"Tim" wrote in message
news : On Mon, 30 Aug 2004 13:32:20 +0100, Tim S wrote:
:
: Bah.
:
: Just chipped the bottom of a mirror faced wardrobe door (with a big
: heavy carpet shampooer) with the approx above dimensions.
:
:
: Correction for the benfit of folks finding this on google...
: There is such a thing as safety glass mirrors - but they're
: not used for doors like this - too heavy apparantly.
:
: I found a local glazier's workshop in Tonbridge and they said they could
: only use 4mm glass for a full-mirrored wardrobe door due to weight.
:
: The actual dimensions of the glass when I measured it properly were
: 2000x350 mm which they quoted at £41 + £10 to bond to door (inc removing
: old glass).
:
: Not bad.
:
: Can't say I like the concept though - 4mm mirrored glass with kids around.
: But I have to match what's there in this case.
:
: Cheers
:
: Timbo
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That's a good price Tim, especially for 4mm, but don't worry too much about
the thickness, it's the norm for that size mirror (a health & safety rule I
think) and a lot harder to break.
Hope all goes well.
Regards.
Mike.