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"John" wrote in message
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hi,

I'd like to mount a bathroom mirror, about 50cm by 50cm onto a tiled
wall.
My apartment is rented though so I don't want to damage anything (ie. by
drilling).

Has anyone used double sided tape for this? Would the mirror fall down &
smash? and would it be easy to remove when I eventually move out? I also
thought of poster putty.

I'm a landlord currently in the process of allowing my tenants to do some
work (including replacing a damaged mirror). I'd say this kind of thing
would come close to requiring the permission of your landlord, at least
where I live (California). Anything strong enough to hold a mirror might
have the possibility of damaging the tile on removal.

Oh my. No, you can't hang a mirror with poster putty. If double
sided tape was actually strong enough and sticky enough to hold it
up, then it would do more damage removing it than holes drilled in
the wall. Get some picture hangers and hang the thing with wire if
you're concerned about larger holes.

Sorry, didn't notice you were mounting on tile. You can get double sided
tape off tile OK, but it might not hold.

I'm not sure where you are (you mentioned cm, so I'm guessing not the
US), but the supplies I bought for this mirror(36"X60") included
plastic mounting brackets and double-sided adhesive squares. The
adhesive squares are designed specifically to hold up a mirror on a
painted wall. These might also work on tile, although I don't recall
the instructions. Just for reference, they were distributed by Stanley
(a large US tool company) and I bought them at Home Depot (a building
supplies store). If you're not in the US, you might be able to find
something similar where you live.