Bathoom Mirror Fixing

[s1962a]

We have an area of 1200 x 900 that needs a bathroom mirror + rear demister. Is it better to fix the glass with mirror screws and caps or glue the mirror? I've been suggested glueing the mirror but don't understand how the glue will attach to the demister pad and then onto the wall.

[s1962a]

advice appreciated!

[Laurel Green]

I much prefer screw fixing mirrors. It allows for easy access if anything should go wrong or need replacing.

[Deva Link]

Some friends of ours glued a mirror to the wall in their bathoom and it fell off a few weeks later - the glue had stuck to the paint on the wall but the paint had come unstuck!

[HoHoHo]

The image below doesn't do the size justice - the mirror ir about 1.5 x 1.8m and it's on the wall using 4 chrome spacers


Bathroom by Martin_Bennett, on Flickr

I tiled 4 inches or so behind so you can't see the bear wall behind and I think the final result looks pretty good.

[Pooky67]

We just put up our 1700x1000mm bathroom mirror up using 6 capped screws. Our mirror had the safety film on the back which rules out using adhesive.

[fatboy b]

We glued our 950x600 mirror in place using special mirror adhesive. It's been up 4 years now.

[Du1point8]

fatboy b said:

We glued our 950x600 mirror in place using special mirror adhesive. It's been up 4 years now.

How good is that on tiles?

Been meaning to get a new mirror and cant find one yet, trouble is I dont want to drill into tiles and make a mess of them so would rather use glue.

[Z4 Animal]

The glue is excellent as long as it's bonded to a sound surface.

Tiles are ok you will need to support the mirror overnight until glue cures.

Buy the correct adhesive.

As for the original question i would advise drilling and taping the demister on the back should you have a problem you can remove the mirror.

You would have to smash the mirror off if adhesive is used.

[Simpo Two]

If the mirror can be set in to the tiles then the weight problem is solved as the force is taken downwards onto the tiles. All the glue has to do is stop it falling forwards, ie not much.



PS That's not a mirror in the example, it's a poster of a bloke photographing a bathrooom!

[HoHoHo]

Simpo Two said:

If the mirror can be set in to the tiles then the weight problem is solved as the force is taken downwards onto the tiles. All the glue has to do is stop it falling forwards, ie not much.



PS That's not a mirror in the example, it's a poster of a bloke photographing a bathrooom!

Spot on!

[Du1point8]

hmmm my issue is that I have a tiled corner and that is where the sink is and so I was trying to find a corner sink that was not made of metal and did not open as I dont need it to put something in.

Was thinking in the end I could use a glass/plastic frame that is glued to the wall and then a cheap piece of mirror to the be glued onto the glass/plastic.

in essence it would be a corner mirror made up of 2/4 bits of plastic/glass (4 if I decide block it up) with 2 uprights and then the mirror on top flush with the wall to give the same look as a corner mirror you can buy like this:



Just it wouldnt open as I have no need of a cabinet as I dont want the extra weight above my bespoke basin only held up with glue/adhesive.

Sound daft?

[fatboy b]

Du1point8 said:

fatboy b said:

We glued our 950x600 mirror in place using special mirror adhesive. It's been up 4 years now.

How good is that on tiles?

Been meaning to get a new mirror and cant find one yet, trouble is I dont want to drill into tiles and make a mess of them so would rather use glue.

All the old tiles were stripped off. The mirror is stuck to plasterboard, and flush with the new tiles.

[Cupramax]

HoHoHo said:

I tiled 4 inches or so behind so you can't see the bear wall behind

Was your bear wall similar to this one?

[Simpo Two]

Du1point8 said:

Just it wouldnt open as I have no need of a cabinet as I dont want the extra weight above my bespoke basin only held up with glue/adhesive.

Sound daft?

You may as well just use a mirror-fronted corner cabinet. Even if you never open it you'll get decent fixing to the wall (no glue = no need to worry about weight) and ends to keep spiders out.

[Du1point8]

Simpo Two said:

Du1point8 said:

Just it wouldnt open as I have no need of a cabinet as I dont want the extra weight above my bespoke basin only held up with glue/adhesive.

Sound daft?

You may as well just use a mirror-fronted corner cabinet. Even if you never open it you'll get decent fixing to the wall (no glue = no need to worry about weight) and ends to keep spiders out.

Not wanting to drill the tiles as they are very expensive to replace and difficult to drill as the tile fitter found out several times when cracking them.

Plus all the cabinets are made of a flimsy stainless steel that looks rubbish... will have another look to see what they are like but last time I was not impressed with them

[ssray]

I left a gap in the tiles where the mirror was going, then had the mirror cut to fit-it had anti something film on the back and used silicone sealent to stick it to the wall, a piece of timber(with protection on the end) kept the mirror in place until morning.
Cheers
Ray