I have a frameless mirror that I plan on hanging above a bathroom vanity. I went with a frameless because it was a larger space and I was limited with options pre-framed. I nevertheless would like to build a frame around it.

Can anyone provide me with any insight on whether I should just hang it the way it was intended (with mirror mastic and clips), and just dress it up with trim surround, or if I should build a frame with underlayment and hang as a framed mirror?

My original plan was to just glue it to the wall and build a frame, but wanted to see if anyone had any experience with something like this beforehand. It is just a builder mirror 36x60.

TIA

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Posted by TheAlmightySmash

New Orleans

Member since Jun 2014

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Posted on 12/27/16 at 11:58 am to OceanMan

Need mirror selfie for reference

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Posted by jojothetireguy

Live out in Coconut Grove

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Posted on 12/27/16 at 12:13 pm to OceanMan

i did one after it was hung and it was pretty simple. It had the clips, but i made sure the frame was large enough to hide the clips inside the frame itself. If your using wood, make sure you stain/paint both sides because the backside will reflect off the mirror

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Posted by momentoftruth87

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Posted on 12/27/16 at 12:29 pm to OceanMan

You could always use nice trim and use a router to notch out and hide the clips then brad nail the trim.

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Posted by crossfire

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Posted on 12/27/16 at 1:13 pm to OceanMan

Frame it after. I did the same thing

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Posted by White Bear

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Posted on 12/28/16 at 9:11 am to OceanMan

I'd frame it after hanging. Use 2-sided tape to attach the border. I liquid nailed the border to one mirror and realized that shite won't ever come off - so used 2-sided tape on the others.

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Posted by LSU Delts