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Mounting TV to exterior brick question
Posted on 4/25/16 at 9:18 am
Posted on 4/25/16 at 9:18 am
So I am mounting an outdoor television on the back porch. Its a brick home. My B-I-L who is a contractor says that i need to go through the brick wall into a stud to be able to support the weight of the TV, that the bricks wouldnt do it. I thought bricks (not brick veneer) would be able to withstand the loads of a 40" flatscreen (roughly 50lbs)? any one on here decided to find studs, or just mount directly to the masonry?
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Posted on 4/25/16 at 9:21 am to Happygilmore
Bricks will hold it just fine as long as the anchors are good.
I'm not even sure how you would find the studs through brick.
I have a 42" on my patio. In brick and a 55" inside hung on rock.
I'm not even sure how you would find the studs through brick.
I have a 42" on my patio. In brick and a 55" inside hung on rock.
Posted on 4/25/16 at 9:21 am to Happygilmore
He is probably just being on the safe side, that is an expensive frickup. Regular bricks on a house are called brick veneer, they don't hold up the house, not structural. If the bricks were tied into the walls properly, they should be ok, but...
How much weight on the TV? Flush mount or swinging arm?
How much weight on the TV? Flush mount or swinging arm?
Posted on 4/25/16 at 9:22 am to Happygilmore
We mounted ours above our mantle on our chimney. It's indoors but still mounted in brick. We did not go into a stud, just 4 bolts into the brick with anchor sleeves.
Posted on 4/25/16 at 9:23 am to Happygilmore
Simpson Anchors
Use some anchors such as these and you should be good. Install anchors in mortar joints. I am assuming you are just using a flat mount. Not one that articulates and extends off of the wall.
Use some anchors such as these and you should be good. Install anchors in mortar joints. I am assuming you are just using a flat mount. Not one that articulates and extends off of the wall.
Posted on 4/25/16 at 9:34 am to Happygilmore
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I thought bricks (not brick veneer)
You have a brick veneer, unless you live in a 100 year old house.
Posted on 4/25/16 at 9:44 am to Happygilmore
I used these. They hold my 47" to brick just fine. I put them into the mortar though, I was worried my hammer drill would crack the brick.
This post was edited on 4/25/16 at 9:47 am
Posted on 4/25/16 at 9:55 am to bamarep
Anchor into the mortar, not the brick.
Posted on 4/25/16 at 10:08 am to wickowick
swinging arm. there was an old telecom speaker that i removed, so i have a hole there. there is a stud right there so i placed a 2x4 on the stud between the brick and the stud wall (1 3/4" space between them).
when i meant veneer, i meant the thin ones that are on top of dry wall for interior walls.
when i meant veneer, i meant the thin ones that are on top of dry wall for interior walls.
Posted on 4/25/16 at 11:11 am to Happygilmore
If you have attic access above it, use one like this . I'm not sure of this exact brand but you get the point.
Posted on 4/25/16 at 11:19 am to shawnlsu
I bought a eley hose reels from the link below. They come with several different screws to attach to different materials including brick, which is what I did.
They are by far the best screw type anchor for attaching to brick/morter. I called them and ordered 12 more screws for use on any future application.
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They are by far the best screw type anchor for attaching to brick/morter. I called them and ordered 12 more screws for use on any future application.
LINK /
This post was edited on 4/25/16 at 11:20 am
Posted on 4/25/16 at 11:30 am to Happygilmore
quote:
when i meant veneer, i meant the thin ones that are on top of dry wall for interior walls.
The brick on your house (unless is it is really old) is a veneer and is in no way structural.
Posted on 4/25/16 at 12:23 pm to Happygilmore
I'm actually planning the same thing right now. My idea was to anchor a piece of plywood to the bricks and bolt the mounting kit to the plywood. Also putting the outlet and cable box (it's a tiny box) behind the tv on the plywood. If need be, you can go way overkill with the number of brick screws.
Posted on 4/25/16 at 12:30 pm to upgrade
I mentioned this in a patio thread, but it might be more appropriate here. I'm looking at mounting a 48" on my patio, but it would be in hardi plank. I'm not sure I want to mess with putting a TV mount on that. I might opt for some type of free standing structure in front of the exterior wall.
This post was edited on 4/25/16 at 12:32 pm
Posted on 4/25/16 at 3:39 pm to Happygilmore
I mounted mine above my fireplace in the brick but I could access the backside of the brick in the attic and was able to use unistrut to distribute the load across the bricks. It would be better if you could find the studs. The bricks are actually a facade on most houses, not structural like some very old structures were, so the possibility of them being pulled down by the weight of the TV plus mounting hardware does exist but I do not think it is that likely if mounted correctly. I would suggest not mounting in the mortar, that is structurally the weakest point.
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