Unlike screwing wood to wood where you.
Attaching shutters to brick.
Now onto the process.
Que the first hiccup for us.
Remove a set of shutters from the box and hold one shutter up on one side of the window you are putting it.
Sorry about the piss off at the end.
Use a drill with a multi purpose 11 64 inch bit to pre drill holes through the shutter for the screws at each reference.
So i made this video in hopes to share some of.
Drilling pilot holes for.
If you have traditional shutters that open and close start by propping up.
With the 11 64 inch pilot holes drilled.
Drill pilot holes into the wood shutters including a 1 4 countersink to cover the screw heads up with wood filler.
Using pilot holes to mark the brick 1.
To specify the.
You will need 1 pilot hole in each corner of each shutter.
It was directed toward the yellow jacket that was trying to sting us.
This is where you will be drilling the holes to install the shutter.
When we went to remove our old shutters we discovered that nearly all of the screw.
How to install shutters on brick decide where to drill.
How to install shutters on a brick house overview.
Attach the hinges to shutters that open and close.
Mount the shutters steps 4 13.
How to install shutters on brick.
Measure and order the shutters steps 2 3.
Drill pilot holes for the screws into stationary shutters.
Reposition the shutter on the wall.
The shutters will completely fill the window opening and conceal the casing when closed.
Before you begin take inventory of your personal protective equipment.
Use the holes in the shutter as a guide to bore into the wall surface to a depth of 3 1 4 inches.
I installed exterior vinyl shutters on my brick house for the first time and learned a lot along the way.
Measure level and mark boards appropriately aligning the future holes with the mortar between bricks.
Find the center of the shutter and place a mark at this place on the wall and the shutter.
Remove your old shutters.
Sorry we left you hanging.
Place the first.
Temporarily hold a shutter against the side of the window.
Drilling pilot holes for functional shutters.