The handyman called to ask my advice for hanging a 6' x 8' framed mirror above his customer's fireplace mantel. He's helping the family settle into their new home, but wasn't sure what to do with this big mirror. The owner was eager to have it hung, and invited me to do it without asking the price.
Curious, I visited the house. The mirror is in a stack of three frame parts totalling 9" or so wide. It weighs more than 150 lbs. and it really did come with two strap hangers.
On the phone they didn't mention the little red, printed label on the back, which said something like: "This is a leaner mirror. Lean it against the wall with the bottom edge resting on the floor, 6" from the baseboard, no more, no less. Use 150 lb. hangers to anchor it to the wall so it can't fall over. Do not hang this mirror above the floor. Made in China".
She bought it on sale from Sofa Express for $400. What a deal.
If hung where the customer wanted it, the top of this mirror would be about 15 feet off the floor.
She would probably pay several hundred dollars for installation of this mirror, but I declined the job. It could be reinforced and hung with French cleats or Z-Bar hangers, but if it ever fell off the wall, it could kill someone. That's more responsibility than I care to accept.
Would you hang this mirror?
Curious, I visited the house. The mirror is in a stack of three frame parts totalling 9" or so wide. It weighs more than 150 lbs. and it really did come with two strap hangers.
On the phone they didn't mention the little red, printed label on the back, which said something like: "This is a leaner mirror. Lean it against the wall with the bottom edge resting on the floor, 6" from the baseboard, no more, no less. Use 150 lb. hangers to anchor it to the wall so it can't fall over. Do not hang this mirror above the floor. Made in China".
She bought it on sale from Sofa Express for $400. What a deal.
If hung where the customer wanted it, the top of this mirror would be about 15 feet off the floor.
She would probably pay several hundred dollars for installation of this mirror, but I declined the job. It could be reinforced and hung with French cleats or Z-Bar hangers, but if it ever fell off the wall, it could kill someone. That's more responsibility than I care to accept.
Would you hang this mirror?