Picture, mirror, shelf installation Centurion

Pictures run R120 to R250 each, mirrors R250 to R950 depending on size and weight, floating shelves R250 to R550, and a designed gallery wall R650 to R1,500. A typical mixed visit clearing the whole backlog lands between R650 and R1,800.

With fixings rated for the load: heavy-duty hollow-wall anchors, toggle fixings, or screwing into the studs behind the board. A 20kg mirror on a picture hook in plasterboard is a falling mirror on a schedule. Matching fixing to weight and wall is the core of the job.

The gallery standard is centring artwork at about 145 to 155cm from the floor — eye level — with mirrors positioned for their use (full-length, entrance, or over furniture). Consistent centring across rooms is what makes a home feel professionally finished, and it’s the kind of detail a pro applies by default. Vetted pros working in and around Centurion quote jobs like this every week, so sharing photos upfront gets you an accurate price fast.

It depends almost entirely on the fixing: properly anchored into brick or studs, quality floating shelves hold 15 to 40kg; badly anchored into hollow drywall, a fraction of that before sagging or tearing out. Tell the pro what the shelf will carry — books are heavier than décor — and the fixings are chosen accordingly.

Light frames can go up with adhesive strips on smooth painted walls — good for rentals — but adhesives fail on textured walls and in humid rooms, and they can pull paint off on removal. Anything heavy, valuable, or glass-fronted should be mechanically fixed. A pro will mix both approaches sensibly. Pros serving Centurion handle exactly this kind of job regularly — describe it to Jess and you’ll have vetted quotes in no time.