Hanging Things On Brick Fireplace

Both the style that holds the brick and the style that grips the open mortar space.

Hanging things on brick fireplace.

Here s his advice on how to hang things on brick. Each of these was labeled for use on brick i tested for outdoor use. For instance if you are hanging a framed picture that weighs 7 pounds 3 200 g then purchase anchors that are approved for 10 pounds 4 500 g. First a few things.

Drilling into drywall and realizing you did a load of laundry during peak hydro hours. There are only 2 things more terrifying to a homeowner than drilling into brick. I don t want to drill into the brick so i m limited to finding things that will fit on this narrow curved ledge. Set the object on a scale and record its weight.

The best for hanging items on a brick wall with no drilling and worked best for all growing season support are the brick clips. My brick fireplace was looking very bare and pathetic after all the decorations from the holidays were taken down and put away. Get whichever fits your bricks better. My mantle is difficult to decorate because the ledge is very narrow and slightly curved.

Hanging something on brick shouldn t give you a stress twitch you have two options and both of them are easy. Do you have a stone or brick fireplace wall or architectural feature that deserves to keep its integrity while displaying art or objects. Devices called brick clips or brick hangers allow people to hang pictures mirrors and other objects on walls without drilling into the brick two examples are brick clips by a company called. You can buy them both on amazon brick clip and block clip these are definitely marketed as products to be used with brick for good reason bricks are manufactured for consistency and the products are.

Purchase anchors that are rated for things at least this weight and preferably above. I tested two different products one is the brick clip fastener above front and the other is a block clip from the hillman group above in the background.