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A French cleat is a way of securing a cabinet, mirror, tools, artwork or other objects to a wall. [1] It is a molding with a 45 degree slope used to hang cabinets or other objects. The method has been described as simple and strong, [2] but also elegant since it often can be mounted hidden behind a cabinet. [3]
Sometimes, the ceiling is reinforced, or gated, to prevent easy access from the attic or from an overhead crawl space. More expensive safe rooms have walls and a door reinforced with sheets of steel, Kevlar, or bullet-resistant fiberglass. The hinges and strike plate are often reinforced with long screws.
The most common type of mirror mount is the kinematic mount. [3] This type of mount is designed according to the principles of kinematic determinacy. Typically, the movable frame that holds the mirror pivots on a ball bearing which is set into a hole in the fixed frame. Ideally, this hole should be trihedral (pyramid-shaped).
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The hinges are mounted to the fixed side (known as the "hanging stile"), and the handle, lock, bolt or latch are mounted on the swinging side (known as the "latch stile"). Rails – Horizontal boards at the top, bottom, and optionally in the middle of a door that join the two stiles and split the door into two or more rows of panels.
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Properly securing a grab bar is important so that it doesn't pull out of the wall when pressure is applied to it. Each installation should be properly secured into wall blocking or studs to provide the best support. If no studs are available, specialized mollies can be used to spread out grab forces across a wider area of the wall.