On Sat, 24 Jul 2010 13:38:00 -0700 (PDT), NT
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On Jul 24, 8:25*pm, Nitro® wrote:
"Tom" wrote in message

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Hi All,

Does anyone know of a lightweight bathroom mirror to stick on tiles -
I know you can get mirrors that are professionally affixed to tiles
with glue like this but I wondered if there was a DIY solution - if so
where from? I don't want it to look too cheap.

Rgds, Tom

An inset mirror looks great, can be a bummer if it gets broken
though.

Drilling tiles is pretty easy, use a small drill bit to start and some
tape to stop it wandering, then work your way up drill bit sizes
until you have the right size hole. That's how I do it anyway, I
don't like to go straight in with a large drill bit as in the past it
has caused tiles to crack (dot and dabbed instead of an even
spread).

Tile drill bits are very cheap now


I got a bevelled mirror about 18" x 12" in a chrome frame. To attach
it to the bathroom tiles I glued to the tiles with Araldite a couple
of thin metal hooks which lie inside the frame and support its top
edge, which has a bit of a lip at the back. I then attached a couple
of pieces of Velcro at the bottom to stop the mirror flopping about.
This holds the mirror firmly to the wall; to detach it I simply pull
the Velcro apart at the bottom and lift the mirror off the hooks.

The hooks were from B&Q (ages ago) and consist of two offset 'blades'
intended to engage with a corresponding hook with one blade, very
slightly resembling a microphone hanger for a two-way radio, IYSWIM.

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Frank Erskine