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10/17/15 04:12 PM
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I'm mounting an address plaque to my daughter's house today. The house is a bricked 50's ranch. I know I've read one is better than the other, but can't remember which. Do I drill installation holes (only two holes, about a foot apart) into the brick or the mortar?
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Re: Masonry drilling
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10/17/15 04:20 PM
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Mortar. You can patch that. Real brick is hard to drill too.
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Re: Masonry drilling
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10/17/15 04:38 PM
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Hit mortar or hit the end of a brick. Otherwise you'll drill into a hollow hole of the brick.
1/4" drive in anchors look the cleanest when done. And I hope you're using a hammer drill.
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Re: Masonry drilling
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10/17/15 04:49 PM
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Got a hammer drill. Good point about missing the holes in the bricks. Can't see them so I hadn't even thought about that! duh... Thanks much.
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Re: Masonry drilling
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10/17/15 06:10 PM
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J.G.
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Re: Masonry drilling
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10/17/15 08:09 PM
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Hit mortar or hit the end of a brick. Otherwise you'll drill into a hollow hole of the brick.
1/4" drive in anchors look the cleanest when done. And I hope you're using a hammer drill. What he said..... 
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Re: Masonry drilling
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10/17/15 11:47 PM
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You can also use an industrial bonding agent from lowes or Home depot and you wont have to drill holes. They have some that comes in a caulk tube in the concrete section. Look for ones marked "Epoxy"
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