How To Hang A Large Mirror On The Wall

D rings and picture wire the mirror must have a frame around it to hang a mirror this way.

How to hang a large mirror on the wall.

Hold the mirror against the wall at the desired position. Parallel to the lines you ve drawn but about 1 inch 2 5 cm inside stick 4 pieces of painter s tape to the wall. One side of the cleat is screwed into the wall and the other side is screwed into the mirror backing. Set the mirror down.

You simply push and twist the device to insert it into the wall. In fact installing a monkey hook is so easy you do not even need any tools aside from a tape measure and pencil for proper positioning. Place a scrap piece of wood that is approximately half as long as the mirror is wide underneath the hanging wire on back of the frame. Use a level to ensure that the mirror will not hang crooked.

Make sure you have enough space on the wall for the mirror and otherwise decide how you want it positioned relative to other items on the wall and in the room. This requires attaching d rings to the back perimeter of the mirror frame wrapping wire around the d ring and then attaching one or two hooks to the wall and hanging the mirror by the wire. Hold your mirror up to the wall to see how much space it will take up. Monkey hooks are simple devices that allow you to hang a mirror or other object on drywall easily.

Hold the mirror against the wall in your desired position and mark the top and bottom corners using a pencil. Mark the location of the top edge and the center of the frame. The part of the cleat that s on the mirror slides over the wall cleat and holds it into place. Find a place to hang the mirror.