How to Hang a Heavy Mirror or Picture

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  • @jasongoodman3546
    @jasongoodman3546 3 роки тому +451

    This appears challenging

    • @R0NiU0Fl1
      @R0NiU0Fl1 2 роки тому +11

      Exactly 😂

    • @lynnepostings
      @lynnepostings Рік тому +5

      I agree !!!

    • @MR-vg2qv
      @MR-vg2qv Рік тому

      Lol always

    • @madamdardis
      @madamdardis Рік тому +5

      I have a huge heavy wood framed mirror to hang. I’m nervous cos I’ve never done it before 🥴

    • @IgonDrakeWarrior
      @IgonDrakeWarrior 11 місяців тому

      ☠️

  • @138boris
    @138boris 6 років тому +255

    1. Buy a good heavy mirror.
    2. Measure up.
    3. Wonder why you bought the mirror.
    4. Throw it away...

    • @mindit808
      @mindit808 5 років тому +10

      😂😂 I'm almost at #4

    • @RoyMane
      @RoyMane 4 роки тому +2

      Lmaaaaao

    • @raheli7155
      @raheli7155 4 роки тому +1

      I actually just destroyed my heavy mirror 😂😂😂🔫

    • @therealog989
      @therealog989 4 роки тому +14

      5. Damage the wall
      6. Call a handyman and him more than the price of the mirror to fix everything.

    • @sheenb5349
      @sheenb5349 3 роки тому +1

      😅😅

  • @argueallday
    @argueallday 5 років тому +79

    This video would be a lot easier to watch and follow if, 1. the narrator spoke just a little slower, and 2, if there wasn't that awful, frenetic background music. Is that music really adding anything?

    • @lowes
      @lowes  5 років тому +28

      Appreciate the feedback, Philip. In our more recent how-to's, we've pulled back some of the audio to make following the steps a little easier. Thanks for the tips.

    • @argueallday
      @argueallday 4 роки тому +7

      @@lowes Thank you

    • @shawnise
      @shawnise 3 роки тому +1

      The background music is what my alarm rings to. When I first hit play I looked over at my alarm thinking I'd accidentally set it.

    • @lynnepostings
      @lynnepostings 2 роки тому +2

      I have to agree ... he was speaking FAR TOO quickly ... as though trying
      to give the impression of " See how simple it is ... won't take you a moment " etc
      BUT the viewers watching this wouldn't be here if they were confident & so are obviously nervous about hanging a large mirror safely in the first place !
      ( more so in my case ... as it is to be placed on my main wall directly above a fluid filled radiator ) And so it needs to be really secure.
      The terrible uneccessary, HYPER music in the background only added to the stressful feeling ... and so it was difficult to concentrate when considering all these factors.
      BTW : there had always been a large mirror on that same wall since first moving into my home ... BUT there was no radiator below it at that time.
      I still want to hang the new mirror in the same place as it's the main wall and focal point etc ... but much more stressful due to it being pretty heavy, large & above the radiator.

    • @FlacomanXD
      @FlacomanXD Рік тому +1

      You can slow down the video.

  • @CountryHippiechic205
    @CountryHippiechic205 Рік тому +41

    Okay, I just watched this, now... who can hang this big mirror for me?🤣

    • @chris76-01
      @chris76-01 6 місяців тому +4

      I can hang anything. I've hung a huge TV (somewhere between 60-72 inches) on a metal stud wall and it's still doing good after many years. 😊

    • @h.m.8696
      @h.m.8696 Місяць тому +1

      Me too.😂

  • @ayankabroad3239
    @ayankabroad3239 2 роки тому +21

    Nice. I just hammered a random screw from my toolbox into the wall and eyeballed it. Little lopsided. May repeat.

  • @JRLOC
    @JRLOC 4 роки тому +117

    1. Buy a heavy mirror or picture.
    2. Buy a table.
    3. Set mirror or picture on table and lean and anchor it to the wall.
    Enjoy!

    • @priscilla7864
      @priscilla7864 3 роки тому +5

      I hope you are joking 🙃. That’s very dangerous

    • @lynnepostings
      @lynnepostings Рік тому +3

      " BUY " a heavy table ? 🤨
      An expensive purchase that I could do well without 😆

  • @1accon
    @1accon 4 місяці тому +3

    Spectacularly helpful - especially about putting the tape on the level! Glad I googled it and found this. Your video really helped us here in Berlin, Germany.

