Correct fixing for heavy mirror

[rossj81]

I want to hang a mirror on a wall. The mirror is 1800x600 / 6'x2' landscape, so short and wide, but quite heavy 24 kg/53 lbs. The wall is plasterboard on brick.

I'm worried about putting that weight on plasterboard, so I was planning on drilling straight through into the brick. The problem is the plasterboard is 80 mm / 3" away from the brick so first I'll need to find really long screws, and then there will be a long protruding portion that's unsupported.

I could screw into the stud but there aren't any noggins at the height I want, so it's going to be a challenge using the vertical studs and still centring the mirror on the wall.

Any ideas?

 

[foxhole]

150-160mm screw length , bit of tubing to use as a spacer thru plasterboard cut you size.
Should only need a couple of these.

 

[Astra99]

For that sort of weight, I would be inclined to use at least a No. 10 (5mm) screw or even an No. 12 (6mm).

 

[rossj81]

150-160mm screw length , bit of tubing to use as a spacer thru plasterboard cut you size.
Should only need a couple of these.

Thanks. Would these do? 7.5x180 CSK concrete. What sort of tubing do you suggest?

 

[foxhole]

If you use concrete screws you wont need any tube they are strong enough alone.