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Need to fill holes in brick and mortar
We had some lights mounted to the brick on our fireplace. My wife says
they have gone out of style and she bought some new ones to take their place. As luck would have it the mounting holes for the new lights are not in the same location as the old lights -- not even close. I need to fill in a couple holes, about 1/2" in diameter in some brick and also a couple in some black mortar. I hadn't considered using mortar, maybe I should, but if I don't what would be the next best product to use? Thanks. |
Need to fill holes in brick and mortar
On Sun, 17 May 2015 18:12:38 -0500, Gordon Shumway
wrote: We had some lights mounted to the brick on our fireplace. My wife says they have gone out of style and she bought some new ones to take their place. As luck would have it the mounting holes for the new lights are not in the same location as the old lights -- not even close. I need to fill in a couple holes, about 1/2" in diameter in some brick and also a couple in some black mortar. I hadn't considered using mortar, maybe I should, but if I don't what would be the next best product to use? Thanks. I can't tell you what to use, but consider you do need to color match. Doesn't sound like much material is needed. Colored caulk (may not match) or dye in mortar (same). Let the wife pick the solution for what appeals to her. It may save you from getting burned eggs for breakfast :-| |
Need to fill holes in brick and mortar
On Sun, 17 May 2015 16:31:40 -0700, Oren wrote:
On Sun, 17 May 2015 18:12:38 -0500, Gordon Shumway wrote: We had some lights mounted to the brick on our fireplace. My wife says they have gone out of style and she bought some new ones to take their place. As luck would have it the mounting holes for the new lights are not in the same location as the old lights -- not even close. I need to fill in a couple holes, about 1/2" in diameter in some brick and also a couple in some black mortar. I hadn't considered using mortar, maybe I should, but if I don't what would be the next best product to use? Thanks. I can't tell you what to use, but consider you do need to color match. Doesn't sound like much material is needed. Colored caulk (may not match) or dye in mortar (same). Let the wife pick the solution for what appeals to her. It may save you from getting burned eggs for breakfast :-| LOL. She doesn't notice things like small holes in fireplace facades, but just let me look at a nice pair of tits... |
Need to fill holes in brick and mortar
On Sun, 17 May 2015 18:45:44 -0500, Gordon Shumway
wrote: On Sun, 17 May 2015 16:31:40 -0700, Oren wrote: On Sun, 17 May 2015 18:12:38 -0500, Gordon Shumway wrote: We had some lights mounted to the brick on our fireplace. My wife says they have gone out of style and she bought some new ones to take their place. As luck would have it the mounting holes for the new lights are not in the same location as the old lights -- not even close. I need to fill in a couple holes, about 1/2" in diameter in some brick and also a couple in some black mortar. I hadn't considered using mortar, maybe I should, but if I don't what would be the next best product to use? Thanks. I can't tell you what to use, but consider you do need to color match. Doesn't sound like much material is needed. Colored caulk (may not match) or dye in mortar (same). Let the wife pick the solution for what appeals to her. It may save you from getting burned eggs for breakfast :-| LOL. She doesn't notice things like small holes in fireplace facades, but just let me look at a nice pair of tits... Sanded grout works good for patching holes like that - Use a bit of pigment to tint it to match. Another thing that works sometimes is a "sanded" silicone caulk if you can buy it in a matching colour. The sanded caulk has a finish that blends in fairly well - not quite as good as grout. |
Need to fill holes in brick and mortar
On Sunday, May 17, 2015 at 6:13:30 PM UTC-5, Gordon Shumway wrote:
