Answer by blacksmith37 for Structurally mounting to hollow brick
The brick is no so much a problem as the mortar , it has very little tensile strength. Any significant force ,other than compression, will pull it apart.
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I own a home with an upper balcony with cantilever floor joists that extend out to support the balcony.These are TROUBLE with a capital T. DO NOT go this route. With mine one of the beam ends is...
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Those brackets aren't going to work on a hollow brick wall.What you do is rip up the floor inside those doors and fit pressure treated cantilever floor beams that support the interior floor and are...
View ArticleAnswer by batsplatsterson for Structurally mounting to hollow brick
I would never hang a deck off a brick veneer or any finish, you have to attach to something structural. The pullout force generated by the cantilever is going to be tremendous. When it fails, it won't...
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Structurally mounting to hollow brick
I am replacing an old balcony with these custom designed supports. When I drilled in with 1/2 masonry sleeves it would not grab. Looking at the brick, its hollow. Is there any way to safely secure...
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