Update :
It looks like option #2 is the best for the whole garden-house project.
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2. Finish with mortar, give a bit of rough pimples stamping and top off with colour gradation, matching the cliff below. Will look less menacing and also still great for climbing plants to cling to.
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My contractor also think the same, so they are going the route. Right now I got 2 planks of 19mm glass from our supplier, cut and polished by the top. Work concentrate on finishing the base for the glass to sit on and casting chambers for filter.
Construction workers will stop all job on the house by tomorrow due to Hari Raya break (or what you know as to mark the end of the month of fasting and abstinence, Ramadan). They will be going back to their hometowns and families and continue work again in 2-3 weeks. Good news for the tired workers. A bad news for those who are too eager to see any new development on the project
... so sorry guys, the project is on pause (as in almost any project in the country)
I called a guy from roofing construction to take a look at the opening on top of the garden, take measurements and give me option on the best way to cover it while letting lots of sunlight trough. I have two options on my mind:
1. Tempered glass on frame (as in greenhouses, showrooms and malls)
2. Clear polycarbonate on frame (like what they use on greenhouses)
My opinion: In terms of pricing, #1 will definately cost much more than #2. In terms of longevity, I put my bet on tempered glass. In terms of strength, glass is more frail from impacts, earthquakes (rarely happens strong enough though I'm on the continental ring of fire) than plastic-like polycarbonate. In terms of clearliness, polycarbonate from what I know will turn milky over several years unlike glass which might take decades.
Does anyone have personal idea which one would be better? (or other option)