Lux Glass cuts and installs custom mirrors for Hamilton homeowners, from Victorian houses in Durand to family homes in Ancaster and Stoney Creek. We make vanity mirrors to size, LED backlit and antique mirrors, full-wall mirrors for basement gyms, and closet and door mirrors, and we fit them to walls that are rarely as straight as a drawing suggests. Lux Glass is based in Oakville and serves Hamilton from there. Master glazier Bojan Stojic measures and installs each mirror himself. The full range is on our custom mirror service page.
Call 416-897-0767 or request a free quote for your Hamilton mirror.
Mirrors for Hamilton’s older walls
The escarpment splits Hamilton into the Lower City and the Upper City, and the housing changes with it. The Lower City core around Durand is Victorian, Dundas is a heritage village under the escarpment brow, and Westdale, next to McMaster University, is mid-century brick and post-war infill. Century-old houses often come with out-of-plumb walls, uneven floors, and framing that has settled. That matters more for a mirror than for almost anything else in a bathroom, because a mirror shows every bow and dip in the wall behind it. Most of the planning on a Hamilton mirror goes into the wall before any glass is cut.
Setting a mirror on an uneven wall
On an older Hamilton wall we work in this order:
- Check the surface. A straightedge goes across the whole area the mirror will cover, and the high and low spots are marked.
- Correct it. Low spots are packed or shimmed so the mirror bears on a flat plane. On a badly bowed wall, furring it out can be the cleaner fix.
- Decide how the piece meets the room. If the corners or the ceiling line are off, we agree with you whether the mirror follows the wall or reads true, and template it that way.
- Carry the weight properly. A bottom channel or clips take the load and solvent-free mirror mastic holds the face. Old plaster is never asked to hold a mirror on adhesive alone.
What we make for Hamilton homes
- Vanity mirrors cut to size — wall to wall in a small original bathroom, or matched to a new vanity in a renovated one.
- LED backlit mirrors — even light from behind the glass, planned around a power supply your electrician places first.
- Antique mirror — aged or smoked finishes for a feature wall where a softer reflection suits an older interior.
- Full-wall mirrors — multi-panel runs for basement gyms and home studios.
- Closet and door mirrors — panels cut to fit existing doors and millwork, with finished edges.
Basement gym mirrors in Ancaster and Stoney Creek
Ancaster sits on top of the escarpment with larger family homes and estate pockets, while Stoney Creek in the east end mixes suburban subdivisions with lakefront properties. In homes like these a basement gym is a natural fit, and a mirror wall is what makes it work for checking form. A long wall is built from several panels butted with tight seams, and each panel is sized to pass the basement stair turn. The bottom edge is set high enough to clear the baseboard and dropped weights while still showing your feet. Exposed edges are flat polished so nothing catches a hand.
Edges and cutouts in a heritage bathroom
Smaller original bathrooms in Durand and Dundas leave little room around the fixtures. Cutouts let a mirror pass around an outlet, a switch, or a sconce instead of stopping short of it, and every opening is located from the template taken on site. For the edge, a bevel often suits Victorian and Edwardian trim, while a flat polished edge suits a full modern renovation. In a tight room, one clean piece running wall to wall also makes the space read larger.
What a custom mirror costs in Hamilton
Custom mirrors start from $28/sqft, and full-wall gym mirrors are priced the same way. On older Hamilton houses the wall itself is often the biggest variable: a flat wall needs no preparation, while a bowed one needs packing or furring first. The other drivers are size, the number of panels, the edge profile, cutouts, and any LED or antique finish. After the site measure you receive a fixed, itemized written quote, before HST, so the price is settled before anything is cut.
Why the same person measures and installs
On an older house, the measurement and the install are tied together. The person who checks the wall at the site measure is the one who knows where the plaster dips and how the piece was squared to the room. At Lux Glass that is one person: Bojan Stojic, master glazier, 18 years of experience, in business since 2008. The work runs site measure, written quote, template, fabrication, and install, with no hand-off to a crew that has never seen the wall. Lux Glass is WSIB insured, carries $5,000,000 Commercial General Liability, and every install carries our 5-year warranty on labour and 5-year warranty on hardware.
Hamilton custom mirror FAQs
Can a mirror be mounted on old plaster walls in Durand or Westdale?
Yes, if the plaster is sound. We check for soft or loose areas and for flatness at the site measure. The weight is carried on a bottom channel or clips rather than on adhesive alone, and solvent-free mirror mastic holds the face.
Will a wavy wall make a large mirror look distorted?
It will if nothing is done about it, because a mirror copies the surface behind it. We mark the high and low spots, pack or shim the low ones, and fur out a badly bowed wall so the reflection stays straight.
How high should a basement gym mirror start?
High enough to clear the baseboard and keep the bottom edge away from dropped weights, but low enough to show your feet in a squat. We set the height to your room and equipment at the site measure.
Our basement stair is tight. Can a full-wall mirror still get down there?
Yes. A long wall is built from several panels, and each one is sized to pass the stair turn and the doorway. The panels are butted together with tight seams, so the reflection runs across with only a hairline between them.
Do you serve Hamilton from Oakville?
Yes. Lux Glass is based in Oakville and serves Hamilton neighbourhoods including Westdale, Dundas, Ancaster, Durand, and Stoney Creek. Every quote starts with a site measure at your home.
Can you cut the mirror around outlets and a wall sconce?
Yes. Openings for outlets, switches, and sconces are located from the template taken on site and cut into the glass, so the mirror sits flush around them.
Is an LED backlit mirror possible in an older house?
Yes, as long as power can be brought to the spot the mirror will cover. That wiring is done by your electrician before we template, and we size the mirror and its mounting around the supply.
Get a quote for your Hamilton custom mirror
Send a photo of the wall, its rough width and height, and a note on the house, and we will quote the mirror in writing after a site measure. Request a quote through our contact page or call 416-897-0767. Read more about mounting a mirror on an uneven wall, see our main custom mirrors page, or browse all of our Hamilton glass services.