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Hanging heavy mirror

  • 13-10-2017 9:25am
    #1
    i71jskz5xu42pb
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    Hi,

    I've a heavy mirror (13kg) to hang. It'll be going on a wall that is plasterboard on batons over brick.

    While not massively heavy the thoughts of hanging a heavy mirror on what is essentially chalk board makes me a little uneasy. There are 2 mounting rings on the back of the mirror to hang so the weight will be distributed over two points.

    Options as I see them are
    1. Molly fixings - these, if you believe the packaging, are rated to 25kg
    2. Cut out a bit of the plasterboard, mount a board to the brick and mount the mirror hooks to that.

    Leaning toward option 1, option 2 seems like overkill. Just wanted to check that I'm not mad doing this.


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  • #2
    Idioteque
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 633 ✭✭✭Idioteque


    Have a look at the video below which might help with the uneasiness. Do bear in mind his comments below the video around hinge size etc. effecting results.

    An additional thing you could do is depending on positioning of the battens behind the PB, you could screw 1 side directly into a batten so only 1 side is using the other fixings.



  • #3
    Karangue
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    Gorilla glue or tech7. Smear a fair shot of it on. Job done.


  • #4
    [Deleted User]
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    Mckenzie Round Twinkle wrote: »
    ..................

    Leaning toward option 1...................

    Be fine, I'd use two though :) Two bits of plasterboard to share the load than.


  • #5
    i71jskz5xu42pb
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    Idioteque wrote: »
    Have a look at the video below which might help with the uneasiness. Do bear in mind his comments below the video around hinge size etc. effecting results.

    An additional thing you could do is depending on positioning of the battens behind the PB, you could screw 1 side directly into a batten so only 1 side is using the other fixings.




    Cheers for that, came across a few of those guys' videos good stuff (another one here going through the various options https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIEY3E4fiDk)

    Yeah, I'll see if I can find a batten.
    Also just found a few j-hooks that I'll hang the mirror on, they have two holes per mount that'll be 4 molly fixings in total, should be loads.


  • #6
    i71jskz5xu42pb
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    Karangue wrote: »
    Gorilla glue or tech7. Smear a fair shot of it on. Job done.

    You're joking right? Glue the mirror to what, the coat of paint on the wall?
    I've a big bottle of Gorilla glue here but I'm leaning toward the molly fixings


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  • #7
    the_pen_turner
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    express nails back into wall behind and plugs in the express nails


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    [Deleted User]
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    Mckenzie Round Twinkle wrote: »
    You're joking right? Glue the mirror to what, the coat of paint on the wall?


    But the area of adhesion is spread out over the entire mirror, so no one particular point is taking all the weight (like a nail in it would, for example).


    A load of those command strips could work either (though they're pricy).


  • #9
    ThisRegard
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    I'm an evangelical molly fixings user (the second fixing he tested around the 1:40 mark in the vid), but you have to have the fixing tool to use them properly. I've hung a couple of heavy mirrors and curtains around the house on partition walls with them and they haven't budged.

    That video is quite good to see the weight they can hold before eventually the wall gives way.


  • #10
    i71jskz5xu42pb
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    ThisRegard wrote: »
    I'm an evangelical molly fixings user (the second fixing he tested around the 1:40 mark in the vid), but you have to have the fixing tool to use them properly.

    I've used on/off over the years and they are great once you get them in without making a shíte of the plasterboard. I've just bought a setting tool for this job, looks like the way to go. Amazingly hard to get, none of the hardware stores seems to stock, got mine on Amazon in the end.


  • #11
    ThisRegard
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    Same as yourself, made ****e of plasterboard on more than one occasion when trying to set them using the screw and screwdriver, or it would just spin without expanding as it couldn't get a grip. Then one day I stumbled across the fact there was actually a proper tool designed for the job when looking for stuff in that area on goggle.

    Like you said, it was a pain in the ass to find one in an actual store, I actually stumbled across it in Homebase on the Naas Road when getting something else and its been invaluable ever since.

    Just be careful not to squeeze the trigger too tight when fastening it, I done that one of the first times I used it and almost pulled the fixing through the plaster. I have an awful tendency to over tighten everything though.


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