Putting up house number tiles on a brick wall
goodolpete
tiles with our house number on, plus two 1"x6" side
strips. The tiles are unglazed on the back. What's the
best way to put them up on the front of the house
on a brick wall?
Thanks,
Pete
The Truth
The cheapskates forgot to buy the frame that these tiles are meant to be
mounted in.
A.Lee
Fast setting mortar. Around �3.50 for a small, ready mixed bag.You'll
also need a few lengths of wood to wedge the numbers in place while it
sets.
Alan.
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goodolpete
> Fast setting mortar. Around £3.50 for a small, ready mixed bag.You'll
> also need a few lengths of wood to wedge the numbers in place while it
> sets.
> Alan.
Do I just slap it on the back of the tiles?
How do I use the few lenghts of wood?
Pete
The Natural Philosopher
Mortar
Lobster
> On Nov 29, 9:36 am, a...@darkroom.+.com (A.Lee) wrote:
>> goodolpete <siramicti...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>> Friends have brought us back from Majorca two 6"x3"
> SNIP
>> Fast setting mortar. Around �3.50 for a small, ready mixed bag.You'll
>> also need a few lengths of wood to wedge the numbers in place while it
>> sets.
> Thanks for your reply.
> Do I just slap it on the back of the tiles?
> How do I use the few lenghts of wood?
Well, if you plonk the tiles on the wall with mortar, they'll either (at
best) slide down a bit and end up cock-eyed, or (at worst) fall off
completely. So you need to take their weight off while the mortar sets.
One easy way of doing that (which I presume is what was intended) would
be to get a plank of wood which is somewhat longer than the height of
the tiles is off the ground, and lean said plank against the wall, at
the height you want the tiles. Then you can just sit the tiles on top
of the end of the plank until the mortar is set.
For maximum effect, depending on how sticky the mortar is in practice,
you might want to lean a second, slightly longer, plank against the
actual tiles in similar way, which will hold them to the wall as the
stuff sets.
David
Harry Bloomfield
Why not Gripfill type stuff, to do the basic fixing in the centre, then
mortar around the edges once it is fixed and set?
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Stuart Noble
Car body filler
Usenet Nutter
Mount them on a board then buy picture framing or take them somewhere
to get them put in a frame or buy a cheap frame and put them in it
yourself ..don't think you'll need the glass but it's your choice .
Invisible Man
Agree with that. Used it to stick back the odd ridge tile and various
other repairs.
Used to use plastic padding type hard which I think then became chemical
metal and then something else. Comes in red and yellow. Large tube or
can and smaller tube of hardener. Best used in a ventilated area.
Dave Plowman (News)
Invisible Man <invi...@invalid.invalid> wrote:
> Used to use plastic padding type hard which I think then became chemical
> metal and then something else. Comes in red and yellow. Large tube or
> can and smaller tube of hardener. Best used in a ventilated area.
Why? I often use it indoors and haven't noticed any warnings on the tin.
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Stuart Noble
> In article <heu3t5$l73$1...@news.eternal-september.org>,
> Invisible Man <invi...@invalid.invalid> wrote:
>> Used to use plastic padding type hard which I think then became chemical
>> metal and then something else. Comes in red and yellow. Large tube or
>> can and smaller tube of hardener. Best used in a ventilated area.
>
> Why? I often use it indoors and haven't noticed any warnings on the tin.
>
Styrene does pong a bit
Usenet Nutter
<da...@davenoise.co.uk> wrote:
>In article <heu3t5$l73$1...@news.eternal-september.org>,
> Invisible Man <invi...@invalid.invalid> wrote:
>> Used to use plastic padding type hard which I think then became chemical
>> metal and then something else. Comes in red and yellow. Large tube or
>> can and smaller tube of hardener. Best used in a ventilated area.
>
>Why? I often use it indoors and haven't noticed any warnings on the tin.
Does PP not have the Black X marking on the tin? It's a while since I
have seen a tin
goodolpete
<individual...@takeoutmyteethgmail.com> wrote:
> On Sun, 29 Nov 2009 16:13:13 +0000 (GMT), "Dave Plowman (News)"
>
> >In article <heu3t5$l7...@news.eternal-september.org>,
> > Invisible Man <invisi...@invalid.invalid> wrote:
Thanks for all your replies.
Job now done.
Pete
F
> What's the
> best way to put them up on the front of the house
> on a brick wall?
Mortar if you like them, otherwise nails?
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Timothy Murphy
> On Nov 29, 5:01 pm, Usenet Nutter
> Thanks for all your replies.
> Job now done.
How?
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Roger Dewhurst
Epoxy. You will not ever get them off intact.
peter richards
Menorca over looking the sea for 10 years