Percival P. Cassidy wrote:
I am planning to install a fence that will attach to brickwork at one
end, but I am not sure what is the best way to attach it. The options
I see a

1. Use a regular 4x4 fence post attached to the wall;

2. Use a skinnier piece of wood attached to the wall;

(And in the two cases above, which is the best way to attach the wood
to the brick wall? Adhesive or bolts/screws?)

3. Attach the recommended metal brackets directly to the brick wall --
presumably with bolts or screws.

Have I missed anything?

What are the pros and cons of each method?

Perce

You did not say if the brick work is a brick facing or a structural
brick. If it is a facing I would not really like the idea of trying to tie
in the fence. Even if it were structural brick I would not do it that way.
In fact I was faced with that problem and I did not do it that way. I just
placed the post close to but not touching the brick. That post and the
brick and the fence are still there 40 years later. I have moved but the
fence has not.

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Joseph Meehan

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