Novice needing advice on hang 11 kgs mirror

loulou41

Please can somebody give me some advice what the best way to hang an 11 kgs wooden mirror over the mantle piece? It is going over the fire place so I guess the wall must be brick wall or do I need to find out by tapping on the wall? The back of the mirror is already secured with two hooks. It just looks as if I have to drill only one hole in the wall and then secure it with wires to hang. Will that be enough? Newbie at DIY or should pay somebody to do it for me. I do not want the mirror crashing over the mantle piece and damage it in the process. Thanks

Mr_Warren_2

First check what kind of wall you have and use the appropriate plugs (from any good DIY shop). Don't drill too large, i prefer to drill tight and hammer the plug in (gently). I recommend 2 x holes spaced apart (all depending how wide your mirror is) come back here with dimensions of Mirror.
Good idea to use wire behind the mirror, better idea if you could triple or quadruple the length of wire to ensure it does not snap under load.

Purchase hooks that you will screw in your 2 plugs, screw them well in nice and tight. You should be worry safe for years to come. Ask if you need more advice.

loulou41

Thanks, 2 holes space apart is a good idea & triple the length of the wire should do the trick. The dimension is L80 cm, 3cm and H70cm.

Mr_Warren_2

With a 80cm mirror i would space holes 40cm apart and put hooks for the wire 15cm from the top of mirror. Twist 3 wires together to add strength. Good luck

olias

Personally, I wouldn't hand it on wire, I would use mirror plates. The problem with hanging a mirror on wire, is that the mirror will tend to lean out slightly rather than hanging flat aginst the wall. The effect this has is the reflection is not symetrical with the opposite wall, but is more of the lower part of the opposite wall at an angle IYSWIM, which I personally think looks odd.

Olias

Mutter_2

I'm going to order this bracket
http://www.picturehangers.co.uk/framers-mirror-and-picture-hangers.html?gclid=CKXU5saQ8Z8CFdoB4wodExgAWw

hangs up to 90Kilos and even has it's own spirit level, watch the demo.

Ken68

WOW..does she cook as well.

loulou41

Mutter wrote: »

I'm going to order this bracket
http://www.picturehangers.co.uk/framers-mirror-and-picture-hangers.html?gclid=CKXU5saQ8Z8CFdoB4wodExgAWw

hangs up to 90Kilos and even has it's own spirit level, watch the demo.

Thanks I did see that. Since the wall is brick, I guess I will have to use the right raw plug. Most probably going to get somebody to fix it for me but the demo makes it looks so simple. How much should I be charged for hanging a mirror? Thanks

Mutter_2

Hi loulou. It does look simple I agree, but although the bracket takes alot of weight, it's only as good as your fixings to the wall.

I have found a handyman by Googling handyman and my town. He charged me £50 to hang six large roller blinds. £10 to fix the fence to stop dog getting out.

There are agencies that provide handymen but they charge about £60 per hour.

I had a mirror put up by a different man. Measured 8 by 6 feet and was extremely heavy. Took two men to struggle to lift it onto specially made brackets. That cost £90 + brackets.

Hope this helps.

It's not something I'd risk myself as a mirror coming down could kill you.

ETA. I should have said my man charges £70 per half day.

olias

As I said earlier, a few of these is all you need:

http://www.screwfix.com/search.do;jsessionid=CNBKU2QMOOMPICSTHZOSFFQ?_dyncharset=UTF-8&fh_search=mirror+plate&searchbutton.x=9&searchbutton.y=10

Far easier and cheaper. I have hung HUGE mirrors with them before (5'x4') without a problem. Do you not have friend/relative/neighbour with a drill who can help? I'ts only a ten minute job.

Olias