There are several advantages to reducing the amount of wall damage when hanging mirrors and other large frames with the most obvious being less repairs down the road when you decide to repaint or move your mirror.
How to hang a heavy frameless mirror on the wall.
Remove the mirror and put another mark two inches below the first mark.
Reposition the mirror to its original location and screw the other end of the cable to the top of it.
Once you ve tightened the bolt fully you can unscrew it a bit for space to hang the mirror.
Make a mark where you want the mirror to be.
Tighten the bolt into the wall to expand the anchor.
D rings and picture wire the mirror must have a frame around it to hang a mirror this way.
If you want to hang a frameless mirror on your wall you ll need to use mirror clips or a special adhesive.
How to hang a heavy mirror on drywall.
Screw your wall anchor into the second mark you made.
Molly bolts are a medium weight hollow wall anchor.
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To use clips put the mirror where you want to hang it and use a pencil to mark the top and bottom corners.
To use drill a pilot hole then tap the entire bolt sleeve and screw into the hole until flush against the wall.
Place 2 clips on the bottom 1 on each side and 1 on top for most mirrors though a large mirror may need more.