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rmsgirl
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Removing a wall mirror?
So, DH and I will be closing on a home later this month. Its a 60's multilevel that needs some cosmetic work. One of the dated features is an entire wall of mirrors that surround the fireplace. I'm talking floor to ceiling.
Should DH and I attempt removing it ourselves or should we get someone in to do it? I'd dearly love to take a swing at it--literally.
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Posted 11/3/08 4:51 PM  |
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Pumpkin1
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Re: Removing a wall mirror?
Let me know if you have any ideas. We have the same, lovely mirrored wall in our LR and the rest of the LR was painted paneling. Yuck!!!
So, we decided to remove paneling and sheetrocked around the mirror because we were quoted $600 to remove the mirror and that just wasn't it the budget.
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| Posted 11/3/08 5:10 PM |
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jax1023
LIF Adult
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Jackie
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Re: Removing a wall mirror?
We took down a giant wall mirror in out bathroom. We put contact paper on it, and then pried it off with a crow bar. The contact paper kept all the shards stuck too it so they weren't all over the floor.
Then we had to repair the wall, which was a lot harder than removing the mirror.
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| Posted 11/3/08 5:10 PM |
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SuzyQ
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Susan
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Re: Removing a wall mirror?
We just had someone do this for us in our main floor half bathroom. DH & I were not brave enough to try it ourselves. Then the guy that did the work for us had some patching to do. I am of the philosophy to let the professionals do things like that, but we have very little time to tackle those kinds of big projects. Plus we have an almost 2 year old running around most of the time. If you have the time, energy & motivation, I say go right ahead and try it. 
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| Posted 11/3/08 5:18 PM |
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jerome8283
LIF Adolescent
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Re: Removing a wall mirror?
You need to use wire behind the mirror to loosen the glue. I will find an article on the web and forward it.
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| Posted 11/3/08 5:22 PM |
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jerome8283
LIF Adolescent
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Re: Removing a wall mirror?
eHow
and ....
popularmechanics.com
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| Posted 11/3/08 5:24 PM |
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sleepie76
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Re: Removing a wall mirror?
I had those mirrors in my living room.
My husband liked them, I hated them. I had them removed one day when he was at work
The contractor that was working on my house at the time did it.
It wasn't as bad as I thought it was going to be.
Spots on the walls needed to be spackled.
I think the contact paper idea listed above is genius! The part that scared me was them shattering.
I think you could definately do it yourself.
I don't miss those mirrors at all.
Good Luck!!
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| Posted 11/3/08 5:45 PM |
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