How thick is glass for furniture usually? By this I mean for cabinet doors etc. - doesn't have to support any weight.
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Common furniture glass thickness
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15 years ago
3-4mm
Do get toughened if you can.
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2mm, 3mm, 4mm
2mm is picture framing and not everyone carries it all the time.
There's a _lot_ of variation in service between "galss merchants". It's worth hunting around to find a good one. Most of them these days just re-sell DG sealed units from a factory and don't cut any glass on- site.
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I had some glass doors made for a shelving unit, and also some glass tops for pine bedroom furniture. I was advised to use 4mm. 15 years on, it still does the job.
The cabinet doors are toughened glass - essential if you have children, and still desirable if you don't.
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May also be essential for insurance purposes ..someone might sue you successfully if they have an accident with it.
Having just reglazed a greenhouse with 3mm agricultural, it's absolutely fragile and totally lethal.
I woud not have it in a house, period.
Amd I am not one noted for elfin safety promotion. I will gaily pour boiling water on caustic soda in a blocked sink.
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I'm surprised at that - all the ones round here do. Much of their work will come from commercial premises where double glazing isn't perhaps the norm.