glass

1/4 in (6 mm) clear annealed float glass

A glass area is not a comparable cost until thickness, heat treatment, make-up, coating, fabrication, cut size, yield, and minimum-charge basis remain attached.

Comparison specification

glass type

clear float glass

nominal thickness in

0.25

nominal thickness mm

6

heat treatment

annealed

laminated

false

coating

none

tint

clear or neutral

Estimator worksheet

Purchase unit

one square foot of 1/4 in (6 mm) clear annealed float glass at the quoted cut-piece or stock-sheet basis

Gross basis

reviewed net pane area before stock-sheet yield, cutting waste, breakage, minimum charges, fabrication, edgework, handling, and delivery

Quantity method

Read each reviewed lite width and height, preserve lite counts and make-up, calculate net square feet by exact glass type, then add explicit stock-sheet yield, cutting waste, breakage, and supplier minimums without inferring safety or structural requirements.

Cost method

Apply an observed square-foot rate only when it uses the same thickness, treatment, make-up, fabrication, and area basis; otherwise price whole stock sheets or cut pieces explicitly. Keep tempering, lamination, coatings, edgework, holes, notches, hardware, glazing materials, labor, handling, delivery, tax, waste, and minimum charges separate.

Scope checks before ordering

• Separate annealed monolithic glass from heat-strengthened, tempered, laminated, insulated, coated, tinted, low-iron, mirrored, patterned, wired, fire-rated, and plastic glazing.
• Do not infer safety-glazing locations, structural thickness, wind or impact performance, edge clearances, supports, fabrication tolerances, or code compliance from this cost reference.

Do not merge unlike products

• Do not combine annealed, heat-strengthened, tempered, laminated, wired, patterned, mirror, acrylic, or polycarbonate products.
• Keep thickness, tint or low-iron designation, coating, cut size, edgework, holes, notches, fabrication, and minimum-charge basis visible.
• Normalize a cut-piece or stock-sheet quote to square feet only when the priced area, yield, waste, and minimum charge are explicit.

Before using a price

Confirm the reviewed glazing schedule, exact pane make-up, thickness, treatment, safety-glazing and structural requirements, tint or low-iron designation, coating, edgework, holes, cut sizes, stock yield, breakage allowance, handling, and supplier minimums.

Specification sources

Use these first-party references to verify comparison fields before selecting a supplier product. They do not provide the local price, stock status, project design, or code approval.

• Guardian Clear Glass, North America, 1/4 in (6 mm) — Guardian Glass
  Manufacturer reference for North American 1/4 in (6 mm) clear float glass, available fabrication options, and product distinctions. It is not a local price, stock, project-design, safety-glazing, structural, or code-approval source.

Local price coverage

Related exact material references

Continue with adjacent purchase units without collapsing different grades, materials, sizes, listings, or packages into one generic cost.

• 7/16 in OSB sheathing, 4 x 8 ft panel — one 4 x 8 ft sheet
• 2 x 4 x 8 ft SPF stud or dimensional lumber, No. 2 or better — one 8 ft piece
• 2 x 6 x 8 ft SPF dimensional lumber, No. 2 or better — one 8 ft piece

Carry the quantity and price into an estimate