Attaching Shutters To Brick

Remove your old shutters.

Attaching shutters to brick.

Que the first hiccup for us. How to install shutters on brick decide where to drill. How to install shutters on a brick house overview. It was directed toward the yellow jacket that was trying to sting us.

When we went to remove our old shutters we discovered that nearly all of the screw. Drilling pilot holes for. With the 11 64 inch pilot holes drilled. Unlike screwing wood to wood where you.

Drill pilot holes for the screws into stationary shutters. Find the center of the shutter and place a mark at this place on the wall and the shutter. Place the first. I installed exterior vinyl shutters on my brick house for the first time and learned a lot along the way.

Temporarily hold a shutter against the side of the window. How to install shutters on brick. To specify the. Sorry about the piss off at the end.

Drill pilot holes into the wood shutters including a 1 4 countersink to cover the screw heads up with wood filler. Attach the hinges to shutters that open and close. Using pilot holes to mark the brick 1. Remove a set of shutters from the box and hold one shutter up on one side of the window you are putting it.

Now onto the process. This is where you will be drilling the holes to install the shutter. Measure 3 inches above the top edge of the windows on the shutter and mark that place with a pencil or chalk. Use a drill with a multi purpose 11 64 inch bit to pre drill holes through the shutter for the screws at each reference.

Sorry we left you hanging. Before you begin take inventory of your personal protective equipment. Measure and order the shutters steps 2 3. So i made this video in hopes to share some of.

If you have traditional shutters that open and close start by propping up. Use the holes in the shutter as a guide to bore into the wall surface to a depth of 3 1 4 inches. Set the hinges against the left side edge of your first shutter. You will need 1 pilot hole in each corner of each shutter.

The shutters will completely fill the window opening and conceal the casing when closed. I will show you wha. Mount the shutters steps 4 13.