Wow...I have had a mirror sitting here for the longest time that I kept forgetting to buy hardware for. I finally bought hardware yesterday and looked for instructions to hang it as my weekend project. I have so many tubes of that exact same adhesive because I just redid a bunch of baseboards. I can't believe I could have hung this mirror a long time ago. smdh Thanks for the video!
we have a couple rooms with wall to wall/ceiling to floor mirrors. one section of the mirror around the whirlpool tub came crashing down one night. is there a way to stabilize the other glass so more panels dont fall? we are scared another piece is gonna come crashing down. these were professionally installed on the 22nd floor of a 26 story condo in southwest florida near clearwater about 30 years ago, brand new construction. They are very heavy, thick mirrors. I am amazed all that is used is adhesive.
Thanks for the video. I want to mount an old mirror, what is the better material to use as a scrapping tool to remove the old caulk...wood shims so as not to scratch the mirror? Thanks.
Thanks for the positive feedback Kate! I took some time off when Josh moved away but I'm back at it with some pretty cool projects coming down the pipe.
Thanks for the tip. DAP Alex Plus, I put that stuff on almost everything. I never thought to use it for mirrors. Does it matter if it's the colored or clear caulk?
FYI: Bought the same mirror from H.D. (Dec 2021, in Canada). Had a white plastic protective film on the back that needs to be removed before gluing. I didn't know this and discovered PL will not adhere the film. Not a big deal for me, I was gluing a frame to the mirror on the ground for a floating mirror. Any hoo I stripped the film, then re-glued the frame and is now all good. thank you for the video. :)
This is incredible! I just bought an identically sized mirror at Lowes (US) and intend to use it in my home gym. I thought I would need to affix metal strips at the top and bottom to hold the mirror to my drywall....I never thought I could use caulking compound. How does the mirror not just rip/tear off the drywall? This is going to be a godsend for me if I can do it this way! Thanks for the Help!!! :)
Hey thanks for this! I have a mirror that I don't want to attach to the wall. I want to hang it, it's really cool, but it doesn't have any hanging mechanism on its back. Is there some sort of adhesive I could use to affix some hanging hardware on the back of the picture? There's no wooden frame that I could screw into, it's just the glass. So I need to use a really strong adhesive and I'm not sure what? Thank you!
Thanks for watching and commenting. See if your local hardware store has Mirror Mastic. Follow what I did in the video and you should be perfect. Best of luck
@@GreenmarkBuilders it appears the Mirror Mastic is for hanging mirrors on a wall directly. I don't want to do that! I want to adhere some sort of hanging hardware on the back of the mirror. So I want to glue the back of the mirror to some sort of metal piece
Thank you. That's amazing! I have a mirror that is about twice as large. I really do not want to use the ugly clips, but I am renting and would have to put it on drywall. Do you have a renter friendly idea on how to attach it? It's just sitting on the floor now weeks after buying it. Thank you for your advice!
I'd what I showed you in the video. Not sure how else you would get the look without either keeping the wight on the floor or using clips. Best of luck with your project
@Andrea-vr2eq Leave the mirror when you move, you will probably break it in the moving process anyway, giving you 7 years bad luck To go with a broken mirror
Can certain adhesives leak through the silver back of the mirror, and create a ghost like design on the front of the mirror. Just moved into a new house and all the mirrors in the bathrooms have these odd ghost like designs in different areas on the mirrors.
Is the mastic going right into the painted wall? Is the only thing holding up the mirror the adhesion from the mirror to the paint? What if the paint separates from the dry wall?
That's it, just that caulk thing with nothing else? How heavy is that mirror? The one I had my eyes on is 10 lbs but was scared about putting it on the wall. Your instruction makes it looks so simple that I want to try it now. Thanks!
This is great! Now how can the mirror be removed without damaging the wall? I'm thinking about following this technique, but in a rental, so the mirror will be removed after a year. Thanks in advance.
