Shipping Information

Our 2012 Freight Program allows customers to calculate their exact delivered cost on most products. This freight program supercedes any previous freight program. GlassCraft may pay for part or all of the freight costs, depending upon the value of the order and the location of the customer. GlassCraft does not charge for pallets or crating for standard-sized doors or entryways. (Very large custom entryways will have a crating fee added to the order). Please note that these charges may change at any time without prior notice due to unforeseen changes in fuel and freight costs.


To determine your exact delivered costs, calculate the total number of order “units” contained on your order to be shipped at one time. (Please refer to the definition of a “unit” below). Next, determine your location “zone” by referring to the chart above. Use the “Freight Costs” chart below to determine your exact delivered freight cost. Customers may send multiple Purchase Orders to increase their “unit” total, but they must be faxed at the same time, and these purchase orders will be combined on one GlassCraft shipment and invoice. Shipments will be packaged as efficiently as possible and shipped on the carrier of GlassCraft’s choice.

A “unit” is an individual door, or sidelite, or transom. A unit is also a jamb kit, or a prehung entry frame. Lastly, a unit is any combination of components, glass panels, wrought iron grilles, etc. that total $500. As an example, an order for 3 slab doors, 2 sidelites, and $550 in loose jamb legs would equal 6 units. Or a prehung unit consisting of 1 door, 2 sidelites, 1 transom plus the prehang frame would equal 5 units.

Prehung doors and entryways are completely assembled, and are shipped unassembled or assembled. If you want your prehung entry shipped fully assembled, an extra charge will be added to your order if you order less than 12 assembled prehung “units”. This extra charge applies to all shipments, including Freight Paid shipments. Prehung entryways that are NOT shipped assembled will be knocked-down, boxed, and will be ready for re-assembly. Example: a fully assembled prehung double door entryway will count as 3 shipping units. (2 doors + 1 frame). If shipped to a zone 5 customer, a charge of $90 ($30 x 3 units) will be added, regardless of the total number of shipping units on the individual shipment. (Unassembled “KD” prehung units are shipped at no additional charge).

For example, if you were shipping 3 slab doors, one prehung double-door unit (assembled) and $550 of jamb legs to Orlando (zone 4), then your total freight costs would be $495. (7 total “units”: $180 for the first unit, plus 6 units X $40 or $240, plus 3 extra charge assembled prehung shipping units X $25 or $75 = $495).

All shipments are available for “will call” shipment at our factory. In addition, all shipments, at the direction of the customer, may be shipped “Freight Collect” for freight payment by the customer. A Crating and Pallet charge may apply to these freight collect or will-call shipments of $50 per crate for slab doors and components (#CRATEDR), and $80 per crate for each pre-hung unit (#CRATEPH)


* as stated above, this extra charge is waived for shipments of 12 assembled prehung "units" or more, shipped at one time to one customer. Buffalo Forge Iron doors are ONLY shipped assembled.