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Sister in Law went into bathroom yesterday and shut door. Heard a terrible crash. Mirror over sink had fallen off and shattered into a thousand pieces. Cleaned up this am - now what? It had been glued on about 20 years ago when we renovated. Now there's an 18 X 24 hole - like for a medicine chest - but no studs in back to attach to - only wire cloth and lumpy plaster. I could hang a mirror but I don't trust a plaster wall. Any advice?
 
Knock out the plaster to find a place to hang a 2x4. Make sure the hole is smaller than the mirror replaced.
 
Open the wall just enough to install 2x4 blocking between the studs. Patch drywall, paint and hang mirror.
 
All good suggestions. Or you could bite the bullet and give the bathroom a full make-over.

(I say that tongue in cheek - but found myself doing this when replacing a medicine cabinet in our bathroom... mirror needed some framing and electric modifications; this meant plaster; if I have the plaster out I may as well smooth the rest of the walls; once I've painted I may as well re-grout the walls; easier to re-grout if I take out the sink; boy was the vanity a mess; and before you know it, we have a new sink, new tile floor, and a re-done bathroom. All for a mirror!)

Drywall is actually quite strong; you could patch the hole and knowing that the first go-around lasted 20 years, glue a mirror on again. And subject your sister-in-law to humorous warnings each time she comes to visit! :wink-new:
 
We did remodel about 15-18 years ago. That's how the mirror got there, replacing a tired medicine chest. I wonder if today's glue will hold any better than what they used years ago? It's light brown in color and they daubed it every 2" or so. I could do the job myself if I knew the glue would hold. I guess I'd have to tape the mirror until the glue hardened. Anybody do this? What type of glue would be good?
 
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We did remodel about 15-18 years ago. That's how the mirror got there, replacing a tired medicine chest. I wonder if today's glue will hold any better than what they used years ago? It's light brown in color and they daubed it every 2" or so. I could do the job myself if I knew the glue would hold. I guess I'd have to tape the mirror until the glue hardened. Anybody do this? What type of glue would be good?
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todays glues are so much better - I use no more nails (I think LePage) - gorilla glue is also good. you can buy glues now that expand which would help connecting the wall with the mirror.

Or you can get wall anchors - look like large white "screws" that go into the wall and then the actual screw goes into it - you can get 50lb anchors and even 100lb.
 
Maybe Liquid nails Construction Adhesive would work. Be careful with the mirroring as the glue may damage it.

David
 
Followup - the contractor comes Tuesday. Need mirror, acoustic ceiling tile fell down in den and doesn't want to stay up (both glue and 2-sided tape N/G), loose and sagging tiles in finished basement, wife now wants old french doors to porch replaced! , 2 sliding Andersen windows in bathrooms no longer work and one has cracked double-pane glass that can't be replaced, and two people have tripped over 11 1/2" front step leading to my office. Second step is about 7". I need 3 6.25" steps. 11" step is illegal in CT now. This house was built in 1950. Actually has some sheetrock but mostly plaster walls. At today's CT prices...$$$$.
 
pdplot said:
Followup - the contractor comes Tuesday. Need mirror, acoustic ceiling tile fell down in den and doesn't want to stay up (both glue and 2-sided tape N/G), loose and sagging tiles in finished basement, wife now wants old french doors to porch replaced! , 2 sliding Andersen windows in bathrooms no longer work and one has cracked double-pane glass that can't be replaced, and two people have tripped over 11 1/2" front step leading to my office. Second step is about 7". I need 3 6.25" steps. 11" step is illegal in CT now. This house was built in 1950. Actually has some sheetrock but mostly plaster walls. At today's CT prices...$$$$.
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while I'm at it.... :rolleyes: (famous last words)
 
Up here in Canadia we have a guy named Dave Chilton who has written (and rewritten) a classic financial planning book called the Wealthy Barber. He says HGTV are the most expensive letters in the English language.
 
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