ᐅ How to install a doorbell nameplate or button on a brick wall?
Created on: 26 Dec 2015 16:55
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Volkmann
Hello everyone,
we want to buy a new doorbell button. Before ordering it, I am wondering about the best way to mount it on our exterior wall.
We have clinker bricks (see photo).
The button protrudes from the back of the doorbell plate (see another photo). I estimate about 2–3 cm (1–1.2 inches). The diameter is approximately 2 cm (0.8 inches).
Question 1: Do you think I can drill a hole large enough into a joint of the clinker brick wall so that the button fits flush inside the wall and the doorbell plate sits more or less flat on the outside wall? The cable (laid horizontally in a joint; see photo) still has to be attached to the back of the button.
Question 2: On the back, there are two threaded studs which you screw pins into; these then go into anchors. So I would need to drill two holes into the clinker bricks, which I would prefer to avoid. Could I instead cut off the threaded studs with a rotary tool (Dremel) and glue the doorbell plate to the clinker bricks with silicone? Would that hold or not?
we want to buy a new doorbell button. Before ordering it, I am wondering about the best way to mount it on our exterior wall.
We have clinker bricks (see photo).
The button protrudes from the back of the doorbell plate (see another photo). I estimate about 2–3 cm (1–1.2 inches). The diameter is approximately 2 cm (0.8 inches).
Question 1: Do you think I can drill a hole large enough into a joint of the clinker brick wall so that the button fits flush inside the wall and the doorbell plate sits more or less flat on the outside wall? The cable (laid horizontally in a joint; see photo) still has to be attached to the back of the button.
Question 2: On the back, there are two threaded studs which you screw pins into; these then go into anchors. So I would need to drill two holes into the clinker bricks, which I would prefer to avoid. Could I instead cut off the threaded studs with a rotary tool (Dremel) and glue the doorbell plate to the clinker bricks with silicone? Would that hold or not?
Now you somehow need to prevent rainwater from running behind the panel. So either apply silicone lightly along the edges of the panel, press it down, and screw it firmly in place, or just screw it in firmly first and then apply silicone along the edges. In the latter case, the silicone will be visible. As a temporary solution, you could also put a lump of silicone on the clamps… but that would really be a poor job. You can later cut the silicone with a utility knife with snap-off blades if you need to work on it again. In general, use silicone sparingly.
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