Hanging a mirror. Am I dumb?
Just for the record, this is the second cleated mirror from crate and barrel that I’m installing. Had no issues with the first so I’m not a complete moron. For some reason this time I drilled pilots for these giant anchors instead of just pushing them through and drilling. That’s the first set of holes I spackled since the went right through the wall when I started attaching the cleat. Second round I just pushed, started securing and again the anchors pushed right through the drywall. wtf? At least all this will be covered, but how the hell am I supposed to secure this clear to the wall? The cleat is 13.75” long with 6mm holes. I’ve thought about: Using some kind of ledger to go stud to stud A toggle, but the screw for a 1/4” toggle won’t fit through the 6mm hole in the cleat? Can I somehow avoid further destroying this wall while still using the cleat? I feel like an idiot for not having an idea on how to solve this problem
