diff --git a/code/game/machinery/Beacon.dm b/code/game/machinery/Beacon.dm
index 83ff9fcf168..94e3b354d47 100644
--- a/code/game/machinery/Beacon.dm
+++ b/code/game/machinery/Beacon.dm
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 	Beacon.syndicate = syndicate
 	Beacon.area_bypass = area_bypass
 	Beacon.cc_beacon = cc_beacon
-	if(!istype(T, /turf/simulated/floor/transparent))
+	if(!T.transparent_floor)
 		hide(T.intact)
 
 /obj/machinery/bluespace_beacon/proc/destroy_beacon()
diff --git a/code/game/machinery/magnet.dm b/code/game/machinery/magnet.dm
index a9eb8b4de3c..c6ae20c6831 100644
--- a/code/game/machinery/magnet.dm
+++ b/code/game/machinery/magnet.dm
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /obj/machinery/magnetic_module/New()
 	..()
 	var/turf/T = loc
-	if(!istype(T, /turf/simulated/floor/transparent))
+	if(!T.transparent_floor)
 		hide(T.intact)
 	center = T
 
diff --git a/code/game/machinery/navbeacon.dm b/code/game/machinery/navbeacon.dm
index ef3d6928aa1..c3d64752f4e 100644
--- a/code/game/machinery/navbeacon.dm
+++ b/code/game/machinery/navbeacon.dm
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 	set_codes()
 
 	var/turf/T = loc
-	if(!istype(T, /turf/simulated/floor/transparent))
+	if(!T.transparent_floor)
 		hide(T.intact)
 	if(!codes || !codes.len)
 		log_runtime(EXCEPTION("Empty codes datum at ([x],[y],[z])"), src, list("codes_txt: '[codes_txt]'"))
diff --git a/code/game/objects/structures/safe.dm b/code/game/objects/structures/safe.dm
index 252da89083a..b06df5ecc06 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/structures/safe.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/structures/safe.dm
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_EMPTY(safes)
 /obj/structure/safe/floor/Initialize()
 	. = ..()
 	var/turf/T = loc
-	if(!istype(T, /turf/simulated/floor/transparent))
+	if(!T.transparent_floor)
 		hide(T.intact)
 
 /obj/structure/safe/floor/hide(intact)
diff --git a/code/game/turfs/simulated/floor/plating.dm b/code/game/turfs/simulated/floor/plating.dm
index 27f860e53ad..96d7339b876 100644
--- a/code/game/turfs/simulated/floor/plating.dm
+++ b/code/game/turfs/simulated/floor/plating.dm
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@
 			return TRUE
 		var/obj/item/stack/sheet/glass/R = C
 		if(R.get_amount() < 2)
-			to_chat(user, "<span class='warning'>You need two glass to make a glass floor!</span>")
+			to_chat(user, "<span class='warning'>You need two sheets of glass to build a glass floor!</span>")
 			return TRUE
 		else
 			to_chat(user, "<span class='notice'>You begin swapping the plating for glass...</span>")
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@
 					playsound(src, C.usesound, 80, 1)
 					R.use(2)
 					to_chat(user, "<span class='notice'>You swap the plating for glass.</span>")
+					new /obj/item/stack/sheet/metal(src, 2)
 				return TRUE
 
 	else if(istype(C, /obj/item/stack/sheet/rglass))
@@ -94,7 +95,7 @@
 			return TRUE
 		var/obj/item/stack/sheet/rglass/R = C
 		if(R.get_amount() < 2)
-			to_chat(user, "<span class='warning'>You need two reinforced glass to make a reinforced glass floor!</span>")
+			to_chat(user, "<span class='warning'>You need two sheets of reinforced glass to build a reinforced glass floor!</span>")
 			return TRUE
 		else
 			to_chat(user, "<span class='notice'>You begin swapping the plating for reinforced glass...</span>")
@@ -104,6 +105,7 @@
 					playsound(src, C.usesound, 80, 1)
 					R.use(2)
 					to_chat(user, "<span class='notice'>You swap the plating for reinforced glass.</span>")
+					new /obj/item/stack/sheet/metal(src, 2)
 				return TRUE
 
