Hello dear forum members,
I could use some advice on the best way to attach a solar light to a stone post that holds a house number at the beginning of our driveway from the street. The reason is that the number is made of stainless steel and is basically invisible from the street in the dark when attached to the stone. We do have one on the house as well, but the driveway is about 30m (100 feet) long.
The problem object looks like this:
This is how the light should/must be mounted on it.
Here are some more pictures of the light itself.
This is the bracket, note the mounting holes.
I actually want to anchor the light with screws. However, I’m worried that the stone might chip because I only have about 1.3cm (0.5 inches) of clearance to the edge of the corner. I first tried silicone, as seen in the first photo, but it didn’t hold the light at all.
I would now be interested in your assessment or ideas:
The material is similar to paving stones or a curbstone. Should I be concerned that it will chip? If so, how should I proceed? Is there a construction adhesive suitable for this? The mounting bracket also does not offer a broad surface for attachment, only these narrow grooves. I’m unsure whether any adhesive would bond securely there. In addition, I would prefer to be able to remove it later without leaving severe residue. The silicone stains in the first picture are already annoying me.
I could use some advice on the best way to attach a solar light to a stone post that holds a house number at the beginning of our driveway from the street. The reason is that the number is made of stainless steel and is basically invisible from the street in the dark when attached to the stone. We do have one on the house as well, but the driveway is about 30m (100 feet) long.
The problem object looks like this:
This is how the light should/must be mounted on it.
Here are some more pictures of the light itself.
This is the bracket, note the mounting holes.
I actually want to anchor the light with screws. However, I’m worried that the stone might chip because I only have about 1.3cm (0.5 inches) of clearance to the edge of the corner. I first tried silicone, as seen in the first photo, but it didn’t hold the light at all.
I would now be interested in your assessment or ideas:
The material is similar to paving stones or a curbstone. Should I be concerned that it will chip? If so, how should I proceed? Is there a construction adhesive suitable for this? The mounting bracket also does not offer a broad surface for attachment, only these narrow grooves. I’m unsure whether any adhesive would bond securely there. In addition, I would prefer to be able to remove it later without leaving severe residue. The silicone stains in the first picture are already annoying me.
Nida35a schrieb:
The way you’re holding it, that won’t work at all. Any delivery person would just leave the package there, or you’d have to run around the corner—and then the lamp would be gone.
A panel light mounted directly on the block might work. No, no one leaves packages there. We’ve already received around 30 packages reliably at the front door. I don’t see why a light for the dark would change that. And going around the corner isn’t an option because there’s a public flowerbed next to the kindergarten parking lot.
By the way, “panel light” is a good search term. Maybe we’ll find something different that way.
tomtom79 schrieb:
* Drill without hammer function using a glass drill bit.
* Screw the mounting plate to the lamp, then drill it securely further down. Do you think a glass drill bit would work there? For house numbers, I needed about 5 minutes per hole with a rotary hammer (not a hammer drill but an actual rotary hammer) at 6mm/4cm (0.24 inch/1.6 inch). The material is really hard.
