Replacement with what?

16 years ago

We had a big wind storm and my large outdoor table with glass was picked up and smashed to a thousand pieces. I need to replace the top of this table with something. I will not replace it with another piece of glass since it could happen again. I live right on a large river and the wind can at time get very gusty. I paid aroung $400.00 for the table and it is 6 years old. Should I replace or get another set this time without glass or is there a replacement suggestion that would not cost me a arm and a leg.

Comments (5)

joed
16 years ago
You could cut a piece of plywood and paint it, or tile it. You could have a piece of metal or solid surface counter top cut.
Everyone I know with those glass top tables has had the same thing happen.
lucy
16 years ago
How about acrylic? It's clear but won't smash like glass and you can now get cleaners to keep scratches invisible.
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bus_driver
16 years ago
The acrylic is lighter weight than glass. Anchoring it would be mandatory.
lucy
16 years ago
Easily done if there's a 1/2" top ring or ledge around the table (the acrylic could be put in from underneath - there's often another 'layer' of ledge, etc. into which the glass normally slides in. Depends on the table, I guess.
texanjana
16 years ago
The same thing happened to us. We had a very expensive glass Telescope table that shattered. We just went to Lowe's and bought a cheap but heavy beige iron or aluminum powder coated one which matches our chairs perfectly.