How To Secure Window Box To Brick

To attach these diy window boxes to the brick wall my dad used a hammer drill with a masonry drill bit.

How to secure window box to brick.

Secure the window box to the brackets with a drill and 2 5 inch 6 4 cm screws. Use a box end wrench to tighten the lag screw into the wall anchor. To mount the window box place the top of the hanger over the window sill letting the large bottom part of the hook hand down. Place the flower box on the.

Step 5 brick. Hold the window box flush against the house just below the window casing. Set the window box down. You will need to fasten the box to the brackets or it will easily fall off.

Ensure the d rings hooks are secure on the window box to make it easy to hook on the vinyl siding. Purchase a window hanger for your box. With the correct drill and masonry bits though you can provide α secure mounting for a flower box on the brick wall under a window a skill that can be applied to other masonry projects. Fasten each mounting bracket to the brick wall with a lag screw.

Balance a carpenter s level on top of the box to ensure it is level. If there are already holes in the window box place the screws in them. Most window boxes are designed for mounting to a window with screws so you ll have to shop around for a specialty window box that comes with hangers. To install the window box simply clip it onto the two mounting brackets.

Use a tape measure to ensure that the box is centered under the window. Hold the window box up to the window in the desired location and with a pencil trace through the drilled holes in the back of the box so that you are transferring onto the walls of your house the corresponding location of the holes on the box. Set the box aside. Use a marker pen and make reference marks on the bricks through the holes of the box at each end.

Use the drill to insert galvanized decking screws that are 2 5 inches 6 4 cm into the upper back of the box and the top of the mounting brackets. You will now need to drill where you have marked. The packaging will tell you. Then we used the tapcon concrete anchors to attach the brackets to the house make sure they re level.