Recent content by andrewsiv9

Actually the mirror was not one whole mirror but a few vertical "slices" of mirrors each about 18" wide. Some of them stayed intact, others shattered into very sharp pieces. Needless to say we were very careful. I will post more picture of the stages of work when i get home tonight. As for the...

ok well i am now done with the renovations. i ended up removing the mirrors myself with some help. at their highest point the mirrors were about 15 ft high. the mirrors were clipped on all around and glue on from behind. the mirrors were installed about 20 years ago so alot of it came off...

I just feel the mirrors gives the place an out dated look. its funny your not the first person to tell me it will make the space feel smaller My plan is to put that "brick veneer" up until the mantle and paint the drywall above the mandle. maybe put in a tv on the wall above the fireplace...

I was thinking of taping up the whole mirror and remove it, good tip! Unfortunately i will not get the place until early September, so if anyone is curious i could take pics of the process when i do it then

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Here is my situation in short: i just bought a condo, will move in in a few months It has a fireplace (Wood burning) and cathedral ceilings (say +- 18ft) and where the chimeny is located the wall checks out about 18in. above the fireplace and on the sides of the check out, the entire wall...