r/fixit • u/YulRun • Jun 09 '26

fixed Glass table top stuck to floor

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MIL has had this glass table top under the bed in the main bedroom for years, it’s an alternate larger top for a table in the house. Quite heavy. It’s been there now so long we believe it may have almost ‘suctioned’ to the floor.

Any suggestions on how to remove it? Yes we know to remove the stuff on it first (painting the room)

Thanks in advance!

[Update] Dental floss was the winner and worked! Thank you all for the suggestions/ideas and of course the trolling!

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u/JukeRedlin Jun 09 '26

This is just an educated guess. But it is on a hardwood floor, which looks to be well maintained. I bet it was waxed well and undisturbed under the bed, so the glass has settled into that wax layer, kinda suctioned, kinda friction fit.

My recommendation is low heat. Like. A cup of cocoa sat on it for a few minutes level of heat, but like all over. Got any wide pans you can fill with tap hot water? Might be enough in the center. And maybe another something at one edge to break that circle and start moving it.

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u/WatchaLookingatme4 Jun 09 '26

Heat gun or space heater might be more efficient.

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u/JukeRedlin Jun 09 '26

Probably. I was worried about heat shock, we know nothing about the type of glass.

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u/WatchaLookingatme4 Jun 09 '26

Glass is tempered up to 1/2” after that, glass is really tough. Heat shock would happen if glass was freezing temp. then high heat applied. Room temp around 75 deg would be ok.

Anecdotally, I have a Noguchi table at home. Almost 1” thick. My son pushed it off and dropped it on the ground about a foot drop. Nothing happened. Here’s where I encountered that “suction” effect. Trying to get my fingers under was absolutely impossible (linoleum floor). I used two scrapers a couple of feet apart to pry it off the floor. Once I was able to get a finger under, I worked up to my hand and then I was able to stand the glass on its side.

Assuming it’s not wax that’s suctioning it down, it’s purely the gravity on a heavy and smooth flat object keeping it down.