How To Hang A Large Mirror On The Wall

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.

How to hang a large mirror on the wall.

One side of the cleat is screwed into the wall and the other side is screwed into the mirror backing. 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. 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.

You must have the wall cleat screwed into studs. Finding a stud can be useful but not necessary if you have a strong enough hanger. Monkey hooks are simple devices that allow you to hang a mirror or other object on drywall easily. Use a level to ensure that the mirror will not hang crooked.

Hold your mirror up to the wall to see how much space it will take up. Find a place to hang the mirror. Mark where you want the mirror to hang using a pencil. Set the mirror down.

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