Cement Wall Gym Mirror Installation (Two J-Channel Method)

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This video describes installing frameless gym wall mirrors in cement or cinder block walls. It utilizes a method using two J channels rather than a J channel with with top mounting clips. Please like and subscribe if you find it useful and check out other projects on my KZbin and Instructables pages.

[@samakisan]

Awesome video mate! No fuss, no hubbub, and straight to the point 🙏🏾 Your install turned out great!

[@theseniorfitnesscenter844]

Excellent Video! I will be doing this project this summer. Very well done sir.

[@melindamercier6811]

Thank you! Needed this to finish my gym garage.

[@user-uf1bq1bm2s]

This was so helpful! I followed it exactly for the bottom, but I am doing clips on the top.

[@MaverickMakersUSA]

Glad you found it helpful

[@geoffreyjohnson3626]

Thanks for making this video, appreciate your expertise :)

[@guidoprado7906]

Thanks for sharing! Great video and helpful.

[@MargaritavilleHockey]

Great video & home gym setup! Are you concerned at all with dropping the bumper plates and possibly shattering the mirrors or should it hold up?

[@thetrossfamily585]

Thank you for this video

[@dj_kac]

Thanks for the video. I’m about to do this I’m my basement.

[@joannaelien8971]

Already subscribe 🤩🤩

[@conscientiousobjector9555]

Did you epoxy the floor or are they rubber mats?

[@ronkeeler9138]

great job - looks great exactly what i was looking for. how long did it take you to actually complete?

[@MaverickMakersUSA]

Hard to say since I was stopping to record, but probably took a few hours.

[@kevbaldeo7635]

hey maverick, thanks for the vid. you made it looked super easy, I did 4 mirrors but took me all day. following everything exactly but my concern is that it bows about 8mm in the center of the vertical mirrors compared to the top and bottom of how it sits in the channel. should I shimmy a foam in there with glue to anchor the center of the mirrors? does yours bow in the middle as well and could this lead to future breakage of the glass? thanks in advance!

[@MaverickMakersUSA]

Hey Kev, I admit this is not the easiest install method, but I used it because I prefer the aesthetic. I don't have any bowing in my mirrors. If I understand your description correctly the mirror itself is bowing due to it being tight between the tracks? The track may need to be adjusted, but you may also want to try an alternative install method with a track at the bottom and clip/anchors on top.

[@a2knyc]

Thin mirrors will bow out. I’ve used double sided tape in the middle, and you can add extra adhesive on the concrete side of the tape

[@kymberlymay9918]

Hey I love your video, this video is so helpful, great content. One question where canI buy that mirror you use ?

[@MaverickMakersUSA]

It's been a few years, but I think I got the mirrors at Home Depot

[@joannaelien8971]

Nice work 👍🏻, I’m trying to do the same project for my gym. Where did you purchase the j channel? I checked Home Depot, lows I couldn’t find j-channel

[@MaverickMakersUSA]

I think I got it from Home Depot. It's listed under J-Mold www.homedepot.com/p/Masterpiece-Decor-72-in-Silver-J-Mold-82007/205598138

[@joannaelien8971]

@@MaverickMakersUSA thank you very much

[@divyagattu5598]

Hi.. thanks for the video.... does the winter affect the mirrors when it's too cold?

[@MaverickMakersUSA]

I haven't had any issues with the cold.

[@lorimangone7845]

Hi - if I’m going to do clips on top I would still use the same anchors as with j channel for cinder block wall correct?

[@MaverickMakersUSA]

Yeah, that should work

[@tkuzma210]

How did you get the mirror to slide in the J Channel with the Tap Con screws? The Tap Con screw heads seem to be a good amount thicker than the heads of the screws that come with the J channel I bought. I’m nervous the mirror won’t slide in the J channel with the Tap Con screws in there. Was there a specific way you made the mirror still fit? Or just forced it in there?

[@BenKolka]

How did this turn out? I bought 1/4 J channel but wonder if I will need to use a 3mm mirror instead of 6mm to compensate.

[@MaverickMakersUSA]

Im not sure what brand of mirror and J channel you are using, but you could insert the screw through the hole and see how much the head protrudes and if it interferes with the channel space where the mirror sits. The J channel I used allowed for the heads of the screws to stand out without issue.

[@patrickcosta9655]

How heavy are the mirrors? Do those J channels have a weight limit?

[@MaverickMakersUSA]

Each mirror is 25 pounds. The J channels supports 50 pounds per the manufacturer.

[@gooddaymate1]

Are there certain mounting clips you would recommend for the top if I’m not going to do the 2 J channels?

[@MaverickMakersUSA]

Any metal mirror clips should work. I do have a link to some in the video description. Thanks

[@gooddaymate1]

@@MaverickMakersUSA thanks for your quick response!

[@richardlowell4116]

Could you just use adhesive?

[@maclandsports207]

Did you try to use adhesive at all?

[@Ryberg2.0]

Where did you get the J Channels from?

[@MaverickMakersUSA]

Home Depot

[@waxy1962]

Nice video but where are your safety glasses when drilling? Especially in concrete.

[@MaverickMakersUSA]

Good point, Thanks!

[@emilyshanahan3147]

Where did you get your mirrors?

[@MaverickMakersUSA]

Home Depot

[@ThePettiestOfficer_Juan117]

Welp. I tried. Mirror cracked. Dang it.

[@MaverickMakersUSA]

Ouch!