Mirrors, like any other type of decor, differ from each other depending on their characteristics. The thinnest mirrors are 5 mm thick; they are very fragile and you must be extremely careful when working with them. The slightest wrong movement installing a thin mirror will damage its surface. By itself. The thickness of the finished mirror directly affects the weight of the product and installing a thick mirror is much more difficult than a thin one.

The second difference between mirrors is the presence of amalgam. Amalgam This is a special coating on the back of the mirror, which makes it possible to turn an ordinary transparent surface into a mirror. Frameless models made using this principle are quite cheap, but they also have their drawbacks - sudden fogging when the temperature changes. Usually, this effect appears when installing a mirror in the bathroom, as soon as you open hot water— the mirror immediately fogs up.

Mirrors coated with silver amalgam do not fog up when the temperature changes. Such mirrors, of course, are more expensive than aluminum ones, but they are much more convenient to use. If you, like all beginners in renovation, are trying to save money, then buy mirrors with silver amalgam for the bathroom, and for all other rooms you can use mirrors with aluminum amalgam.

How to attach a mirror to a wall using glue?

Using glue to fix a mirror on the wall is considered the simplest, most reliable and in a fast way fastening. Any product, light or massive, will be held on the wall with glue, but only if you use special glue. This glue resembles liquid nails and is sold in tubes. Before fixing the mirror, you need to apply a special adhesive composition onto the amalgam, and then press the mirror against the wall. You need to hold the product for 3-5 minutes, after which you can release it. This method is very simple, but there are several restrictions, which must be taken into account when choosing this method of fastening.

A mirror is an integral part of almost any room, especially the hallway and bathroom. At the same time, it performs several functions:

• visual expansion of space;
• decorative;
• practical.

• in the hallway it is better to hang a larger mirror that reflects you in full height;
• position the light so that it falls on the person and not on the mirror;
• the mirror should hang straight so as not to distort the image;
• the mirror frame should reflect general style premises;
• if you want to increase the space, then make a mirror on the entire wall.

Mirror shapes:

• wavy;
• oval;
• rectangular;
• round, etc.

How to hang a mirror on the wall

The question of mounting a mirror on the wall in the bathroom or hallway is quite problematic, since each person has different financial opportunities and perception of this product.

The best option is to prepare the space for the mirror in advance. In the bathroom it simply doesn’t need to be tiled. However, it will be here only until the next renovation.

If the repair has already been done, then hanging the mirror with glue is not advisable. In this case, it is necessary to drill the wall and tiles.

Installing a mirror on the wall in the bathroom

There is no need to be afraid that the tiles will crack when drilling holes. If it is properly glued and made of quality material, then nothing will happen to her.

Progress:

• initially select a location;
• then use a level to mark a line;
• make holes in this area;
• the number of holes will depend on the number of fasteners on the mirror, its weight and width.

How to fix a heavy mirror on a plasterboard, brick and concrete wall

Tools you may need:

• anchor;
• hammer;
• screws and dowels;
• drill.

Progress:

• first, using a glass drill and a screwdriver, you should make holes in the tiles;
• then use a drill to drill into the wall underneath it;
• dowels are inserted into the holes and screws are screwed in;
• then we hang the mirror on which there are fasteners.

How to attach a mirror that does not have fasteners to the wall

To install such a product, you need to drill holes in it and purchase fasteners from a specialized store. However, such work requires “jewelry” skill, since a mirror is a rather fragile thing. Most optimal solution- give it to glaziers who know how to do it. If you have a little experience, then you can install a mirror on the wall yourself.

In order to attach a product that does not have fasteners, diamond drills are used. To prevent it from cracking, it should be cooled during drilling. At home, you can use “plasticine baths” that are filled with water and fixed in place of the future hole. You need to drill very carefully, regularly checking the presence of water in the “bath”. If necessary, liquid is added. In this case, experts advise interrupting drilling and dripping onto work surface turpentine, and then continue activities. When everything is ready, the holes should be rounded using sandpaper. Here you also need to be careful and take your time so as not to overheat the glass.

Having created a hole of a certain diameter, screw fasteners and a decorative plug to it. And in order for the mirror to hang firmly on the wall, you can additionally glue it with double-sided tape.

