In message , Phil L
writes
Lobster wrote:
I've got an old 7'x4' mirror wardrobe door which I've decided to
recycle in the refurbed bathroom - basically by removing the glass,
cutting it down a bit and hanging it along the complete length of one
wall, above the basin. (A la Property Ladder!)

The actual glass weighs about 25kg. The wall is a freshly re-skimmed
lath-and-plaster job and is pretty solid; I was thinking of sticking
the mirror to the wall with some form of adhesive (probably standing
it on temporary battens screwed to the wall until it's set). Using
screw fixings would be awkward because (a) I haven't got the bottle
to drill holes! and (b) the positioning of the holes relative to
where the supporting studs are would look crap.

So - never having tried this before, is that appropriate for adhesive?
What to use?... not sure there's any particular need for special
mirror adhesive (unless that's best anyway) in that the back face of
the mirror is protected by nylon-thread reinforced plastic film (for
safety, from when it was a wardrobe door).

Should the plaster be treated first? With what?

Thanks

I wouldn't glue something of this size and weight onto a lath and plaster
wall, it needs screws.

The weight is distributed over the mirror's area



Why not affix two battens perpendicular to the studding and screw the mirror
onto that?



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geoff