There's so much information in the Yellow Pages and online directories
about places in my area that deal in glass, but I can't figure out who
would really carry what I want. Everything I find in the Washington, DC
area seems to be industrial or for big projects. All I want is two
custom-cut sheets of 1/4" thick glass to lay into the top of my dresser,
light or medium blue or purple, sufficiently opaque (frosted or coated,
I guess) for the drawer contents not to be visible. I supposed it should
be tempered to avoid easy breakage.

Going by their web sites, neither Home Depot nor Lowes carries sheet
glass, nor does Michael's Crafts.

Any ideas?

Harlan Messinger wrote:
There's so much information in the Yellow Pages and online directories
about places in my area that deal in glass, but I can't figure out who
would really carry what I want. Everything I find in the Washington, DC
area seems to be industrial or for big projects. All I want is two
custom-cut sheets of 1/4" thick glass to lay into the top of my dresser,
light or medium blue or purple, sufficiently opaque (frosted or coated,
I guess) for the drawer contents not to be visible. I supposed it should
be tempered to avoid easy breakage.

Or--can this be obtained online?

If you want custom cut colored glass, be prepared to pay dearly.
If, in addition, you want custom cut tempered glass, you'll pay
even more.

Colored glass is a specialty item and you pay due to the fact that it isn't
carried by many sellers. Tempered glass is not stocked to be cut
by the seller - the glass must be cut first (almost always at the factory) and
then tempered. The tempering process for glass produces glass which
does not accidentally break in long straight lines, which produces those
dangerous long shards. But that process also prevents the glass from
being intentionally broken (ie, "cut") in long straight lines.

If you do spend the megabucks on this project, don't forget to include rolling
(and possibly polishing) the corners and edges of the glass before it is
tempered.

You didn't specify what you are attempting to accomplish. Clear quarter
inch glass cut to size, with rolled and polished corner and edges, and then
lightly sandblasted to achieve an opaque finish is fairly reasonably priced.
Of course, it can shatter unless you pay for tempering. Ask around at
good hardware stores in your area and you'll find many leads for custom
glass cutters.

If you are lucky, you may be able to find tempered glass shelves in a
size which meets your needs. Check retail outlets for bookcases,
entertainment
centers and other furniture with glass shelves. If you find shelves that are
the size that you need, then look into the cost of ordering "replacement"
shelves. (For a lower cost unit, it will often be less expensive to buy the
entire piece of furniture just for the shelves.) Sandblast if you need it
opaque.

You can also look for thick plexiglass style materials. Colored to suit
you needs, or opaque. It would be much less expensive and a lot easier
to lift out of drawers.

Or you could just hide your porn supply or stash of dope somewhere other
than the bottom of the drawers.

Good luck,
Gideon

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Harlan Messinger wrote in message ...
There's so much information in the Yellow Pages and online directories
about places in my area that deal in glass, but I can't figure out who
would really carry what I want. Everything I find in the Washington, DC
area seems to be industrial or for big projects. All I want is two
custom-cut sheets of 1/4" thick glass to lay into the top of my dresser,
light or medium blue or purple, sufficiently opaque (frosted or coated,
I guess) for the drawer contents not to be visible. I supposed it should
be tempered to avoid easy breakage.

Going by their web sites, neither Home Depot nor Lowes carries sheet
glass, nor does Michael's Crafts.

Any ideas?

Harlan Messinger wrote:
There's so much information in the Yellow Pages and online directories
about places in my area that deal in glass, but I can't figure out who
would really carry what I want. Everything I find in the Washington,
DC area seems to be industrial or for big projects. All I want is two
custom-cut sheets of 1/4" thick glass to lay into the top of my
dresser, light or medium blue or purple, sufficiently opaque (frosted
or coated, I guess) for the drawer contents not to be visible. I
supposed it should be tempered to avoid easy breakage.

Going by their web sites, neither Home Depot nor Lowes carries sheet
glass, nor does Michael's Crafts.

Any ideas?

