Anybody used masonry bolts in bricks to put up a 3 bike stand?

Putting up 3 bikes up; using some wood screwed to a brick wall in garage and then using 3 wheel hooks bolted to wood.

I can’t screw the wheel hooks into the brick wall as other stuff is in the way so I cut up some wood to mount 3-4 bikes.

Rawl plugs look weak but simple.

Was thinking masonry bolts for heavy duty strength but never used these.

Any experience or advice appreciated.

Watched a few YouTube videos that make it look ‘easy’…

.. whack in some 7mm holes half an inch longer then the length your screw will penetrate push a brown plug in each screw in a size 12 screw job done.. you porbably need a couple of inches of screw to hole 3 bikes 4 screws should do it easy.. youtube video.. dear me..

Masonry bolts are easy to use.
Make sure your holes are deep enough or they’ll punch the back of the brick out.
Mind you, large plugs and screws would probably be strong enough.

Yes, Thunderbolts are exactly what you need.

Brown plugs and long screws will be fine, especially if its 2 or 3 screws per metre of batten.

Trick is a nice tight hole, (my go to bit for red plugs is 5.5mm, for brown I think it would be 6.5mm) for me if you don’t need to place the screw into the plug and tap it the last 10mm home with a hammer, its too loose! Blow the dust out too, but shut your eyes 🙂

Plastic plugs! What is the world coming to?
Raid the kindling bin and beat in a bit of stick. That way you can use the first drill bit that you can find and as the biggest is probably used least it will still be sharp not one of a collection of buggered ones.

Thunderbolts seconded here!

Third for thunderbolts. Just choose maybe .5mm smaller drill if bricks are soft.

Do those thunderbolts go straight into the brick? What about breeze block? I tried this and failed miserably.

I used something like this eventually and it’ll survive the apocalypse

http://www.timco.co.uk/fasteners-fixings/masonry-anchors/shield-anchors

I like the kindling idea, though.

Just got home and found my old man trying to use frame fixers and failed.
So have 8 mm holes to use.

Will try to use use brown plugs but they should have 7mm holes.

For the one over the car, will try a masonry bolt.

Damn Dad! Will use a blue plug and open the 8mm to a 10mm hole.

Thanks for everyone’s advice/help – appreciated.

Will post pics of results/disaster if it helps others.

I used projecting anchor bolts for a similar job.

piece of 2*1 bolted to the wall using a few of these.

Blue “uno” rawl plugs are fine for this (brown would have worked OK too). They are 8mm. Grey uno are 10mm.

IIRC.

I’ve used both in my garage walls (Thermalite blocks, which are soft as anything). Nothing has fallen down…yet.

About to say the same thing, if holes too big go for blue rawl plugs and bigger screw’s. Or just move the holes and abandon the old ones

I used projecting anchor bolts for a similar job.

Are we talking about hanging push bikes on the wall or motorbikes? 🙂

Well when I say similar it did involve bolting a piece of wood to the wall which was part of a mezzanine level I built about the up and over door so a strong fixing was key. They were easy to use though.

I fitted a gatepost to a breeze block wall with tool station masonry frame fixing screws and its rock solid. No plugs needed.

Hi,

Manage to use heavy duty rawl plugs and screw using a 10mm drill bit.
Salvaged the holes my Dad drilled to his credit the frame fixers were not gripping and Wickes gave me a refund and didn’t reccomend using them.

I bolted up some wood and then bolted 3 hooks to hold 3 mtbs.

Then used a folding 2 bike carrier and bolted it to the wall to hold up 2 road bikes clearing the roof of the car.
Ok it won’t impress the Queen but it is secure.

Still have one bike but no room… Will sleep on that problem.

Took ages to complete as there is no standing room in garage to step, had to shift junk out just to drill lol

Anyway the bikes are up and now I can go through stuff and throw junk away and at least my bikes won’t be damaged by the family.

First time in 5 years that I opened my garage doors finally/embarrassingly nothing leaning on the door.

Thanks for the advice too.

Found a strange black widow type spider too lol

I’m going to replace the old pink kiddie bed sheets with some rubber car mats tacked up or similar to prevent scratching the levers on the brick wall.

I don’t use the boarded up door as its bricked up on the other side after an extension to the garage/house.

Don’t let your Dad help (wasn’t his fault) or use old drill bits or cheap drills with a wobbly chuck!

Use quality lugs and screws, buy new drill bits and use a quality drill.

Frame fixings were always a PITA: They weren’t great for pulling what you were fixing up tight; if it didn’t pull up at all then the fixing went in the bucket and you were left with a plastic sleeve in the wall ; if you wanted to chuck some shims behind the timber then loosening them off could be difficult.
Concrete screws (Thunderbolts) are the holy grail really with none of these issues.

I tried to argue that but my retired old man wouldn’t listen. He said it falls he would pay for any danage lol.
The new rawl plugs and screws went in easily.

I tested both items before putting up any bikes or frames by doing: 5 chin ups and I weigh 95kg!

Both items are rock solid even the mountain bikes and hybrids are not heavier enough to warrant bolts.

I will be using bolts and metal lugs with a thread tomorrow for a much heavier item.