Fixing wood to brick

[Frederick Williams]

I need to attach a fence post to a brick wall. I could use screws but I
wonder if there is a an adhesive which would do the job.
--
I can't go on, I'll go on.

[SantaUK]

What size of post? Would normally just use masonary fixings, far easier and
less messy. Hammer into place and unscrew when it rots!

[spamlet]

"Frederick Williams" <frederick...@tesco.net> wrote in message
news:4C0BD0A6...@tesco.net...

Don't be silly: use screws or bolts: much easier; not affected by
expansion/wet/dry; not messy; easy to remove.

S

[sm_jamieson]

On 6 June, 17:45, Frederick Williams <frederick.willia...@tesco.net>
wrote:

Sort of using adhesive:
Resin studs fixed in the wall and bolt the post to that.
There's bound to be some high strength specialist glue that would do
the job, but a mechanical fixing is easier and more reliable.
Simon.

[Housemartin]

Yes masonary fixings are the way to go, just use a masonary drill bit
(SDS is best) and drill straight through the post into the wall, then
without moving the post,screw straight through post into wall, no need
for plastic plugs.
Brand names include Multi Monti and Star Fix frame fixings ( the
latter of which I use all the time)

[The Natural Philosopher]

Frederick Williams wrote:
> I need to attach a fence post to a brick wall. I could use screws but I
> wonder if there is a an adhesive which would do the job.

Car body filler.

[Steve Walker]

Yep, that's the way. If you're really, really serious about the post never
moving again then you could squirt some resin on the back of it. But to be
honest that's a rotten trick to play on the poor sod who has to replace it a
decade or two later.

[NT]

On Jun 6, 5:45 pm, Frederick Williams <frederick.willia...@tesco.net>

wrote:
> I need to attach a fence post to a brick wall.  I could use screws but I
> wonder if there is a an adhesive which would do the job.

One of the problems with glue is that, even if it miraculously works,
it only takes surface degradation for it to drop off. Use screws or
studs in resin.

NT

[Gib Bogle]

Frederick Williams wrote:
> I need to attach a fence post to a brick wall. I could use screws but I
> wonder if there is a an adhesive which would do the job.

I used a polyurethane for exactly this purpose.

[Gib Bogle]

Frederick Williams wrote:
> I need to attach a fence post to a brick wall. I could use screws but I
> wonder if there is a an adhesive which would do the job.

I should point out that in my case there is a solidly concreted post about 1.5 m
away, so there's no significant load on the end post.

[Frederick Williams]

With Star Fix do you have to drill the masonry or just the wood? I.e.
does the screw drill its own hole?

[The Medway Handyman]

You drill both. The advantage is you drill through both, insert the multi
Monti/Star Fix/Thunderbolt & tighten up - then do the next one. No need to
remove the post to put in a plug.

--
Dave - The Medway Handyman
www.medwayhandyman.co.uk

[Frederick Williams]

Since I couldn't find Star Fix in the local B&Q I settled for Molly (is
that the name of the device or the manufacturer?) and it's similar:
drill post and brick, insert thing and tighten.

The post is 3.5" square, Molly is 150mm long, and I am going to erect a
6' by 6' fence panel; so I hope it will stay up in the wind.

[sm_jamieson]

On 8 June, 16:01, Frederick Williams <frederick.willia...@tesco.net>
wrote:

If you want more depth in the wall, you can drill a clearance hole
with a spade bit into the wood so the end of the bolt that you tighten
is set into the timber.
Simon.