DIY HOW TO ADD A FRAME to a BUILDER WALL MIRROR
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- Опубліковано 3 жов 2024
- How to add a frame to an existing mirror on a wall much cheaper than kits you can buy like mirror mates, which can cost over $100
Below you will find the list of items used to make this frame for our bathroom mirror.
Pre-Primed 1x4 Pine Boards - homedepot.sjv....
Miter Saw or Hand Saw
Handheld Sander or Sandpaper
Caulking Gun - homedepot.sjv....
Painters Tape
Paint of your choice
Loctite PL 530 - homedepot.sjv....
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love the sense of humour!! great taste
WoW! what an amazing job you both did. Thanks for sharing. Be safe.
I f'd mine up wish I had watched this first!I put tile paste and it didn't stick.Back to the store...
Do you think using PVC will have the same good look as yours? Please advise. Thanks.
Ive used PVC and painted it next to wood on the fireplace build and it looked fine. You would just need to make sure the adhesive can be used on PVC.
How is the mirror attached to the wall? I ask because I came home to my bathroom mirror detached and somehow unbroken on the floor!
It has plastic clips attached, apparently they broke, the mirror was not glued to the sheetrock.
Any tips or suggestions you can provide would be greatly appreciated!
So sorry that happened to you. Our mirror was held in place with liquid nails and also plastic clips.
So you added a full extra inch to both bottom and top piece of trim correct ?
Yes.
At the bottom of the mirror, there is a metal strip. U put the new bottom trim piece right over it right. Did this mess us the level of the other pieces? Or how did u deal with this.
Yep it went right over the metal strip and it didnt effect it at all. In the beginning of this video of another mirror in our house we framed out you can see an up close picture of the bottom piece. ua-cam.com/video/6V8XQTWqrm4/v-deo.html
@@moderngreyfarmhouse ah yes i see it. Okay perfect. Thanks for sharing. Its helped me out a lot and im going to give this a try : )
@@gbj6581 You're welcome.
Thanks for sharing.
Did you have some overhang at the bottom or it was flush with the mirror?
I've a client needing this done and I'm trying to figure the easiest way.
For ours we have it not flush with the mirror. We did this because we wanted the mirror frame to sit on top of the backsplash, but we also have it not flush at the top and sides as well.
@@moderngreyfarmhouse Okay. This is helpful.
My client fears the wood at the bottom will get well since itje mirror sits very close to the sink.
She was of the idea we do 3 sides and skip the bottom. Note sure how that would look.
Thank you so much.
This works but certainly not a great looking result. I would rabbet the inside edge of the frame so that the outside edge of the wood sits against the wall. Having the exposed mirror edge makes this look like what it is . . . four pieces of wood glued onto a mirror. I bet you can even see the reflection of the glue from the front.
I had a client today ask me if I could do this to their bathroom mirror and my first thought was “I’m gonna have to rabbet the inside so it sits against the mirror AND the wall”. I’ve been looking on YT and all these people literally just glue a piece of wood onto their mirror and call it a day. You are the first comment I have found that makes sense.
It looks fine… 🙄
@@jordangarcia3995it’s a DIY project we don’t have all the tools.
I’m also going to glue mine.