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Earlier this week the Today Show featured this segment about injuries to children and the elderly caused by glass tabletops and other glass furniture. They also discussed how tempered safety glass, the same type used in auto side windows, can be used in your home to reduce the risk of injury or even death. The clip demostrates the difference between the way a traditional piece of glass furniture would break as opposed to a tempered glass tabletop.
The razor sharp shards created by shattering a piece of traditional untempered glass can be incredibly dangerous, especially when the glass is broken with considerable force and they go flying. Many people beleive that padding around the edges will protect their small children, but that doesn’t prevent the glass from shattering and padding can’t protect them if it does.
For people who want a safer home but love their glass table, the simple solution is to replace the existing glass with tempered glass. Contact us information about replacing your glass tabletop in the Charlotte Area
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