Anemone February 7, 2016 Share February 7, 2016 Hi, Just curious if anyone has a recommendation where to buy cut glass for a sump? Preferably near Falls Church? Lowe's is a bit out of the way. We have Home Depot nearby but it's hard to find help there, especially on the weekends. I would assume this isn't something people would mail order yet? Thanks for looking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanM February 8, 2016 Share February 8, 2016 I buy it from Laurel glass, but it is a ways from you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronl February 8, 2016 Share February 8, 2016 +1 for Laurel Glass & Mirror. Very friendly, great pricing, and everything I ordered was cut exactly to the sizes I requested. Although they did laugh a little bit when I told them I was drilling 3 holes in a sheet of 3/8" glass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anemone February 8, 2016 Author Share February 8, 2016 Hopefully I do not have to go that far! Looks like 45 minutes each way from Falls Church. Related, do you have the glass place smooth down the sharp edges, or do that yourselves? For a sump I was assuming DIY smoothing to save money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anemone February 8, 2016 Author Share February 8, 2016 Fairfax Glass on Lee Highway, perhaps. Anyone have experience to share? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sethsolomon February 8, 2016 Share February 8, 2016 Sterling glass was pretty good when I ordered the glass for my sump. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dangros February 8, 2016 Share February 8, 2016 I think I did Sterling glass also. They were great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanM February 8, 2016 Share February 8, 2016 I did have Laurel Glass finish the edges. It seemed to add very little cost since they have a machine that does it. For a very small piece I got from them (the lid for my overflow box) they had to do it by hand if they were going to do it and it was going to be difficult and costly, so I told them to forget it. They still did it by hand to take off the sharp parts just because they didn't want to send it out looking bad, and I was pretty happy with the results. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anemone February 8, 2016 Author Share February 8, 2016 Anyone tried cutting the glass themselves? Long ago I was the idiot high school kid working at the Meijer store and would get called over to cut glass if nobody else was around. The scoring setup there was almost idiot proof, but it seems like nothing you couldn't manage with a decent straight edge and a steady hand. The handheld scoring wheels look to start from $10 on Amazon. Even if they don't cut it for us, the local HD should at least sell sheets of quarter inch glass. Might be easier, especially since I'll be there picking up PVC, coming back for forgotten fittings, coming back again because I bought the wrong fittings, and again because I broke a fitting, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sad Panda February 9, 2016 Share February 9, 2016 If they wont smooth it just be careful, wear HEAVY work gloves and you can smooth it with 180 grit sand paper. Doesn't take that long IF YOU ARE CAREFUL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WilRams February 9, 2016 Share February 9, 2016 Laurel Glass is who I have always used as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronl February 9, 2016 Share February 9, 2016 Polished edge was included in the price Laurel Glass quoted when I called them for mine. 1/4" was $10 per square foot and 3/8" was $14 per square foot. That is per piece, so one 1/4" piece at 12" x 6" is $10 even though it is 0.5 square feet. Was the best price of all the places I called. Not sure if HD sells anything besides 1/8". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donnievaz March 23, 2016 Share March 23, 2016 I know I'm a little late to the game here but my local Ace hardware cuts glass to order. You may want to check yours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave w March 26, 2016 Share March 26, 2016 I'm also a little late here, but I got my glass from Glass Cages.com in Tennessee. They have a truck that delivers to this area every couple of weeks and they were about half the price of local vendors, as I recall. I had a lot of glass to purchase so I saved a lot of money, if your sump is small that may not be enough savings for you to make the same decision. I recall that they sanded all edges for free but my memory is a little hazy on that. Hope that helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCReefer1964 March 29, 2016 Share March 29, 2016 +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
codydemmel4 March 30, 2016 Share March 30, 2016 I will have to check one of these places out for glass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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