Hanging Something Heavy On Brick Wall

If you re hanging your picture or mirror on a brick wall you ll want to use a wall anchor.
Hanging something heavy on brick wall. As you might imagine solid walls like concrete brick and tile need special techniques to hang objects. To install use a masonry drill bit to drill a hole into the mortar where you want a hook to go. Use adhesive hooks that are labeled heavy duty to ensure they stick well to the brick. Keep the drill straight and don t wiggle it.
You ll need to use a powerful drill with masonry drill bits that gradually size up to match the size of the wall plug. With your drill perfectly level drill into the brick using the masonry bit. 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. 1 5 screw needs a 1 5 drill hole.
Drill into the brick the same depth that the screw is. You can t just nail or glue something to bare brick. Lighter items up to 10 pounds can be installed using a plastic wall plug. Don t hang anything on these hooks that is heavier than they are rated for.
1 mark the place on the wall where the mirror will hang using a pencil by holding up the mirror. How to hang an object on a brick wall.