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Installing Mirrors for the Bar

Eddie Lambert of Coconut Grove Glass installs the mirror panels that will serve as the back and side walls for the built-in bar in the Miami condo. He first applies Miro Mastic, an adhesive created specifically for mirrors, that will not bleed through or damage the silvering on the mirror. With the larger pieces across the back, Lamber applies the mastic directly to the wall. For the small side pieces that will brace the glass shelf that sits on top, Lambert applies the mastic to the back of the mirror. Using suction cup handles, Lambert puts the pieces in place, then applies pressure while they set. The glass shelves are sandwiched between two pieces of mirror affixed to the wall, so there are no fasteners to break the illusion of enlarged space created by the mirrors. Lambert is able to apply the mirror sections directly on top of the backsplash because Formica is a relatively soft material. If it were tile, a shim would be used to act as a cushion.

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Installing Mirrors for the Bar

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" We've got Eddie Lambert from the local glass company here in his assistant Alex and well. We're looking at the wrong side of the mirrors that this is what's going to make you very dramatic in there Bob how to get started. Okay we first -- are applying non adhesive on the law and Alex who's gonna give me the suction cup. It's likely going to -- have a handle on that what's the what's the the adhesive is it's it's important to -- the right kind of adhesive oh yes and this is mirror mastic so it's a product that is specially made so that it won't interfere with the idea so remember back in the mirror that is correct. I know from experience that he put the wrong stuff on there it'll bleed through but anyway you guys go ahead and get started so that we can see this all come together I think anytime that you've got a small. Need she like this this it's essentially. It's almost left over space that we decided to maximize by creating a bar area. Anytime you got quirky space like Venetian to the inside of it. Mirrors are the answer is that will absolutely increase the sense -- space. All right so that's the back piece in the -- each. And of course what's interesting here is that we're going to be installing glass shelves a couple of nice glass shelves. That will be incorporated the whole thing and held up by the side pieces of mirror for. That it just hold it up and that's it -- adhesive will let me. Pull and you know it just it. So you're not bashful with that -- to put a lot of it not always. And one man. Now this is like the shingle. Okay who really pollution and we're ready for one of the glass shelves which will be held up by. Those two sections of mirror. What kind of glass is that for the shelves this is half inch brilliantly -- beaten. And the edges her -- polished pollen count about. Not -- polished. So you just have to put the mastic on the wall this time not on the -- yes it's much easier to put it on the wall on the large pieces than it is on. And now you will use the suction cups. Now it is a section cut. And that's -- healthy air out from behind this rubber disc that's right that it creates a vacuum. Gives us a handle on the larger pieces and it has to be a clean mirror for -- to work Ressa. So plastered -- nice -- there -- in the room when. -- Critics and end dates from. And in that subpoena that. It's all right just not right on top of the Formica splash -- surface that's not part. -- They're definitely want to put some purple. Shim on it. That looks great Eddie and now these these little trim pieces get installed with just a little bit of silicon to hold them in place. Does that really dresses things up."

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