Question About Mounting a Mirror in a Dorm

oldversions

I’ve projected that, when finished, my mirror will be in the range of 20-30 lbs. Does anyone know a way that I could mount this in a school dorm, that doesn’t require me nailing anything into a wall? It’s only supposed to be a temporary mount that will last to the end of the year, and it has to be removable without damaging the wall, so I was thinking of using command tape, but the highest rated one is for 16 lbs. I’m not sure if I can combine multiple of those to support that much weight.

orayoflighto

You are going to be hard pressed to find something that supports 30 lbs that is non-destructive. I would suggest making a stand for it or put it on a table.

Any tape rating is going to be highly dependent on the cleanliness of the surface prep. I would not trust tape to hold something that you are going to pour a lot of time and money into. Maybe you can hang it from something?

Mykle1

@oldversions

25 cents worth of spackle would fill the hole needed for a lag bolt that would hold the mirror, then a dab of paint. Done.

yawns

@Mykle1 said in Question About Mounting a Mirror in a Dorm:

@oldversions

25 cents worth of spackle would fill the hole needed for a lag bolt that would hold the mirror, then a dab of paint. Done.

True in theory. I don’t know where oldversions lives, but in Germany it is illegal to even put a single nail into the wall. The only one who is allowed to do so is the official janitor.
Some years ago a colleague of my wife wanted to mount something to the wall for her classroom. Hey boyfriend said “no big deal” and drilled a small hole into the wall, added a plug and a screw and was done. When the schools principle found out they discussed on a penalty and/or fire her.