Removing a large mirror

Jeff DIY

Thanks for the safety reminder. I'd rather waste a few bucks on extra tape than have my arm sliced open. I'll give it some more thought on how I want to go about this...

jadams68

I just did this tonight. A buddy and I taped the mirror up with duct tape and got lucky that it had no adhesive on the back. Came off in 60 seconds. We carried into the yard, placed it on a sheet, covered it and smashed it to pieces. It was 4' x 6' I believe. We rolled it up, duct taped the sheet and tossed it in the trash. Simple job.

ARI001

If the mirror is glued apply protective carpet tape (available in 24" wide rolls at home depot) over the surface. Strike the surface of the mirror with a hammer in several spots (use common sense on hammer size and power of swing). Then using a pry bar, pry off the mirror in pieces. The tape will hold the pieces together and prevent injury (within reason). You should wear long sleeves and pants as well as eye and hand protection. Once the mirror is removed point up the damaged drywall with light weight joint compound, sand, prime, and paint.

Jeff DIY

Well I removed the mirror. I removed the mirror strips and it was one big mirror behind.

There was a channel bar at the bottom of the mirror and two clips at the top. The mirror was not stuck to the wall beyond that though.

I taped up the mirror, removed the top clips and then used a hammer to help get the bottom channel bar off the wall (it was nailed in). Then I leaned the mirror onto a 4x8 sheet of plywood and brought the entire board down to the floor. The mirror was then flipped so it was glass side up and I used a glass cutter to cut it in half. No issues or problems at any point. I did use leather gloves and safety glasses the whole time though to be safe.

Here are pics from the removal...

Jeff DIY

ps... oh yeah. It was definitely a two person job. The mirror had to weight close to 150lbs!