with the dimensions your looking at, I would just hunt around some demolition places for a used tempered glass door and add a top rail of glass to stop cross sectional knocks - 15mm tempered is roughly the equivelent as 30mm float. There is usually a surplus of doors so you should be able to get one at a great price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duck Posted February 26, 2008 Author Share Posted February 26, 2008 im quite sure none will be leaning on the glass ... so 12mm is good enough?? 15mm glass is gonna cost alot more than 12mm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishdance Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 Duck, I am not being condescending but READ my post again and tell me which part of it you dont understand? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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