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dadiOH

wrote:
Hi,

My question is 2 fold (hence the weird framing of it!)

I have a 32 in X 48 in framed mirror that I am trying to install on
a wall which has studs that are about 18 inch apart.I am using 2
1/2 inch screws to hold the thing on the wall.

1. The eyeholes on the back of the mirror frame are 30 inches apart
and finding matching stud locations is not possible. I tried this
and have ended up spoiling the wall with screw holes that didnt
work for me (till i got the stud finder!!). I was advised on
getting a hanging wire to attach to the back. Does anyone know what
kind of wire I should be getting?

Picture frame wire. Twisted steel. Large enough to support X (insert
mirror weight) pounds plus extra for safety. Get it at a picture
frame shop.
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2. Once I get this wire how do I attach it to the back of the
mirror? I was told it goes into the eyeholes but its hard for me to
comprehend how it would. Do I have to screw the wire into the back
of the frame?

Run the wire across the back of the mirror through each screw eye.
Twist each end around the wire across the back near the respective
screw eye, bring it back through the screw eyes and again twist around
the wire across the back.

Question: what are you going to nail into that stud to hang the
mirror on? It needs to be stout.

Comment: the problem with hanging stuff on wires - particularly from
a single point on the wall is that they never stay hanging straight.
Three ways to combat that...

1. Put matching pieces of velcro on mirror and wall so mirror won't
shift.

2. Hang from two suspension points. Yeah, yeah, one stud but you
could hang from molly bolts in the drywall.

3. Use a French cleat. I'll let you Google that.

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dadiOH
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