Hanging a 10kg mirror

[Garett]

I've got a big mirror that needs hanging, its in a frame so it is essentially going to be hung like a painting or picture, with wire on a hook or 2.

Its going onto a breeze brick wall with plaster over it.

The thing is all the picture hooks I've seen in B&Q et al are only rated for 7kg max.

Does anyone have any suggestions of any meaty hooks to use that take a bit more weight?

and save me from this most mundane of dilemas.

Cheers

[LaserTam]

I would put a couple of suitably placed and sized screws into the wall, making sure they have a fairly big flange, and then hang the picture wire on that. Picture hooks are as you have seen, are not really up for the job of a big mirror.

HTH

[V12Les]

LaserTam said:

I would put a couple of suitably placed and sized screws into the wall, making sure they have a fairly big flange, and then hang the picture wire on that. Picture hooks are as you have seen, are not really up for the job of a big mirror.

HTH

Yep, by far the best way. Only thing i'd add is, angle the drill very slighty so the screws are sloping upwards a tad.

[Garett]

Hmm, the most obvious answer, why did I not think of that!

Why would I want to slope the screws upwards? Surely it would be downwards a touch, i.e. with the tip pointing down?

[mrmr96]

Garett said:

Why would I want to slope the screws upwards? Surely it would be downwards a touch, i.e. with the tip pointing down?

It's semantics as I believe you're both talking about the same thing.

[Simpo Two]

Garett said:

Hmm, the most obvious answer, why did I not think of that!

Why would I want to slope the screws upwards? Surely it would be downwards a touch, i.e. with the tip pointing down?

Depends which end you're looking from! The pointy end is down, the head end is up

But yes, I'd agree with wire and big screws - using two will stop the mirror getting easily knocked off-beam.

[LaserTam]

V12Les said:

LaserTam said:

I would put a couple of suitably placed and sized screws into the wall, making sure they have a fairly big flange, and then hang the picture wire on that. Picture hooks are as you have seen, are not really up for the job of a big mirror.

HTH

Yep, by far the best way. Only thing i'd add is, angle the drill very slighty so the screws are sloping upwards a tad.

Good point (no pun intended), not thought of that and makes sense.