I want to hang a mirror on a wall. The mirror is 1800x600 / 6'x2' landscape, so short and wide, but quite heavy 24 kg/53 lbs. The wall is plasterboard on brick.
I'm worried about putting that weight on plasterboard, so I was planning on drilling straight through into the brick. The problem is the plasterboard is 80 mm / 3" away from the brick so first I'll need to find really long screws, and then there will be a long protruding portion that's unsupported.
I could screw into the stud but there aren't any noggins at the height I want, so it's going to be a challenge using the vertical studs and still centring the mirror on the wall.
Any ideas?
I'm worried about putting that weight on plasterboard, so I was planning on drilling straight through into the brick. The problem is the plasterboard is 80 mm / 3" away from the brick so first I'll need to find really long screws, and then there will be a long protruding portion that's unsupported.
I could screw into the stud but there aren't any noggins at the height I want, so it's going to be a challenge using the vertical studs and still centring the mirror on the wall.
Any ideas?