Try:

Reflections Glass & Design
Mirrors, Glass Tops, Frosted, Beveled, Tempered Shower Doors.
Washington, DC 20009
(202) 997-5860
Email: inforeflectionsglassdesign.com

--
Joseph Meehan

Dia duit

Harlan Messinger wrote:
There's so much information in the Yellow Pages and online directories
about places in my area that deal in glass, but I can't figure out who
would really carry what I want. Everything I find in the Washington,
DC area seems to be industrial or for big projects. All I want is two
custom-cut sheets of 1/4" thick glass to lay into the top of my
dresser, light or medium blue or purple, sufficiently opaque (frosted
or coated, I guess) for the drawer contents not to be visible. I
supposed it should be tempered to avoid easy breakage.

Going by their web sites, neither Home Depot nor Lowes carries sheet
glass, nor does Michael's Crafts.

Any ideas?

I hit send too soon. What you are asking for is not all that simple and
is likely to be a little on the expensive side.

--
Joseph Meehan

Dia duit

Harlan Messinger wrote:

There's so much information in the Yellow Pages and online directories
about places in my area that deal in glass, but I can't figure out who
would really carry what I want. Everything I find in the Washington, DC
area seems to be industrial or for big projects. All I want is two
custom-cut sheets of 1/4" thick glass to lay into the top of my dresser,
light or medium blue or purple, sufficiently opaque (frosted or coated,
I guess) for the drawer contents not to be visible. I supposed it should
be tempered to avoid easy breakage.

Going by their web sites, neither Home Depot nor Lowes carries sheet
glass, nor does Michael's Crafts.

Any ideas?

A glass shop that advertises windows, mirrors, shower enclosures. We
shopped around for glass for a kitchen project, and found colored
(opaque) glass in red, blue and green. Our shop cut a clear pressed
pattern glass, then sent it out to be tempered for our application.
They can also have it sandblasted. The greenish tint of plate glass
looked pretty neat sandblasted on one side.

Gideon wrote:

If you want custom cut colored glass, be prepared to pay dearly.
If, in addition, you want custom cut tempered glass, you'll pay
even more.

Colored glass is a specialty item and you pay due to the fact that it isn't
carried by many sellers. Tempered glass is not stocked to be cut
by the seller - the glass must be cut first (almost always at the factory) and
then tempered. The tempering process for glass produces glass which
does not accidentally break in long straight lines, which produces those
dangerous long shards. But that process also prevents the glass from
being intentionally broken (ie, "cut") in long straight lines.

If you do spend the megabucks on this project, don't forget to include rolling
(and possibly polishing) the corners and edges of the glass before it is
tempered.

We had glass cut, tempered, to use for backsplash behind our cooktop,
with plain laminate behind it. It took two pieces because of the
up/down pattern and space wider than the sheet of glass. About 6' wide,
joint sealed with clear silicone not visible unless you really look for
it. It was cut at the local shop, sent back to mfg. to be tempered, all
edges ground. Whole deal cost fifty-something. We did this to cover up
old metal tile, and I didn't want tile and grout to clean or to tear out
the wall. Contact cement to hold laminate to tile. Clear silicone to
hold glass in place and keep moisture and dirt from getting behind it.
Works beautifully.

Norminn wrote:
Gideon wrote:

If you want custom cut colored glass, be prepared to pay dearly.
If, in addition, you want custom cut tempered glass, you'll pay
even more.

Colored glass is a specialty item and you pay due to the fact that it
isn't
carried by many sellers. Tempered glass is not stocked to be cut
by the seller - the glass must be cut first (almost always at the
factory) and
then tempered. The tempering process for glass produces glass which
does not accidentally break in long straight lines, which produces those
dangerous long shards. But that process also prevents the glass from
being intentionally broken (ie, "cut") in long straight lines.

If you do spend the megabucks on this project, don't forget to include
rolling
(and possibly polishing) the corners and edges of the glass before it is
tempered.

I had no idea it would be so involved or so expensive. I've had plastic
sheets cut before, and assumed this would be similar.


We had glass cut, tempered, to use for backsplash behind our cooktop,
with plain laminate behind it. It took two pieces because of the
up/down pattern and space wider than the sheet of glass. About 6' wide,
joint sealed with clear silicone not visible unless you really look for
it. It was cut at the local shop, sent back to mfg. to be tempered, all
edges ground. Whole deal cost fifty-something. We did this to cover up
old metal tile, and I didn't want tile and grout to clean or to tear out
the wall. Contact cement to hold laminate to tile. Clear silicone to
hold glass in place and keep moisture and dirt from getting behind it.
Works beautifully.

