Custom mirrors
Mirrors cut to size and mounted properly
A mirror that fits the space edge to edge, with finished edges and the right hardware holding it up. It's worth doing properly, because a big sheet of mirror is heavy and a badly mounted one is a hazard. It might be a vanity mirror, a basement gym wall, or a single replacement for a medicine-cabinet door. It's one of the glass and mirror services we pass on: we connect you with a Durham glass professional who cuts, edges and installs mirror, and one small mirror is a fair request.
- Cut to your wall, not to a stock size
- Edges, cut-outs and safety backing
- Single small mirrors welcome
Where they go
Where a made-to-measure mirror makes sense
Vanities
The most common request. Well over half of Oshawa's homes predate the 1980s, and in those bathrooms a custom mirror often replaces a stock one on plastic clips.
Full walls and home gyms
Basement gyms want a mirror wall in several sheets, with seams planned around outlets and windows.
Closets and wardrobes
Mirror on a door needs safety backing. Sliders are covered on mirrored closet doors.
Small pieces
A medicine-cabinet door or a hallway nook. For a mirror that's cracked or going black at the edges, see mirror replacement.
Edge finishes
Flat polish, bevel or pencil: finishing the edge
A raw cut edge is sharp and exposes the backing, so every custom mirror gets one of these.
Flat polish
A square, polished edge. The usual pick where a mirror meets tile or a wall return.
Bevel
An angled border ground around the face. Suits a mirror hung clear of walls, and adds edge work.
Pencil
A rounded, softer edge. Good on a gym wall where people pass close.
Cut-outs and shapes
Outlets, switches and odd shapes
A mirror wall usually works around something: an outlet, a switch, a sloped attic ceiling. Holes and notches are cut before it goes up. Measure each box's centre from a fixed corner, or tape paper to the wall and trace the obstacles, then send a picture; the pro checks on site before cutting. Arches and ovals are possible too.
Mounting it safely
Holding it up: clips, J-channel, mastic and safety backing
Clips are enough for a small mirror. A big one rests on a bottom channel that carries its weight and is bonded with mirror mastic, which is formulated not to attack the silver the way some general-purpose adhesives do. Safety backing, a film bonded behind the mirror, keeps shards in place if it breaks, and it's worth asking for on gym walls and anywhere kids play.
Tile, drywall and old plaster each take fixings differently, so the pro checks the wall first. Replacing the shower door too? Ask for one visit.
What affects the quote
What a mirror quote is made of
Equal-sized mirrors can land at quite different prices because of these:
- Size and thickness of the mirror
- Edge finish: flat polish, pencil or bevel
- Holes, notches and shaped corners
- Safety backing
- Mounting hardware and the type of wall
- Installation, including stairs down to a basement gym
Send the wall size, outlet positions and a photo. Ontario quotes add HST; ask whether it's included.
Mirror questions
Custom mirror questions
Explore your options
Other mirror and glass jobs
Pros cut and hang mirrors across Oshawa and Durham, including Whitby, Ajax, North Oshawa and Bowmanville.
Tell us the wall size and share a photo
Send the size of the space, where outlets sit, and a photo. We pass it to a local glass pro who cuts and installs mirror, and they get back to you with a quote. One small mirror is fine to send.