How to Hang a Mirror on Mortar

While most people are able to spot mortar when they see it, explaining exactly what mortar contains may not come as easily. Mortar consists of a mixture of sand and cement, and you'll most commonly spot it as the hardened substance between bricks in brick walls or in block walls. If you have a brick or mortar-block wall, you truly have a decorative gift in your home; such a wall gives your interiors an edgy, industrial feel. However, such a wall can be tough to decorate as nailing or drilling into mortar is not always the easiest.

Chalk
Drill
Masonry bit
Handheld vacuum
Handsaw
Dowel
Wood glue
Picture hanger

Instructions

- 1
  Select the area of the wall where you would like to hang your mirror. From this area, find an area in the mortar between the bricks or blocks. Mark your chosen area with a piece of chalk.
- 2
  Outfit your handheld drill with a masonry bit only slightly smaller than the space between the bricks. Drill directly into the mortar about 1 inch deep.
- 3
  Run a handheld vacuum over the hole you've created to suck up all the dust. Snip with a handsaw a piece of dowel the exact same size as the drill bit you just used.
- 4
  Dip the dowel in wood glue and push it into the hole. Allow the glue to dry for two hours. Drill a pilot hole in the dowel and screw in your chosen picture hanger. Hang your mirror on the picture hanger.

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