My idea for securing the acrylic window from the inside got me thinking about the construction process. The front wall has been my biggest concern since it is a load bearing wall and is shared by the dining room.
It's one thing to have a tank of this size in a basement, garage, or workshop, but an entirely different beast when you're putting a wall of water pointed at your primary living space. A basement can contain the water and a garage or workshop generally will have means of quick exit for it. A flood from a tank in your primary living space means a lot of damage that can't be claimed on a homeowner's policy. It's kind of like building a bonfire in your living room then trying to get them to pay to rebuild it after it burns down. Well, not that drastic, but you get the picture.
I'm going to take a different approach to building this tank. Instead of the normal, build the tank then put in the front viewing window, I'm going to build out the front wall and viewing window then build the tank behind it. This will make it very easy to install the front window.
It's one thing to have a tank of this size in a basement, garage, or workshop, but an entirely different beast when you're putting a wall of water pointed at your primary living space. A basement can contain the water and a garage or workshop generally will have means of quick exit for it. A flood from a tank in your primary living space means a lot of damage that can't be claimed on a homeowner's policy. It's kind of like building a bonfire in your living room then trying to get them to pay to rebuild it after it burns down. Well, not that drastic, but you get the picture.
I'm going to take a different approach to building this tank. Instead of the normal, build the tank then put in the front viewing window, I'm going to build out the front wall and viewing window then build the tank behind it. This will make it very easy to install the front window.
I know that all the prep has been a yawn fest. Things should start picking up now.
