Use a toggle bolt for heavier pictures or mirrors.
How to hang a large mirror on plaster wall.
For plaster walls use a.
Expand the anchor.
But if you get lucky and there happens to be a stud in the position where you would like to hang a mirror then use a 2 inch wood screw for a wall with inch drywall.
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.
Hold the mirror against the wall in your desired position and mark the top and bottom corners using a pencil.
One foolproof method to hang heavy mirrors or picture frames is to use a molly bolt.
Hanging heavy mirror on plaster walls.
This hollow wall anchor will allow.
Hold the mirror against the wall at the desired position.
Drill hole through plaster large enough to accept the toggle bolt.
The toggle will open up behind the plaster or drywall like butterfly wings and when you.
Mark the location of the top edge and the center of the frame.
Delectable hanging mirrors on plaster walls hang large.
Drill a hole and push in the bolt with toggle attached.
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.
Mark where you want the mirror to hang using a pencil.
Set the mirror down.
Use a level to ensure that the mirror will not hang crooked.