 /turf/simulated/floor/plating/screwdriver_act(mob/user, obj/item/I)
diff --git a/code/game/turfs/simulated/floor/transparent.dm b/code/game/turfs/simulated/floor/transparent.dm
index 8e9b6d10e43..ead098688ed 100644
--- a/code/game/turfs/simulated/floor/transparent.dm
+++ b/code/game/turfs/simulated/floor/transparent.dm
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 	layer = TRANSPARENT_TURF_LAYER
 	keep_dir = FALSE
 	intact = FALSE
+	transparent_floor = TRUE
 
 /turf/simulated/floor/transparent/glass/Initialize(mapload)
 	. = ..()
diff --git a/code/game/turfs/turf.dm b/code/game/turfs/turf.dm
index 4678bd94ce4..36381b72ecc 100644
--- a/code/game/turfs/turf.dm
+++ b/code/game/turfs/turf.dm
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 	var/intact = TRUE
 	var/turf/baseturf = /turf/space
 	var/slowdown = 0 //negative for faster, positive for slower
+	var/transparent_floor = FALSE //true for transparent floors
 
 	///Properties for open tiles (/floor)
 	/// All the gas vars, on the turf, are meant to be utilized for initializing a gas datum and setting its first gas values; the turf vars are never further modified at runtime; it is never directly used for calculations by the atmospherics system.
diff --git a/code/modules/atmospherics/machinery/atmospherics.dm b/code/modules/atmospherics/machinery/atmospherics.dm
index 8e965c88685..46c44ae2c0d 100644
--- a/code/modules/atmospherics/machinery/atmospherics.dm
+++ b/code/modules/atmospherics/machinery/atmospherics.dm
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ Pipelines + Other Objects -> Pipe network
 /obj/machinery/atmospherics/attackby(obj/item/W, mob/user)
 	if(can_unwrench && istype(W, /obj/item/wrench))
 		var/turf/T = get_turf(src)
-		if(istype(T, /turf/simulated/floor/transparent))
+		if(T.transparent_floor)
 			to_chat(user, "<span class='danger'>You must remove the glass first.</span>")
 			return
 		if(level == 1 && isturf(T) && T.intact)
diff --git a/code/modules/atmospherics/machinery/pipes/cap.dm b/code/modules/atmospherics/machinery/pipes/cap.dm
index bf3b7f43d2e..ef04c024708 100644
--- a/code/modules/atmospherics/machinery/pipes/cap.dm
+++ b/code/modules/atmospherics/machinery/pipes/cap.dm
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@
 				break
 
 	var/turf/T = get_turf(src)			// hide if turf is not intact
-	if(!istype(T) || istype(T, /turf/simulated/floor/transparent))
+	if(!istype(T) || T.transparent_floor)
 		return
 	hide(T.intact)
 	update_icon()
diff --git a/code/modules/atmospherics/machinery/pipes/manifold.dm b/code/modules/atmospherics/machinery/pipes/manifold.dm
index b28f18f92ba..0acbcd9884d 100644
--- a/code/modules/atmospherics/machinery/pipes/manifold.dm
+++ b/code/modules/atmospherics/machinery/pipes/manifold.dm
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
 					node3 = target
 				break
 	var/turf/T = src.loc			// hide if turf is not intact
-	if(istype(T, /turf/simulated/floor/transparent))
+	if(T.transparent_floor)
 		return
 	hide(T.intact)
 	update_icon()
diff --git a/code/modules/atmospherics/machinery/pipes/manifold4w.dm b/code/modules/atmospherics/machinery/pipes/manifold4w.dm
index 75f2db8aabf..c6daf11da6e 100644
--- a/code/modules/atmospherics/machinery/pipes/manifold4w.dm
+++ b/code/modules/atmospherics/machinery/pipes/manifold4w.dm
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@
 				break
 
 	var/turf/T = src.loc			// hide if turf is not intact
-	if(!istype(T, /turf/simulated/floor/transparent))
+	if(!T.transparent_floor)
 		hide(T.intact)
 	update_icon()
 