How to attach a mirror to a bathroom wall between tiles

• Initially, you should leave space for the mirror and not tile it;
• if the product is quite light and the wall is smooth, then we fasten it with liquid nails and treat the joints with sealant;
• if the tile was glued to a thick layer of building material, then the mirror may correspondingly deepen. If you do not want this effect to occur, then attach a metal profile to the wall and place moisture-resistant drywall on it. Next, fix the product liquid nails and using fasteners (it is better to use a butterfly dowel);
• some mount the mirror on cement or a layer of tile adhesive, but in this case it must be covered protective layer.

Installing a mirror on a plasterboard wall

• Do not use regular nails to attach anything to drywall;
• for mounting objects up to 20 kg, it is better to use butterfly dowels;
• in the event that the product weighs more than 20 kg, plasterboard with external or inside hemmed with plywood or another sheet of the same material.

How to install a mirror on a wall in a bathroom with PVC panels

If there are PVC panels in the bathroom, then the area for the mirror is planned in advance.

• In a specially designated place for the mirror, sheathing elements are installed, onto which installation will be carried out using anchors, dowels, etc.
• A fairly light product can be attached to PVC using mounting tape or liquid nails;
• if there is not a very large space between the panels and the wall, then you can drill to the wall;
• The best option is to purchase a ready-made cabinet with a mirror and sink.

How to glue a mirror to a wall

If your mirror is light enough, you can glue it to tiles using double-sided tape or special sealant. However best option is a combination of two methods: several tapes are glued to the center, parallel to each other, and the glue is distributed around the perimeter. Next, the product is fixed to the wall.

• the mirror must be leveled immediately, since the sealant and strips of tape are attached instantly;
• Before starting work, make markings using a level;
• for the bathroom, purchase special moisture-resistant tape and liquid nails for mirrors;
• the tiles in the bathroom must be pre-cleaned;
• distribute the adhesive composition at intervals of 5-7 cm;
• It is not recommended to apply glue to the corners, as it may come out when pressing the mirror;
• The product should be pressed for at least 10 minutes;
• When attaching a heavy and large mirror to the wall, use special supports during the day.

Modern methods of mounting mirrors

Today on the construction market you can find special brackets for attaching mirrors, which are straight and side, as well as chrome, wood and transparent. Consider the option of fastening with straight brackets:

• Initially, you should make a mark on the bottom line of fastening the staples;
• then the mirror is inserted into the brackets;
• after which the staples are fixed from above.

Thus, the product is clamped and tightly placed in the brackets.

There are also special systems made from aluminum profiles, fishing lines, fasteners, etc. for hanging mirrors. However, this option is suitable for a home in which a technical and ultra-modern urban style predominates.

How to hang a mirror video:

The completion of the renovation, after the dust in the apartment or room has settled, does not mean the end of the construction pains, there is still a lot to be corrected or even redone, but the first step is to adjust the lighting and operation of the lamps, to regulate the work window sashes and hang a mirror in the room. Only then does the room acquire a habitable appearance.

Is it easy or difficult to attach a mirror to a wall with wallpaper?

In fact, the solution to the problem of how to attach a mirror to a wall with wallpaper is not as obvious as it might seem at first glance. Often there is not much experience in this matter; usually objects, including mirrors, can be attached using a dowel driven into the wall of the room. But after the renovation, spring cleaning rooms from dust and remnants of wallpaper rolls, punch fresh holes in clean and smooth walls to attach a mirror - somehow you can’t raise your hand. Moreover, the location of the mirror may change, you will have to attach it in a new place, and in the old place after fastening there will be holes from the dowels, which are not so easy to remove or disguise by repair.

Imagination and technical savvy tell us that you can attach a mirror to the wall in one of the following ways:

• Using double-sided construction tape;
• Any polyurethane adhesive composition;
• Using hidden plugs.

For your information! If the mirror has decorative elements and weighs more than two kilos, you should not try to attach it to the wallpaper on the wall using glue or any similar means.

Even if the wallpaper is “tightly” attached to the wall, the surface layer of the wallpaper will come off like a film and the mirror will break.

Need for invention is tricky, attach the mirror “tightly”

All of the above methods are real and can be implemented for any wallpaper. Among the above methods, the first two are used for light, small mirrors, the last two, in fact, are universal, but much more complicated, and require increased accuracy and precision.

