We're putting tiles in the bathroom and I want to put border tiles around a mirror as the main feature. Can a mirror be tiled on? Builder is a bit wary of this and was talking about screws, but it's slighty ugly. Any I've seen have rubber washers at the back which means a bit of movement - good for the safety of the mirror but not great for grouting into the surrounding tiles.
Have a look at what I'm aiming for:
TIA Suzanne
I've just had a closer look at this pic and they've cheated at the top! Top row of tiles are Photoshopped in - there is no grout line between the mirror and them.
Suzanne
I take it you mean can a mirror be stuck on like it were a tile, rather than can you stick tiles to a mirror?
If you just want to stick the mirror to the wall, and tile round it, then you can glue it with silicone rubber. There are ones made for the purpose[1], but ordinary silicone will work (especially if its a plastic film backed mirror as many of the bathroom ones seem to be)
Forgot the [1]:
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For sure; I've done it myself.
Attach the mirror first with mirror adhesive (personally I don't think it's worth not using the real McCoy stuff). You attach a batten to the wall exactly where you want the mirror, and this supports its weight until the glue is totally set - you'd want to plan out the exact position of your tiles in advance to get the effect right.
After the batten is removed, you tile up to the edge of the mirror and grout in as if it were a big tile.
For best results, IMHO you'd be best off getting a bespoke mirror cut to size at your local glazier: it's not prohibitively expensive versus the price of an equivalently-sized off-the shelf item. That way you can size the mirror to be the exact equivalent of an area of fitted tiles, so the mirror fits seamlessly into the grid of tiles (unlike the one in your link!)
David
Why not just tile up to where the mirror goes and use those to support it while the adhesive dries? Obviously use spacers between the tiles and mirror. The adhesive should be ok to stop the mirror tilting and falling - or you could use a length of wood etc to prop it in place by gravity.
FWIW some of the stock size mirrors B&Q etc sell are an exact size by full tile numbers - depending of course on the size of the tiles. ;-)
Ive used both systems on two different mirrors. No probs with either way.
Beware, show SWMBO where the mirror is once glued up. Or not.
Mine said 'tats too high for women' and I JUST managed to get it off the wall before the glue dried too much.
Mirrors glue is tremendous, and it sets quicker than you think.
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