How To Secure Window Box To Brick

You will need to fasten the box to the brackets or it will easily fall off.

How to secure window box to brick.

Step 5 brick. 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. 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. Otherwise drill two holes in the box for the screws to fit into.

Use a marker pen and make reference marks on the bricks through the holes of the box at each end. Place the flower box on the. Using screws attach the two d rings to the back of the window box. Then we used the tapcon concrete anchors to attach the brackets to the house make sure they re level.

Fasten each mounting bracket to the brick wall with a lag screw. We borrowed a hammer drill from a friend but you can actually rent one from some home depot stores. 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. Set the box aside.

Hold the window box flush against the house just below the window casing. Balance a carpenter s level on top of the box to ensure it is level. Set the window box down. To attach these diy window boxes to the brick wall my dad used a hammer drill with a masonry drill bit.

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. 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.

Use a box end wrench to tighten the lag screw into the wall anchor. 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. Ensure the d rings hooks are secure on the window box to make it easy to hook on the vinyl siding. The packaging will tell you.