We're replastering our lounge and I want to add 3 or 4 thick curved glass shelves fitted into a corner with no visible supports.
The glass shelves will be a quarter-circle (ie a 90 degree segment) with an outer radius of approximately 75 cm and the inner corner cut out at a radius of approximately 15 cm to provide space for the cables. I'd also like to embed some high-intensity blue LEDs in the slot so that they illuminate the glass from within.
What I'm thinking of doing is creating a slot in the plaster for each shelf to slide into by fixing 2 parallel wooden batons to the underlying brickwork on each side of the corner so that the lower batons support the weight of the shelf and the upper batons stop the shelf from tipping forward.
Does this sound feasible?
I want these shelves to support my AV equipment and the heaviest unit is the amplifier which comes in at about 13 kilos! So I think that I'm going to need some pretty thick glass! My 'wets finger and holds it in the air estimate' was to go for at least 25mm glass.
Does anyone know how to calculate the required thickness of glass (or at least have some experience to provide a better guesstimate)
Any idea of the costs for getting glass cut to size/shape? Any recommendations for suppliers (I'm near Brighton)
All suggestions gratefully received.
Perry