be careful

[ct4mom]

I know a few are using those put together shelves for their glass....be careful.  I was picking out some glass and just turned to walk away and heard a crack and the shelves, glass and all came tumbleing down. Could have been a lot worse, I lost a few sheets but just beware. The wood base is what cracked and the shelves shifted. Needs to be reinforced and really should have been right from the get go.  Live and learn!!!!  Thank God the doorbell rang at the same time and My son and daughter-in-law came over and we had a glass brigade. Now I have a complete disorganized room with glass everywhere. 

 

[Anne]

oh, that's such a drag Di.  Although you may have some small pieces now you'll still use it all Im' sure.  Just glad for you there weren't any injurys from it!

[Kev]

Sorry to hear that Di. I'm glad you were not injured.

[Lou Ann]

Di,

So glad to hear you weren't hurt!!!

LA

[Barbara]

Di. I also am glad you weren't hurt but what stinks now is more sturdier shelving for the glass

[Glassic]

As said above.
What style of shelving? I have a mix of Closet Maid and Rubber Maid they're screwed and glued, I added a top and can stand on it.  I used Sullivan stuff in Florida out in the Garage and it's still holding up under the humidity.

[Graham]

.be careful.  I was picking out some glass and just turned to walk away and heard a crack and the shelves, glass and all came tumbleing down.

We shouldn't forget that glass is bloody heavy. Mostly we handle it one piece at a time, and it's no big deal, but it doesn't take a hell of a lot of glass to be 100#; and shelves carrying that kid of weight cannot be flimsy.

[Judy K]

So glad you are ok.

Graham what did you do to that glass. It looks like it was struck with something multiple times. Like bullets

[JoanFrances]

OH Di, soooo sorry to hear about the mishap, but glad to hear you weren't hurt.

 You could probably use some L brackets the flat kind at all the corners of the cabinet and then the metal shelf supports for the shelf, to beef it up.  


I used to use the milk man milk crates for my glass and even though they hold 4 gallon jugs (which is about 32lbs) of milk they couldn't take the weight of much glass, without starting to lean.

When my stepson did some work on the back wall of the studio, I had to move everything of course, and when I turned the crates over and loaded them, he refused to believe that they would weigh up to 80 or more lbs each.  He actually got the bathroom scale, LOL he hates to be wrong.

[mich4u33]

Thats just the kind of thing that would make me cry.   I'm so glad it didn't hit you.  When I get enough room to add shelves I'll definately reinforce them.

[Audrey]

I feel for you. Been there, done that. I had mine in milk crates, and though I didn't think there was too much glass in each one, one leaned forward and only my favorite sheets of glass smashed. Now I can only use it when I need smaller pieces (which unfortunately, for me seems far too often). Glad you were not hurt and that you had help cleaning it up.

[nansea121]

That was a serious but good lesson to learn!
Glad you're ok Di. 

[Lady Helen]

Glad to read you did not get injured.

My glass is stored in a cupboard of a change table
and their is a door. I came up with that idea after
I had my accident and had to have stitches.

[Graham]

Graham what did you do to that glass.

It's just a google image. I never break glass, except along a score.
 I'm perfect, don'tcha know??

[JoanFrances]

 

[ct4mom]

lol at Graham.....Thank all I learned my lesson not to hurry things.....until next time...lol
I just will have to deal with this mess until after the kitchen is done....

[Tre V]

Yeek! All I can say that hasn't been said is...mosaics! Grateful you are well!

[Lou Ann]

 You could probably use some L brackets the flat kind at all the corners of the cabinet and then the metal shelf supports for the shelf, to beef it up.  

be careful with the shelf supports as well, they will need to be all the way through the back (if there is one) of the storage unit and into a stud in the wall -- the builder that did our addition didn't put them in studs and we've had 2 shelves come down already and one was only full of blankets...

the way we supported mine was we used 1/2" plywood between the two shelves horizontally and we cut spacers that are the exact height vertically between the shelves and put 1 of those out of the 1/2" plywood at each end (my unit is about 3-4') and finally, I have 1/4" vertical spacers between all my colors on both shelves so they help carry the weight (there is a small channel top and bottom for each spacer so they stay in place).. (this unit is about 3 yrs old and my mom has had hers since 2000 but it is only about 1/2 the size)

ignore the mess in the picture