ThinkGlass Blog - Reinventing Glass

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• Sharon
  September 10th, 2009 at 9:22 am

  A friend recently told me that it was very challenging to get grease out of their glass tiles (on the wall vs a countertop). Any truth to this?

• Nathalie Rivard
  September 10th, 2009 at 10:14 am

  Hi Sharon,

  Glass is the easiest material to clean. A little bit of water with any cleaner and the grease goes away. It is as easy to clean as any glass dishes you might have in your kitchen.

  ThinkGlass countertops and backsplash are made of 100% solid pieces of glass cut to the dimension you need. We do not sell glass tiles, which means there is no need to use grout, which sometimes could be a little difficult to clean. Could it be the challenge your friend might be talking about?

  Nathalie

• Karen Mill
  September 15th, 2009 at 1:47 am

  Where can you see and buy glass counter tops in the 92264 area? Does anyone sell a portion of a slab, for smaller counters, like in a bathroom? Who fabricates the counter top?

• Nathalie Rivard
  September 15th, 2009 at 9:22 am

  Hi Karen,

  Our countertops are available at our california dealers ( http://thinkglass.com/glass-countertop-residential/locate-a-dealer/directory/gmap )
  Each countertop is custom, so they will be able to make it to your specifications.
  ThinkGlass makes the countertops. Please visit our Website for inspiration: http://www.thinkglass.com

• Susan Reneau
  October 23rd, 2009 at 3:42 pm

  Nathalie? Who do I contact to tell you about our company? You wrote to us so I want to send information about us.

  Thanks.

  Susan Reneau

• Nathalie Rivard
  October 23rd, 2009 at 4:03 pm

  Hi Susan,

  I just sent you my coordinates so you can send me the information.

• Lenn Honolulu Floor Installer
  December 30th, 2009 at 10:55 am

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• Nathalie Rivard
  January 7th, 2010 at 4:43 pm

  Thanks. ThinkGlass does make beautiful glass floors.

  Check on our Website for some photos of projects we’ve done: http://thinkglass.com/flooring/stair-treads/stair-treads
  We have dealers in the US and Canada, contact us directly and we will be happy to give you all the information you need.

• Duval Acker, ASID, CMKBD
  August 18th, 2010 at 1:39 pm

  This is a very useful comparison - thank you for summarizing the important points of each surface for me. I am amazed at the beauty of your glass countertops, and am surprised at some of the properties of the glass…

  Great blog! –Duval Acker

• Anthony Pearman
  September 11th, 2010 at 2:32 pm

  how impact resistant is this product in comparison to the ones mentioned? With the other products you can sand or polish the scratches out with polishing tools or sandpaper. Once your product has a scratch(white cap) how you repair this?

• ThinkGlass
  September 13th, 2010 at 4:56 pm

  Glass is very strong, stronger than granite. The fact that glass countertops are made out of solid glass with no layers or veins is important. Granite contains veins and most stones contain natural fissures that make it “brittle”. Any damage you could do to your glass countertop you would do the same to any mineral based countertops such as granite, marble or quartz. If a scratch occurs, glass can be sanded and polished. After 10-15 years you could have your countertops polished back to the day you received them very easily. Glass is heat resistant, needs no maintenance and will never stain. We have one customer who had her countertops for 5 years, sold her house and ordered new ones for her new house. She said the countertops were in perfect condition even if the whole family (with two young kids) used the kitchen every day. We sell to bars that receive hundreds of people a day, so the usage of a big family is nothing compared to a bar.

• Diane
  June 27th, 2011 at 3:31 pm

  Where does crystalized glass, glassos fit into these comparisons? If something drops on the counter will it chip and can it be repaired?

• Felicia Hoisington
  July 1st, 2011 at 8:28 pm

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• Leo Crapanzano
  August 5th, 2011 at 7:30 pm

  Being a better interior designer is the key :]

• ThinkGlass
  August 8th, 2011 at 9:53 am

  Our glass is fused into one block of glass. There is no layers, cracks or “parts”. It is similar to granite for what can break it. The main difference is that because there is no layers (like in natural stones) the chipping effect is unlikely. Also, our glass will not be affected by a hot pot placed on it, will not be stain and requires no maintenance.

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