We had some lights mounted to the brick on our fireplace. My wife says they have gone out of style and she bought some new ones to take their place. As luck would have it the mounting holes for the new lights are not in the same location as the old lights -- not even close. I need to fill in a couple holes, about 1/2" in diameter in some brick and also a couple in some black mortar. I hadn't considered using mortar, maybe I should, but if I don't what would be the next best product to use? Thanks. Consider putting some sort of decorative covers over the holes. A star shape, flower shape, birds, cross or small coat of arms. 8-) http://preview.tinyurl.com/mvf4s9y http://www.metal-wall-art.com/abstra...sculpture.html http://www.ironaccents.com/170-sm295.html http://www.amazon.com/NuSet-Door-Cov.../dp/B000I6EFHK http://www.jetpress.com/Products.asp...irTreeButtons/ http://www.doorware.com/site/product.cfm?id=295358 http://www.widgetco.com/hole-plugs http://www.widgetco.com/wood-plugs [8~{} Uncle Hole Monster |
Need to fill holes in brick and mortar
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Need to fill holes in brick and mortar
On 5/17/2015 7:12 PM, Gordon Shumway wrote:
We had some lights mounted to the brick on our fireplace. My wife says they have gone out of style and she bought some new ones to take their place. As luck would have it the mounting holes for the new lights are not in the same location as the old lights -- not even close. I need to fill in a couple holes, about 1/2" in diameter in some brick and also a couple in some black mortar. I hadn't considered using mortar, maybe I should, but if I don't what would be the next best product to use? Thanks. I'd use colored caulk of some sort. Assuming the holes do not go all the way though, most anything will work as long as the color is close. |
Need to fill holes in brick and mortar
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Need to fill holes in brick and mortar
Gordon Shumway wrote:
We had some lights mounted to the brick on our fireplace. My wife says they have gone out of style and she bought some new ones to take their place. As luck would have it the mounting holes for the new lights are not in the same location as the old lights -- not even close. I need to fill in a couple holes, about 1/2" in diameter in some brick and also a couple in some black mortar. I hadn't considered using mortar, maybe I should, but if I don't what would be the next best product to use? Thanks. Drill new holes in the new light, or in a mounting plate you make for it. |
Need to fill holes in brick and mortar
On Sun, 17 May 2015 18:35:58 -0700, "Bob F"
wrote: Gordon Shumway wrote: We had some lights mounted to the brick on our fireplace. My wife says they have gone out of style and she bought some new ones to take their place. As luck would have it the mounting holes for the new lights are not in the same location as the old lights -- not even close. I need to fill in a couple holes, about 1/2" in diameter in some brick and also a couple in some black mortar. I hadn't considered using mortar, maybe I should, but if I don't what would be the next best product to use? Thanks. Drill new holes in the new light, or in a mounting plate you make for it. Keep up dummy. "...As luck would have it the mounting holes for the new lights are not in the same location as the old lights -- not even close." Sounds like former holes are a visual defect for the new light. Who drills new holes in a light fixture? |
Need to fill holes in brick and mortar
Oren wrote:
On Sun, 17 May 2015 18:35:58 -0700, "Bob F" wrote: Gordon Shumway wrote: We had some lights mounted to the brick on our fireplace. My wife says they have gone out of style and she bought some new ones to take their place. As luck would have it the mounting holes for the new lights are not in the same location as the old lights -- not even close. I need to fill in a couple holes, about 1/2" in diameter in some brick and also a couple in some black mortar. I hadn't considered using mortar, maybe I should, but if I don't what would be the next best product to use? Thanks. Drill new holes in the new light, or in a mounting plate you make for it. Keep up dummy. "...As luck would have it the mounting holes for the new lights are not in the same location as the old lights -- not even close." Sounds like former holes are a visual defect for the new light. Who drills new holes in a light fixture? Mounting hole don't necessarily show. Get a clue, dummy. |
Need to fill holes in brick and mortar
On Sun, 17 May 2015 19:01:16 -0700, "Bob F"
