Pewterpower
New Member
The second floor bathroom in our house is pretty much wife's and daughter's exclusively, so I am rarely ever in there. Except on such occasions, as now, when the light bulb in the ceiling above the tub/shower needed to be replaced.
As I am stepping down, my elbow bumps this mirror that she has hanging on the tub/shower wall. Now I have seen this mirror a million times over the years and never gave it a second thought. It's a very stylish mirror, about 8 x 18" with a nice gold frame around it. It's something you would expect to see hanging in a hallway, or the living room.
Well, when I bumped it, the mirror swung back and forth pendulum style. So out of curiousity, I wanted to see how this mirror is hung.............
SHE DROVE A NAIL RIGHT THROUGH THE GROUT AND INTO THE WALL!!!
Well Hell's Bells..........how come I never looked at this before? It's been there for at least 5 years. And the reason it looks like a living room mirror, is cuz IT IS a living room mirror.
OK, so let's inspect the damage.........
The only mold was from the cardboard backing of the mirror, none on the wall, or around the nail hole. No tiles were cracked, and the grout looked fine. I can't inspect the integrity of the wallboard, cuz it's a perimeter wall, so I just kinda "tapped" all around it to see if I could hear any softness. So far, so good. All seems well.
I figure, since the nail hole is about 6 ft from the floor, not much, if any, water has gotten to it. I also figure that if I remove the nail, at this point, would probably cause more harm than good. Don't fix what ain't broke, right?
So I got out my trusty caulk gun, and sealed around the nail real good.
Nice story, huh? Sheesh........
Just thought I'd share.
As I am stepping down, my elbow bumps this mirror that she has hanging on the tub/shower wall. Now I have seen this mirror a million times over the years and never gave it a second thought. It's a very stylish mirror, about 8 x 18" with a nice gold frame around it. It's something you would expect to see hanging in a hallway, or the living room.
Well, when I bumped it, the mirror swung back and forth pendulum style. So out of curiousity, I wanted to see how this mirror is hung.............
SHE DROVE A NAIL RIGHT THROUGH THE GROUT AND INTO THE WALL!!!
Well Hell's Bells..........how come I never looked at this before? It's been there for at least 5 years. And the reason it looks like a living room mirror, is cuz IT IS a living room mirror.
OK, so let's inspect the damage.........
The only mold was from the cardboard backing of the mirror, none on the wall, or around the nail hole. No tiles were cracked, and the grout looked fine. I can't inspect the integrity of the wallboard, cuz it's a perimeter wall, so I just kinda "tapped" all around it to see if I could hear any softness. So far, so good. All seems well.
I figure, since the nail hole is about 6 ft from the floor, not much, if any, water has gotten to it. I also figure that if I remove the nail, at this point, would probably cause more harm than good. Don't fix what ain't broke, right?
So I got out my trusty caulk gun, and sealed around the nail real good.
Nice story, huh? Sheesh........
Just thought I'd share.