Advice ! It is better to attach the mirror in places away from drafts, which will save you from the need to regularly wipe dust from glass surface.

It is quite easy to check and determine how protected a place on the wall is from dust. It is worth removing dust with a damp cloth from the planned place on the wall. After a couple of days, run your hand over it - if dust appears, it means the place is not suitable.

If the integrity of the wallpaper is not of great value, then the mirror can be attached to the wall using a fairly simple procedure - two dowels and a pair of brackets.

How to attach a mirror with glue

When the need arises to glue something during a renovation, people most often think of the widely advertised “Liquid Nails” adhesive. But in practice, the advertised composition was not always able to attach even small items on a smooth surface. Therefore, it is unlikely to be suitable for a relatively heavy object, such as a mirror. Any lime compositions popular in repairs are also unsuitable for such attempts.

More a good option There will be a solution to attach thin and heavy mirror glass using Moment adhesive compositions or mounting polyurethane foam. The latter option is more preferable due to the highest adhesion, even on a dust-covered surface.

If you decide to attach the mirror to the wallpaper using glue, you need to make and glue an intermediate screen to the back of the mirror. It can be made to fit the entire size of the mirror, in the form of a wide rectangular frame that fits tightly to the painted surface of the mirror. The composition that coats the back of the mirror adheres very poorly directly to the thin base of the wallpaper, so an intermediate layer in the form of a screen is used.

The best material for the screen will be a light and durable wood-fiber board, 3-5 mm thick. The frame should be glued using rubber or any other glue that provides an elastic seam. The fiberboard from which the screen frame is made consists of pressed paper. This will help to attach well to the surface of the wallpaper and compensate for the difference in thermal expansion of the materials.

Before attaching the mirror, you must perform a number of procedures:

1. Determine and mark the selected place on the wallpaper for precise positioning of the mirror, more precisely, its top;
2. Remove and thoroughly clean the surface from dust and wallpaper glue residues;
3. According to the completed markings, apply glue to the wall surface, apply glue to the mirror screen in a similar way, wait for the applied layer to dry slightly;
4. After 10-15 minutes, repeat the procedure, remove excess glue and carefully attach the mirror to the wallpaper;
5. After a couple of hours, you can remove the fasteners and clean the glass surface from dust and fingerprints.

If you use for fastening polyurethane foam, you need to do it a little differently. At a point located 40-50cm from the top of the mirror, according to the markings made, we hammer in a needle-thin 30mm nail. Using a thin but strong thread attached to the top of the mirror screen, hang it. Apply a few drops of polyurethane foam from a foam container to the top of the screen. Slowly turn the object over and apply foam to the wallpaper according to the markings. We press and leave it hanging. If foam appears through the top of the frame, do not remove it. It is easier to cut it after drying by running a blade construction knife along the top of the mirror. Before gluing, it is necessary to remove dust from the surfaces to be glued, and first of all from the wallpaper.

How to Attach Using Mechanical Attachment

The heavier the mirror, the stronger the mount should be. An object with a diagonal of more than 40 cm can also be attached using glue, but there is no guarantee of a secure attachment. For heavy mirrors, you can use the old fashioned way - attach them using two small plugs and a pair of screws.

If the mirror on the reverse side does not have a base made of pressed cardboard or plastic, you will have to use the recipe from the previous paragraph and glue a homemade screen or strip. The larger the mirror, the stronger and thicker the transition frame should be. For glass surfaces with a diagonal of more than 50 cm, additional reinforcement from thin glass will be required. wooden slats, for which the frame can be attached to the wall. The rail is attached with glue at a distance of ¼ of the entire height of the glass from the top. After this, at a distance of 5-6 cm from the ends of the slats, you should attach one self-tapping screw, but do not wrap them completely into the body of the tree, leave a couple of millimeters.

Between the screws, it is necessary to fasten a strong nylon thread, possibly from the category of shoe threads. The length is approximately 10-12 cm greater than the width of the glass. The top of the tensioned thread should not peek out from behind the top of the mirror. Before fixing the plugs with self-tapping screws in the body of the wall, it is necessary to correctly mark the wallpaper. To do this, use two pencils to pull the thread from both sides towards the top so that the distance between the tension points is approximately ¾ of the width of the glass surface. After this, use a ruler to measure the distance from the top of the frame to the tensioned thread.

