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Do any of you have any experience installing large mirrors onto tiled walls? I installed one in the en-suite project I did last year but have a problem and need some advice. I appreciate it's not really a question for here but you guys gave me such good advice whilst I was working on the project that I thought I'd give you a try first. (Plus I've rather missed chatting with you.) Dan, please delete this if it's not appropriate for the tilers forum.
I installed a large (2000 x 1000 x 6) mirror with demister pads behind it. The demister pads are connected into the lighting circuit so that they only come on if the light is on. All was fine until I went out to work one day and forgot to turn the light off. When I arrived home I discovered that the mirror was cracked.
I need to get replacement mirror now of course but I'm nervous about it cracking again so wanted to get some advice beforehand. There's a couple of points where I think I may have gone wrong:
Steve
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I installed a large (2000 x 1000 x 6) mirror with demister pads behind it. The demister pads are connected into the lighting circuit so that they only come on if the light is on. All was fine until I went out to work one day and forgot to turn the light off. When I arrived home I discovered that the mirror was cracked.
I need to get replacement mirror now of course but I'm nervous about it cracking again so wanted to get some advice beforehand. There's a couple of points where I think I may have gone wrong:
- Rather than buy a large demister that would cover the whole mirror, I bought 2 500 x 500 mirror demisters and fitted them where we'd be looking when standing at the sinks. I wonder if this caused the mirror to expand unevenly when hot. The crack seems to be mainly behind where the most central demister was. (These are the pads: Mirror Demister Pad - 519mm x 524mm 50w)
- I didn't tile behind the mirror. Instead I left a void which I filled with plasterboard to bring it to the same level as the tiles. I think it's pretty level though. Not sure if that could have caused a problem though.
Steve
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