Transporting Glass Sheets

If the glass breaks during transport the glass shop will replace it.

Transporting glass sheets.

We also have the stairbuddy 170 190 and 310 and 318 which are. A glass shop will have vehicles that are specially designed to support large glass sheets during transport. When it comes to loading the glass on the truck you should it should be in a vertical position against the truck s side. When a sheet of double strength 1 8 glass is held horizontally the weight of the glass pulls against it.

Transport glass sheet metal stone and other materials safely around a site or workshop with our specialist range of trolleys carts stillages and a frames. Depending on your pathway from where the glass is to the moving vehicle you may also be able to use a glass dolly. However moving sheets of glass can be a relatively worry free and simple process if you know how to properly load and transport it. Replacing the glass in some windows.

If the piece is small say 6 square the weight pulling on the glass is pretty small in comparison with it s size. According to the glass and glazing federation s glass handling storage and transport code of practice manual sheet glass can be hand carried by one or two people lifted and carried in a sling by a couple of people or moved in a custom webbed cradle via a crane using a trained operator depending upon the size of the sheet. The possibility of glass breaking during a move is a big headache for most people planning to move to a new home. Our great range of equipment includes glass trolley slab trolley glass dolly slab buggy and container mover solutions.

On the other hand if you re transporting glass yourself and it breaks replacement will be up to you. Packing and moving glass panes is a delicate procedure that can be dangerous if not performed with caution and safety in mind. Then while the glass is still hot the ends are cut off and the resulting cylinder is split with shears and flattened on an iron plate. Window glass is cumbersome to move as it can be large heavy and quite fragile.

Since glass is such a thin sheet it s shape determines a lot of it s strength. Whether by a carelessly thrown baseball or a heavy storm many homes are likely to experience a broken pane of glass. How to safely transport window glass. The glass should be separated with cardboard sheets so that they would not crack or break in transit.