| because she has a small problem with getting off the porch due to a = slight=20 | handicap in walking (aftermath of a bus car accident.) But I am unsure = how=20 | to install a railing for it on face brick. I can drill into the morter =
| joints and use some type of concrete anchors or I can drill into the = brick=20 | itself and anchor to the brick itself. The problem is I do not know = which of=20 | the two choices would be stronger and less likely to fail under = stress. Can=20 | anybody who has done something similar give me some advice or = different=20 | solutions for my problem? Tia for any help. Larry |=20 | --=20 | larry in Cinci=20 |=20 |=20
- Do not put holes in the mortar. The anchors will pull out in no = time at all.
- Get a hammer drill or a 1/2 inch drill and put the holes in the = bricks. A hammer drill just makes the hole punching easier.
- Use "tapcon" screws of sufficient length and thickness to hold the = rail. These screws are basically a self-tapping concrete screw meant = for just the kind of task you want to do.
These screws come with the appropriate sized concrete drill in the = package. I have them holding shutters, window well covers and end-posts = for my fence where it attaches to my house. The guy before me drilled = into the mortar because it was easier and I had to replace my shutters = when the wind tore them off the wall taking the pins with them. I have = not lost a shutter since.
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