  • @motarski
    @motarski 3 роки тому +42

    Looks easy enough when I watch it. When I actually try it, well that's probably different youtube :)

  • @sweetscurlsmore7187
    @sweetscurlsmore7187 5 років тому +33

    I have those hooks and it is supposed to carry a heavy mirror, but the hook looks so fragile

    • @lynnepostings
      @lynnepostings 2 роки тому +4

      Have to agree with you ... some of the hooks already on some items ...
      look so feeble ... makes you nervous

  • @sethd1125
    @sethd1125 11 місяців тому +9

    Why bother identifying the type of wall material (plaster or drywall) if you don't describe if that makes a difference in how to hang the item and what you might do differently?

    • @spoony01428
      @spoony01428 3 місяці тому +1

      Lol

    • @thomasridout
      @thomasridout Місяць тому

      Really good at hanging mirrors but making videos not so much

  • @improvementTime10.3.17
    @improvementTime10.3.17 4 роки тому +28

    0:35 use bathroom scale to check weight of frame to then compare to how much weight each type of hanging tool allows for
    1:44 can add bumpers to prevent scratching of the wall

  • @FuzzyFace73
    @FuzzyFace73 Рік тому +9

    It's the "hang it on the hooks" part that is giving me trouble. They are behind the mirror, as are the rings on the mirror. The rings fall down when I am not holding them, and I cannot see them to line them up.

    • @samkw22
      @samkw22 Рік тому +9

      I saw on another video, someone put painters tape on the bottom of the rings to hold them up. Maybe try that!

    • @impamiizgraa
      @impamiizgraa 11 місяців тому

      oooh what is the name of this video? Thanks for the tip but not sure I am visualising correctly!! @@samkw22

  • @Everythingfreshandsassy
    @Everythingfreshandsassy 6 років тому +5

    Jeez Louise!!!! I had no idea Lowes offered so many service including a home improvements department! This is my new home!!!!

  • @Heymimi
    @Heymimi 9 років тому +8

    Excellent tips, very helpful. Thanks!

  • @BrokeYuppie718
    @BrokeYuppie718 11 місяців тому +2

    I understood all the way until he they said to measure from the ring hole up to the top of the mirror then transfer it to the wall seems like it was backwards shouldnt you mark the wall with the distances of the two hooks then the distance of the ring hole from the actual mounting hooks itself to determine exactly where to make your hole in the wall to mount the mirror?? I dunno I got lost

  • @TheCountryMouse
    @TheCountryMouse 4 роки тому +22

    Huh?!?! Lord have mercy. It can't possibly be this complicated to hang a mirror.

    • @MsMekia-dl3el
      @MsMekia-dl3el 3 роки тому +5

      😂😂😂😂. I was saying the same thing

    • @gabrielle9958
      @gabrielle9958 3 роки тому +2

      🤣🤣

    • @Chris-mb5lh
      @Chris-mb5lh 2 місяці тому

      that's what I thought. I can either call my beloved brother to come over for a *coffee* or just do like I've done for decades... I hoped this time to use a power drill for the holes though - and decided to just get a hammer and screws with wire to hang with. Whew! (oh-and the tape for when the wall/paint wants to crack... ) Glad I figured that one out.

    • @angelafuentes5891
      @angelafuentes5891 3 дні тому

      He lost me half way through. I've hung art on my walls just using painters tape to mark where screws go in, anchors and a screwdriver.

  • @livelovelaugh473
    @livelovelaugh473 3 роки тому +4

    @Lowe's Home Improvement: Thank you for making and sharing this video. It was informative and helpful. I prefer this video over the Home Depot one.

  • @PhyllisMN26
    @PhyllisMN26 4 роки тому +10

    OMG, I can't hear the man talk as the background music is driving me NUTS.

  • @robertaddison8193
    @robertaddison8193 3 роки тому +7

    Very very helpful. Gives you the confidence to do almost anything.

  • @marioarita2162
    @marioarita2162 2 роки тому +11

    Wow this is exactly the info that I was looking for. Thank you.

