How to fix a heavy mirror
 

Been putting this off, but SWMBO is putting the pressure on. I have a
fairly heavy oak framed mirror, which is to go over the fireplace.

I am not sure that nylon cord over 'J' hooks will hold in the long term, and
was thinking of using those flush fixings that screw to the wall & the
mirror and then interlock. Problem is, to ensure that they fit together,
they will only take a No.4 screw. This is fine for the mirror plate, 4x
No.4 1/2" will be fine.

Any suggestions as to what I use to fix the 'wall' plate? It will be fixed
into concrete blocks so rawlplugs will be fine, only issue is that No4
screws are too small!!

Any suggestions as to how I can fix the mirror or the wall side of the flush
fixing? To be clear, anything larger than a No.4 will stop the plates from
locking together.

All ideas gratefully received.

TIA

SalesGuy

How to fix a heavy mirror
 

salesguy wrote:
Been putting this off, but SWMBO is putting the pressure on. I have a
fairly heavy oak framed mirror, which is to go over the fireplace.

I am not sure that nylon cord over 'J' hooks will hold in the long
term, and was thinking of using those flush fixings that screw to the
wall & the mirror and then interlock. Problem is, to ensure that
they fit together, they will only take a No.4 screw. This is fine
for the mirror plate, 4x No.4 1/2" will be fine.

Any suggestions as to what I use to fix the 'wall' plate? It will be
fixed into concrete blocks so rawlplugs will be fine, only issue is
that No4 screws are too small!!

Any suggestions as to how I can fix the mirror or the wall side of
the flush fixing? To be clear, anything larger than a No.4 will stop
the plates from locking together.

Could you not countersink the holes a bit more so a larger screw will sit
flush?


--
Dave
The Medway Handyman
www.medwayhandyman.co.uk
01634 717930
07850 597257

How to fix a heavy mirror
 

"The Medway Handyman" wrote in message
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salesguy wrote:
Been putting this off, but SWMBO is putting the pressure on. I have a
fairly heavy oak framed mirror, which is to go over the fireplace.

I am not sure that nylon cord over 'J' hooks will hold in the long
term, and was thinking of using those flush fixings that screw to the
wall & the mirror and then interlock. Problem is, to ensure that
they fit together, they will only take a No.4 screw. This is fine
for the mirror plate, 4x No.4 1/2" will be fine.

Any suggestions as to what I use to fix the 'wall' plate? It will be
fixed into concrete blocks so rawlplugs will be fine, only issue is
that No4 screws are too small!!

Any suggestions as to how I can fix the mirror or the wall side of
the flush fixing? To be clear, anything larger than a No.4 will stop
the plates from locking together.

Could you not countersink the holes a bit more so a larger screw will sit
flush?


--
Dave
The Medway Handyman
www.medwayhandyman.co.uk
01634 717930
07850 597257

Tried that on a spare, but the metal is too thin - I fear it would tear off
the wall.

How to fix a heavy mirror
 

"salesguy" wrote in message
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"The Medway Handyman" wrote in message
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salesguy wrote:
Been putting this off, but SWMBO is putting the pressure on. I have a
fairly heavy oak framed mirror, which is to go over the fireplace.

I am not sure that nylon cord over 'J' hooks will hold in the long
term, and was thinking of using those flush fixings that screw to the
wall & the mirror and then interlock. Problem is, to ensure that
they fit together, they will only take a No.4 screw. This is fine
for the mirror plate, 4x No.4 1/2" will be fine.

Any suggestions as to what I use to fix the 'wall' plate? It will be
fixed into concrete blocks so rawlplugs will be fine, only issue is
that No4 screws are too small!!

Any suggestions as to how I can fix the mirror or the wall side of
the flush fixing? To be clear, anything larger than a No.4 will stop
the plates from locking together.

Could you not countersink the holes a bit more so a larger screw will sit
flush?


--
Dave
The Medway Handyman
www.medwayhandyman.co.uk
01634 717930
07850 597257

Tried that on a spare, but the metal is too thin - I fear it would tear
off the wall.

Use a french cleat:

see the movie at http://www.askthebuilder.com/French_Cleat_Video.shtml

I have used something similar to fix numerous mirrors, cabinets, pictures
and items of heavy furniture.

How to fix a heavy mirror
 

salesguy wrote:
Been putting this off, but SWMBO is putting the pressure on. I have a
fairly heavy oak framed mirror, which is to go over the fireplace.

I am not sure that nylon cord over 'J' hooks will hold in the long term, and
was thinking of using those flush fixings that screw to the wall & the
mirror and then interlock. Problem is, to ensure that they fit together,
they will only take a No.4 screw. This is fine for the mirror plate, 4x
No.4 1/2" will be fine.

Any suggestions as to what I use to fix the 'wall' plate? It will be fixed
into concrete blocks so rawlplugs will be fine, only issue is that No4
screws are too small!!

Any suggestions as to how I can fix the mirror or the wall side of the flush
fixing? To be clear, anything larger than a No.4 will stop the plates from
locking together.

All ideas gratefully received.

TIA

SalesGuy



I've always used standard 2" mirror plates. It means you have the "ears"
sticking out at the sides, but they're easy to fix, and will take a size
8 screw. IMO mirrors should always be completely flat against the wall,
rather than tipped forward like a picture.

How to fix a heavy mirror
 

Adrian Berry wrote:


Use a french cleat:

see the movie at http://www.askthebuilder.com/French_Cleat_Video.shtml

I have used something similar to fix numerous mirrors, cabinets,
pictures and items of heavy furniture.

What an ingenius idea! Thanks for the link Adrian.


--
Dave
The Medway Handyman
www.medwayhandyman.co.uk
01634 717930
07850 597257

How to fix a heavy mirror
 

"Stuart Noble" wrote in message
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salesguy wrote:
Been putting this off, but SWMBO is putting the pressure on. I have a
fairly heavy oak framed mirror, which is to go over the fireplace.

I am not sure that nylon cord over 'J' hooks will hold in the long term,
and was thinking of using those flush fixings that screw to the wall &
the mirror and then interlock. Problem is, to ensure that they fit
together, they will only take a No.4 screw. This is fine for the mirror
plate, 4x No.4 1/2" will be fine.

Any suggestions as to what I use to fix the 'wall' plate? It will be
fixed into concrete blocks so rawlplugs will be fine, only issue is that
No4 screws are too small!!

Any suggestions as to how I can fix the mirror or the wall side of the
flush fixing? To be clear, anything larger than a No.4 will stop the
plates from locking together.

All ideas gratefully received.

TIA

SalesGuy

I've always used standard 2" mirror plates. It means you have the "ears"
sticking out at the sides, but they're easy to fix, and will take a size 8
screw. IMO mirrors should always be completely flat against the wall,
rather than tipped forward like a picture.

Nah!
If we did that in my house SWMBO would need to stand on a box to do her
hair.....Can't have a ragged haired brunette now can we.