This sounds like a great solution. I still have to figure out where to
get clear tempered glass.

Do you spread the silicon over the entire surface, or zigzag it on?

Joseph Meehan wrote:

Try:

Reflections Glass & Design
Mirrors, Glass Tops, Frosted, Beveled, Tempered Shower Doors.
Washington, DC 20009
(202) 997-5860
Email: inforeflectionsglassdesign.com

Looks, promising, thanks!

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We had glass cut, tempered, to use for backsplash behind our cooktop,
with plain laminate behind it. It took two pieces because of the
up/down pattern and space wider than the sheet of glass. About 6'
wide, joint sealed with clear silicone not visible unless you really
look for it. It was cut at the local shop, sent back to mfg. to be
tempered, all edges ground. Whole deal cost fifty-something. We did
this to cover up old metal tile, and I didn't want tile and grout to
clean or to tear out the wall. Contact cement to hold laminate to
tile. Clear silicone to hold glass in place and keep moisture and
dirt from getting behind it. Works beautifully.


This sounds like a great solution. I still have to figure out where to
get clear tempered glass.

Do you spread the silicon over the entire surface, or zigzag it on?

Grinding the edges makes a little bit of an angle where the two pieces
fit together. At either end of the backsplash is a wall (L) and side of
oven cabinet (R). Just braced it in place to hold it, and ran clear
silicone around all four sides just like doing any other joint. When
that was set, I put clear silicone on the seam, scraped excess off so it
was flush with surface. The joint is much finer than a grout line, so
with pattern of glass it doesn't show. The pressed pattern faces the
wall, so smoothe flat side faces out and is a jiff to clean. If I get
tired of the pattern of the glass, I can take it out easily. Have
thought about putting wallpaper or a patterned laminate behind plain
glass. Glass might not work with an oven vent under it, but our oven is
a wall oven.

I'd say you got an extremely good deal. I have seen much higher
quotes for much smaller applications.

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Norminn wrote in message ...
Gideon wrote:

If you want custom cut colored glass, be prepared to pay dearly.
If, in addition, you want custom cut tempered glass, you'll pay
even more.

Colored glass is a specialty item and you pay due to the fact that it isn't
carried by many sellers. Tempered glass is not stocked to be cut
by the seller - the glass must be cut first (almost always at the factory)
and
then tempered. The tempering process for glass produces glass which
does not accidentally break in long straight lines, which produces those
dangerous long shards. But that process also prevents the glass from
being intentionally broken (ie, "cut") in long straight lines.

If you do spend the megabucks on this project, don't forget to include
rolling
(and possibly polishing) the corners and edges of the glass before it is
tempered.

We had glass cut, tempered, to use for backsplash behind our cooktop,
with plain laminate behind it. It took two pieces because of the
up/down pattern and space wider than the sheet of glass. About 6' wide,
joint sealed with clear silicone not visible unless you really look for
it. It was cut at the local shop, sent back to mfg. to be tempered, all
edges ground. Whole deal cost fifty-something. We did this to cover up
old metal tile, and I didn't want tile and grout to clean or to tear out
the wall. Contact cement to hold laminate to tile. Clear silicone to
hold glass in place and keep moisture and dirt from getting behind it.
Works beautifully.

On Sat, 16 Sep 2006 12:25:47 -0400, Harlan Messinger
wrote:

There's so much information in the Yellow Pages and online directories
about places in my area that deal in glass, but I can't figure out who
would really carry what I want. Everything I find in the Washington, DC
area seems to be industrial or for big projects. All I want is two
custom-cut sheets of 1/4" thick glass to lay into the top of my dresser,
light or medium blue or purple, sufficiently opaque (frosted or coated,
I guess) for the drawer contents not to be visible. I supposed it should
be tempered to avoid easy breakage.

Besides what Gideon said, call one of those big places in the Yellow
Pages. If they don't do it, ask them for someone who does small
orders. I've found that the "bigger" the place is, the more wholesale
the place is, the nicer they are. That doesn't guarantee they'll have
it or know someone, but they advertise that they do glass and they'll
most likely be happy to talk to yuo.

Going by their web sites, neither Home Depot nor Lowes carries sheet
glass, nor does Michael's Crafts.

Any ideas?