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beth

04:21AM | 01/27/01
Member Since: 01/26/01
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drill bit for brick to attach wood

Tags: Home Design
my house is all brick, and i attached some shelves to the outside walls of my living room and they all fell down. what do i use?

rpxlpx

04:36AM | 01/29/01
Member Since: 03/13/00
1678 lifetime posts
Get a masonry bit and lead anchors (sometimes called "lag shields"). Don't drill into the brick, but into the mortar between bricks.

capdon69

04:33AM | 04/20/08
Member Since: 04/19/08
1 lifetime posts
Should I drill my screw holes in the mortar or the brick?


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