Next we find optimal location mirrors on the wall and with a simple pencil We mark the position of the top of the frame on the wall. Using the marked points, we plot the measured distance, after which we determine the points for the plugs in the wall.

Next we use a little trick. We need to drill so as not to damage the wallpaper. To do this, at each of the selected points, use a sharp blade to make a cut in the form of a cross measuring 2x2 cm and carefully bend the edges of the wallpaper. At the bottom, before drilling holes, you need to attach a small cardboard shelf using plasticine or any other material. The shelf will help collect dust and sand from drilling and prevent debris from falling into the gap between the folded edge of the wallpaper and the wall.

At each of the two points we drill holes for plugs with a diameter of 10 mm. The greater the load weight, the larger the diameter and depth of the plug. After blowing off the dust, the plasticine and shelf can be removed, then the protruding parts of the plug are trimmed to the level with the wall. You can move on to the next operation - attach the mirror surface. The screws are not screwed into the plugs completely, leaving 1-2 mm.

Then you can attach the object to the thread without fear that the fastening will not support the weight of the object. In addition, this method of fastening makes it relatively easy to level the mirror glass. In this way, paintings and large decorative panels are usually attached to wallpaper.

If after repair there is a need to attach the item in another place, traces of corks can be easily removed. To do this, unscrew the screws and remove the plugs. We cover the remaining holes with putty, after drying we bend the edges of the cross-shaped cut of the wallpaper and carefully glue it in place. If you do it carefully, even close up you can’t always see the place on the wallpaper where you once decided to attach a mirror or a picture.

A mirror on the wall is a home decoration, visual extension space. Wall mirrors come in a wide variety of shapes, sizes and types, depending on which you choose the method by which you can hang the mirror on the wall. Also, be sure to make sure you have everything necessary tools for such work that you do not have to suddenly stop halfway.

How to hang a mirror on hooks

The first method is suitable for mirrors with frames or small mirrors without them. As a rule, such mirrors already have some kind of fastenings on the back, like D-rings or loops, and all you have to do is make a counter part for them - one or more hooks. In order to hang such a mirror on the wall, you should follow these steps:

1. Find out what material the wall on which you want to hang the mirror is made of. This will determine whether your wall can support the weight of the mirror and what screws and dowels you will need to use. For example, if you want to hang a mirror on a plasterboard wall, you will need special dowels, the so-called “butterflies”.
2. Weigh your mirror. Depending on the weight, not only fastenings will be selected, but also hooks, since they also have restrictions on the weight they can withstand.
3. Place the mirror against the wall in the place where you plan to hang it. Mark the position of its top and corners on the wall with a pencil. You can also first attach a level to the edge of the mirror and check whether it will hang vertically in this position.
4. You need to mark on the wall where the mountings on the mirror will be located. To do this, measure all the distances from the edges of the mirror to the fastenings, as well as the distance between them, if there are several of them. Then mark their location on the wall, transferring all measurements onto it.

   If you have a small mirror with a wire or ribbon loop at the center back, you'll only need one hole in the wall and may even be able to get by without a hook. To figure out where this hole will need to be drilled, measure the width of your mirror and mark a point in the middle of that line. Then pull the loop as high as possible from this point and measure the distance from its top edge to the top edge of the mirror itself. Transfer the results of the measurements to the wall using the same pencil.

5. Mark on the wall where the holes for the screws of the hooks should be - this can be done by attaching the hooks themselves to the wall and aligning them with the marks for the location of the fasteners on the back side of the mirror.
6. Drill holes in the marked places for the screws intended for attaching the hooks. Use a drill required thickness, suitable for your wall material. If the wall material allows you to screw in a screw without a dowel, that's good. If not, drill holes immediately to match the diameter of the dowels. Using them, screw on the hooks.
7. Before hanging the mirror on the wall, glue protective fabric pads to the back corners and centers of the sides - these are often sold in furniture stores, for example, for gluing to furniture legs so that it does not scratch the floor.

