Hanging a mirror in a covered porch area - would it hold up???

[chuckzoo]

I have just had a roof built over my back porch and would like to create a room effect by putting a mirror and a cabinet out there with our patio set. My question is, would a indoor mirror and cabinet - the type you get at Lowes for kitchens- hold up to heat/humidity etc? We live in the South where it is very hot and humid in the summer.

I would like your opinions please.

 

[swift4me]

It seems to me that the particle board/melamine material the cabinet would be made out of would certainly withstand humidity, as they do in bathrooms. Just make sure that you do a good job on the assembly and anchor it to the wall behind so you don't get any movement.

That's my .02

Pete

 

[chuckzoo]

Thanks Pete.

You know I never thought how humid a bathroom gets and it is the same type of cabinet. Thanks, that makes me feel more confident to use it. I am quite excited to "furnish" the space. We have been wanting to put a roof over the patio for ages and finally got it done.

 

[GarlicEater]

A little Thompson's Water Seal goes a long way ..... and, expect birds to fight with their images in the mirror.

 

[Dunkopf]

Don't let the wood itself get wet. The laminate repeals water just fine, but the pressboard will soak it up like a sponge and expand just like a sponge does.

 

[chuckzoo]

Thanks guys for the advice.

The cabinet I am looking at is a premade kichen base cabinet a Lowes. It does have some pressed board at the bottom and possibly at the sides. I was thinking of cutting the bottom off and attaching bunt feet to make it look more like a piece of furniture which will also get rid of any pressed board near the floor.

I was thinking of staining it with Behr deck/fence stain to add some color and also make it water resistant, but the Thompsons would work too and I think I still have some left from another project.

Bird checking out their reflection in the mirror should be interesting!