Tables and shelves
Glass table tops, protectors and shelves made to fit
Maybe the patio table top gave out in a summer storm, you want glass over the dining table before Thanksgiving, or the curio cabinet is short a shelf. One piece is plenty to ask about. We connect you with an independent Windsor-Essex glass pro who handles furniture glass; they size it, finish the edges and quote the piece.
- One top or one shelf is fine
- Round, oval and odd shapes
- Polished, bevelled or rounded edges
Top or overlay
Replacement tops vs protective overlays
A replacement top is the table: the glass sits on a base and carries the load, so it needs to be tempered and thick enough for its span. A protective overlay guards a wood or stone table from rings and scratches; the table does the work, so the glass can be thinner.
Thickness
Thickness and tempering: what the table or shelf needs
Thickness depends on how far the glass spans without support and what sits on it. A top on a full frame can be thinner than one balanced on a pedestal. For shelves, the longer the gap between supports and the heavier the load, the thicker the glass.
Tempering is the safety step: a tempered top or shelf takes far more abuse, and if it ever fails it crumbles into dull granules. The pro recommends a thickness for your base and use.
Odd shapes
Round and odd shapes: making a template
Rectangles can be measured. Everything else is easier from a template.
Round tables
Measure across the centre twice, at right angles. If the figures differ, use a template.
Ovals, curves and antiques
Trace the edge on stiff paper laid on the table, trim to the line and mark the top side.
Notches and holes
Mark any notch or umbrella hole on the template, measured from an edge.
Edges and corners
Edges and corners: polished, bevelled, radius
Polished
Smooth, flat and clear. The standard finish for table tops and any shelf you can see.
Bevelled
A sloped border ground around the edge, for a dressier, furniture-style look on a top.
Radius corners
Rounded corners on a square or rectangular top. Kinder to hips and small heads, and less likely to chip.
What affects the quote
What affects the price
The details of your one piece set the price:
- Size and shape
- Thickness
- Tempered or plain glass
- Edge finish and corner style
- Template work, holes or notches
- Pickup, or delivery for a heavy top
Get the quote in writing, with HST shown. Under Ontario's consumer rules, the final bill can only creep a little past a written estimate unless you sign off on a new price.
Small jobs
One top, one shelf: still worth a call
Most table and shelf jobs are exactly one piece: the patio top, a niche shelf beside a new shower door, glass over a grandmother's sideboard. That's the normal size of this work, not a favour.
Glass in a frame or door, like a cabinet pane, is on glass cut to size. A mirror over the same sideboard can join the request; see custom mirrors or all glass and mirror work.
Questions
Table top and shelf questions
Explore your options
More glass cut to fit
Patio tops and cabinet shelves go out to homes across Windsor and the County, including South Windsor & Devonshire, Forest Glade, LaSalle, Tecumseh & St. Clair Beach and Essex.
Send the shape and measurements
Tell us the shape, the size and what the glass sits on, with a photo. A local furniture-glass pro gets it, and we make sure they call.