How to hang a mirror with double-sided tape

Hang the mirror on the wall using double sided tape only possible if it is small and light - no more than 1 kg. In addition, the possibility of such fastening depends on the surface - it must be as flat and smooth as possible (made of MDF, laminated chipboard, tiles, etc.) and not exposed to moisture (that is, hanging a mirror on double-sided tape in the bathroom is a bad idea). So, how to attach a mirror with tape:

1. Place the mirror against the wall and mark with a pencil (for example, in the corners) how it should hang. The adhesive tape sticks immediately, so it will not be possible to adjust the mirror on the wall after gluing it.
2. The wall and back surface of the mirror must be thoroughly cleaned of dust and preferably degreased.
3. Take double-sided tape at least 2 cm wide and stick one side on the back of the mirror along its entire height - from edge to edge, leaving a distance of about 5-10 cm between the stripes.
4. Remove the protective layer from the second side of the tape strips, attach the mirror to the wall and lightly press it over the entire area, holding it for a few seconds.

How to hang a mirror with glue

Mounting with glue is the same as with tape; it is only suitable for mirrors without a frame and smooth surfaces, however, it is more reliable and can be used in the bathroom. They use a special glue, it’s called construction glue for mirrors.

Also prepare in advance spacers or any other devices that will help you fix the glued mirror until the glue hardens.

1. Measure the mirror or place it against the wall and mark its desired position on it with a pencil.
2. Thoroughly wipe and degrease the surfaces to be glued - both on the wall and on the back of the mirror.
3. Apply glue according to the instructions - usually only on one of the sides to be glued. It is best to apply glue vertical stripes with a distance of about 10 cm between them, as well as individual points. It is better not to pour glue close to the edge of the mirror to avoid problems with it leaking out beyond the dimensions of the mirror.
4. Attach the mirror to the wall and press it for the time specified in the glue instructions. Then fix it in this position with devices prepared in advance for this.

According to archaeologists, people used mirrors back in the Stone Age, rubbing pieces of tin, gold or platinum until they shine. But the prototype modern mirror, glass, appeared only in 1240, when people learned to blow glass bottles. The inside of the bottle was covered with a layer of metal and broken. The fragments were used as a mirror. They learned to make a flat mirror only at the beginning of the 16th century in France.

A modern glass mirror is well known to everyone and is a sheet of polished glass, on one side of which it is sprayed thin layer metal called amalgam. Aluminum is used to make budget mirrors, and silver is used to make expensive mirrors. The metal film is covered with a layer of varnish on top to protect it from external influences. Therefore, when attaching a mirror to the wall, you must work very carefully so as not to accidentally damage the delicate mirror coating and the glass itself.

Today, when creating the interior of premises, mirrors are widely used, thanks to which you can change the space by visually expanding the walls of the room or raising the ceiling. I also decided to visually enlarge my hallway and hung a large mirror on a column protruding from the wall. The mirror also serves its intended purpose, allowing you to see yourself in full growth. My wife really liked the presence of a large mirror in the hallway.

How to fix a mirror on a tiled wall

No experience in fixing mirrors big size I already had it on my walls. One mirror, measuring 60×90 cm, was mounted on tiled wall in the bathroom, above the glass shelf. When accepted water procedures, moisture usually condenses on the surface of the mirror, and it becomes covered with drops of water. Therefore, I chose a mirror with a silver amalgam, coated with a protective layer of copper and a double layer of paint. Over twelve years of operation, the mirror has not changed its original appearance.

The mirror was made to order, and I provided two large holes in the upper part for fastening. To hang the mirror on the wall, you just need to put it on the bases of two lamps. To prevent the mirror from moving on the plastic body of the lamps, shallow grooves were made in it with a width equal to the thickness of the mirror. Placing the lamps on the plane of the mirror made it possible to increase their efficiency, since the light from reverse side lampshades are reflected from the mirror and directed into the room.

To prevent mechanical damage to the amalgam and the protective varnish layer on the tiles when installing and washing the mirror, several thin rubber plates were glued to the tiles in the corners and center of the mirror.

How to fix a mirror on a brick wall

Another mirror measuring 35x110 cm was mounted on brick wall in the hallway above a low cabinet. Since the mirror practically stood on the cabinet, there were no special requirements for mounting; it was enough to support the mirror so that it could not fall to one side.

