Mounting A Mirror On A Hollow Door

This film shows how to use anchors to do the job.

Mounting a mirror on a hollow door.

How to hang a heavy mirror on a door. Attaching almost anything to a hollow core door including mirrors spice racks etc. Step 5 hang the mirror. This is a project that can easily be done in an hour or so.

The plywood splinters easily and most screws will pull out of the wood when they have any weight on them. Place one mounting clip against the door with the lip against the edge of the mirror. To mount anything into a hollow door requires special hollow door anchors. Using a screwdriver place and tighten the toggle bolt in the holes.

Drive the hollow wall anchors into the door. As with anything safe. The doors are made with a thin sheet of plywood attached to a frame. If you re a renter or college.

The last step of course is to hang the mirror on the hollow door. You simply have to use the right equipment and method. This is fine if the door is solid wood but in most homes the doors are hollow. These plastic anchors fold flat to fit inside a pilot hole drilled into the door.

How to hang a full length mirror on a hollow door. Make marks where you want to hanging hardware drive the wall hollow anchors in door with a hammer at locations. Putting mirrors on hollow core doors. A mirror is little more than specially coated glass after.

You can still mount your mirror safely. Push a hollow core door fastener through the hole in the clip and into the door. Place the hollow anchors clip and hang the mirror. This complicates mounting items such as pictures mirrors hooks etc.

A mirror on your bedroom or closet door saves space and is a convenient way to check out your outfit. Hang a mirror on a hollow core door with hollow wall anchors. The toggle bolt s back should grasp the hollow door s insides once the screw is tightened. Once inserted a small key is used to open the anchor which spreads out interior brackets to clamp the.

Place the mirror in the position you want to hang it.