Custom mirror pricing follows five things: the finished size, the glass thickness, the edge treatment, any cutouts for sconces or outlets, and how the piece gets hung. A small vanity mirror and a full-wall gym mirror are the same product in name only. Accurate Glass & Mirror cuts each one in Lodi to the wall it is going on.
Area is the base. A mirror is priced from its finished dimensions, and a wall or gym piece covers many times the area of a vanity mirror, so it starts higher before any other choice is made. Thickness comes next. Heavier stock stays flatter across a long span, which matters on a full-length or gym installation where thin glass would show waves in the reflection.
Weight then decides how the piece is handled. Past a certain size a mirror becomes a two-person carry, it may not turn a stair landing, and it may have to be made in sections that meet at a tight joint. That is a fabrication and labor question long before it is a glass question.
A raw cut edge is not a finished edge. A flat polish is the common choice and is worked on the machine after cutting. A bevel is a wider angled band that catches light around the perimeter and takes more machine time, so it sits above a polish. Radius corners, notches and holes for standoffs each add their own setup.
Cutouts are where a mirror earns the word custom. A pair of sconces, a switch, an outlet, or a faucet that lands in front of the glass all have to be located off the wall itself and cut before the piece leaves the shop, since nothing is adjustable on site. Safety backing, and specialty work such as antique mirror or back-painted glass, are separate decisions carrying their own cost.
A mirror set on a cleat, held with clips, or bonded to the wall gives three different labor jobs and three different substrates to check. Bathrooms add moisture at the edges. Gyms add impact and long unbroken runs. Access counts too, since a stairwell or a narrow hallway can decide the whole approach. Our cost guide covers how a firm number gets assembled, and a free measure at the house records the wall, the obstructions and the route in before anything is cut.
Environment shapes the specification as much as the wall does. A vanity mirror lives with splashing and steam, so the edge detail and the backing get chosen with moisture in mind. A gym or studio piece lives with impact and long uninterrupted runs, which changes both thickness and mounting. A full-length mirror in a bedroom asks for neither, and paying for either would be waste.
Yes, and it has to happen in the shop. Holes and notches are made before the piece is finished, so their positions come off the actual wall rather than a drawing. That is why a measure records electrical boxes, tile edges and backsplash height. Once the mirror reaches your house, its shape is fixed for good.
Neither is better; they read differently. A flat polish disappears and lets the glass sit clean against the wall, which suits a modern room. A bevel puts a bright angled band around the perimeter, picks up light, and gives a piece a more traditional feel without adding a frame. The bevel takes more machine time to produce.
Mirrors are cut and edged at our bench in Lodi, sized to a wall in your house instead of to a stock dimension. Tell us the room, the rough dimensions, and what is mounted on that wall already, and the measure sorts out everything else.