For beauty, the mirror was placed in a frame consisting of two strips of MDF. In the center of the sides of this baguette, a sample was made with a depth of 10 mm and a width of 5 mm. The sample was filled along its entire length with a small amount of silicone, the mirror was inserted into these grooves and, after the silicone hardened, it became one with the frame.

The mirror is fixed to the wall using two hangers, one of which you see in the photo. The mirror with holes in the hangers is mounted on self-tapping screws screwed into dowels that are installed in the brick wall.

How to fix a mirror on a plasterboard wall

The above methods of attaching a mirror did not present any difficulties, since the mirrors were small in size and therefore light. Questions arose when I was faced with the need to hang a large mirror on a plasterboard wall in the hallway (mirror size 66x170 cm, weight 12 kg). The difficulty was that in addition to its large size, the mirror was only 4 mm thick, therefore, it was necessary to install four dowels with high accuracy so that when attaching the mirror to the wall, it does not crack.

Choosing a mirror mounting method
on a plasterboard wall

Currently, there are three main methods of attaching a mirror to the wall: gluing with double-sided tape or special glue and screwing with self-tapping screws through holes in the mirror itself. Each method has its own advantages and disadvantages.

Only small mirrors with an area of ​​no more than one can be glued with tape. square meter, since the holding force of the tape is not great, and the reliability of this type of fastening for large mirrors will be low. The mirror may fall off over time. But the method is very simple and does not require high qualifications and tools. You need to cover almost the entire surface of the mirror with tape.

The adhesive method of fastening is very reliable, does not require high qualifications and tools, but, if necessary, it will be impossible to remove the mirror without damage, except perhaps together with a piece of the wall. Only glue intended for gluing mirrors is suitable for gluing, for example, “Soudal” polyurethane, the label of which should contain an inscription, including “for gluing mirrors.” You must be careful with the choice of glue, since unsuitable glue can damage the amalgam of the mirror.

Fastening with screws using special holders allows, if necessary, for example when renovating a room, to easily remove the mirror from the wall and then install it again without any problems. The only drawback of this method is the need to drill holes in the mirror.

My choice fell on the method of attaching the mirror using self-tapping screws, especially since the mirror was made to order and four holes in the mirror in the corners were drilled in the workshop. All that remained was to drill four holes in the wall for the dowels and tighten the screws.

Choosing accessories for mounting a mirror

To determine the diameter of the mounting holes in the mirror, fittings for mounting were selected in the workshop. One set of fasteners included a brass bushing with a plastic gasket, a decorative nut, a self-tapping screw and a dowel.

Upon closer examination, it turned out that the mirror is pressed against the wall by directly pressing the protrusion on the metal sleeve, and the decorative brass nut, when tightened, will also rest against the surface of the glass. Contact between glass and metal can lead to cracks, so the fastening had to be modified.

For this purpose, an additional gasket was made from polyethylene 0.5 mm thick. First, using a punch, a hole with a diameter of 5 mm was punched (this is the diameter of the end of the sleeve that fits into the mirror hole). The gasket can also be made of rubber or soft plastic.

The sheet with the punched hole was then placed over the sleeve and a decorative nut was screwed onto it. All that remains is to draw a line around the nut and cut along it with scissors. Installing a homemade additional gasket will completely eliminate metal contact with the mirror.

Four mounting kits of fittings have been modified to mount the mirror on brick or concrete wall. To attach mirrors to a plasterboard wall, you will have to replace the standard cylindrical dowels with special ones called “Butterfly”.

Large mirror mounting technology

Usually large mirrors are hung on the wall at some distance from the floor. This is done not only for aesthetic reasons, but also for the possibility of installation floor plinth so that the mirror does not get dirty when cleaning the floor, and to prevent accidental damage. The sample showed that optimal height from the floor to the edge of the mirror in my case is 10 cm.

To hold the mirror at a height when marking holes for drilling and when mounting it on the wall, I placed a stack of scraps on the floor near the wall chipboards. But since the mirror was beveled (this is when a transparent strip of glass is ground along the edge of the glass of the mirror, forming an obtuse angle with its outer plane, it is clearly visible in the photographs below), it slipped into the gap between the stand and the wall. I had to additionally install a miter box, and put it on it to protect the bevel from damage. plastic corner. Thanks to the miter box, the mirror could not slide into the gap between the wall and the stand.

