Mounting a tv mount into brick?
#1
04-14-09, 06:19 PM
Mounting a tv mount into brick?
Hi,
I've got a TV I want to mount outside on a brick wall but don't really know if its feasible since the mount was designed to mount to a stud. Obviously I would need different screws but can brick hold the 80 pounds of the tv and how should it be mounted?
I've got a TV I want to mount outside on a brick wall but don't really know if its feasible since the mount was designed to mount to a stud. Obviously I would need different screws but can brick hold the 80 pounds of the tv and how should it be mounted?
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04-14-09, 07:38 PM
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Mounting a tv mount into brick?
Is it a real brick veneer (3-4" thick) or just "phoney" brick (1/2" thick)?
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04-15-09, 04:23 PM
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I would get a sufficient size concrete anchor. Don't use Tapcons, but the type that have a sleeve that expands or wedges.
This is not a fireplace, is it? I have a pet peeve about people mounting their TV's above fireplaces. Not only could it get damaged from the potential heat, dirty from soot, it just looks tacky and takes away the look of a nice fireplace.
This is not a fireplace, is it? I have a pet peeve about people mounting their TV's above fireplaces. Not only could it get damaged from the potential heat, dirty from soot, it just looks tacky and takes away the look of a nice fireplace.
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04-15-09, 05:25 PM
I would be very careful with that Mark. A lot of brick will split if you use wedge type anchors.
I would consider toggle bolts myself. Obviously one has to be very cautious when drilling.
I would consider toggle bolts myself. Obviously one has to be very cautious when drilling.
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04-15-09, 06:41 PM
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Good call Nap, about the wedges. They work good in concrete, but brick would probably not hold up like you said.
Toggle bolts are good, but poster didn't mention what this brick is, i.e. brick wall with multiple courses of brick, etc. That would be the way to go if this is just a brick facia with 1 brick row.
Toggle bolts are good, but poster didn't mention what this brick is, i.e. brick wall with multiple courses of brick, etc. That would be the way to go if this is just a brick facia with 1 brick row.
#7
04-15-09, 07:47 PM
he did say this is full brick and it is outside (a tv outside?) so he should have a gap between the brick and the wall.
Hopefully concretemasonry will step back in and toss some info in on this. He would have the best idea as to how the wall most likely will be structured.
Hopefully concretemasonry will step back in and toss some info in on this. He would have the best idea as to how the wall most likely will be structured.
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04-26-09, 06:49 PM
Originally Posted by nap
he did say this is full brick and it is outside (a tv outside?) so he should have a gap between the brick and the wall.
Hopefully concretemasonry will step back in and toss some info in on this. He would have the best idea as to how the wall most likely will be structured.
Hopefully concretemasonry will step back in and toss some info in on this. He would have the best idea as to how the wall most likely will be structured.
So toggle bolts is the way to go?
