Glass Solutions
Carlson Glass and Mirror provides a wide variety of glass products & services. We also repair and fabricate screens and screen doors.
Glass Tabletops & Shelves
We create indoor and patio glass tabletops as well as glass shelving.
Curious about our process?
Watch our video to see how a paper pattern can be used to create a glass tabletop. We can give you large craft paper to make your own pattern as well. Set the paper on the table with weights, such as books, and use the edge of a pencil or a crayon to trace the edge of the table, making sure the paper doesn’t move. Create a nice sharp line so our glaziers know where to cut the glass. We can also make shelves to a template like wood if you have one.
Storefront Aluminum Doors and Panels
Custom storefront panels and doors are available for your business needs. Aluminum indoor partitions available as well. We can repair old storefronts and install new ones. Many finishes available. Glass is usually double-paned insulated units. Varying shades and Low E glass available. Safety glass also available.
Types of Glass Edging
Discover the standard edgework options for your glass project. Flat polished edges are the most common type of edging for indoor glass table tops, shelves, and shower door glass. Below you can see the profile of each of these different edge types. The pencil edge is also popular with indoor table tops and shelves. It has a rounded look. You see beveled edges a lot on mirrors that are in frames, or frameless mirrors in bathrooms. The beveled edges are more expensive but give a nice decorative look. You occasionally see them on clear glass table inserts and cabinet door inserts as well. The eased or dubbed corner uses a very slight sanding to make the corners less sharp. A clean cut edge is just a sharp cut edge with nothing done to it. This is usually fine for glass that goes in a frame or cabinet door where the edge isn’t exposed. We can also do a seamed edge which is a light sanding to take the sharpness off.
Safety Glass
Safety glass is needed for doors and windows next to doors within a certain distance. Safety glass can also be necessary in certain bathroom applications. The most popular types of safety glass for those applications are tempered glass and laminated glass. Tempered glass shatters into many tiny pieces if it breaks to avoid sharp shards. It is also stronger than annealed (non-tempered) glass. Laminated glass is two panes of glass with a film between them. This keeps the glass together upon breakage. Plexiglass and Lexan can also be used in certain applications for safety as well. Borofloat and Pyrex are specialized glass for high-heat environments.
Patterned Glass
We have many types of patterned glass. Pattern glass is great for cabinet doors or table inserts. Certain patterns can also be made into thermopanes (I.G.U.s) for a more decorative window and/or privacy. Our showroom has a display of many popular patterns installed into cabinet doors, and our office has a bin of patterned samples to look at. Patterns are also available for shower door glass.
Picture Framing Glass & Plexiglass
We have non-glare glass, conservation glass, museum glass, clear glass, and conservation non-glare glass for framing.
We are selling custom frames for pictures, but WE DO NOT HANDLE ANY ARTWORK OR PUT ARTWORK IN FRAMES. We do not do any matting anymore either. We can order frames from Larson-Juhl, Nielsen, and Precision Frames.
We can also put mirrors in any of our custom frames.
We have regular, non-glare, and UV protected plexiglass as well as Lexan. Acrylic sheets come in varying thicknesses.
Screen/Storm Window Repair and Fabrication
We can repair all sorts of screens including triple track screens and storm windows, and wood screens. Most of the time if the frame is in good shape we can find replacement corners and sliders. We can also order and install new triple track or double track storm and screen systems for your windows.
Screens can be fabricated to the size you need and we have a variety of frame widths, depths, and styles. Screen doors can also be fabricated or rescreened.
We have a few types of custom single-pane storm windows we can make to size as well.
Custom Solutions
We have come across all sorts of different projects over the years, so if you have something you want done let us know and we can see if we can figure out a solution.