If the mirror is mounted on a brick or concrete wall, then with the help of a stand it is pressed against the wall at the installation site, and with the help of a pencil, places for further drilling holes for dowels are drawn through the holes in the mirror. The mirror is removed, and using the device described on the website page Drilling holes in walls - a drill with a Pobedit drill - holes are drilled.

Marking holes when installing a mirror on a plasterboard wall can be eliminated by drilling holes in it with the mirror attached using a thin-walled tube of suitable diameter. The tube can be taken, for example, from a telescopic antenna by removing an elbow of suitable diameter from it. For better drilling, you need to make teeth on the end of the tube with a needle file.

With a tubular drill, if held in a hand vice, drywall can be drilled easily even by hand, but you can also use a drill, drilling holes at low speeds. The mirror itself will serve as a conductor. To make the mirror easy to hold in your hands and without gloves, I did not remove the wrapping paper from it, but only tore it at the corners to gain access to the mounting holes.

After receiving the first hole, you need to insert a dowel into it to prevent accidental displacement of the mirror when drilling subsequent holes. And then, after drilling the next hole, you also need to insert a dowel into it. As a retainer, instead of a dowel, you can use a wooden or plastic stick slightly smaller than the diameter of the hole in the mirror. The dowel should not be inserted completely so that it can be easily removed by hand.

For mounting on a plasterboard wall, special dowels are used, which are called Molly (Molly) or popularly “Butterfly”, because appearance resemble a butterfly. One Butterfly dowel is designed for a load of up to 10 kg, the mirror weighs 12 kg. The mirror is fastened using four such dowels, therefore, the load per dowel will be about 3 kg. The safety margin is more than sufficient.

When all the holes are drilled, the mirror is moved to the side and dowels are installed in the holes. The size of the base of the Butterfly dowel was slightly larger than the diameters of the drilled holes, so they had to be drilled out a little with an ordinary drill. I had PVA glue on hand, and for better adhesion of the dowel to the wall and to prevent coloring of the plaster, I smeared the holes with this glue before installation. It is not necessary to lubricate the holes with glue, but this will hold the dowel more securely.

Now all that remains is to squeeze the wings of the dowel with your fingers, insert it into the hole and hammer it in. Everything is ready to attach the mirror.

The mirror is placed back on the stand and secured to the wall with self-tapping screws using previously prepared bushings. Here it should be noted that the length of the self-tapping screw for guaranteed screwing into a “Butterfly” type dowel must be equal to the length of the dowel straightened in length, since the dowel behind the sheet of drywall may not return to the shape of the butterfly.

All that remains is to screw the decorative nuts onto the bushings, and the work of attaching the mirror to the wall can be considered complete. By the way, in this photo, the edges of the facet are clearly visible. Thanks to the facet, due to the refraction of the reflection in it, the mirror looks elegant.

How to make a beautiful frame for a mirror

A quick glance at the mirror mounted on the wall revealed that it did not harmonize with the surroundings in the hallway. The mirror hung as a separate element and did not fit well into the interior. It was clearly missing framing it with a baguette. I had to do some modifications and figure out how to make a frame for the mirror.

When visiting a store building materials attracted attention decorative corner, intended for decorative protection of external corners of walls. You see him in the photo. It consisted of two strips of cardboard covered with a film with a wood pattern. Distinctive feature This corner had the ability to take any angle. The width of the edge of the corner was 20 mm, the length of the corner was 2.5 m. Just along the entire perimeter of the mirror, a section of the wall 20 mm wide remained uncovered. My imagination suggested that this was exactly what could be used to make an excellent frame for a mirror.

The corner was cut lengthwise into two strips, the sections were sawed off required length with end angles of 45°. This can be done using a miter box and a hacksaw. The frame was glued to the wall with Moment liquid nails, which I used when installing ceiling skirting boards.

After framing the mirror with a decorative frame, it harmoniously fits into the interior of the hallway. An evaluation of the result of the work after installing a large mirror in the hallway confirmed that the task of expanding the space and the ability to see oneself in full height was successfully solved.