How do you calculate the price of glass?

Area of the pane in m² (or ft²) times your price per m², with a minimum area per piece, plus a toughening surcharge in per cent on the glass, the worked edges per metre of perimeter and a price per hole. 1000 × 800 mm at 40 per m², +20 % toughened, polished all round at 6 per metre and two holes at 3: 32.00 + 6.40 + 21.60 + 6.00 = 66.00.

Why charge a minimum area per piece?

Because a small pane takes the same handling, cutting and edging set-up as a large one. Most glass shops charge small pieces as if they were 0.25 m² (about 2.7 ft²); set your own minimum, or 0 to charge the real area.

How do I turn this into a quote for the customer?

Press «Add to a budget» under the result. The budget page takes the price as a line, adds your tax and terms, and gives you a link the customer opens and accepts from the phone. Several panes go in a list; the free list keeps 5 rows, Pro has no limit and puts your logo on the PDF.

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Glass price calculator

Price per piece = chargeable area × your price per m², plus the toughening surcharge, the edges per metre and the holes. A 1000 × 800 mm pane of 8 mm glass at 40 per m², toughened at +20 %, polished all round at 6 per metre with two holes at 3 each: 0.80 m² × 40 = 32.00, + 6.40 toughening, + 3.6 m × 6 = 21.60 of edges, + 6.00 of holes: 66.00 a piece. Type your own prices below, in mm or inches, and send the result to a budget your customer accepts from a link.

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Price per piece

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Total of the row

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Weight

— kg

Chargeable area

— m²

Sending it to the customer? Press Add to a budget: the price goes into the budget, which your customer can accept from a link. For your whole price list on your customers' phones, the workshop price list does the same sums with your rates.

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How this is calculated

charged area = max(width × height, minimum per piece) glass = charged area × price per m² toughening = glass × surcharge % edges = worked perimeter (m) × price per metre (long sides first: 1, 2, 3 or 4 sides) holes = holes × price per hole price/piece = glass + toughening + edges + holes weight = width × height × thickness × 2500 kg/m³

The minimum area is the usual shop rule for small panes: a 200 × 200 mm piece is charged as 0.25 m² if that is your minimum. Toughening is a surcharge on the glass only, not on the edges or the holes. Weight uses 2500 kg/m³, the same as the glass weight calculator; laminated interlayers add a little.

What this page does not do

No market prices. The prices are yours; nothing here guesses what glass costs in your area.
No tax. Add VAT or sales tax in the budget, where the rate is set once.
No offcut waste. To know how many stock sheets an order uses, run the glass cutting optimiser.
No insulating units. Price a double-glazed unit as its own product in your price list.

Questions people ask

How do you calculate the price of glass?: Area of the pane in m² (or ft²) times your price per m², with a minimum area per piece, plus a toughening surcharge in per cent on the glass, the worked edges per metre of perimeter and a price per hole. 1000 × 800 mm at 40 per m², +20 % toughened, polished all round at 6 per metre and two holes at 3: 32.00 + 6.40 + 21.60 + 6.00 = 66.00.
Why charge a minimum area per piece?: Because a small pane takes the same handling, cutting and edging set-up as a large one. Most glass shops charge small pieces as if they were 0.25 m² (about 2.7 ft²); set your own minimum, or 0 to charge the real area.
How do I turn this into a quote for the customer?: Press «Add to a budget» under the result. The budget page takes the price as a line, adds your tax and terms, and gives you a link the customer opens and accepts from the phone. Several panes go in a list; the free list keeps 5 rows, Pro has no limit and puts your logo on the PDF.

Glass price calculator

How this is calculated

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