Putting up house number tiles on a brick wall

The cheapskates forgot to buy the frame that these tiles are meant to be mounted in.

Fast setting mortar. Around £3.50 for a small, ready mixed bag.You'll also need a few lengths of wood to wedge the numbers in place while it sets. Alan.

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Thanks for your reply. Do I just slap it on the back of the tiles? How do I use the few lenghts of wood? Pete

Mortar

Well, if you plonk the tiles on the wall with mortar, they'll either (at best) slide down a bit and end up c*ck-eyed, or (at worst) fall off completely. So you need to take their weight off while the mortar sets.

One easy way of doing that (which I presume is what was intended) would be to get a plank of wood which is somewhat longer than the height of the tiles is off the ground, and lean said plank against the wall, at the height you want the tiles. Then you can just sit the tiles on top of the end of the plank until the mortar is set.

For maximum effect, depending on how sticky the mortar is in practice, you might want to lean a second, slightly longer, plank against the actual tiles in similar way, which will hold them to the wall as the stuff sets.

David

Why not Gripfill type stuff, to do the basic fixing in the centre, then mortar around the edges once it is fixed and set?

Car body filler

Mount them on a board then buy picture framing or take them somewhere to get them put in a frame or buy a cheap frame and put them in it yourself ..don't think you'll need the glass but it's your choice .

Agree with that. Used it to stick back the odd ridge tile and various other repairs. Used to use plastic padding type hard which I think then became chemical metal and then something else. Comes in red and yellow. Large tube or can and smaller tube of hardener. Best used in a ventilated area.

Why? I often use it indoors and haven't noticed any warnings on the tin.

Styrene does pong a bit

Does PP not have the Black X marking on the tin? It's a while since I have seen a tin

Mortar if you like them, otherwise nails?

How?

Epoxy. You will not ever get them off intact.

Hi, I use a small pack of w/c pan cement with some sand added in not move in Menorca over looking the sea for 10 years

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