The title says it. I am starting planning predicated on the idea of using 8x4 plywood, likely 3/4 inch.
I am trying to figure out glass vs. acrylic, what size viewing pane, thickness, etc.
Where does one find the formulas for required thickness? What are safe margins for the size of the viewing window? I don't even know where to look for this, besides reading other people's threads and trying to deduce based on their choices. That scares me for two reasons. 1. I don't know that the builder made the right call. 2. I don't know that I made the right inference from what I read. Please be patient with me and use small words. I am not an engineer. I am a writer.
I am also willing to hear input on what types of waterproofing, re-enforcement/bracing, etc. I have read enough to have a general idea of how that goes, but if you have a chestnut of wisdom, I am all ears. Honestly, anything you want so share I'd be happy to read.
I am trying to figure out glass vs. acrylic, what size viewing pane, thickness, etc.
Where does one find the formulas for required thickness? What are safe margins for the size of the viewing window? I don't even know where to look for this, besides reading other people's threads and trying to deduce based on their choices. That scares me for two reasons. 1. I don't know that the builder made the right call. 2. I don't know that I made the right inference from what I read. Please be patient with me and use small words. I am not an engineer. I am a writer.
I am also willing to hear input on what types of waterproofing, re-enforcement/bracing, etc. I have read enough to have a general idea of how that goes, but if you have a chestnut of wisdom, I am all ears. Honestly, anything you want so share I'd be happy to read.
