To hang a wall mirror start by weighing the mirror using a bathroom scale.
How to hang a mirror on a pocket door wall.
Once you have hanging hooks mark where you want to hang the mirror on the wall and drill a hole for the hook.
The plywood splinters easily and most screws will pull out of the wood when they have any weight on them.
Always mark the center of the stud and keep in mind utilities might be attached to it if the stud is near a light switch outlet or faucet.
Reinstall the door and then install the door guides on the inside and outside of the door at the mouth of the pocket.
If you realize after removing the door frame that you no longer can access the rollers and track where you need to you may have to cut a hole in the wall for access to the proper pocket door components.
Remove the door and then install drywall over the door pocket using construction adhesive and 1 inch drywall screws.
Large mirrors can make a room seem bigger or be a focal point of your decor as long as they stay on the wall.
A mirrored pocket door is a double whammy because you get a door and a mirror in one.
The doors are made with a thin sheet of plywood attached to a frame.
This can also be accomplished if you don t want to ruin the integrity of the molding around the door frame.
Take a look at wall hanging tips.
Hang a mirror on a hollow core door with hollow wall anchors.
Since the pocket door wall studs were normally 3 4 inch deep the 1 2 inch plywood never had a chance of touching the moving door.
Pick a spot to hang the mirror.
This home depot guide will teach you how to hang a heavy mirror on drywall or a plaster wall how to hang a heavy mirror without a stud or directly.
Then buy some hanging hooks that are strong enough to support that weight.
It only took a few minutes of extra time to do this.
One is the mirrored pocket door that leads from madison s bedroom to the jack and jill bathroom.
Locating it over a stud is helpful but not necessary with the right anchors.
Finish the joints with drywall tape and several coats of drywall compound.
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If you re not hanging the mirror on a stud you may want to insert a wall anchor.
What s inside my wall.