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made this massive mirror for my wife's dressing room (which i am remodeling) today.
it's really super easy to do. i had three mirrors, one was 12x48x1/8, one was 42x63x1/4, and one was 14x37x1/8.
i took a piece of 4x8 plywood and sketched out exactly where the mirrors would go then glued them down. i had to fir up the two smaller mirrors with 1/8'' plywood so that they would be flush with the bigger one.
then i took the table saw and made some custom 1/4'' firring strips so that the trim would all sit flush as well. then i trimmed it out. the smallest mirror was 37'' across, which meant two 1x6s would work perfect for trimming the sides. i used 1x4s to trim the top and bottom.
then i cased out the sides so you can't see the plywood or firring strips and left a 1/4'' reveal proud of the trim.
i don't trust the glue at all and didn't like the seams where the mirrors were butting, so i cut a few strips to cover the butts, and then ripped down some scraps to 1/2''x1/2'' to use as butts. that left another nice 1/4'' reveal as well.
all the casing and butts were pre-drilled before nailing them on.
now i just gotta caulk the seams and paint.
and then do the rest of the punch list for finishing this little remodel.
you can see what i did two days ago,- the window. again, super easy stuff. it's a vinyl replacement, so all you have to do is remove the screws, cut the caulk line inside, go outside and cut the caulk lines out there, and pry it out. then you cut back the drywall to the corner bead and remove it all, especially that ugly stone sill that no one likes.
@stone sill FUCK YOU!
fir up from the framing until your new sill will be flush with the brick exterior and go fabricate your new sill. set the window back on top of the sill, shim it until it is level plumb and square and screw it down again. then foam it in right away. the foam sets the window even better than the screws do.
go fabricate new jambs, shim them off the framing to give a perfect reveal on the window, and nail those down. fabricate the casing and nail that shit down too, 1/4 reveal all around is standard. caulk it all in, let the caulk dry, and paint it.
so easy a caveman can do it.
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