Heavy Mirror

Jordie1983

I want to hang a mirror which is heavy to a plasterboard wall.
Do I need to use a particular wall plug........ I have seen they do special ones which act like anchors??
Could anyone advise??

Thanks.

Ditto

A trip to B&Q will sort you out They sell wall plugs according to the weight of the item which is being hung ie 15kgs, 35kgs, 50kgs etc

Ideally you should attach the mirror to the wooden post behind the plasterboard. To find where these are you would need a stud detector, you can buy one from Argos for about a tenner.

webrits

I wouldn't trust the 'special' plasterboard fixings to hang something heavy, they WILL eventually fail and you will end up with a huge hole in the platerboard. You really need to secure to one on the wooden studs behing the wall.
Some good info here http://doityourself.com/glass/hangheavymirror.htm

deano72_2

i have hung my mirror 3m x 1 to plaster board no problems.use the metal plasterboard fixing,they look like a cone shaped which srew into the wall .

intel

If you want you can always put a few blobs of Low Modulus
Silicone behind before hanging as Low Modulus has a very very low
acetate content this will not burn the mirror.

Only downside is if you wish to move the mirror at a later date it will
more than likely have to be smashed to be removed, the other option
is to take the mirror to a Glaziers and have some more holes cut so you can
use more fixings....

Edit: This is for a non-framed mirror.

webrits

Intel, I think Jordie is talking about a Heavy framed mirror. I wouldn't like to hang that with silicone..

intel

webrits wrote:

Intel, I think Jordie is talking about a Heavy framed mirror. I wouldn't like to hang that with silicone..

Just ram a nail through the middle then :rotfl: :rotfl:

sundin13

Sorry to geg in on this conversation, but I've a similar question to ask about hanging a mirror that weighs an absolute ton. My walls are plaster, and in ok condition.

Is there some kind of special fixing - somebody told me you could get a metal strip which you fix to the frame, and a matching one to fix to the wall - then just hang the mirror onto it. Ever heard of this?


Thanks

S

basill

If your mirror is framed its not so bad as you wont need just one fixing to hang it. You can get small brass brackets which screw to the back of the frame with two tiny screws with another hole to fix to the wall, 4, one on each side of the mirror means that even simple screws into the plasterboard will hold quite a heavy pic or mirror. I went over the top and used the type of screw which expands and pulls behind the board. Four of those was overkill really but that mirror is not going anywhere.

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coolagarry

Sheenamc. I have used the brackets that you describe but I don't know what they are called. A bent bracket with a 'keyhole' fits on each end of the mirror and fits onto two screws on the wall. (Similar to the triangular flat brass brackets that can be used to fit smaller mirrors but much larger and with a bend).
I got mine from a local framing shop as they use them quite often. I have never seen them for retail sale.
The only problem is getting the screws (big ones!!) exactly the right distance apart.

shammyjack

coolagarry wrote:

Sheenamc. I have used the brackets that you describe but I don't know what they are called. A bent bracket with a 'keyhole' fits on each end of the mirror and fits onto two screws on the wall. (Similar to the triangular flat brass brackets that can be used to fit smaller mirrors but much larger and with a bend).
I got mine from a local framing shop as they use them quite often. I have never seen them for retail sale.
The only problem is getting the screws (big ones!!) exactly the right distance apart.

Standard brackets are called mirror plates, bent ones are cranked mirror plates !

shammy