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Sunday, June 23, 2013

Ideas for Replacing Glass on a Patio Table

A glass patio table is a reliable piece of furniture for the patio as it's relatively easy to clean, as opposed to a wooden table that will weather and warp over time. However, the glass in a patio table can become scratched and worn out and may need to be replaced. There are a number of ways to do this, including changing what the surface of the table is actually made from. Does this Spark an idea?

Replace the Glass

    By simply replacing the glass in a patio table, you will have removed the weathered look and made your patio table look as good as new. Depending on the size of your patio table, replacement glass, textured or clear, cost $250 to $350 in late 2009 to cut and ship to you, complete with a hole in the middle for your umbrella.

Replace with Plastic

    Because glass tables are a bit fragile, replacing a glass patio tabletop with a plastic tabletop might be the perfect option. These tabletops are about the same price but are more durable to shocks and scratching against their surfaces. Plastic tabletops are made of acrylic Plexiglas and are almost unbreakable. They can be patterned or clear in their design. The only downsides to these tables is that they appear to be a little cheap, as even faux-glass plastics have a certain tackiness to them.

Stone Tabletops

    A much more expensive but also much more expressive and aesthetically pleasing alternative to a glass patio table is a round stone-top patio table. These tables are often ornately designed out of stones, cement and mortar, with patterns of different-colored stones and tiles decorating their tops. Durable to both human abuse and the weather, these tables will outlast the house itself, if given the opportunity. However, if you are simply replacing the glass in your patio table, a stone tabletop may not work, as they need rather specific frames. Most stone tabletops have supports holding them that are made out of a strong metal; many glass and plastic patio tables have plastic supports holding them up, as they are designed to hold much less weight.

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