wrote: Oren wrote: On Sun, 17 May 2015 18:35:58 -0700, "Bob F" wrote: Gordon Shumway wrote: We had some lights mounted to the brick on our fireplace. My wife says they have gone out of style and she bought some new ones to take their place. As luck would have it the mounting holes for the new lights are not in the same location as the old lights -- not even close. I need to fill in a couple holes, about 1/2" in diameter in some brick and also a couple in some black mortar. I hadn't considered using mortar, maybe I should, but if I don't what would be the next best product to use? Thanks. Drill new holes in the new light, or in a mounting plate you make for it. Keep up dummy. "...As luck would have it the mounting holes for the new lights are not in the same location as the old lights -- not even close." Sounds like former holes are a visual defect for the new light. Who drills new holes in a light fixture? Mounting hole don't necessarily show. Get a clue, dummy. Most lights are fastened to the electrical utility box (must be, by code) and occaisionally have secondary mountings. Sounds like the secondaries are not close to where the new light brackets are located. |
Need to fill holes in brick and mortar
On 5/17/15 9:46 PM, Oren wrote:
On Sun, 17 May 2015 18:35:58 -0700, "Bob F" wrote: Gordon Shumway wrote: We had some lights mounted to the brick on our fireplace. My wife says they have gone out of style and she bought some new ones to take their place. As luck would have it the mounting holes for the new lights are not in the same location as the old lights -- not even close. I need to fill in a couple holes, about 1/2" in diameter in some brick and also a couple in some black mortar. I hadn't considered using mortar, maybe I should, but if I don't what would be the next best product to use? Thanks. Drill new holes in the new light, or in a mounting plate you make for it. Keep up dummy. "...As luck would have it the mounting holes for the new lights are not in the same location as the old lights -- not even close." Sounds like former holes are a visual defect for the new light. Who drills new holes in a light fixture? The only sensible answer is duck tape. On lunar TV, Gene Cernan used it to fix the fender of his dune buggy. A lesser man wouldn't have dared attempt it, wearing astronaut mitts in an environment where objects were 400F in the sun and -200F in the shade. Cernan has a terrific sense of humor. The man who had recently bought the duck tape factory got rich. Friend of Nixon? |
Need to fill holes in brick and mortar
On Sun, 17 May 2015 19:01:16 -0700, "Bob F"
wrote: Oren wrote: On Sun, 17 May 2015 18:35:58 -0700, "Bob F" wrote: Gordon Shumway wrote: We had some lights mounted to the brick on our fireplace. My wife says they have gone out of style and she bought some new ones to take their place. As luck would have it the mounting holes for the new lights are not in the same location as the old lights -- not even close. I need to fill in a couple holes, about 1/2" in diameter in some brick and also a couple in some black mortar. I hadn't considered using mortar, maybe I should, but if I don't what would be the next best product to use? Thanks. Drill new holes in the new light, or in a mounting plate you make for it. Keep up dummy. "...As luck would have it the mounting holes for the new lights are not in the same location as the old lights -- not even close." Sounds like former holes are a visual defect for the new light. Who drills new holes in a light fixture? Mounting hole don't necessarily show. Get a clue, dummy. Hey dummy, Why is the OP needing to fill holes for /after a new light? Any chance the new light fixture can't cover the former hole positions? Holes need filling outside the mount. Tell us more, bright guy. |
Need to fill holes in brick and mortar
Oren wrote:
On Sun, 17 May 2015 19:01:16 -0700, "Bob F" wrote: Oren wrote: On Sun, 17 May 2015 18:35:58 -0700, "Bob F" wrote: Gordon Shumway wrote: We had some lights mounted to the brick on our fireplace. My wife says they have gone out of style and she bought some new ones to take their place. As luck would have it the mounting holes for the new lights are not in the same location as the old lights -- not even close. I need to fill in a couple holes, about 1/2" in diameter in some brick and also a couple in some black mortar. I hadn't considered using mortar, maybe I should, but if I don't what would be the next best product to use? Thanks. Drill new holes in the new light, or in a mounting plate you make for it. Keep up dummy. "...As luck would have it the mounting holes for the new lights are not in the same location as the old lights -- not even close." Sounds like former holes are a visual defect for the new light. Who drills new holes in a light fixture? Mounting hole don't necessarily show. Get a clue, dummy. Hey dummy, Why is the OP needing to fill holes for /after a new light? Any chance the new light fixture can't cover the former hole positions? Holes need filling outside the mount. Tell us more, bright guy. After you show me the light, since you have sure knowledge of its characteristics, dummy .. |
