Rentals

Hot Shop Renting at GlassRoots

The Hotshop at GlassRoots are booked for rentals one hour increments (minimum 2 hours).

General guidelines:

• To schedule rental time, please call 973-353-9555 in advance.  Rentals are held on a first come, first served basis and require a credit card number or down payment.    

• Cancellations must be made at least 48 hours in advance to avoid any cancellation fees. Failure to cancel scheduled rental times at least 48 hours in advance will result in your credit card being charged for our two hour minimum ($100).
• All renters are expected to finish working 15 minutes before the end of their booked time to clean up.  Failure to clean up will result in a $25.00 fee.
• Glass is supplied up to 10 lbs per glory hole / per hour.  Any glass usage above this allotment will incur a charge of $3.00 per pound. Glass usage includes work, crack-off and drip-off.
• Work must be picked up within five days or a storage fee of $5/day will be applied.  Any work not picked up within 30 days will be considered abandoned and will become property of GlassRoots.

General Glory Hole Rental Rates:

Medium           14” x 23”         $46/per hour

Large               18” x 32”         $50/per hour

Glory Hole Pre-Pay Rates:

GlassRoots offers artists the opportunity to purchase blocks of pre-paid hours at a discounted rate.  In order to receive the discounted rate, you must pre-pay for 10 hours or more and pay for this block of time in advance. 

Medium           14” x 23”         $44/per hour

Large               18” x 32”         $48/per hour

Rental slots can be reserved no more than 2 weeks in advance.  All pre-paid hours must be used within 12 months. 

Glory Hole Reservation Time:

For those who seek to rent the shop on a regular schedule, you will receive an additional discount on our rentals rates.  Please call GlassRoots Studio for pricing and scheduling availability.  Renters will be asked to commit to a minimum number of days/hours and a rental agreement form will need to be completed before first rental.

Annealer Rentals:

Annealers are not included in the glory rental rates and must be reserved.

Top loader (24” x 48” x 36”)             $65/day

Front loader (29” x 58” x 70”)            $70/day

Longer cycles will be charged an additional fee.

Additional equipment rentals available:

2 pipes, 2 punties                                $10/day

Bench tools (basic set)                        $10/day

Garage                                                 $4/hour

Bench Torch                                        $4/hour

Oxygen Propane Torch                       $8/hour

Storage Locker (36” x 18” x 72”)       $25/month or $275/year

Cold Working Studio                                     $18/hour

Kilnforming and Casting Rentals at GlassRoots

Kilnforming

The kilnforming studio is available at $25 per hour/per person which includes 1 sheet of glass, tools and glasses.  Each additional hour is $10/perhour.

Kiln rentals:

Kiln rentals are not included in the kilnforming studio rental rates and must be reserved:

Front loader (15” x 24” x 23”)            $50/day

Top loader (24” x 48” x 36”)             $65/day

Hot Casting Time is available.  Please contact GlassRoots to discuss availability and pricing.

Additional equipment and supplies:

Glass sheets (approximately 24”x 24”)           $22/per sheet

Molds are available for rent – contact GlassRoots staff for more information.

Flameworking Rentals at GlassRoots

Flameworking

The flameworking studio is available at $25 per hour/per torch which includes glass rods, tools and glasses.