Sorry guys adding as i have time at the moment.
Right lets see, where were we?? Please remember that i am putting this together from the talk Glynn gave us and what i see in the pics, hopefully Glynn will be on the board soon to answer any questions and correct me where i have made mistakes.
Anyway once the floor and roof were complete the next step was to build the wall into which the 2 hugh panes of glass were going to be fitted. This had to be done before the rest of the tank as there is no way of lifting the glass over a wall.
It is at this point according to Glynn where he really started to stress, as once this was finished it was time for the glass to go in.
Now the glass had been imported from Switzerland for the clarity it offered and had been shipped to SA in a container. It is 38 or 40mm thick and has 2 laminates in each sheet. The weight per sheet of glass is close to half a ton about 400 -500 Kg each. Now it was recommended that he use a crane to install the panes but there was no way to get a crane that side of the house.......hugh problem.
So what does a man do when he needs a crane and cant get one well the next best thing. You go down to the local gym and find 8 power lifters that are willing to lend you a hand, please note the glass was lifted with special suction cups as once up in the air there was no stopping and resting as you cant put that weight of glass on the bare ground as it will crack.
Wall built plastered and an epoxy resin painted on the wall it was time to silicone the glass into place. The epoxy was used to seal the wall and give the silicone something to bind to.
Enter the crane crew.
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