9’x7’ mirror framed?

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Rbtwo4

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So I have a client that wants to frame a 9’x7’ mirror. It’s a 1/4” thick. She wants a 4” polystyrene molding. Now this would not hold up right? My thinking is the mirror will be too heavy for polystyrene am I right?
 
Attach the mirror to the wall and then the frame to the wall around it.
(corrected...Thanks Shayla!!)
 
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Yeah, I shouldn't type so early in the morning!! :faintthud:
 
Right.
The mirror will have to be mounted to the wall.
I don’t know the exact amount but that puts the mirror weight at somewhere around 1000 pounds.
Best to outsource that to a mirror specialist.
 
How did you get to 1,000 lbs?
 
I have attached (glued) mirrors to plywood/strainer/platform backings that support the weight and allow for thin, less structural frames.
 
This weight calculator gives it 204 lbs.

https://www.fabglassandmirror.com/calculator?srsltid=AfmBOorOARsZjb0RxGZhD9-ruo3Y9WeDka_Bn6gh0rkgL3LbM5FzVGQN Fab Glass and Mirror - America's Premier Online Glass and Mirror Shop with Price Match Guarantee

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204lbs sounds more likely.
 
wpfay said:
Right.
The mirror will have to be mounted to the wall.
I don’t know the exact amount but that puts the mirror weight at somewhere around 1000 pounds.
Best to outsource that to a mirror specialist.
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Exactly what I’m going to do thanks very much
 
Tho the mirror can be attached to a substrate that could fill the rabbet.
 
Oops. Yes my calculations were way off, but the rest stands.
The structural element should be the mirror on which the frame hangs.

Caveat. Building out the wall works to fill the rabbet only if the wall is perfectly flat. The mirror will be flat, but if the wall isn't, there will be irregular gaps where the frame meets the wall.
 
These kind of jobs should be quoted as a minimum of cost plus x 4. Or, "no thanks".

But you would not believe the number of jobs we get for the cost plus x 4. The fact is, there are LOTS of people out there with NO LIMIT on their budget and if they want it, and you can provide it, they will pay whatever you ask. Even if it's cost plus x 8.
 
David Waldmann said:
These kind of jobs should be quoted as a minimum of cost plus x 4. Or, "no thanks".

But you would not believe the number of jobs we get for the cost plus x 4. The fact is, there are LOTS of people out there with NO LIMIT on their budget and if they want it, and you can provide it, they will pay whatever you ask. Even if it's cost plus x 8.
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Ur absolutely right. The mirror alone being delivered and installed is $1500 that’s not even including my cost for frame and install. At this point I should charge x8 and she probably wouldn’t care
 
Here's a framed mirror that we did a number of years ago. I've done many others but this one was a challenge.:shutup:
111" x 53".
It even had 3 holes cut in the mirror for sconces and they all had to line up.

We made the double frame and calculated the depth of the frame.
The double frame was 2 high end wood mouldings.
The mirror fabricators glued the mirror to the wall with the proper spacer behind it so that it would be flush with the frame rabbet when we installed the frame over it.

Then we attached the frame to the wall with hidden finishing nails and VHB tape and adhesive so the frame was just trim and not carrying any weight.
We had to remove the 2 towel hooks on the sides to get it in. The lighting sconces were installed at the end.
My bathroom looks just like that one....:icon11:
neilframer

Thread 'Another Giant Mirror job...'

We work with a design company run by a woman I used to work with at another company.
She opened her own design company in 2001 and she has a slew of corporate, celebrity and other high end clients.

We have framed and installed a number of very large mirrors for her company and this is one of the latest ones.
About 111" x 53" double frame.
I did the best pattern match I could, centered the patterns and also carved and blended the corners on the outer frame...
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This mirror was glued to the wall by the mirror company with the proper thickness of backing so...
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An astounding job! It's amazing what can be done if you can find a suitable expert and have the cash to compensate them.

On the other hand, from watching too many episodes of "House Hunters", I can picture the house being sold sometime in the future and the prospective buyer saying "Oh, I hate that mirror! Does that mirror have to be there?" At which point, heads explode.
 
We bought a house that had a roughly 40" x 60" mirror over the fireplace with no immediately obvious method of attachment. It also tilted out maybe 4" at the top. While it did make the room feel bigger it was also kinda creepy and we wanted it gone. Turned out there were 2 small holes drilled near the top with screws through decorative escutcheons. It made a very satisfying noise upon entrance to the dumpster.
 
When we bought our house, we had a monstrously big mirror in our bathroom. We hated it. It is finally gone and I framed two smaller mirrors which is more than sufficient.
I did score and break up the mirror once it was off the wall. So extremely heavy!
 
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