Hammering a Nail or Screwing Into Stone

By Will (Guest Post)

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.

By Cathy (Guest Post)

Hammer the nails into the cement between the stones, not on the stones themselves! It'll work then. LOL!

By

joynchocolate

Thanks so much for the great tips!
Carol

By StillCrazy (Guest Post)

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.

By

meoowmom

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.

By

sylviecyn

My husband has done a lot of stone sculpture work and always uses a masonry bit to drill holes in brick, stone, concrete, etc.

By

luv2craft

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.

By

Persnickety Paula

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.