We're moving in a few weeks & I'm concerned about our long rectangular glass tempered tabletop. It will be in a moving truck for approximately 10-12 hours and I'm unsure how to pack it.
Anyone have experience with this?
2006-08-04 15:43:01 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Other - Home & Garden
Be sure you stand it on its longest side and up against the rubber bars on the inside of the truck. Cushion it (after wrapping it) with extra blankets (not pillows; you don't want uneven pressure on the glass) and put your heaviest pieces against it to keep it from shifting. No matter what, you still run a risk of a bump jarring it just right that it causes stress to the fracture point; however, if you lay it flat and hit a bump, it is far, far more likely that you will manage to find that one fracture point that causes it to go into a thousand pieces.
As an extra precaution, tape the glass diagonally on both sides and a couple of pieces of tape along the length and several along the width, prior to wrapping it. The tape can add strength, but in the event it should break, it can help keep the glass more or less held together to avoid injury when unpacking the truck.
2006-08-04 15:58:53 · answer #1 · answered by just common sense 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I recently bought a 36 X 60 glass from Pier 1 Imports and it was wrapped with thick cardboard around the entire edging so when it laid flat it didnt touch the ground.- plus no worries of edges getting cracked. If you live near a Pier 1 ask them if they plan on putting a floor model glass out soon- maybe they will give you the box.
http://www.pier1.com/default.aspx
2006-08-04 21:05:19 · answer #2 · answered by KA 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If there is a U-Haul store in your city, call them and ask. They may recommend one of the thick moving blankets they have in their store.
2006-08-04 15:49:07 · answer #3 · answered by newyorkgal71 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In lots of old blankets for cushioning. Don't place anything on top and down't place it in a spot where it'll fall.
2006-08-04 15:48:04 · answer #4 · answered by Mariposa 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
try wrapping in a very large blanket and placing in a box by itself and marking in very large letters GLASS DO NOT BREAK please. Also put on box in large letters YOU BREAK YOU BUY. worked for me
2006-08-04 15:59:41 · answer #5 · answered by davec4real_02 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
two very large peices of cardboard on each side of it taped together and be careful
2006-08-04 15:47:51 · answer #6 · answered by Mikey bee 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