Attaching Awning To Brick Veneer

If it was masonry you would have no problems.

Attaching awning to brick veneer.

Faux stucco or metal buildings with no backer material. If mounting over brick veneer you must use a longer lag bolt to secure into framing. However brick siding is merely a single layer and does not provide any structural support for the wall. Also when using screws it s imperative that you use countersinks for the screws.

Since the 4 brick had 2 air the anchors were cantilevered 6. Yes brick walls make a great anchor point for sail shades and awnings but you will want to mount the bracket to the mortar between the bricks. You have to mark out your brackets in the same way as if you were mounting on a flat wood surface. I attached a 5 overhang awning with kickers using 3 4 thd rod embedded in hilti 270 in 12 concrete wall.

Before you proceed check the brick for hardness if the brick is easily dimpled by applying pressure to the surface with a screwdriver or other sharp tool use the same mounting procedure as a cement siding installation to avoid the brick crumbling or pulling out under the weight of the awning. I would never consider attaching awning to brick veneer. Z brick facing bricks are used indoors and outdoors to provide the warmth of handmade bricks without the size weight and high cost of traditional bricks. This consists of very thin clay or concrete like brick pieces that are only about 5 8 to 3 4 inch thick making them more like ceramic tile than like building brick.

Always attach awning to structural wall behind the veneer. You cannot attach a roof to your brick veneer for structural purposes. If you just put screws into the mortar it will eventually crumble around the entrance hole and just pull out. The other category of brick veneer is often called thin brick or brick tile.

With the mounting bracket as your guide mark out the hole location on the masonry surface and drill a hole about 3 1 2 deep using a masonry drill bit.