I have a homeowner, who is a designer that wants me to build frames around her bathroom mirrors, with a mantle shelf across the top.
The tricky part is that the frame has to sit on top of the mirror, they are glued to the wall, and she does not want to replace them.
I was thinking epoxy, anyone else have any ideas, or similar experience?
It will just be a a small colum, 4″ wide, maybe 5/4 thick, not exactly sure yet…
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Lexel..stays water clear, and holds anything to anything.
Spheramid Enterprises Architectural Woodworks
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Awesome...Avilable at Home Depot?
I second Sphere's call for Lexel--I glued some glass plates (dinner plates) to an octagonal window for decoration about ten years ago with Lexel and it's still fine. ('Course, now that I've bragged about it it will probably come crashing down later today!)
Depends on the store..some have it, some don't. I get mine at an old fashioned lumber yard. It might be an ACE dist. type store.
It is made by Sashco..always can get it from them online. Spheramid Enterprises Architectural Woodworks
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Any reason why you can't make the frames bigger than the mirrors so you can attach them to the walls? Seems like there is a possiblity that the glass could crack if you glue to it and then she puts stuff on that mantel.
There are switch plates butting up to the mirror that she does not want to cut. They made the mirrors a big as possible, boxes on king studs next to the doors, mirror bumping the plates...I am going to mount the mantle above the mirror with a cleat. I want it to be sturdy, cleated to studs, hold whatever she wants to put up there. Knowing her it will be flowers and a foux antique sign...Just the colums will be attached to the mirror.
I might suggest the glue sold at auto parts stores for holding rear wiew mirrors on windshieds, may or may not be strong enough. I've trimmed out mirrors before, you need a finished backside to whatever your useing, you can see a little of the backside in the reflection.
There is also silicone adhesive. It looks like caulk, but is formulated as an adhesive. Comes in a small tube, like a toothpaste tube. It sticks well to glass, and, like the Lexel, has some flex so will not transfer stress from the wood to the glass.
Plain old silicone caulk. It's available in clear, which would probably be the best choice.
Clean the glass well first.