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   Jeff_Clarke | Apr 30, 2008 03:54am | #1

   http://www.aag-glass.com/portfolio_com_flooroptions.html

   Not going to be cheap

    

   Jeff

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   MSA1 | Apr 30, 2008 04:23am | #8

   Waaaaay off topic, but when my oldest son was 2, I took him the auto show in Detroit. One of the displays was a clear glass platform held up by vertical pieces of glass. I climbed the platform and set him down, he froze. I dont know what he thought was going on but he wouldnt move off of the vertical support.

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   plantlust | Apr 30, 2008 03:58am | #2

   I remember reading something that was used on old sailing vessels. Apparently, somekind of glass prism(?) was inserted into the deck. So you have the flat part on the deck where you can step on it and the pointy prismy part was below deck.

   Hmmm, are these things even available? I wonder if glass blocks can be used the same way...

   Once Mother comes home she will HAVE to choose paint & tiles. The hideous shiny silver wallpaper has been removed!

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   cindge | Apr 30, 2008 04:06am | #3

   Awesome idea! http://www.boatdeckprism.com/

   I'll bet this would come in handy for lots of places.

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   plantlust | Apr 30, 2008 04:10am | #4

   (modestly polishing fingernails) Well whaddayaknow, this font of useless trivia has good info sometimes. I actually contributed something to Breaktime!Once Mother comes home she will HAVE to choose paint & tiles. The hideous shiny silver wallpaper has been removed!

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   KenJ | Apr 30, 2008 04:15am | #6

   That might work.

   Thanks,

   Ken

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   jpeaton | Apr 30, 2008 04:12am | #5

   This may or may not be helpful but facing a similar problem we installed some cool stuff last year from McNichols (sp?)
   They called it poltruded fiberglass decking. Basically 1 1/2" I-beams.
   They let a lot of light through. Neat shadows below as well. It came in sheets 5'x10' and could span 5'.

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   KenJ | Apr 30, 2008 04:21am | #7

   I found it.  http://www.mcnichols.com/products/grating/pultruded/

   Thanks

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   cindge | Apr 30, 2008 04:58am | #9

   Hey, if you put in the boat deck prism, you get the added entertainment of watching your guests (if it were a boat) look all over for the light switch!  Ha!

   Are you sure you don't want to build a boat instead of a deck?

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   ruffmike | Apr 30, 2008 05:58am | #10

   Deck Prisms.  http://www.boatdeckprism.com/ here are some examples;

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                               Mike

       Trust in God, but row away from the rocks.

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   FNbenthayer | Apr 30, 2008 06:10am | #11

   Use clear lumber

    

    

    

    

   The awful thing is that beauty is mysterious as well as terrible. God and the devil are fighting there, and the battlefield is the heart of man.
   - Fyodor Dostoyevski

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   Jeff_Clarke | Apr 30, 2008 07:00am | #12

   You can't get clear lumber any more ;o)Jeff