diff --git a/code/modules/atmospherics/machinery/pipes/simple/pipe_simple.dm b/code/modules/atmospherics/machinery/pipes/simple/pipe_simple.dm
index a4ecfc583d9..7e14946e61e 100644
--- a/code/modules/atmospherics/machinery/pipes/simple/pipe_simple.dm
+++ b/code/modules/atmospherics/machinery/pipes/simple/pipe_simple.dm
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
 							break
 
 		var/turf/T = loc			// hide if turf is not intact
-		if(!istype(T, /turf/simulated/floor/transparent))
+		if(!T.transparent_floor)
 			hide(T.intact)
 		update_icon()
 
diff --git a/code/modules/power/cable.dm b/code/modules/power/cable.dm
index b48c03376cf..50d7ff6db8d 100644
--- a/code/modules/power/cable.dm
+++ b/code/modules/power/cable.dm
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ By design, d1 is the smallest direction and d2 is the highest
 
 	var/turf/T = get_turf(src)			// hide if turf is not intact
 	LAZYADD(GLOB.cable_list, src) //add it to the global cable list
-	if(istype(T, /turf/simulated/floor/transparent))
+	if(T.transparent_floor)
 		return
 	if(level == 1)
 		hide(T.intact)
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ By design, d1 is the smallest direction and d2 is the highest
 //
 /obj/structure/cable/attackby(obj/item/W, mob/user)
 	var/turf/T = get_turf(src)
-	if(istype(T, /turf/simulated/floor/transparent))
+	if(T.transparent_floor)
 		to_chat(user, "<span class='danger'>You must remove the glass first.</span>")
 		return
 	if(T.intact)
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ By design, d1 is the smallest direction and d2 is the highest
 /obj/structure/cable/wirecutter_act(mob/user, obj/item/I)
 	. = TRUE
 	var/turf/T = get_turf(src)
-	if(istype(T, /turf/simulated/floor/transparent))
+	if(T.transparent_floor)
 		to_chat(user, "<span class='danger'>You must remove the glass first.</span>")
 		return
 	if(T.intact)
diff --git a/code/modules/power/terminal.dm b/code/modules/power/terminal.dm
index b2284eba265..d8fc709a656 100644
--- a/code/modules/power/terminal.dm
+++ b/code/modules/power/terminal.dm
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 /obj/machinery/power/terminal/Initialize(mapload)
 	. = ..()
 	var/turf/T = get_turf(src)
-	if(istype(T, /turf/simulated/floor/transparent))
+	if(T.transparent_floor)
 		return
 	if(level == 1)
 		hide(T.intact)
diff --git a/code/modules/recycling/disposal.dm b/code/modules/recycling/disposal.dm
index f259ee40ac1..2b3f4765c91 100644
--- a/code/modules/recycling/disposal.dm
+++ b/code/modules/recycling/disposal.dm
@@ -758,7 +758,7 @@
 // update the icon_state to reflect hidden status
 /obj/structure/disposalpipe/proc/update()
 	var/turf/T = get_turf(src)
-	if(istype(T, /turf/simulated/floor/transparent))
+	if(T.transparent_floor)
 		update_icon()
 		return
 	hide(T.intact && !istype(T, /turf/space))	// space never hides pipes
@@ -893,8 +893,8 @@
 
 /obj/structure/disposalpipe/attackby(obj/item/I, mob/user, params)
 	var/turf/T = get_turf(src)
-	if(T.intact || istype(T, /turf/simulated/floor/transparent))
-		to_chat(user, "<span class='danger'>You must remove the plating first.</span>")
+	if(T.intact || T.transparent_floor)
+		to_chat(user, "<span class='danger'>You must remove the [T.transparent_floor ? "glass": "plating"] first.</span>")
 		return 		// prevent interaction with T-scanner revealed pipes and pipes under glass
 
 	add_fingerprint(user)
@@ -904,7 +904,7 @@
 	var/turf/T = get_turf(src)
 	if(!I.tool_use_check(user, 0))
 		return
-	if(istype(T, /turf/simulated/floor/transparent))
+	if(T.transparent_floor)
 		to_chat(user, "<span class='danger'>You must remove the glass first.</span>")
 		return
 	WELDER_ATTEMPT_SLICING_MESSAGE