We had a major remodel and saved a full length bevel edge mirror which was mounted on our previous bedroom door. The mirror was edge mounted with eight plastic brackets and wood screws.
The new doors have much thinner lauan surface. Running a stud sensor over the door did not find any framing to speak of except for the perimeter stiles and rails.
I am looking for recommendations for mounting this heavy mirror to this door.
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sounds like a standard hollow core door.
just use plastic anchors sized correctly to screws that'll fit the mirror brackets.
for thinner material ... I try to downsize the drill bit one size ...
then make sure I do a nice even push to set the anchor ... go in straight ...
then ... hand screw driver ... not drill/driver ... as U don't wanna overdrive the screw and squish the anchor too much ... which can tear up the flimsy door skin.
but 3 across the bottom ... 3 across the top ...
and a couple spaced evenly down the sides had always held fine for me.
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mirror mastic and the original brackets..
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Get some mounting tape. It is sticky on both sides and foamy thickness.
Or use some glue made for glass and mirrors.
Take the door off by pulling the pins and lay it over sawhorses.
Lay the mirror on it and use small scraps of masking tape to mark where the corners will be. Lift off the mirror and place the mounting tape 2/2" inside the edge line. Then place the mirrror carefully where it belongs.
Now add your plastic tips to it all.
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I used short mollys in my house.
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You're kidding right?Or maybe you define molys differently than I do. why would anyone want a concrete anchor bolt to hold a mirror on a hollow core door?
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Where I come from, Molly bolts are drywall anchors, either with the wings, or the expanding segments. See pic. Oughta work with a hollow door OK.
Either that, or he wants to fill the core with concrete first. ;-)
Mike HennessyPittsburgh, PA
maybe it's not a moly, thought it was.the kind that you tap in,then the screw pulls the back in and expands
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Apparently it is me that's wrong.All the Google images show what I have always thought of as toggles under the molly search along with the expanding kind that I think of as moillies.
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Good advice flying here about actually mounting the mirror to the door.
Might I suggest that you beef up the mounting of the door a tad to prevent future sagging. Typically you get thinner jambs with a thinner door - usually a package deal.
Specifically get some longer screws for at least the top hinge - long enough to penetrate through the jamb and anchor the hinge to the framing behind it.
2-1/2" usually does it. Careful when you tighten the longer screws or it will pull the whole door frame out of alignment.
Fast, cheap insurance - don't even need to remove the hinge pins.
Just a thought.
Jim
If you choose to use molly bolts, make sure you get the correct size. Most of them are designed for Variations of standard drywall thickness (1/2", 5/8", etc). You are looking for something along the lines of 1/8" or 3/16". The larger sizes won't tighten to the back of the luan properly.
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One more thing about those molly bolts... they don't work on hollow core masonite doors. The nibs on the back of the flange won't get a bite on the soft fibers of the door. The whole molly turns without clamping down.
At least that's been my experience the few times I tried it. Needless to say, I don't use them on these doors anymore. Unless it's a very heavy mirror, I just use enough wood screws and mirror brackets. For a heavy mirror, I would add glue.