Hanging Something Heavy On Brick Wall

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Hanging something heavy on brick wall.

How to hang an object on a brick wall. Use adhesive hooks that are labeled heavy duty to ensure they stick well to the brick. You can t just nail or glue something to bare brick. As you might imagine solid walls like concrete brick and tile need special techniques to hang objects.

If you re hanging your picture or mirror on a brick wall you ll want to use a wall anchor. Instructions mark the spot you re going to drill on the brick wall with a sharpie. With your drill perfectly level drill into the brick using the masonry bit. Heavy items such as mirrors or large pictures require extra care if they are to hang securely.

Specialized drill bits are required to bore through the brick and concrete sleeve anchors are needed to expand inside the brick and act as sturdy durable supports. You ll need to use a powerful drill with masonry drill bits that gradually size up to match the size of the wall plug. Lighter items up to 10 pounds can be installed using a plastic wall plug. Drill into the brick the same depth that the screw is.

1 mark the place on the wall where the mirror will hang using a pencil by holding up the mirror. Attaching heavy objects to brick is more difficult than mounting on wood or drywall.