TRP Glazing

Glass Shelving

Floating glass shelves, cut and polished to your exact sizes

Glass shelves float. They carry your books, bottles and keepsakes without adding any visual weight to the room — which is why alcove shelving, bathroom shelves and retail displays all look sharper in glass. We cut and polish toughened glass shelving to your exact sizes at our Chichester workshop.

Every shelf is finished properly: flat-polished edges as standard, with bevelled edges, radius corners and shaped ends available. We'll advise on the right thickness and fixings for the span and the load — a floating alcove shelf full of books needs different glass to a bathroom shelf — so nothing sags or feels flimsy.

Benefits

Why choose Glass Shelving

  • Cut to your exact alcove or recess — no standard sizes
  • Toughened glass for confidence in every span
  • Polished edges as standard — no raw cut edges
  • Right thickness advised for your span and load
  • Brackets and fixings supplied or fitted
  • Ideal for alcoves, bathrooms, bars and retail display
Features

Engineered for performance

  • Toughened glass from 6mm to 19mm
  • Clear, low-iron, tinted and frosted finishes
  • Flat-polished, bevelled or radius edge finishes
  • Shaped and templated shelves for curved recesses
  • Drilled holes and notches for fixings
  • Mirror-backed display shelving available
Make it yours

Options

Choose the finishes and options to suit your home.

Glass

Glass options

  • Clear toughened glass
  • Low-iron (extra clear) glass
  • Frosted / acid-etched glass
  • Grey and bronze tinted glass
  • Mirrored shelf backs
Finishing

Fittings & finishes

  • Polished chrome shelf brackets
  • Brushed stainless and matt black fittings
  • Concealed floating-shelf channels
  • Cabinet shelf pegs and pins
Customisation

Tailored to you

Measure the recess, pick the glass and the edge finish, and choose fittings to match your taps, handles or lighting. We can template curved or out-of-square alcoves — common in older Chichester homes — so the shelf fits the wall, not the other way round.

Ideal for

Who this suits

Alcoves either side of a chimney breast, bathrooms and shower niches, drinks shelves, trophy cabinets — plus shops, bars and restaurants that need smart, strong display glass.

Our process

How we do it

Supply-only from the workshop, or measured and fitted by our own team. Fitted shelving is levelled, secured and finished in a single short visit.

Common questions

Frequently asked

How much weight can a glass shelf take? +
It depends on the span, the thickness and the fixings — a 6mm shelf on a short span happily takes ornaments, while a 10mm or 12mm toughened shelf on proper brackets carries rows of books. Tell us the span and what's going on it, and we'll specify glass that takes the load with a comfortable safety margin.
Do the edges come polished? +
Yes — every shelf leaves the workshop with flat-polished edges as standard, safe to touch and finished to be seen. Bevelled edges and radius corners are available if you want a softer look.
Do you offer a supply-only service? +
Yes. Plenty of our customers are trade fitters, kitchen and bathroom installers, joiners and confident DIYers. We cut and process glass at our Chichester workshop for you to collect — often while you wait for simple cuts — or we can deliver locally. Bring your sizes or a template and we'll do the rest.
Are your quotes really free? +
Completely. Tell us what you need — sizes, photos or just a rough idea — and we'll give you a clear, no-obligation price. No pressure and no hard sell, ever. Call 01243 530 520 or use the contact form.
Who does the fitting? +
Our own team. TRP Glazing is a family-run business with over 40 years of experience — the people who measure and make your glass are the same friendly faces who fit it, so nothing gets lost between survey and installation.
Which areas do you cover? +
We're based at 89 Oving Road in Chichester and work right across the area — Bognor Regis, Selsey, the Witterings, Emsworth, Havant, Portsmouth, Arundel, Littlehampton, Midhurst, Petworth, Worthing and the surrounding towns and villages. For larger projects we regularly travel further across Sussex, Hampshire and Surrey.
Gallery

Glass Shelving — up close

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