As long as the wall is primed properly and you put enough dabs of caulking you won't have any pressure points that would cause the paint to peel off. I've been using this technique for 20 years not and never had to fix or warranty an install.
is it still up against the wall or did it fall or slide down? mirrors are heavy, i’m surprised you didn’t at least use the whole tube on that large mirror
Larger mirrors are installed with an adhesive designed for mirror installation. One project we did had a mirror that was 84'' wide and 36" tall. Check with the local companies to determine which adhesives they recommend and for compatibility with the mirror backing, i.e., staining, bleed through of the reflective material. This should have been covered in the video. Be a shame to install a mirror and have the adhesive show staining and degradation of the mirror backing because you used a cheap and convenient product to set an expensive mirror. Some mirrors have a copper based reflector, some silver ($), some even aluminum. All will react differently depending on adhesive base. This guy would not do any work for me. In this video the chances of having his support block shift and the mirror slip down and behind was pretty high. Tape the support block to the wall. He got lucky. A case of "better lucky than good". When it works, it makes you look good, when it doesn't, yeah, it gets messy.
Hi Can I hang a frameless mirror on a plaster board wall? If yes, what mirror thickness is ideal for it? I plan to install a mirror that will reach the ceiling. Thank you.
I'm sure you can. the thickness of the mirror is generally based on the size of the mirror. If you order the size they should get you the right thickness to go along with it. I would minimum prime the plaster before hanging the mirror.
How can I attach a frameless mirror to a door? I want the mirror to be removable. I can't just use 3M double-sided tape because, unlike a cardboard or paper poster, I won't be able to flex/bend the edges of the mirror later to access the tape tabs to pull them. Leaving the tabs sticking out of the mirror (to make them easily accessible later) would not look good.
That's a tough one. I'd likely try to recess the mirror and have it set into a groove with a small trim piece glued on top. That's going to be something that you may need to ask around a bit more to get the right combination. Best of luck
I want to take down the big mirror over my vanity and frame it with heavy tile(after adding a wood base) and rehang it SAFELY- it’ll be heavy…it currently has those clip things holding it u/on…I wouldn’t feel safe with just glue….we get frequent small earth quakes too….suggestions?
maybe your caulking did not dry out enough. Was the caulking set when you checked it after it didn't work? maybe try taping it up for a few more days and putting a fan up that moves the slightest bit of air behind. This method always works for us. I'm sorry things didn't work out for you.
Bit late but my advice would be to use proper mirror adhesive, and apply it in circles, this will create a vaccum when pressed against the wall and will hold the mirror indefinitely. I wouldn't trust caulk to hold a mirror of any size
It would absolutely work. Make sure you have your level base extended to support both mirrors. I personally don't like having a seam in a mirror if It's one vanity, I'd opt to special order a wider mirror
@@GreenmarkBuilders awesome. It’s for a garage gym project I’m working on and I’m trying to cover as much of the wall I can with mirrors instead. I thought this would be a great idea. Thank you!
You should be able to. Because the surface is uneven I might dab more caulking to make sure it grab. I'd also leave it up longer before removing the tape and the bottom support just be be safe
@@GreenmarkBuilders Thank you. I installed 3 of these with paint tape 24x36, 36x42 and 36x60. One tip, get more glue as you'll run out of it. Glue in circles as it'll create a small suction when you stick on the wall. Yes. I used a 2x4 at the bottom to level and hold it in place after checking it was in level. Turned out nice!
Hot glue could be added to help secure the mirror right away. I don't like glues that run too much. I wouldn't use gorilla glue unless I had no choice. Best of luck with your project!!
@@GreenmarkBuilders I installed an 1/8" mirror with the Alex Plus and after 48 hours it didn't cure. I used the Loctite Mirror stuff and it was rock hard in a little less than an hour. Our wall wasn't perfectly flat and pressing it to the wall caused it to bend slightly. I can't win. Can you remove it with a floss?
Please use construction adhesive, please no caulking. Caulking is NOT glue. It is a sealant. Ask for construction adhesive, and someone at the store will help you.
the construction adhesive needs to not get hard or your mirror will eventually peel off the paper on the drywall. Caulking and silicone allow some movement.
Most would say NOT to use electrical tape because it stretches. I wouldn't hang a mirror like that in my house. I recommend resting it on the backsplash.
