![]() You’ll feel the difference when the drill bit gets to the drywall. Keep drilling slowly, while applying gentle pressure and light water spray, until your bit clears the tile and goes through the drywall behind it. Have your partner spray a little water every few seconds, right where the tip of the drill meets the tile. ![]() (Also use the level if you’re hanging shelves or frames that have more than one point of contact.)Īlign the tip of your masonry bit to the mark on your tape X and start drilling slowly. If you’re hanging two mirrors, use a laser level to align a second tape X in the correct spot over the second sink. Now place the X where you think you want to hang the mirror and hold the mirror up to make sure it’s in the right place. Use your marker to mark a spot in the middle of the X. Next, take two pieces of masking tape, about 2 inches long, and place them in a cross, like an X. My mirrors only weigh about 12 pounds each, so I chose the smaller anchors that are rated for up to 46 pounds. If they are books or dishes, they’ll be a good bit heavier and you may actually want to weigh them.) (If they are decorative objects, you probably don’t need to add much weight. ![]() Remember, if you’re hanging a shelf, add in the weight of the objects that will go on the shelf. I like the kind that come with their own masonry bit, sized to match the anchor.įirst, choose the size of wall anchor you’ll need, based on the weight of the object you’re hanging. But since you’ll be going through tile before drywall, in this case you’ll need to use masonry wall anchors. For drywall applications, I always use EZ Anchors. Wall anchors come in all shapes and sizes. No tiles were harmed in the making of this tutorial. Maybe I should skip hanging the mirrors altogether, and just continue to enjoy my tile wall.īut in the end, my husband convinced me that it would be helpful to see the skin he was shaving, so we bit the bullet and figured out how to hang our mirrors without breaking the tile backsplash. ![]() I mean, who loves rolling out of bed in the morning only to be greeted by a zombie in the mirror who looks vaguely like you but with scary bed head and a few more wrinkles than yesterday? So you have a gorgeous new tile backsplash in your bathroom, but now you need to hang your mirror and you’re terrified of breaking the tile? Or the mirror? Or both! Don’t worry, you’re not alone.Īs I stood in my brand new master bathroom, admiring my patterned tile backsplash, I wondered if people really even need mirrors. Here are the best ways to hang heavy objects like mirrors or shelves on a tile wall, including a bonus renter-friendly option. How to hang mirrors on a tile backsplash and drill through tile safely. ![]()
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