Gate hinges directly to brick

[np3]

Hi

Can I attach gate hinges such as these directly in brickwork, instead of to a post which I need to attach to the brickwork? Is a post necessary, and if so, why (just curious, for better understanding)? This is for a short term thing (the gate will come off in a month or two), if the easier option will hold for that long, I'd prefer that.

Many thanks!

 

[Deleted member 174758]

Not advisable. You'd struggle to drill the holes accurately enough in masonry and they would probably pull out in a short period, damaging the masonry (I have seen this tried) - the screws that the hinges are designed to work with are something like 4mm diameter

 

[Wayners]

Reasons against
Gate won't open to start with. Gate will be tight to wall. Gate will need to be 75mm ish away from wall like with a post.

Wooden post is used to spread load and maybe just 3 thunder bolts or 3 resin bolts.

Look how this hinge is below. Will need to be flat not at 45 degrees like your picture.


There are wall mountings hinges though holding gate away from wall.

 

[np3]

Thank you both.

I was going to put the hinge at the end of the wall, so the gate when closed would sit flush with the wall, not perpendicular.

Still, I take all your points about the weight distribution, holes in masonry etc., and I can imagine how that many holes at the end of the brick would be even more likely to cause damage. So, wooden post it is

 

[Wayners]

Put wood batten down wall edge fixed to mortar joints.
Can fix to that. Easy to make good when removed

 

[Deleted member 174758]

What @Wayners didn't say is that a plastic plug or a resin anchor into a mortar joint may not work and in the case of the plug will potentially work loose over time. Thunderbolts often require holes which are larger diameter than the mortar course, so when removed where they were is always visible, at least too my eye. I feel thevest approach is an imd school carpentry solution: remove a few (three) small sections of mortar one anove the other (with a plugging chisel and a hammer), cut some tight fitting wooden wedges, hammer the wedges into the slots in the mortar, then cut off the wedges flush to the surface of the beick with an old hand saw. This home made plug can take wood screws or even oval or cut nails (driven in skewed)

BTW what is it with resin anchors that everyone seems to recommend for everything these days? Talk about a sledgehammer to crack a nut

 

[Eccles]

Er with respect, have you not noticed that most people fix a wooden post to the wall then fix the hinge to the post? Why would they do this?

 

[np3]

Thanks everyone, I've used a post as suggested, all working fine, and wasn't much hassle. I'll just need to mend the holes in the bricks once I remove it.