Hammering a Nail or Screwing Into Stone

RE: Hammering a Nail or Screwing Into Stone Post By Will (Guest Post) (09/19/2007) If you want to get someone to do it for you, check http://www.beaverinstallations.ca They mounted my 42" plasma over the fireplace and it looks great. RE: Hammering a Nail or Screwing Into Stone Post By Cathy (Guest Post) (04/27/2006) Hammer the nails into the cement between the stones, not on the stones themselves! It'll work then. LOL! RE: Hammering a Nail or Screwing Into Stone Post by joynchocolate (1) | (04/10/2006) Contact Thanks so much for the great tips! Carol RE: Hammering a Nail or Screwing Into Stone Post By StillCrazy (Guest Post) (04/05/2006) Because I worry that drilling holes could introduce moisture that might cause a failure in the mortar, I too have used the clamps especially designed to hold onto brick without having to drill holes. The clamps are sturdy enough to handle my wreaths, which are large (about 36 inches in diameter) and fairly heavy. RE: Hammering a Nail or Screwing Into Stone Post by meoowmom (1098) | (04/02/2006) Profile | Contact I got that metal hanger made for bricks. It clamps on and is secure. I got mine at Ace Hardware store. Good luck once you find them they are great and no holes. RE: Hammering a Nail or Screwing Into Stone Post by sylviecyn (28) | (04/01/2006) Contact My husband has done a lot of stone sculpture work and always uses a masonry bit to drill holes in brick, stone, concrete, etc. RE: Hammering a Nail or Screwing Into Stone Post by luv2craft (67) | (03/31/2006) Profile | Blog! | Contact Lowe's has concrete screws. They're called Tapcon and they're blue. My husband used them on his garage (to screw through the concrete blocks) and he says they work. You have to drill a hole 1st with a masonary bit. Make sure you get the right size bit for the screws that you use. It says on the package of screws what size bit you need. You can use a cordless drill or electric, doesn't matter. RE: Hammering a Nail or Screwing Into Stone Post by Persnickety Paula (384) | (03/31/2006) Profile | Contact I saw a brick wreath hanger in a Miles Kimball catalog, it was a small metal device that clamped onto the brick so you wouldn't need to drill a hole into your brick. Try a google search for Miles Kimball and request a free catalog.