How to Hang a Heavy Mirror on Drywall!

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  • Опубликовано: 24 ноя 2024

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  • @ReluctantDIYers
    @ReluctantDIYers  Год назад +1

    What do you think about the Walabot DIY 2? shrsl.com/3s8ls (or amzn.to/3tVLTQt on Amazon)

  • @MrMikidude
    @MrMikidude 10 месяцев назад +38

    half the video is an ad lmao

    • @ReluctantDIYers
      @ReluctantDIYers  10 месяцев назад +1

      LOL! Well, it was sponsored. 👍🏼👍🏼

    • @robmaiker7092
      @robmaiker7092 8 месяцев назад +6

      I'm giving him a pass because:
      his diy explaining is short & sweet
      we are a capitalist based country
      his t-shirt is cool
      😎

    • @ReluctantDIYers
      @ReluctantDIYers  8 месяцев назад +1

      @robmaiker7092 Thanks man!!

  • @wasd782
    @wasd782 Год назад +6

    Thanks for making this man. The instructions on the package did not make it clear at all what to do. Couldn't have done it without you!

    • @ReluctantDIYers
      @ReluctantDIYers  Год назад +1

      EXCELLENT!!! I’m so happy that this was helpful. Have a great day!

  • @Th3MagicBullet
    @Th3MagicBullet 15 дней назад +1

    Thanks. This helped me.

  • @propogandalf
    @propogandalf 8 месяцев назад +1

    I wanna know how to hang it if it's long width wise. Do you need 2 anchors and how do you measure where to place them for wire hanging?

    • @ReluctantDIYers
      @ReluctantDIYers  8 месяцев назад

      Does the mirror have one long wire to hang from? If so, you can place two anchors equidistant apart but center them on the middle of the mirror. So each anchor would be the same distance from the center point. Does that make sense? I feel like I didn’t explain that well. 🤣🤣

    • @manho9877
      @manho9877 Месяц назад

      Use a French Cleat. It is just as easy to install and is secure: no wobbles and more attachment points.

  • @Monica-fh5sl
    @Monica-fh5sl 3 месяца назад +2

    Hi, I have a 100lb mirror to hang. I am planing for a situation where there isn’t a stud, will using a dry wall anchor of 100 or more lbs work? What will you suggest pls?

    • @ReluctantDIYers
      @ReluctantDIYers  3 месяца назад

      @@Monica-fh5sl For a mirror this heavy, I would rather mount a board on top of the drywall that’s anchored in two studs. Then you can mount your mirror directly on that board.

    • @ReluctantDIYers
      @ReluctantDIYers  3 месяца назад

      @@Monica-fh5sl Check out my IG DM response also. Have a great day!!

  • @lizzyh5808
    @lizzyh5808 9 месяцев назад +3

    That little screw outside of a stud is safe with 40lbs ? 😲

    • @ReluctantDIYers
      @ReluctantDIYers  9 месяцев назад

      It’s still holding 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

    • @lizzyh5808
      @lizzyh5808 9 месяцев назад +1

      That’s unbelievable . I’d be worried though, esp if a child walk under there .

    • @ReluctantDIYers
      @ReluctantDIYers  9 месяцев назад +1

      @@lizzyh5808 I totally understand. But that exact mirror (40 pounds) has been hung the same way in 3 different houses for the last 20 years.

  • @tro8191
    @tro8191 3 месяца назад +1

    I always get so nervous! I know it’s overkill but I used 2 drywall anchors for a mirror that was 8 lbs 😂

  • @zigarum
    @zigarum 9 месяцев назад +5

    Jesus literally needed the last 10 seconds

    • @ReluctantDIYers
      @ReluctantDIYers  9 месяцев назад

      Jesus was watching? AWESOME!! Tell Him I’m sorry about the prior 4 minutes. 👍🏼👍🏼

  • @ilyakulakov6484
    @ilyakulakov6484 25 дней назад +1

    Aren't you worried that 40lbs may be too heavy for a drywall, especially considering that all load is on one point?

