Hanging a heavy mirror on masonry wall

2 months ago

Hi. I'm trying to hang a heavy mirror (15.5kg) in our dining room on a solid masonry wall. The mirror has two key hole hangers on the back, so I was thinking some heavy duty rawl plugs and screws but I'm not sure if there are maximum weight limits for these. Does anyone have any recommendations? We have a hammer drill with masonry bits and have marked out where the holes need to be. I just want to make sure the hardware will hold really!

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Steph
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2 months ago
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Thanks Sarah! We've got some matching screws and plugs already (we used them to put up a shelf a while ago) - but do you know if its possible to get screws with a bigger head?

This is one of the screw holes on the back - the hole is about 15mm, so I was thinking a 10mm head screw would be more secure than the 6mm head screws we have. Sorry if this seems super obvious, I've done lots of Googling but feel like I'm getting lost in a world of screws.
Steph
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2 months ago
Sadly not, it's second hand
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Hi snan - to address your questions: 1 - yes, the lamps work very well. With regard to the height of the larger lamps: do you know how high they would be? If the bottom of the lampshade is even with the top of the pillows that should work. If they are taller than that I think you will be okay with the smaller lamps. Look back again at some of the pictures above to see what I mean. The thing that will look odd would be if the top of the lamps were taller than your headboard. The idea is that when you are in bed reading a book that you want the light to be able to reflect down. As far as the lampshade size goes on the smaller lamps I'm thinking the shorter ones since they don't seem to drop down as far as the larger ones. 2 & 3-Definitely chair by the mirrored bedside locker with one white locker on the other side. Without question. The chair to the left of the bed gave the room life. Use the extra white one in a closet or another room. You don't want to overcrowd your room when you are going for a tranquil setting. 4-Absolutely okay to have bedside tables that don't match and look good in the room. Whether or not you like that is a personal preference though. I would only put the mirrored one next to the bed though if you have the chair next to it. It's how they play off each other that makes it work. If you don't keep the chair next to the bed then I would use both white tables beside the bed. It is also fine that the pictures are off-centre to the wall as long as they are centered to the bed. :)
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Jen
2 months ago
Screws with a 6mm head sound like they’d probably be too small, but it depends on the length and screw size (both of which are independent of the size of the screw head). Into masonry, I’d be going for screws 50mm long, with about a 10mm head on them, as you suggest, and a screw size 8 or preferably 10, with matching rawl plugs. I’d also use round headed rather than countersink screws for a more secure hold. But I’m puzzled by your photo - how is that fitting attached to the mirror? It looks like it’s surrounded by corrugated cardboard!
Steph
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2 months ago
It's solid wood - sorry terrible picture! It's like a screw hole in the wood. Thanks for the screw info! I'll nip to my local hardware shop tomorrow and see what they've got.
Isla Cherry
2 months ago
If in doubt use the biggest size screws that will fit. Don't stress about the weight of the mirror. Think of wall cabinets in kitchens and people storing all their plates up there. Thats heavy.

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