How to Safely Move a Mirror?

After buying your first home, your excitement overflows. You cannot wait to move in, decorate the place, and make it your own. Yet, an overwhelming fear fills your body as you think about moving your furniture and other items into your new home. Moving certainly brings numerous challenges, especially when moving mirrors and other fragile items without damaging them. Relocating these items without damaging them is much easier when you’re prepared for the job. We’ll help prepare you to move the mirrors in your home, including those from your Modern Mirrors collection.

Safeguard Your Move: Mirror Moving Tips

Damaging or breaking mirrors and other fragile items turns an ordinary move into a disaster. Many fragile items are expensive, and some are heirlooms that cannot be replaced. There is little wonder why fear encapsulates your mind when preparing for a move. Luckily, our tips help move mirrors and other fragile items easily and safely, alleviating the fear in your mind. If you want to move mirrors like a pro, we offer a few helpful tips.

Cover the Mirror with Cardboard

Cut a sheet of cardboard to fit over the mirror glass. Secure the cardboard to the glass portion of the mirror using tape. The cardboard gives the glass added cushion and protection against breakage.

Move Mirrors in Your Vehicle

Regular-sized mirrors can easily be wrapped, covered, and placed in the backseat of most vehicles. Moving the mirror to your new home in your automobile alleviates a lot of worry and reduces the risk of damage inside the back of a huge commercial truck. Consider moving mirrors yourself if you have concerns.

“X” Marks the Spot

Creating a crisscross on your mirror reinforces the glass and prevents pieces from shattering during the move if it breaks. Place a giant “X” on the mirror using tape. Ensure the X covers the entirety of the mirror. This trick stabilizes the glass and reduces the chance of shards injuring someone if it breaks.

Wrap The Mirror with Corner Protectors

Protecting the glass portion of a mirror is a top priority, although the corner edges of the frame sustain more damage during a move. Corner edges can easily sustain damage if they are unintentionally bumped into another object. Protect the edges of mirror frames, especially on custom-designed and valuable pieces, using corner protectors. Corner protectors bear the brunt of the impact if the frame is bumped, protecting it from damage.

Bubble Wrap

Ahh, good ‘ole bubble wrap. Kids love popping bubble wrap, but more importantly, it works to protect breakable and fragile items and for several other purposes. Bubble wrap can be wrapped securely around a mirror, protecting the glass and the frame edges from scratches, chips, and other damage.

Mirror Carton

A mirror carton is a box divided into four interlocking pieces. Bubble wrap secured on the inside of each piece protects the glass portion of the mirror from damage. The pieces fit most mirrors, decreasing the risk of damage during the move. Find mirror cartons sold online, at home improvement retailers, and with most moving companies.

Other tips that can reduce the risk of damaging your mirrors include:

Never pack a dirty mirror. Even if the mirror appears clean, give it a good go-over before wrapping and packing. If dirt and debris are present on the mirror, it can affect the quality of packing and potentially increase the risks of damage.
Purchase moving products, including tape, cartons, and packing materials. Quality moving products provide additional protection for your mirror and other fragile items.
Do not use second-hand cardboard or other packing materials. Used items may not offer the expected protection, leaving your mirrors and fragile items susceptible to damage.
Label the outer carton as “FRAGILE” so that others involved in the move know the contents can break and require an additional level of care when moving.
Handle the mirror carefully. All the protection in the world cannot help if mishandling the mirror occurs during the move. Do not stack anything on top of the mirror in transit, ensure that it remains standing upright and securely wrap it before loading it onto the moving truck.

Hire Specialty Movers

Specialty moving companies offer a variety of services that can help you move your belongings from one house to another. If you worry about breaking or damaging your mirrors, specialty movers can safely and securely move fragile items. Or, if you prefer, professional movers can take care of the entire move for you from start to finish.

The cost to hire a moving company differs based on factors like the distance of the move and the number of rooms you are moving. Many people find the services worth the cost since professionals bring all the tools and accessories to the job and alleviate pressure. Free quotes from movers allow you to compare costs to determine if their service is within your budget.

Using a moving company to move your bathroom mirrors and other fragile items provides peace of mind and assurance that your goods will arrive at your new home in pristine condition.

Update Your Mirror Collection

Now that you are an official homeowner, you can decorate your home in a style uniquely representing your values and personality. A new bathroom mirror should be one of the first decorative upgrades made inside the house. Upgrade the mirrors in your main bathroom, the kids’ bathrooms, and the guest bathrooms. The Modern Mirrors product lineup has a design perfect for every budget and style need. Or, DIY with a custom-designed mirror.

Move Mirrors Like a Pro

Moving into your very first home is an exciting time. Focus on the positive aspects of homeownership rather than worry about moving your belongings into the new house. Use the tips offered above to secure your mirrors for the move and prevent damage so you can enjoy the moment for all its worth. Or leave the job to professional movers and forget about it!

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