Browse Forums Interior Decorating Lounge Re: Show us your ... WALL MIRROR !!! :) 6May 02, 2012 7:34 pm Internal and External Building and Colour Consultant Online - Worldwide http://www.denovoconcepts.com Re: Show us your ... WALL MIRROR !!! :) 9May 03, 2012 6:02 am Internal and External Building and Colour Consultant Online - Worldwide http://www.denovoconcepts.com Re: Show us your ... WALL MIRROR !!! :) 14May 03, 2012 9:18 pm Build Thread: https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=43846 Re: Show us your ... WALL MIRROR !!! :) 16May 04, 2012 5:59 am Internal and External Building and Colour Consultant Online - Worldwide http://www.denovoconcepts.com Re: Show us your ... WALL MIRROR !!! :) 17May 04, 2012 6:15 am Build Thread: https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=43846 Re: Show us your ... WALL MIRROR !!! :) 18May 04, 2012 3:40 pm Hi Lex These are the two mirrors I have at my entry... Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ The one on the right is actually smaller than the one on the left but looks about the same size in the photo as it’s closer (80cm² as opposed to 1m²). I sourced them from a company in Sydney called Tantra Mirrors and from memory they were about $800 including delivery- so not too expensive. If you google their website you can see they have all sorts of different mirrors including rectangular ones in the style of my ones, amongst others. They are good quality for the price- made in India I believe. Installation was a bit tricky as they are very heavy but my partner and I are quite handy and had a go at it ourselves. We used a method that we perfected installing other wall mounted furniture in our home. I can’t imagine there would be any other way as wall mates and toggle bolts only support up to around 20kg each- unless of course you have noggings installed where you need them during construction or are lucky enough to have vertical timber in the right spot, or if you can adjust the hooks on the mirror itself. What we ended up doing was cutting out a section of plaster at the heights we needed to hang the mirrors to reveal the vertical timbers behind. We made sure the wall was not load bearing and carefully chiselled out around 1-2 cm from these timber members and fixed a piece of hardwood about 1 inch thick across the span of the 2 vertical timbers. We measured precisely that the hooks on the mirror correspond to where we need to hang them on the wall and in this spot we put a thick bolt through the hardwood and tightened it with a nut (we had to remove the hardwood to do this). On the side facing us we also used another nut as a spacer and a large, thick washer to act as a catch for the mirror’s hook. Once that was all done, the mirrors were ready to hang. I should mention that the hardwood sits a couple millimetres below the face of the plaster so that when the time comes to remove the mirrors in the future all we have to do is float some plaster compound over the hardwood to conceal it all. Here is a photo of what I’m talking about- it was taken on my phone so the quality is not too great. And yes, hubby got in a lot of trouble for putting his tools on our new console table! Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Elements- I love the Ikea mirrors, especially the red one! Re: Show us your ... WALL MIRROR !!! :) 20May 04, 2012 5:57 pm I just love mirrors and I have a genuine art deco mirror that I inherited from my mil. I love it but it has a crack in the corner a small black mark. I havent wanted to get it fixed as I expect it could cost a bundle. My DH isn't keen to put it up and I've considered selling it but I really like it. What do others think? Am I mad wanting to put it up as is? Excuse reflections of feet and dog Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ The crack in the corner. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Handover February 2011 Happy with our home DIY, Home Maintenance & Repair Ditto 3M Claw, expensive but best thing I've used to date. I put two of the 11kg ones in for a 12kg mirror on the wall, and its been great for 4 years now. 4 2144 Thank you again Simeon.. I will call my certifier for that. Have a good day 4 5188 Thanks mate. Yeah good points! Leaning towards Option 3 to get a bit extra space in the cabinets but not going too crazy high (and expensive). Would require a mini… 13 39718 |