How To Hang A Heavy Frameless Mirror On The Wall

How to hang a heavy mirror on drywall.

How to hang a heavy frameless mirror on the wall.

Learn how to hang a heavy mirror on drywall without making a huge hole in your wall. Molly bolts are a medium weight hollow wall anchor. Home improvement centers stock a wide assortment of wall. D rings and picture wire the mirror must have a frame around it to hang a mirror this way.

Screw your wall anchor into the second mark you made. Once you ve tightened the bolt fully you can unscrew it a bit for space to hang the mirror. Remove the mirror and put another mark two inches below the first mark. If you want to hang a frameless mirror on your wall you ll need to use mirror clips or a special adhesive.

Make a mark where you want the mirror to be. This requires attaching d rings to the back perimeter of the mirror frame wrapping wire around the d ring and then attaching one or two hooks to the wall and hanging the mirror by the wire. To use clips put the mirror where you want to hang it and use a pencil to mark the top and bottom corners. Place 2 clips on the bottom 1 on each side and 1 on top for most mirrors though a large mirror may need more.

Tighten the bolt into the wall to expand the anchor. There are several advantages to reducing the amount of wall damage when hanging mirrors and other large frames with the most obvious being less repairs down the road when you decide to repaint or move your mirror.