Wall Mirrors

Installation and measurement service area

Dulles Glass and Mirror provides glass, mirror, and shower door installation services throughout the greater Washington DC Metro Area. For the complete list of cities, please visit our service area page.

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Enhance dull spaces with clarity and light

Wall mirrors add a great design element to any room, but are especially useful for expanding narrow rooms, poorly lit hallways and tight nooks. Strategically placed, wall mirrors invite light and open spaces. Put a wall mirror at a right angle to your windows to maximize an open feel. Also, by carefully choosing the object your wall mirror reflects, you can repeat accent color and emphasize the object's visual importance in your decor.

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Why Customize your Wall Mirror?

Mirror Thickness and Types for Wall Mirrors

Your design can be achieved not only by customs cut sizes and shapes but also different thicknesses and types of mirror. We recommend the following types of mirrors for your wall:

• 1/8" Clear Mirror
• 1/4" Clear Mirror

Useful Tips and Clever Design Ideas

Go beyond the framed wall mirror. Home stores emphasize framed mirrors because these are easy to pack and ship, but don't assume that's the best style for your wall. Instead browse these strategies for making your custom wall mirror count:

• Use small mirrors hung in a pattern when a wall (and room) need light, but the object that mirror would reflect is not especially appealing. The larger pattern of multiple mirrors becomes the design element, and the object being reflected becomes obscured.
• Choosing what your wall mirror will reflect. Aiming a mirror toward nature or other natural elements will add comfort and soothing style. Suggestions include, facing your mirror (or mirror pattern) across from plants, a large vase with flowers, a table-top rock garden, an outdoor garden or deck, a room with a view. The wall mirror could also reflect an interesting piece of art. If the wall mirror comprises multiple smaller mirrors, the reflection would create a new piece of art.
• Another design strategy is to create the effect of "knocking out" a wall. When placed across from a room opening, floor-to-ceiling mirrors add a second opening on the reflecting wall and the feel of additional open space.

For more great advice, visit the Dulles Glass and Mirror blog.

About Frameless Wall Mirrors:

• Normally installed directly on the wall.
• Mirror glass is heavy and fragile, so the supporting wall must be well supported.
• All of our mirrors are "cut to fit" so you can be as creative as you want with your space.
• Maximum size in one sheet of mirror is 84" by 130".
• Sheets of mirror can be organized next to each other to cover an entire wall.
• It is always nice to use the largest size mirrors for a "seamless look" but you need to make sure that there is enough access to the space and mirror sheets can fit through the doors and openings.
• We normally use J-bars or L-bars to support the mirror in the bottom and top. Several different finishes and colors available including: Chrome, brushed nickel, brass and oil rubbed bronze.
• Decorative Clips, Standoffs and Rosettes are also available. These can be installed either on the corners or thru the mirrors for achieving your desired look.
• We use mastic to glue the mirror to the wall for maximum safety.
• Decorative edges such as a beveled edge mirror.
• Concerned about the openings in the wall? Worry no more, we can provide you with cut outs for your electrical outlets.
• Safety Backing may be required depending on the size of the mirror and number of cut outs for various openings such as electrical outlets.

Mounting your custom wall mirror:

• Mirror Mastic can be used as an adhesive to glue the mirror to the wall for maximum safety.
• Mirror glass is heavy and fragile, so the supporting wall must be well supported.
• J-bars or L-bars can be used to support the mirror in the bottom and top. Several different finishes and colors available including: Chrome, brushed nickel, and brass.

Wall to Wall Mirror Installation

We offer two types of wall to wall mirror installation: a Wall to Wall Installation and a Short of Wall Installation. Both types of wall mirrors can be installed within two weeks, if the residence is within our service area.

Wall to Wall Installation

A Wall to Wall Installation involves measuring a mirror to perfectly "fit" one entire wall, from edge to edge. This involves a glass professional measuring all dimensions of the wall in order to account for any irregularities, cut outs and outages, etc. The ultimate product is a perfectly fitted piece of glass mirror.

This type of installation usually requires the use of a "J-bar" along the bottom and finishes at a "butt joint" with the adjacent walls and ceiling. The remaining exposed edges are polished.

This method of putting in a mirror creates a more seamless, clean look. However, due to the labor intensive process, the cost of a Wall to Wall Installation is consequently higher.

Short of Wall Installation

For a Short of Wall Installation, the customer provides the basic measurements to receive a quote; however, prior to installation a Dulles Glass & Mirror professional would need to get the final measurements.

The glass mirror will cover almost the entire wall, stopping about an inch from each edge. All outer edges of the mirror will be covered by J-bars. This type of installation is less exacting and labor intensive, which results in a lower cost.

Wall to Wall Mirror Pricing

To get a price quote we need you to provide the basic measurements. Four pieces of information are needed:

• Length of the entire wall
• Height of the wall
• Number and location of cut outs (including plugs, light switches, etc) and type of cut outs (single, double, or triple)
• Access to the area (if there are stairs/elevators, small entryways, other obstructions)

For larger quantities of mirror we offer whole sale pricing with discounts. Bulk discounts can only be determined on individual basis please use our request a quote form to obtain whole sale pricing.

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• Custom bathroom mirrors
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• Fireplace Mirror
• Foyer Mirrors
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• Vanity mirrors
• Ceiling mirrors

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