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How do I Measure My Table to Order a Glass Top
By Anna Walter
Let’s go beyond the traditional furniture! In the modern era, nobody will look and admire the old and hefty articles of furniture, if it’s not functional and effective. You must have bought a new dining or coffee table and now want to protect it from scratches, right? For standard table sizes or even the custom ones, placing a glass table top is the best possible way that comes at low-end with all handy benefits to guard the table surfaces. Not only to secure the table but, of course, to make it a new bespoke table and here glass, works to finish off the amazing task!
Anyhow, let’s dig into the write-up and learn the easy steps to measure your table surface so you can easily place a glass top over it plus other useful information!
Table of Contents
How To Measure The Table For Placing a Glass Top – Simple & Straight Forward!
These easy-to-follow steps enable anyone to easily calculate the size of their various types of tables and table tops, so they can easily place an order afterwards.
Required Things
- Pencil/Marker
- Tape measure
- Notepad
Keep the Shape Of Your Table in Mind
Now the procedure is quite simple, first, you have to keep in mind the shape of your table, if it is a rectangular or square-shaped table, then the measurements can be simply taken out. Or if it’s circular, or irregularly shaped, then be careful of the diameter.
Take Out Measurements For a Table Top
So, once you are familiar with the style and shape of your table, read out these measuring tips for each different style. Or even these tips will help to recognize the size of a glass top, too!
How To Measure a Round Glass Table Top?
Measuring a round glass table top or glass table isn’t a hard nut to crack! Simply place your measuring tap’s tip vertically on the centre of the table surface. Make sure it’s a centre, so stretching it across either side, you will get the radius and of course the size of the table. In circular tables, the radius is considered an all-inclusive size of the table.
Note: If the measurements have been taken from the centre to the edge (radius), it would be doubled up while buying a table top, to find out the diameter of the round table!
How Do You Measure a Square Glass Table Top?
That’s literally anyone’s cup of tea! For measuring a square table top, you only have to place the tip of measuring tape on any of the sides of the table, then stretch it straight! Note down the measurement, let’s consider it as table’s length as square tables have the same length and width. Then, place the tip again on the perpendicular side, and consider the length as the width of the table. You’ll notice both are the same.
How will You Measure a Rectangular Glass Tabletop?
For a rectangular table top, you have to measure both sides of the table top! Meaning that first measure its width (comparatively the smaller side) by placing measuring tape on one edge and extending it straight till the border. Repeat the process for finding out the length.
Note: Make sure to note down the measurements each time and repeat the process at least twice!
How To Take Measurements For an Oval Glass Table Top Or a RaceTrack?
For an Oval glass table top or a Racetrack glass table top, firstly find out the centre of the table with the help of a measuring tape.
Then, keeping an eagle eye on the centre, stretch the tape measure from one end to another, if it’s the larger side, it will be the length of your table, otherwise width. Make sure you are evaluating these measurements through the centre of the table. Then, in order to measure the other side, again keep in view the centre point and repeat the same process in the same manner.
For a racetrack, you have to follow the above tips along with finding out the radius as well. For it, recognize and mark a line where the curve of the table starts. Then, right from the centre of that line, measure the radius of the round edge. This way, you will get your perfect-shaped racetrack table top, without even bringing some expert to take measurements.
Once you’re done with taking measurements, so, here’s the time to place an order! You have a bunch of options including marketplaces to online glass stores. Don’t get confused, Fab Glass and Mirror is your trustworthy glass shopping partner! There you will find a long list of styles, shapes and sizes of glass table tops. Along with almost all glass types options that are ready to offer different edge polishing styles. So, stop settling yourself for low-grade yet hell-expensive decoratives!
Final Thoughts
So, here above were some easy and crucial steps to follow while measuring your standard table sizes for placing an order for a glass table top. Or simply contact some expert for better advice regarding how thick your glass should be.
