I have to make some 24 X 24" box signs. Mount them on brick. Does anyone have a HOW TO instruction on how to mount them so the mountings don't show?
thanks
Posted by Craig Sjoquist (Member # 4684) on :
As long as they do not need to be removed on a regular bases ... can they be drilled from the inside & bolted / threaded
Posted by Tim Barrow (Member # 576) on :
there always the old faithful french cleat....just do a youtube search for it...and if you have access to the interior of the box yo can always use key holes(large hole below a smaller slot to slide over bolt heads)
Posted by Dave Sherby (Member # 698) on :
I like the french cleat idea, or epoxy two MDO strips to the inside where you can attach 4 studs like the Gemini Letter stud mount.
Posted by David Harding (Member # 108) on :
My cleats are Nike. I haven't hung 'em up yet... but I probably should!
Posted by Preston McCall (Member # 351) on :
I install 2" brass door knobs and a hole in the back, inside. I then hire a midget and he simply holds the sign up there. At night, he lets it rest on the knobs. The hard part is getting those little sandwiches up there all the time.
Then there is gum. Especially old gum you can get for free off of about any sidewalk. Real sticky stuff.
Seriously, the cleat idea is probably the best way, as long as you can anchor it down well enough to not come off.
I just reworked a big 9x10' panfaced double can sign on the side of a building that was installed with discreet angle iron (actually it was aluminum) along the sides and bottom. Ten feet away, you simply did not notice the supports.
Perhaps another similar trick might be to put angle brackets at the top where you would not see them from below and just have smaller brackets down on the lower sides or bottom. Better to not have to open it up to do the install, I imagine.
Then again, I like the midget idea. They need jobs, too! I hear they do not like tuna sammys.
Posted by Nevman (Member # 332) on :
Keyhole slots would probably work if you don't expect too much 'hands on' attention.
Posted by Nevman (Member # 332) on :
Sorry Timmy...didn't notice your mention of slots.
Posted by Bill Wood (Member # 6543) on :
