Use a molly bolt.
How to hang heavy mirror on old plaster wall.
Interlocking brackets on the wall and the mirror provide secure and level hanging.
Hanging heavy mirror on plaster walls.
Hang a mirror using hooks step 1 hold the mirror in place close to eye level.
Mark the wall near the center of the top edge with a pencil or painter s tape.
Center the mounting bracket or cleat on the back of the mirror frame and level with its top edge.
This hollow wall anchor will allow.
A variety of drywall anchors are available.
Wall anchors have a hole in the middle that a.
To hang mirror on a plaster wall use a toggle bolt outfitted with a picture hanging hook.
Drill hole through plaster large enough to accept the toggle bolt.
Thread machine screw through toggle bolt nut then pinch flat the wings on the toggle and push it through the hole in the wall.
Use a power drill to carefully make pilot holes into the frame using the pre drilled holes in the bracket as a guide.
Expand the anchor.