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Installing a Bathroom Mirror
Installing a Bathroom Mirror Adds
Functionality and Elegance to a Bathroom
By: Mark J. Donovan
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Installing a bathroom mirror is a
simple project that most do it yourself homeowners can do. A bathroom mirror is
not only functional, but also helps to make a small bathroom appear larger. A
screw driver, level, pencil, stud finder and a measuring tape are all that are
required for installing a bathroom mirror.
Before installing a bathroom mirror
make sure it came with several mounting clips and screws. |
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These are plastic L-shaped clips that
mount flush up against a wall and have a slight recess area for holding the
bathroom mirror. The clips are fastened to the wall with screws.
Once you have confirmed that you have
all of the required accessory pieces, the first step in installing a bathroom
mirror it to position it on the bathroom wall over the sink. Use a pencil to
make a couple of slight reference marks on the top and bottom corners adjacent
to the mirror. |
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Then temporarily place the mirror in
a location where it won’t be damaged.
Next, use a level to confirm that the
pencil marks are perfectly horizontal. If not, use one set of pencil marks as a
reference and adjust the level accordingly. Make a new mark on the opposite side
of where the mirror will be located, and then draw a faint pencil line to
between the two marks. Do this for the top and bottom pair of marks, and use
your measuring tape to confirm the distance between the top and bottom is the
same on either side and is consistent with the mirror height. |
The next step in installing a
bathroom mirror is to find wall studs for mounting the bathroom mirror clips. It
is aesthetically preferable to include bathroom mirror clips on the bottom and
top edges of the bathroom mirror near the outside edges, however this may not be
feasible if the wall studs are not in these locations. It is imperative that the
bathroom mirror clips do indeed mount over wall studs, otherwise the bathroom
mirror could end up falling off the wall. Fortunately bathroom mirror clips come
in clear plastic so they are relatively invisible.
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Photo by Mark Donovan |
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Once you have identified the wall
studs, the next step in installing a bathroom mirror is to mount the bathroom
mirror clips along the top and bottom traced lines and over the wall studs. Use
your screwdriver and screws to fasten the clips to the wall. Note, that it is
important to mount the clips so that the bottom edge of the L shape is on the
pencil marked lines. The bathroom mirror will rest within the confines of the L
shaped space.
Do not snug the bathroom mirror clips
down too tightly. Allow a little room for them to pivot so that you have a
little space to slide the bathroom mirror into place. For the final step in
installing a bathroom mirror, rotate the bathroom mirror clips accordingly and
then snug them down with your screwdriver.
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