  • @ALISHA51784
    @ALISHA51784 5 років тому +31

    Omg.. this is too much 😩

  • @TheChefSteph
    @TheChefSteph 6 років тому +35

    This is exactly what I needed. I have to hang a 50 lb. mirror today 🙄

    • @drchunkybiscuit9973
      @drchunkybiscuit9973 3 роки тому +1

      By the look of your photo, I'd take it back down again!! 😉😆😂

    • @tammy4742
      @tammy4742 3 роки тому +34

      Dr Chunky Biscuit that was a bit
      unnecessary wasn’t it

    • @MonicaZ1810
      @MonicaZ1810 3 роки тому +22

      @@drchunkybiscuit9973 how insecure and miserable are you? Attacking a random lady on a mirror video on youtube lol

    • @richman117
      @richman117 3 роки тому

      @@drchunkybiscuit9973 stfu ya virgin

    • @elibuledi5152
      @elibuledi5152 3 роки тому +1

      @@drchunkybiscuit9973 imagine being an incel who cannot be laid and say stuff loke that

  • @thomaswalz3515
    @thomaswalz3515 5 років тому +8

    What if the mirror does not have a frame?

  • @lynnepostings
    @lynnepostings 2 роки тому +1

    I'd like to know how to attach & tie a CORD ( not a wire ) to the back of a very heavy mirror. The cord is heavy duty BUT kind of slippy & I'm afraid that the knot/s will slip out of place & come loose etc !
    No one ever seems to bother explaining this for CORD tying etc

  • @jnielson1121
    @jnielson1121 Місяць тому

    What about masonry? What kind of drill do you use? What kind of screw?? So much missing :(

  • @valeriegoberla1
    @valeriegoberla1 4 місяці тому

    I can't get the rings to hang on the screw
    You make it look easy. Is there a trick to getting that done

  • @kennykolourinc1250
    @kennykolourinc1250 7 місяців тому +1

    VERY IMPORTANT missing instructions how to “tie” the hanging wire to the D-Rings special knot must be tied so the wire does not slip untying the knot

  • @edwardcameron1665
    @edwardcameron1665 4 роки тому

    Yes Jen

  • @ytyler123
    @ytyler123 9 років тому +7

    Great video.

  • @cUser691
    @cUser691 Рік тому +1

    Desire vs actual skill level to do this -> hire handyman . No ego

  • @penelopebranson3621
    @penelopebranson3621 4 роки тому +12

    Check to see what kind of wall for what? What if it isn’t drywall? What are those corner things you screwed in? Why are you talking so fast? Insert eye roll here

    • @lynnepostings
      @lynnepostings 2 роки тому +1

      😄😆😂 ... 👏👏👏👏👏

  • @raheli7155
    @raheli7155 4 роки тому +10

    I destroyed my heavy mirror thinking that if I hang it on the wall, the house would fall. Now I’m regretting my life 😭

  • @robertoflores1818
    @robertoflores1818 5 років тому +8

    jaja I googled how to hang a "HEAVY" mirror and I got this video 😣

    • @wallace631
      @wallace631 4 роки тому +3

      Me too... this video is useless - doesn't really give details on any of the steps.

    • @lynnepostings
      @lynnepostings 2 роки тому +1

      Same thoughts here too !!!

  • @ratskullz_x
    @ratskullz_x 11 місяців тому

    I was gonna use a wardrobe door mirror to hang up but it's full length and very heavy so idk if it would work I don't have a scale though hmm

  • @biancaaustin5859
    @biancaaustin5859 3 роки тому +1

    I will be sending this to my husband! Thank you ☺️

  • @lexielexie3653
    @lexielexie3653 5 років тому +9

    How much do you charge if we hire someone to hang a heavy mirror on our kitchen..Thank you

  • @jaynedecatte5995
    @jaynedecatte5995 4 роки тому +1

    I use drawing pins to fix everything to the wall

  • @tinabeltran4574
    @tinabeltran4574 3 роки тому +4

    I’m 4”11 wtf is eye level

  • @jtake9896
    @jtake9896 6 років тому +1

    you don't need to find studs for metal cleats right?

