Best Way To Stick a Wooden-Mounted Mirror to a Plaster Wall.

[nb99]

Hi

As the subject says really, I have a 1cm thick wooden-backed mirror - when I say wooden it's the type of painted chipboard (I think) you'd get in a flat-packed wardrobe - which I need to mount in a bathroom. I picked the wooden backed one because it leaves the mirror pretty much flush to the tiles around it. So now I need to mount it on the to the wall and don't want to use screws etc as it will make the mirror stick out too much. So I'm thinking either a strong glue ("no more nails" type glue) or I guess maybe tile adhesive though I'd worry the painted chipboard wouldn't be porous enough.....any thoughts/other ideas? The wall surface I'm sticking it to is plaster.

Many thanks

NB

 

[JohnD]

with screws.

 

[nb99]

Yes I know screws are the conventional way to mount mirrors if they are taking the full weight, however given the mirror will be adequately supported from below by the tiles, all I need to do is "stick" the mirror to the wall - the glue/adhesive/something else will only be stopping the mirror from falling forwards, not supporting its weight......

 

[JohnD]

mirror clips, then. Or keyhole plates.

I don't understand why you say screws will make it stick out.

 

[nb99]

Because the mirror is flat-backed so anything I'm going to attach it with is going to have to stick out from this flat back - whether hooks, a clip-system attached to the wall etc.....It's just about flush to the tiles when I hold the mirror against the plaster (the mirror will then be surrounded by tiles) and so I'm keen to keep whatever I attach it with as flat as possible....hence the idea of a strong glue.....I appreciate screws will attach it better than glue but do you really think glue won't be enough to hold it against the wall (given the tiles below it will be taking the weight)?

 

[JohnD]

how is the mirror fixed to its backing board?

 

[nb99]

I would guess glued....it was sold with the backing on it so is intended to be a single item....