Mounting A Bathroom Mirror

This guide will teach you how to install either of these bathroom mirrors.

Mounting a bathroom mirror. If youre mounting elsewhere youll need to use a drywall anchor. Most framed mirrors are hung with brackets or wires in the same way youd hang a picture frame. How to professionally install a bathroom mirror weve all seen the builder grade bathroom vanity mirrors held up gracelessly by those small but ugly clear plastic clips.

Fasten mounting clips to the wall to hold up the weight of the mirror on the bottom and the top. Adding decor to the bathroom by installing mirror decorative framing. To use clips put the mirror where you want to hang it and use a pencil to mark the top and bottom corners.

Mounting hooks are ideal for vanity mirrors that weigh 15 to 30 pounds 68 to 136 kg and have a frame made of wood metal or plaster. Use mounting hooks if the mirror is large and has a heavy frame. Frameless mirrors are more difficult to mount because they do not come with hooks for other hanging apparatus.

There are two main types of bath mirrors. Mark the center of the bathroom mirror as well. If you want to hang a frameless mirror on your wall youll need to use mirror clips or a special adhesive.

The mounting hooks will ensure the mirror hangs correctly and is well supported on the wall. The larger the mirror the more difficult it is to hang. Bathroom mirrors are ideally located below a bathroom sink but you can choose any location you want as long as it is installed neither too high nor too low.

While there are tricks to hiding those plastic clips this tutorial addresses the original issue. Slide in your mirror. Frameless mirrors may use special clips or rest on top of a vanity with adhesive to hold them in place.