Fibreglass - Day 2

The amount of rain we'd had the day before really was unbelievable. The site was protected very well by the cover that had been erected, albeit from the odd drip which worked its way through or down. We'd managed to survive a deluge that was for sure, with the only evidence being half full buckets which we'd strategically placed around the area to catch the run offs from the cover in order to prevent that from then running across the ground towards the pond.

After a good look round the previous days work as well as taking stock of the site area, Matt was soon bringing in sheets of glass and tissue in readiness for glassing the main pond as well as Keiran's. By the time the first few sheets of glass had been applied the heavens opened up once again, and more rain descended upon us .... followed by more .... and more .... and more ..... yet more! We thought the previous days rainfall was phenomenal and yet it was nothing compared to what we were now experiencing. The situation was now beginning to cause concern.

Matt had completed glassing half the main pond and was just moving some sheets of glass out of the way when the alarm bell started to ring. The sheets being moved had a damp patch! There was no way it could have come from above as this was directly under the main polycarbonate pond roof so Matt checked the floor immediately. WATER!

The amount of rain we'd had the day before coupled with what was now coming down was clearly penetrating the ground around the site and was subsequently soaking through the walls and under the PU foam. Matt quickly rectified this dilemma whilst more buckets were strategically placed around the edges of the cover where the water was running off the most in order to prevent as much run off water reaching the ground immediately around the pond area. Sweeping brushes and anything else we could get our hands on were positioned to try and channel the water from the cover towards the lowest point where a paddling pool had been placed. Matt continued to work around the problematic area until eventually the water situation was back under control. He then quickly glassed this last area whilst yours truly continued to rush round emptying trugs and buckets, puddles of water with a jug whilst also ensuring the water in the paddling pool was kept to a minimum.

After glassing the main pond it was straight on to Keiran's. This proved quite challenging simply due to its small size. It was now a case of waiting for the fibreglass to cure but with the rain still coming down in droves, Matt decided it would be better to come back and finish off. Plus the weather had been forecast to be more lenient than we were currently experiencing.