Suspending mirror from ceiling

[Timothy Murphy]

I am thinking of suspending a bathroom mirror from the wooden ceiling, so as not to spoil the tiling which was recently done.

Is that practicable? Has anyone ever seen this done?

[Andy Hall]

Only in hotels where you pay by the hour, but then the mirror is normally larger than a bathroom sized one......

[ben]

Why would you want to hang it from the ceiling, of all places? or are you kinky.

[Rob Morley]

It would work if you also anchor it to the floor. If you're worried about drilling the tiles (why?) you could always stick the mirror on with silicone sealant - then if you want to remove it a knife and silicone sealant remover would do the job. Or use a plastic mirror and that double-sided sticky foam strip stuff.

[Owain]

Yeah right, you're just a lazy so-and-so who wants to shave lying down in the bath.

I think I'd use plastic mirror or heatshrink mirror film. If a bath-sized glass mirror descended from the ceiling unexpectedly, seven years' bad luck might not be the most immediate of your worries.

Owain

[Owain]

I've often wondered what goes on in that sort of establishment.

Owain

[Frank Erskine]

I think the OP suggests hanging the mirror vertically from the ceiling rather than fixing it flat on the ceiling :-)

[Owain]

Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.

That's not so much fun.

Cable display system as used in estate agents offices then.

Owain

[Andy Hall]

I know. It was just too tempting an opportunity to pass up.

In fact I have seen a mirror suspended vertically on wires and it does look quite effective. The only problem is that if you touch the thing, it will swing around for ages.

[Ian Stirling]

If done right, maybe not. If you suspend from two wires, it's going to swing like hell. Attach to four wires, two on each top corner, with a decent angle between them, and it can almost only swing back and forward from the front. Add a fifth wire, to the bottom, and a weight on the back to ensure this stays in tension, and it should be almost still. On the downside, it now looks like a chrome spider has been let loose in the bathroom.

[Mike Hibbert]

Wow - you need a shot of imagination ;o)

[Timothy Murphy]

(1) Because the wall is tiled from floor to ceiling. It's been done (by a tiler, not me) exceptionally well, and I'd prefer not to "spoil" it by drilling.

On the other hand, the light/plastic mirrors I've seen are all rather tacky, IMHO.

However, the responses here have convinced me that suspension may not be a good idea.

(2) Aren't we all.

[Paul Andrews]

You'll get a stiff neck shaving...

[Dave]

Are you willing to expand on your experience Andy?

Dave

[Dave]

It will make shaving other areas easier then ;-)

Dave

[Owain]

Would have been a waste of money if he hadn't expanded on the experience ;-)

Owain

[Dave]

LOL!

Dave

[Andy Dingley]

Yes, dead easy. It's even better if you suspend it from floor and ceiling, on taut stainless steel cables. That way you can get a rigid mounting.

Cable rigging kit is dead common these days, but still horribly expensive for the fittings. Shopfitting suppliers are often better priced.

[David Lang]

from the wooden ceiling,

ceiling, on taut stainless steel cables. That way you can get a rigid mounting.

Suspending a mirror from the ceiling and geting a rigid mounting naturally follow each other surely?

Dave