No more nails any good?

[vkurup]

When you move house? I would still look at alternatives personally.

when/if we move.. the mirror stays with the wall. At 45 quid it is more trouble to rip and make good.

The other challenge with that wall is that a lot of cables inside and just one batten that I can get hold off. ideally we should have space for narrow wardrobe, but it it very snug in there. Now its on the wall.. will update tomorrow when i take off the batten that is pressing it against the wall as the silicon sets

 

[xcore]

Use tigerseal/sikaflex, used to bond windscreens into cars, you literally won't be able to remove it after however

 

[USER1999]

I have a 5 by 5 foot mirror in my bath room put up with mirror fix. Its been up there 5 years or more. I did score the wall first though, to make dure i got a decent bond.

Aparrently it is really wesk to put 4 holes in the corners and screw it to the wall. Too big, too fragile.

I would be wary of painted surfaces, as often what fails is the paint comes off the wall. Thus has happened alot with my skirting boards.

 

[vkurup]

So update from my end... put it up yesterday with the Nemesis.. let it cure for 24 hrs with supports underneath to take the weight and a batten from across the room to hold it back against the wall.

Took off the supports about 3 hrs ago and it is still there.. I need it to survive a few more hours till the Mrs gets back from her travels and it will be a big reveal. Fingers crossed for the first hurdle. After that it needs to survive another 20 years..

 

[vkurup]

So here is the pic of the ikea hack.. .. The backing slats is an old ikea headboards that is no longer used. I painted the first slat white to match the doors as well as the ikea wardrobe across from this mirror. I lightly sanded it so that it had a bit more adhesion for the silicone. Its been up since Tuesday. I drew a tiny line on the side that goes from the mirror onto the slat. If the mirror had moved, I can see it visually but so far looking alright. I need to finish it off with a lick of white paint on the side of the mirror... All for 50 quid plus some stuff from the garage. A similar sized mirror would have cost about 200 quid ...