Keith Nuttle wrote:
We are putting a 41" X 33" mirror in the tv hole above our fire place.
The Mirror is 1/4" thick. The TV hole is standard framing 2x4 with
header. The mirror would fit into the hole in the existing framing
with the trim that was applied for the TV hole.

The plan was to put a 1/2 inch sheet of plywood as a backer board for
the mirror. The mirror and the backer board would be held against 1X2
frame attached to the trim of the existing TV hole.

Today I went to get the wood to cut the 41X33 backer board from.

I realized that even 3/4 plywood will warp not a good thing if the
mirror is masticed to it.

What would you recomend for a backer board?

I have talked to several people with ideas all over the board. from
sheet rock to no backer.

As long as the trim retains the morror in its niche, why bother with a
backing? Hanging mirrors don't have them, not substantial ones at least.
If you just gotta have something behind it, sheetrock, MDF, particle board,
OSB, plywood would all work. My preference would be sheetrock.

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dadiOH
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