Mounting Vinyl Shutters To Brick

Line up the fasteners with the holes in the brick then gently tap the fasteners in with a hammer to attach the shutter to your home s exterior.

Mounting vinyl shutters to brick.

Hold the shutter in a temporary position against the wall and use the holes on the frame as a guide to drill pilot holes on the brick wall. You can now hand the shutters permanently on the brick wall by fixing them using screws. Wipe away the dust and debris from the drilled holes and place the masonry anchors inside p. Measure and mark spots on the brick facade 1 inch below the bottom edge of each shutter and centered on its width.

How to hang vinyl shutters on brick veneer 1. Install the anchors on the wall. Fit the hammerdrill with the 5 16 inch masonry bit and drill a hole at each mark stopping at a depth of 3 inches. The second approach employs a vinyl spike.

This is where you will be drilling the holes to install the shutter. Enlarge each hole in the shutter by using a 3 8 inch drill bit. Find the center of the shutter and place a mark at this place on the wall and the shutter. You ll need safety glasses gloves and a respirator to avoid breathing in dust.

Being a home owner can have its challenges but they are all totally worth it. One of the things i ve had issues with is loose shutters. The first uses non corrosive metal screws. Measure 3 inches above the top edge of the windows on the shutter and mark that place with a pencil or chalk.

The cheap plastic har. Set the shutter aside and use the drive holes into the wall using the pilot holes as a guide. With the 1 4 inch pilot holes drilled into the shutter and wall remove the shutter from the wall. The tops and bottoms should be.

Install the shutters. In part 2 of this video we mount the shutters to the brick on our newly built house. Temporarily hold a shutter against the side of the window. Turn the shutter so that the bottom rail or horizontal piece is on the bottom of both shutters.

The bottom rail is. There are two methods of installing vinyl exterior shutters. After you ve drilled all the holes in the brick with the hammer drill place a shutter fastener into each of the holes in the shutter. Then consider whether you ll drill the holes to install your shutters directly into the brick or into the mortar.

Spikes are designed to secure shutters to masonry brick stucco hardboard or other hard surfaces. Although brick tends to offer more support than mortar this isn t always the case. Swing the shutters into the open position.