How to remove mirrored walls

Question

I have a single wall that has full length mirrors. The mirrors are glued to the wall. What is the best method to remove them?

I asked around and was told that I should tape the mirrors and then take a hammer the them.

Thanks,

Art Todesco · Accepted Answer

I removed 3 - 7' x 2' mirrors from a concrete block wall that had a thin skimcoat of plaster ... the firewall between apartments.  I used a long cooking spatulawith a blade that was about 15".  I pushed from the edges, cutting as much glueas possible.  I even remember tapping the wooden handle of the spatula with ahammer to break the glue.  I got all 3 off with only a few minor scratches of the mirrorsilver.  I was able to reuse the mirrors in a different apartment.  The wall wasscuffed up a bit, however, some scraping to remove leftover glue and a few thinlayers of drywall mud smoothed it out. A primer sealed the whole thing, and asthe landlord was going to repaint, he said it looked great.  As for the mirrors,I don't think anyone would notice the few scratches.Marc wrote:

dadiOH · Answer

,When I had some changed out a few years ago the crew used pianowire...slip behind mirrorat top, see-saw back and forth and work thewire down.  Wood toggles on each end of the wire would help.

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