Entertainment Center: TVs, Stereos, VCRs and DVDs - Mounting a tv mount into brick?
Doityourself.com community forum was created to provide answers to all questions related to home improvement and home repair. Doityourself community can help you find information about how-to topics on small fixes to large remodeling projects. With comprehensive how-to content and expertly moderated community forums DoItYourself.com makes it easy to tackle even the most complex home improvement projects.View Full Version : Mounting a tv mount into brick?
texmaster
04-14-09, 07:19 PM
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?
Concretemasonry
04-14-09, 08:38 PM
Is it a real brick veneer (3-4" thick) or just "phoney" brick (1/2" thick)?
texmaster
04-14-09, 08:44 PM
Is it a real brick veneer (3-4" thick) or just "phoney" brick (1/2" thick)?
Real Brick no phony stuff
Real Brick no phony stuff
HotinOKC
04-15-09, 05:23 PM
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.
nap
04-15-09, 06:25 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.
HotinOKC
04-15-09, 07:41 PM
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.
nap
04-15-09, 08:47 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.
texmaster
04-26-09, 07:49 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.
To answer some of your questions, its on a wall not a fireplace and it is solid brick, one layer and since the other side is a wall to the bedroom, I would have to be cautious.
So toggle bolts is the way to go?
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.
To answer some of your questions, its on a wall not a fireplace and it is solid brick, one layer and since the other side is a wall to the bedroom, I would have to be cautious.
So toggle bolts is the way to go?