    • @ReluctantDIYers
      @ReluctantDIYers  25 дней назад

      @@ilyakulakov6484 Not at all. I’ve hung this exact mirror on drywall in 3 different homes using this exact approach. That’s 21 years of hanging on drywall without issues. 👍🏼

    • @ReluctantDIYers
      @ReluctantDIYers  25 дней назад

      Actually the first home was plaster. Totally forgot. So that’s 17 years on drywall. 😁

  • @bbrriaaanna
    @bbrriaaanna Год назад +1

    bruh ur a real one for this vid

  • @colegiosanjosee
    @colegiosanjosee 3 месяца назад +1

    Boom! This helped👍🏽

  • @swjeke
    @swjeke 3 месяца назад +1

    Love all the “know it alls” commenting. Lol I appreciated the struggle and fall over in the very beginning. 😂

    • @ReluctantDIYers
      @ReluctantDIYers  3 месяца назад

      @@swjeke 🤣 Thanks for watching! 👍🏼

  • @postwaleed
    @postwaleed 7 месяцев назад +1

    How can I hang that same mirror onto a ceramic tiled wall without making a hole in the ceramic tile???

    • @ReluctantDIYers
      @ReluctantDIYers  7 месяцев назад

      To hang a heavy mirror on a tile wall, you really only have one choice. You will need to mount the mirror in a stud and you will need a tile drill bit to make the hole without cracking the tile.

  • @edgardooblena6210
    @edgardooblena6210 5 месяцев назад +4

    That mirror is behind a door. Once you open the door, the door knob could hit the mirror.

    • @ReluctantDIYers
      @ReluctantDIYers  5 месяцев назад

      Thankfully there is a good door stop on the door so we’re in good shape. 👍🏼

  • @carmensplacebeauty
    @carmensplacebeauty Год назад +1

    Very informative!

  • @mimicovers97
    @mimicovers97 Год назад +1

    Thank you

    • @ReluctantDIYers
      @ReluctantDIYers  Год назад

      You’re welcome! Thanks for watching. Now go have an awesome day! 😁

  • @joshuasmith1215
    @joshuasmith1215 9 месяцев назад +1

    The perv in me can't help but laugh when you say the mirror is hung.

  • @PapaDeLaCasa
    @PapaDeLaCasa 6 месяцев назад +1

    I was sad the unwritten law shirt was not an unwritten law shirt

  • @bfreeman2121
    @bfreeman2121 3 месяца назад +1

    Looks like it's well hung...

  • @salvor1
    @salvor1 6 месяцев назад +2

    I wouldn't trust one screw.

    • @ReluctantDIYers
      @ReluctantDIYers  6 месяцев назад

      I totally understand what you’re saying. But I have hung this mirror from one screw for nearly 15 years. 👍🏼👍🏼

    • @salvor1
      @salvor1 6 месяцев назад

      @@ReluctantDIYers Was that a quality fastener? How would you know? Why risk being lucky? The risk is just not worth it.

    • @ReluctantDIYers
      @ReluctantDIYers  6 месяцев назад

      @@salvor1 I used the exact same fastener from the video on the wall where this mirror has been hung for the last 4 1/2 years. I used a similar one in our last home for 11 years. 👍🏼

  • @Iknowyoumadnow
    @Iknowyoumadnow Год назад +3

    Sitting here hoping he drops it like.......👀

  • @manho9877
    @manho9877 Месяц назад +1

    Does not seem that secure. Clearly it is wobbling; you need to factor for someone accidentally staggering into it, and a 100lb wall anchor will probably cost and extra 50 cents, maybe a dollar. A French Cleat would have been so much more secure as it offers stability, and more then one dry wall attachment point: After all, there is no stud behind that wall of yours.

    • @ReluctantDIYers
      @ReluctantDIYers  Месяц назад

      The wobble is from the mounting wire of the mirror. Whether I used a cleat or not, it would unfortunately have the same wobble you noticed due to that wire. 👍🏼

    • @manho9877
      @manho9877 6 дней назад +1

      @@ReluctantDIYers I just hung a 25lb mirror in the smaller bathroom with 17” cleats. It is rock solid against the wall. There are 6 anchor screws into the dry wall. With that load distribution, the wall panel will probably fail before the cleat. The cleat width also permits screwing directly into the wall framing of most houses. Again, no flex, no wobble, and earthquake resistant.

    • @ReluctantDIYers
      @ReluctantDIYers  5 дней назад

      @ NICE!!!

  • @rickyedwards9235
    @rickyedwards9235 6 месяцев назад

    Thanks for this video, 40 pounds,

  • @terry7893
    @terry7893 Год назад +1

    Thank you for that loud and annoying music in the background. It really helps to give us a headache while we listen to you. And....that is just a stick-on goatee, right?