    • @JRLOC
      @JRLOC 4 роки тому +1

      Try it and report back. :P

  • @louisquatorze9280
    @louisquatorze9280 3 роки тому +1

    This video does not show a way to get the wire on the back of a heavy picture to hook on the hook already on the wall - without extra hands to help. The wire always falls flat so that the hook won't catch.

  • @ds61821
    @ds61821 4 роки тому +1

    Best video for this. I love it.

  • @stephenapineru09
    @stephenapineru09 3 роки тому +2

    step one: buy a mirror with a stand

  • @defluffy2487
    @defluffy2487 5 років тому +8

    Exactly what I like
    To the dang point......
    I just watched a 15 minute video The explained to much and at the end I felt like I he was speaking Chinese. I didn’t understand jack 🤦🏻‍♀️

    • @lynnepostings
      @lynnepostings Рік тому +1

      😄😆😂 ... 👏👏👏
      You aren't on your own !

  • @icorp3942
    @icorp3942 3 роки тому +7

    I'd rather just pay someone to come and hang all of my decorations. lol

    • @cUser691
      @cUser691 3 роки тому +3

      @I Corp Agree- less aggravation especially since not everyone is handy. That’s all we need too is for a heavy mirror to fall.

    • @lynnepostings
      @lynnepostings Рік тому +2

      👍 With you on that one ! 👌

  • @martinhanley9524
    @martinhanley9524 5 років тому +5

    The music gets in the way

  • @supsteezy
    @supsteezy 5 років тому +3

    Huh

  • @Psalm.119.
    @Psalm.119. Рік тому

    what if you dont have 2 studs that line up with the location of those D-rings? seems like that has to somehow be in position.

  • @RiverofLife95
    @RiverofLife95 8 років тому +14

    Ok, hopefully I don't get injured.. lol

    • @lowes
      @lowes  8 років тому +6

      +Nalanda Amir J. Safety first, always. But you got this. :)

  • @KathyEsquivel-l1t
    @KathyEsquivel-l1t 4 місяці тому +1

    You totally skipped how to set the anchor the only part I was interested in

    • @lowes
      @lowes  4 місяці тому +1

      Thanks for bringing that to our attention, Kathy. Here's a direct link on setting drywall anchors: www.lowes.com/n/how-to/how-to-use-drywall-anchors. We hope you find it helpful!😊

  • @Crystallatoya
    @Crystallatoya 2 роки тому +2

    This must be for pros not for regular homemakers like me

  • @jolsh
    @jolsh 2 роки тому +3

    Perfect and to the point

  • @alexwilder8315
    @alexwilder8315 4 роки тому +9

    This video is way too fast. I can't think this fast. It could be broken up into stages, which are introduced at the start of the video. And there could be a three second pause in between each instruction. It's GREAT content but just badly needs to be re-edited to be longer. It's fine, I'm willing go spend five minutes learning this. That's why I sat down with a cup of coffee before I looked this up. The picture is going to (hopefully) hang there much, much longer.

    • @zeplen300
      @zeplen300 4 роки тому +5

      You can always pause it to gather your thoughts, it’s not like it’s a live stream

    • @katielove9932
      @katielove9932 2 роки тому

      Just play it on slow speed and/or pause it if necessary and continue playing.

    • @lynnepostings
      @lynnepostings Рік тому +1

      Shouldn't be needing/having to do any of this !
      The video shouldn't even be uploaded until the uploader has
      got things right himself BEFOREHAND !

  • @talkindurinthemovie
    @talkindurinthemovie 2 роки тому +2

    This is tew much. I didn't know I had to be a contractor. 😔

  • @carltoncurry9396
    @carltoncurry9396 3 роки тому +1

    Thank You

  • @MaziiMonetVideos
    @MaziiMonetVideos 3 роки тому +1

    Ok I’ll just call my dad cuz

  • @jeremyfoster8726
    @jeremyfoster8726 3 роки тому +1

    i don't have a level though

  • @Gef2112
    @Gef2112 2 місяці тому

    thanks dad

  • @FourQed
    @FourQed 3 роки тому +1

    Worked great, thanks

  • @MWmota
    @MWmota 4 роки тому +2

    Great video! Especially since that is my mirror!!!

