ᐅ Attach the house number and doorbell nameplate to the brickwork.

Hello everyone!
Tomorrow, our tiler will finally be finished, and on Sunday we can install the motion sensors, exterior lights, mailbox, doorbell, and house number!
It’s slowly starting to feel like home!

Unfortunately, our doorbell plate and house number don’t have any holes for mounting!

What is the best way to attach these stainless steel items to the brickwork or mortar joint?

I really don’t want them to come loose during the first winter and end up shattered on the ground...

Yes, drill the appropriate holes, countersink, and insert anchors, and indeed use construction adhesive or silicone (for exterior use!!)

Golfi90 schrieb:

How is it best to attach these (stainless steel) to the brickwork or the mortar joint?

I understand the question as:
Is it better to fix them in the brick or in the joint?

Do the stainless steel signs themselves have no pre-drilled holes for screws? (That’s how it sounds to me.) If so, shouldn’t a mounting method be suggested in an installation guide?

Adhesive can hold very well for a few years but will probably fail eventually.
For a house, I think durability periods of 50 years are reasonable.
Both the doorbell plate and the house number will probably stay in the same spot once fixed, so I would use screws, because holes won’t become a problem later if you decide to move them—for example, unlike a hole for a hook in bathroom tiles.

If you want to avoid damaging the signs and ensure long-lasting durability, buy a frame for the signs. You screw this frame in place, and then insert the signs into it.
A frame can either surround the signs completely, like a picture frame, or consist of just two profiles opposite each other.

Golfi90 schrieb:

Unfortunately, our doorbell nameplate and house number have no holes for mounting!

Do you need a nameplate? Is it homemade? Then use mounting adhesive, as it will likely be replaced at some point. No house number? In that case, I would consider buying a new one.

I have now drilled two holes through the house number and secured it with wall plugs.

I attached the doorbell nameplate using silicone adhesive.