My basement is set up as a home gym. As I expand it, I have wanted to add a mirror for some time now and finally got a free mirror from CL. It's a 4'X4' and its from a bathroom. What is the best way to hang this? It's pretty heavy.
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Hanging a mirror in the basement (block walls)
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Jinks
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Google "mirror adhesive".
Richard Cranium
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I have used mirror mastic
I would use mirror clips so you can easily remove it of you decide to. mirror adhesive is permanent & you have to break the mirror to move it
James-W
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I agree, making a frame for it would be the right way to do it. Those Tapcon screws work quite well in concrete, never tried one on a block wall, but I imagine it would work just fine.Frame it and use French cleat system. You can get metal cleat sets at Home Depot. Use Blue-Tap concrete screws.
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marineman
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I don't know if it's right or wrong, hopefully somebody here can clarify for both of us but I was taught when you drill/screw into a block wall always try for a mortar joint.
I don't know if it's right or wrong, hopefully somebody here can clarify for both of us but I was taught when you drill/screw into a block wall always try for a mortar joint.
Using the correct sized bit, I drill right into the block when using Tap-cons.
I'd also make a frame or something similar to hang the mirror.
Brian_WK
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Mirror Clips
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77Birdman
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Tapcon screwed into the block will most likely be more successful than a mortar joint. If I am screwing to a block wall I try to avoid hitting a joint. The mortar is softer than the block and there is always the chance that there will be a void and the mortar will be thin at the spot where you want to drill. If I'm using a "wonder nail" to install ceiling track on a block wall then I will try and hit a joint everytime.
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I am the owner of a glass company. I have been a glazier for over 40 years.
Simple enough to hang with a J-bar and a couple mirror clips but if you are putting a 16 square foot mirror on the wall in a home gym you need to use mirror mastic as well. here is the why on that.
A mirror hung with only mechanical attachments in a gym are very likely to get broken some time in their useful life. If mastic is used as designed a broken mirror remains on the wall until it is safely repaired/replaced. Without mastic it will possibly come off the wall and the possibility of serious and even fatal injuries are real.
Mirrors hung using mirror mastic must also use a load bearing support at the base as well as a anti tilt "clip" on the sides or top.
If you are not inclined to glue the mirror to the wall and would like to use clips or a frame yet still retain a safe installation, have the mirror safety backed. Safety backing can be applied at any local glass shop that has safety backing in stock.
We apply it for $3.50 a square foot. Safety backed mirror can still brake but will remain in one piece thus preventing the chances of injury.
Simple enough to hang with a J-bar and a couple mirror clips but if you are putting a 16 square foot mirror on the wall in a home gym you need to use mirror mastic as well. here is the why on that.
A mirror hung with only mechanical attachments in a gym are very likely to get broken some time in their useful life. If mastic is used as designed a broken mirror remains on the wall until it is safely repaired/replaced. Without mastic it will possibly come off the wall and the possibility of serious and even fatal injuries are real.
Mirrors hung using mirror mastic must also use a load bearing support at the base as well as a anti tilt "clip" on the sides or top.
If you are not inclined to glue the mirror to the wall and would like to use clips or a frame yet still retain a safe installation, have the mirror safety backed. Safety backing can be applied at any local glass shop that has safety backing in stock.
We apply it for $3.50 a square foot. Safety backed mirror can still brake but will remain in one piece thus preventing the chances of injury.
lakeroadster
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Can you access the sill plate that sits on the top of the wall?
I'd run some screws into the wood and run wire(s) down to support the mirror.... since it's a home gym. Function over Form.
I wouldn't want to drill holes into the block walls..
I'd run some screws into the wood and run wire(s) down to support the mirror.... since it's a home gym. Function over Form.
I wouldn't want to drill holes into the block walls..
Thank for the info. One question though...I'm not quite sure what you mean it will be very likely to get broken because it is in a gym. Do you mean it will eventually fall off the wall or it will get bumped into. This is my personal gym and not commercial. Thanks for any clarification. I prefer not to glue/bond it to the wall. The only other way I can think is to build a frame out of 1X's and a piece of plywood as a backer. Then glue/bond the mirror to the plywood and screw that into the block.
I am the owner of a glass company. I have been a glazier for over 40 years.
Simple enough to hang with a J-bar and a couple mirror clips but if you are putting a 16 square foot mirror on the wall in a home gym you need to use mirror mastic as well. here is the why on that.
A mirror hung with only mechanical attachments in a gym are very likely to get broken some time in their useful life. If mastic is used as designed a broken mirror remains on the wall until it is safely repaired/replaced. Without mastic it will possibly come off the wall and the possibility of serious and even fatal injuries are real.
Mirrors hung using mirror mastic must also use a load bearing support at the base as well as a anti tilt "clip" on the sides or top.
If you are not inclined to glue the mirror to the wall and would like to use clips or a frame yet still retain a safe installation, have the mirror safety backed. Safety backing can be applied at any local glass shop that has safety backing in stock.
We apply it for $3.50 a square foot. Safety backed mirror can still brake but will remain in one piece thus preventing the chances of injury.