Reddit reviews Audio-Visual Direct Frosted Glass Dry-Erase Board Set - 23 5/8 x 35 1/2 Inches - (Non-Magnetic)

Here’s one similar in size on amazon for $70: http://www.amazon.com/Frosted-Glass-Dry-Erase-Board-23/dp/B004QWAOQ8/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1427006314&sr=8-2&keywords=frosted+glass+dry-erase+board

I came up with cheaper solution that also hides the mounting points (if that matters to you). There’s very little construction involved.

Parts needed:

$29.99 x 1 - Glasholm: White glass table top from ikea (legs sold separately)

$1.90 x 2 - 16-Gauge 18-5/16 in. Retrofit Plate Strap

$0.60 x4 - M8-1.2 x 12 mm. Phillips Pan-Head Machine Screw

$2.46 x1 - 1/4 in. Zinc-Plated Flat Washer (25-Piece per Bag)


Links for materials:

http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/60221471/

http://www.homedepot.com/p/Simpson-Strong-Tie-16-Gauge-18-5-16-in-Retrofit-Plate-Strap-RPS18/100375354?keyword=rps18

http://www.homedepot.com/p/Unbranded-M8-1-2-x-12-mm-Phillips-Pan-Head-Machine-Screw-13178/203540163?keyword=030699131785

http://www.homedepot.com/p/Everbilt-1-4-in-Zinc-Plated-Flat-Washer-25-Piece-per-Bag-802304/204276388?keyword=887480023046

White boards are crazy expensive, especially glass ones. There are plenty of cheap alternatives (white board paint, those cheap 4’x8’ white board hardboard panels from home depot), which are all well and good. But if you want something nice and don’t want to spend hundreds of dollars, try this option.

It’s up to you how you hang the final product. I used some generic 50lb picture hangers (pictured). I had to put a couple washers in-between the picture hanger and the wall in order for the machine screws to clear.

To construct, you simply mount the plate strap to the mounting holes on the back of the glass ikea table top using the machine screws. You’ll need a couple washers to make it snug. I put straps top and bottom, but you can probably get away with just one. I’d still recommend putting in all four screws to keep the glass even with the wall.

Then use whatever mounting hardware you’d like. I went with simple 50 lb picture hangers. They worked great. I put two side by side. So essentially I got a 40” by 40” glass white board for around 80 bucks.

(Oh, and please excuse the blurry pictures. My iPhone stopped autofocusing, so it’s stuck at a certain focus depth which happens to be about a foot from the camera. So anything farther than that is blurry.)

edit: formatting and grammar

What you really want are these, glass whiteboards. We got a bunch of them recently for our office, they're incredibly resistant to scratching and are basically impervious to staining!

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I am wondering if glass boards are any good? Like this one, for example: https://www.amazon.com/Audio-Visual-Direct-Frosted-Glass-Dry-Erase/dp/B004QWAOQ8/ref=sr_1_4?crid=2HG2280JLKCA9&keywords=glass+boards+for+wall&qid=1565414678&s=gateway&sprefix=glass+board%2Caps%2C193&sr=8-4