  • @shadrach6299
    @shadrach6299 3 роки тому +1

    That mirror is WAY too high!

  • @LilReaper1010
    @LilReaper1010 Рік тому

    Cleats seem better than wire, I wish I had some lol

  • @nsanenthembrane
    @nsanenthembrane 4 роки тому +2

    Huh???

  • @jmciver100
    @jmciver100 2 роки тому

    Thank you so much!

  • @ebonyeyez404
    @ebonyeyez404 7 місяців тому

    All this to put up a mirror?

  • @Joeyouth000
    @Joeyouth000 2 роки тому +2

    Hanging the mirrors is a 2 man job, need to be very good at measurements, and have the right tools, need very good skills. not a easy job.

  • @dntfwdemppl
    @dntfwdemppl 3 роки тому +1

    I came in confident
    phuck

  • @MsLH208
    @MsLH208 5 років тому +1

    Nice..

    • @lynnepostings
      @lynnepostings Рік тому +1

      You may have just watched it ... BUT have you TRIED it yet ?! 😄😆

  • @michaelcritchlow4373
    @michaelcritchlow4373 4 роки тому

    Outstanding!!!!!

  • @dean3583
    @dean3583 7 років тому +4

    The metal cleat system is a terrible idea, the wall wood stud is only 1.5" wide, the metal cleat is 6", you screw it to a hollow dry wall. Just figure it out.

    • @Winda25
      @Winda25 7 років тому +1

      why in America everybody has empty walls?) I've never had such problem)

  • @kailasm
    @kailasm Рік тому

    Please fit mine too

  • @aurelia5614
    @aurelia5614 4 місяці тому

    Background music is absolutely distracting and annoying, however helpful the advice may be.

  • @buddhism1019
    @buddhism1019 4 місяці тому

    I hang a mirror 82" x 48" almost 125 lbs. Of course, hanging a heavy mirror would take longer than 3 minutes. Think ahead before you purchase it... It looks ridiculous and de-values your house when you hang the floor mirror, vanity, or body mirror on your wall … professional will know!

  • @pinturaskakobel5695
    @pinturaskakobel5695 5 років тому +1

    Perfect!!!

  • @Bromirez23
    @Bromirez23 2 роки тому +1

    Too much work

  • @Mantis858585
    @Mantis858585 2 роки тому

    Don't hang heavy mirrors or pictures in drywall alone. Find a stud.

  • @1212Maps
    @1212Maps 4 роки тому +4

    Good video...thanks. BUT LOSE THE SONG!! Annoying as hell.

  • @personincognito3989
    @personincognito3989 Місяць тому

    This is not easy to follow too many steps in the background music is really distracting

  • @nicholasnoriega1205
    @nicholasnoriega1205 3 роки тому +1

    Too much damn work lmao

  • @phoenixfire4640
    @phoenixfire4640 6 років тому +4

    i’m so confused. i need to hang a mirror that weighs like 60lbs

    • @jtake9896
      @jtake9896 6 років тому +1

      each one of the anchors can take more than 30 lbs so use 2 anchors on the studs. usually with wide studs you can hold up to 50lbs

    • @sweetscurlsmore7187
      @sweetscurlsmore7187 5 років тому +2

      James Take I don’t have studs just dry wall., can I use the exact gold nail and hook hardware? I have that

  • @sarahcolasanto837
    @sarahcolasanto837 2 роки тому +2

    Didn’t help me at all

  • @calvinjackson8110
    @calvinjackson8110 6 місяців тому

    Too technical, too fast and awful distracting background. Not helpful.

  • @deedechi3551
    @deedechi3551 8 років тому

    But what if it is a light mirror that can be hung by using the clear mirror clips...

  • @dickbing7461
    @dickbing7461 3 роки тому +1

    No help at all

  • @Sasha-gs5jm
    @Sasha-gs5jm 2 місяці тому

    Too fast bye

  • @silksong111
    @silksong111 Місяць тому

    I need a man

  • @RiseUpTheKingdomOfGod
    @RiseUpTheKingdomOfGod 9 місяців тому

    Thanks! Although I still am unable to hang my mirror harder then it looks lol ugh!! I need a husband!🙏🏼😅