/diy/ - Do It Yourself

>>1513176
Is the brickwork thick enough to support an anchor bolt? If not;
- Cut the head off a long screw that matches your butterfly
- Get a throwaway anchor, screw it onto the end of the screw you cut.
- Find/acquire a nut that fits the screw, tighten it up against the butterfly so nothing can rotate on the screw thread.
- Throw the lot in a drill
- Using the lowest speed you can, drill the butterfly around inside the hole.

Theoretically the butterfly will wreck the foam and progressively open, leaving you with a conical void. You'll need to sacrifice the screw/butterfly to the wall gods, you'll never get it out, but there should be enough room to cram it right into the void and fit your actual anchor in, especially if you push it the fuck in with a screwdriver so it seats into the foam (the screw/anchor assembly, not the final butterfly.

/2c

>>1513176
It will hold. Push toggle in and work it around until it grips. You won't be able to pull it back through if it catches a tiny bit. When tightening it will push foam out of way.

>>1513183
Fug, I just realised it's a 3/4 hole, that's way too much hardware to try and embed. So about that anchor bolt..

>>1513176
coathanger wire bent in an L and and chucked into a drill. Or use a brick anchor.

Pic related.

>>1513195
That's it. coat hanger will do. Thanks!

Turned out okay. Thanks for the advice everyone.

If only they made masonry screws.

>>1513687
i had already drilled the 3/4" holes. i would need four new 1/2" holes. in hindsight, i should have used that, but it is what it is.

>>1513687
Those are for solid concrete. Bricks typically have voids. A sleeved anchor is usually used in such cases.

>>1513992
Oh really!
Are you dumb?

Taken from tap on website

Tapcon® is the #1 recognized screw anchor brand in the industry. And their unmatched performance in concrete, block and brick applications.

>>brick applications

Picture related.

Most def for brick