Need to fill holes in brick and mortar
On Sun, 17 May 2015 19:21:18 -0700, "Bob F"
wrote: Oren wrote: On Sun, 17 May 2015 19:01:16 -0700, "Bob F" wrote: Oren wrote: On Sun, 17 May 2015 18:35:58 -0700, "Bob F" wrote: Gordon Shumway wrote: We had some lights mounted to the brick on our fireplace. My wife says they have gone out of style and she bought some new ones to take their place. As luck would have it the mounting holes for the new lights are not in the same location as the old lights -- not even close. I need to fill in a couple holes, about 1/2" in diameter in some brick and also a couple in some black mortar. I hadn't considered using mortar, maybe I should, but if I don't what would be the next best product to use? Thanks. Drill new holes in the new light, or in a mounting plate you make for it. Keep up dummy. "...As luck would have it the mounting holes for the new lights are not in the same location as the old lights -- not even close." Sounds like former holes are a visual defect for the new light. Who drills new holes in a light fixture? Mounting hole don't necessarily show. Get a clue, dummy. Hey dummy, Why is the OP needing to fill holes for /after a new light? Any chance the new light fixture can't cover the former hole positions? Holes need filling outside the mount. Tell us more, bright guy. After you show me the light, since you have sure knowledge of its characteristics, dummy . Let the OP explain it to you dummy. No reason I have to show you anything. -- "Dumb is local...As soon as you go 15 miles away from your dumbness, you see how dumb you are." -- Sherrod Small |
Need to fill holes in brick and mortar
Oren wrote:
On Sun, 17 May 2015 19:21:18 -0700, "Bob F" wrote: Oren wrote: On Sun, 17 May 2015 19:01:16 -0700, "Bob F" wrote: Oren wrote: On Sun, 17 May 2015 18:35:58 -0700, "Bob F" wrote: Gordon Shumway wrote: We had some lights mounted to the brick on our fireplace. My wife says they have gone out of style and she bought some new ones to take their place. As luck would have it the mounting holes for the new lights are not in the same location as the old lights -- not even close. I need to fill in a couple holes, about 1/2" in diameter in some brick and also a couple in some black mortar. I hadn't considered using mortar, maybe I should, but if I don't what would be the next best product to use? Thanks. Drill new holes in the new light, or in a mounting plate you make for it. Keep up dummy. "...As luck would have it the mounting holes for the new lights are not in the same location as the old lights -- not even close." Sounds like former holes are a visual defect for the new light. Who drills new holes in a light fixture? Mounting hole don't necessarily show. Get a clue, dummy. Hey dummy, Why is the OP needing to fill holes for /after a new light? Any chance the new light fixture can't cover the former hole positions? Holes need filling outside the mount. Tell us more, bright guy. After you show me the light, since you have sure knowledge of its characteristics, dummy . Let the OP explain it to you dummy. No reason I have to show you anything. Let the OP decide if I have anything to contribute, instead of making your silly assumptions, then. |
Need to fill holes in brick and mortar
On 05/17/2015 10:09 PM, J Burns wrote:
The only sensible answer is duck tape. On lunar TV, Gene Cernan used it to fix the fender of his dune buggy. A lesser man wouldn't have dared attempt it, wearing astronaut mitts in an environment where objects were 400F in the sun and -200F in the shade. Don't believe everything you see on tv. *If* we actually went to the moon (and that's a big if), I doubt that was your typical Harbor Freight duck tape. |
Need to fill holes in brick and mortar
On 5/18/15 4:22 AM, Buck Rodgers wrote:
