On Sat, 19 Oct 2013 12:24:05 -0400, Nate Nagel
wrote:

On 10/19/2013 12:16 PM, wrote:
On Sat, 19 Oct 2013 12:02:28 -0400, micky
wrote:

On Fri, 18 Oct 2013 18:35:50 -0400, wrote:

On Fri, 18 Oct 2013 07:59:49 -0700 (PDT),
wrote:

My friend is an interior designer and deals with hanging a lot of the time, she made a blogposts and I came across this and though it might help you (or anyone looking for more info on hanging)

https://sorayainteriors.co.uk/conten...ve-wall-mirror

Hopefully this helps!

On Sunday, 1 October 2006 20:57:46 UTC+1, 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?

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?

Thanks in advance for your help!
manu
You need heavy duty picture hanging wire, OR a good drywall anchor or
two You do not HAVE to fasten to studs (although it is stronger that
way)

Did you read my story about my mirror, hung by professionals, which
fell down and broke the glass and the frame two hours after they left.

32x48" is going to be very heavy. It needs J-brackets underneath the
mirror.

I have a framed print that large. It's not all that heavy and easily
supported by cables on wall anchors or screws into studs (have done
both).


Depends on the mirror. A modern mirror is probably not *that* heavy at
that size. An antique could easily be 1/4" thick or thicker and you do
*not* want that falling. If using wire I would use the heaviest wire I
could find, and screw a hook into each of two adjacent studs.

An antique mirror that size would be quite unusual. But, yes, they
are much heavier. We have one about half that size (oval) that is
quite heavy but wire and wall anchors still work quite well.

Typically the wire is either directly screwed into the frame with screws
and washers, or else eye screws.

Directly into the frame? Our mirror has eye screws. The large print
has anchor points built into the frame.

The wire on the print is rather interesting. It attaches to the
bottom of the frame, about 1/3 the way across on each side. From
there it goes over loops in the top spaced about half that distance to
the edge, then strung through two more loops about 1/3 down from the
top, on the sides across the back. The weight of the print is then
carried by the bottom of the frame and the frame and matting is all
held in compression. The framer did quite a nice job on it.