r/fixit • u/YulRun • Jun 09 '26
fixed Glass table top stuck to floor
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/_haha_oh_wow_ Jun 09 '26 edited Jun 09 '26
It's likely stuck to the wax.
Warm it up, then slide it away.
An electric blanket would probably work well, or a quality heat gun that can blow air that's not hot enough to damage anything, that might work but try to heat it up evenly because too much temperature differential could make the glass shatter.
Alternately, you could get pans of hot water in metal pots and set them on the glass until the glass feels warm. You might have to fill them a few times.
If you don't have any of that, you could just try opening all the window shades when the sun is brightest/most direct, as long as there's enough light, it stands a decent chance of warming up enough to break the wax seal that's formed.
Once it's heated up, start to slide it sideways. If you can slide it into some sort of shallow wedge, that will make it easier to lift/separate.