Bathroom mirror size comes down to three fixed points: the width of the vanity below it, the height of the counter, and the eye line of the person using the room. Settle those and every other dimension follows, at the sizes Toronto bathrooms are actually built to.
What size mirror should you get for a bathroom vanity?
Narrower than the vanity, by 2 to 4 inches of wall on each side. That puts most mirrors at 70 to 80 percent of the vanity width, which reads as deliberate rather than accidental. A mirror run flush to the cabinet edges looks like it was cut wrong. Lux Glass sizes mirrors to the vanity on GTA orders.
What size mirror fits a 24 inch vanity?
About 18 to 20 inches wide. That leaves 2 to 3 inches of wall showing on each side of a 24 inch cabinet, which is the same reveal that works on a 30 or 36 inch vanity. Height is set separately by the counter and the eye line. Lux Glass cuts mirrors to those openings across Toronto.
How high should a bathroom mirror be mounted?
Centre the glass 57 to 65 inches above the finished floor, starting at 60. The bottom edge then lands 5 to 10 inches above the counter, clearing the backsplash and the faucet. Mounting to the ceiling line instead of the eye line is the common error. Lux Glass sets mirror height on site in the GTA.
How tall should a bathroom mirror be?
Height falls out of the other two numbers. With a counter at 32 to 36 inches and a bottom edge 5 to 10 inches above it, the glass starts near 40 inches; a centre at 60 inches then makes the mirror about 40 inches tall. Lux Glass works the height back from those points on GTA jobs.
What size mirror suits a double vanity?
Either one panel spanning both sinks or two mirrors centred over each. A 72 inch double vanity takes a single mirror around 64 inches wide, or two at roughly 24 inches each, centred on the sinks rather than spaced by eye. Lux Glass templates both layouts on GTA bathrooms before anything is cut.
Can a bathroom mirror be wider than the vanity?
Yes, when it runs wall to wall in an alcove and reads as a panel rather than an oversized mirror. What does not work is a mirror wider than the cabinet but stopping short of the walls, which leaves two uneven margins. Lux Glass cuts wall-to-wall mirror to a site template in Toronto.
Is there a bathroom mirror size calculator?
No calculator beats three measurements: vanity width, counter height, and the eye line of whoever uses the room most. Take 70 to 80 percent of the vanity width for the mirror, put the centre at 60 inches, and the size is settled. Lux Glass runs those three numbers on every GTA mirror order.
What size mirror works with wall sconces?
Narrow enough to leave the sconces their spacing. Sconces sit 60 to 66 inches to the centre of the fixture and 36 to 40 inches apart, so a mirror much over 30 inches wide starts to crowd them. Lux Glass sizes the glass around the light positions on GTA bathrooms.
What size mirror fits a powder room?
Small, and sized to the vanity the same way. A powder room usually carries a 24 or 30 inch vanity, so the mirror lands between 18 and 26 inches wide. The temptation is to oversize the glass to open the room up, which instead makes the vanity look undersized. Lux Glass cuts to the cabinet on GTA orders.
Does mirror size change the glass thickness?
Yes. Mirror glass runs 5 mm or 6 mm, and anything wider than roughly 900 mm should be 6 mm, because thinner glass flexes over a long span and bends the reflection. Mirror is annealed rather than tempered, so span is handled by thickness and fixing. Lux Glass specifies both by panel size across the GTA.
How big can a single mirror panel be?
Large, but not unlimited. Silvered float glass arrives in a jumbo sheet about 96 by 130 inches, so a single panel has to be cut inside that. Beyond it the wall takes two panels with a deliberate joint rather than one oversized sheet. Lux Glass plans the joint line before cutting on GTA jobs.
Is there a required mirror height in an accessible washroom?
Yes, in washrooms required to be barrier-free. The Ontario Building Code asks for at least one mirror above the lavatory with its bottom edge no more than 1,000 mm above the finished floor, or inclined to the vertical. A house bathroom is not held to it. Lux Glass builds to it on GTA commercial work.
When does a bathroom mirror have to be cut to size?
When the opening is not a standard cabinet width. Vanities come in 6 inch steps at 24, 30, 36, 48, 60 and 72 inches, but alcoves, mirrors set between cabinets, and walls out of square do not. Those are cut from a site template. Lux Glass measures and cuts mirror to size across Toronto and the GTA.
Does mirror size change if the wall is out of square?
Yes. Measure the opening at three points across the width and three down the height, then cut to the smallest reading, because a mirror cut to the widest one will not go in. A 3 mm error over a 900 mm alcove is enough to jam the panel. Lux Glass templates tight openings across the GTA.
Bathroom mirror sizes across Toronto and the GTA
Lux Glass works out of Oakville and covers Toronto and the surrounding region, including Mississauga, Etobicoke, Burlington and Milton. Mirror sizing follows the building rather than the address. Downtown Toronto condo bathrooms are tight, with a 24 or 30 inch vanity in an alcove, so the glass is cut to the opening. Newer Oakville and Milton builds run 60 and 72 inch double vanities, where the choice between one panel and two is the whole decision.
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Getting a bathroom mirror sized
Send the width of the vanity, the height of the counter, and a photo of the wall with the faucet and any sconces in frame. Lux Glass will confirm the mirror size, thickness and backing before anything is cut. Call +1-416-897-0767 or request a quote.