I usually use 4 inch long 3 8 sleeve anchors if you are hanging on a plaster wall with brick behind it and 3 inch long sleeves if its a bare brick or cement wall.
Hanging tv on a brick wall.
To test each of these products the double sided foam sticky tape the two.
I will show you exactly what hardware you need and how to hang or mount a tv or anything else to a block or brick wall mounting on drywall not studs.
The steps are as follows.
Thinking about mounting your tv on a brick fireplace.
After drilling the holes make sure the nuts are on the ends of the sleeves and tap the sleeves into the holes.
We then had a cable company install a cable receptacle on the wall directly to the left of the brick fireplace.
Concrete brick and masonry fasteners like those for drywall come in a variety of types and sizes rated by weight and use you can choose from concrete screws sleeve anchors or toggle bolts for hollow bricks all weighted for heavy duty loads to support the mount that holds the flat screen tv.
If you are hanging something like a framed picture it may have a wire that you can catch on the anchor hooks.
Other objects will have a hole hanger eyelet or something else that you can fit the end of the anchor hook into.
The best for hanging items on a brick wall with no drilling and worked best for all growing season support are the brick clips.
Fortunately the answer is yes and we have carried out many of these installations in the past for many satisfied and happy customers.
Hang the item on the brick wall.
With your tools and materials on hand we can begin running through these quick and easy steps to mount your tv into the brick wall of your fireplace.
Both the style that holds the brick and the style that grips the open mortar space.
Luckily we already had an electrical outlet on a wall directly next to our fireplace on the right lower side of the brick fireplace.
Mark the area with chalk and then check to see that the marks are level.
Get whichever fits your bricks better.
Nevertheless that empty stretch above the fireplace seems to be one of the most popular spots to stick a television these days.
How to hide cables and wires.
Mount tv to wall mount.