To ship a piece of glass, it requirements to be crated and nicely guarded. We build a crate close to each piece of glass which we ship. It demands to be a customized suit so that the glass can be sufficiently guarded. The photos that go with the report are of us creating a crate for an 18″ by 30″ window. We use the identical tactics when crating even bigger home windows.

We begin by laying out a piece of 1″ thick, rigid foam insulation which can be bought at a property advancement center.

Then we lay the stained glass piece to be delivered on the foam. I align two facet of the glass with the edges of the foam.

Employing a utility knife, I rating the foam alongside the two edges of the foam that require to be trimmed.

I then break the foam at the rating line by lining the score on the edge of the table and firmly pressing the two ends. It actually helps make a popping seem which will scare the cat or any small kids in the spot.

Then I line up the resized insulation and cut an equivalent piece employing the cut foam as a template. Whilst I’m cutting foam, I reduce many strips the width of a two by 4.

Listed here we have the “foam, glass, foam sandwich, all set for some wood crating.

Right here is the “sandwich” and two of the two x 4 sized parts of foam for the edges.

I set the foam edges around the sandwich so I can just take measurements for the two x 4’s I want.

Here you can see the sandwich, surrounded by foam and 2 x 4’s

I remove the leading layer of foam, so you can see what is actually occurring in relation to the stained glass.

I use pipe clamps to gently squeeze the body work jointly. The 2 x 4’s only put slight force on the foam which is keeping the glass.

Now that the boards are lined up, the crate is prepared to be assembled. vacuum insulated glass price below the panel and on leading of it just before changing the top layer of foam. This way there will be a slight volume of give when the panel is becoming transported.

With pipe clamps keeping the wooden framework together, I use further clamps to squeeze the side boards so that they line up flawlessly. This puts a slight pressure on the glass so it will sink into the foam marginally and keep held tightly as it is transported.

I shoot a pair of end nails into the body to maintain things collectively. There is minor risk of hitting the glass because it truly is so much away from the edge of the crate. Then I can get rid of the pipe clamps. No need to shoot a lot of nails, just two per joint, the aspect will maintain the box with each other.

I fill the void in the leading of the box with scrap styrene foam, that other shippers ship to me.

Then I best it of with one more layer of foam sheet. I want there to be a tiny pressure in the crate to keep items from obtaining too significantly enjoy.

I set a sheet of directions within the box.

TO UNPACK YOUR GLASS Safely,

1st PRY THE one” Wide FOAM FROM THE EDGES ON 1 Side AND THEN THE Leading OR Bottom. THIS WILL Totally free UP THE FLAT FOAM SO YOU CAN Carry IT OUT, EXPOSING THE GLASS.

Suggestion THE GLASS Meticulously AND Gradually. GLASS HAS Small Toughness WHEN LYING FLAT.

As soon as THE GLASS IS VERTICAL YOU Might Have IT TO THE Place Exactly where YOU WANT IT AND Hang IT FROM CHAINS BY THE RINGS Presented.

I then mark the parts of foam to take away first mentioned in the unpacking recommendations.

Next I reduce plywood to the size of the frame. Two items are essential.

I place the top above the side with the recommendations, reduced it into area and line it up with the frame.

Then I screw 1″ extended drywall screws all close to the best to hold it down.

I raise the crate and carefully suggestion it above, making sure to hold the exposed foam on the underside to keep it from shifting.

With the bottom of the crate going through up and the foam facet exposed, I am ready to attach the bottom plywood.

I set it in location and line it up.

Then use staples to maintain it in location. I do this since I want it to be simple to consider the leading off of the box and challenging to just take the bottom off. That way, the customer acquiring the situation will have a greater likelihood of accomplishment.

I compose directions on both facet of the crate, like, NO Action, FRAGILE GLASS, and DO NOT LAY FLAT. On the top, I insert arrows and the phrases: “Take out screws this aspect and read recommendations.”

Then I just take the crate to the UPS store and hope they never toss it or fall it also difficult. I determine if the driver will not toss it down on its’ facet and use it for a step far more than when or 2 times, it’s going to survive the journey.

Then I insure it for the retail benefit!

I got an e-mail from Debra Beatty, who followed these directions when sending a window to Granada from California through snail mail (US postmaster ground) and it acquired there wonderful. But I have had instances in which buyers received their windows with a small break, I feel those occasions have been due to the fact the packaging was so tight that there was not any give to the bundle.