On 05/17/2015 10:09 PM, J Burns wrote: The only sensible answer is duck tape. On lunar TV, Gene Cernan used it to fix the fender of his dune buggy. A lesser man wouldn't have dared attempt it, wearing astronaut mitts in an environment where objects were 400F in the sun and -200F in the shade. Don't believe everything you see on tv. *If* we actually went to the moon (and that's a big if), I doubt that was your typical Harbor Freight duck tape. http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2008/21apr_ducttape/ Cernan: "And I hate to say it, but I'm going to have to take some time to try … to get that fender back on. Jack, is the tape under my seat, do you remember?" (He's referring to a roll of ordinary, gray duct tape.) Schmitt: "Yes." Cernan: "Okay. I can't say I'm very adept at putting fenders back on. But I sure don't want to start without it. I'm just going to put a couple of pieces of good old-fashioned American gray tape on it...(and) see whether we can't make sure it stays." In spite of his thick gloves, Cernan managed to unroll and tear off the needed pieces, but moondust foiled his first repair: Cernan: "…good old-fashioned gray tape doesn't want to stick very well." Note the dust caked in the rim. It couldn't have happened on the moon because they'd just unloaded the buggy. Besides, it takes air currents to make dust double back and hit a rim. NASA tells us there is no air on the moon. The valet must have gotten the rim dusty on earth, when he brought the buggy to be loaded on the lander, and everybody was too busy to brush it off. |
Need to fill holes in brick and mortar
On Sun, 17 May 2015 19:21:18 -0700, "Bob F"
wrote: Oren wrote: On Sun, 17 May 2015 19:01:16 -0700, "Bob F" wrote: Oren wrote: On Sun, 17 May 2015 18:35:58 -0700, "Bob F" wrote: Gordon Shumway wrote: We had some lights mounted to the brick on our fireplace. My wife says they have gone out of style and she bought some new ones to take their place. As luck would have it the mounting holes for the new lights are not in the same location as the old lights -- not even close. I need to fill in a couple holes, about 1/2" in diameter in some brick and also a couple in some black mortar. I hadn't considered using mortar, maybe I should, but if I don't what would be the next best product to use? Thanks. Drill new holes in the new light, or in a mounting plate you make for it. Keep up dummy. "...As luck would have it the mounting holes for the new lights are not in the same location as the old lights -- not even close." Sounds like former holes are a visual defect for the new light. Who drills new holes in a light fixture? Mounting hole don't necessarily show. Get a clue, dummy. Hey dummy, Why is the OP needing to fill holes for /after a new light? Any chance the new light fixture can't cover the former hole positions? Holes need filling outside the mount. Tell us more, bright guy. After you show me the light, since you have sure knowledge of its characteristics, dummy. Bob, as usual you have a warped view of the world. It's unfortunate you need a picture to figure out what everyone else was able to figure out without one. Get a life. |
Need to fill holes in brick and mortar
On Sun, 17 May 2015 22:09:01 -0400, J Burns
wrote: On 5/17/15 9:46 PM, Oren wrote: On Sun, 17 May 2015 18:35:58 -0700, "Bob F" wrote: Gordon Shumway wrote: We had some lights mounted to the brick on our fireplace. My wife says they have gone out of style and she bought some new ones to take their place. As luck would have it the mounting holes for the new lights are not in the same location as the old lights -- not even close. I need to fill in a couple holes, about 1/2" in diameter in some brick and also a couple in some black mortar. I hadn't considered using mortar, maybe I should, but if I don't what would be the next best product to use? Thanks. Drill new holes in the new light, or in a mounting plate you make for it. Keep up dummy. "...As luck would have it the mounting holes for the new lights are not in the same location as the old lights -- not even close." Sounds like former holes are a visual defect for the new light. Who drills new holes in a light fixture? The only sensible answer is duck tape. On lunar TV, Gene Cernan used it to fix the fender of his dune buggy. A lesser man wouldn't have dared attempt it, wearing astronaut mitts in an environment where objects were 400F in the sun and -200F in the shade. You win the prize for the best answer in this thread! Cernan has a terrific sense of humor. The man who had recently bought the duck tape factory got rich. Friend of Nixon? |
Need to fill holes in brick and mortar
On 5/17/2015 7:12 PM, Gordon Shumway wrote:
We had some lights mounted to the brick on our fireplace. My wife says they have gone out of style and she bought some new ones to take their place. As luck would have it the mounting holes for the new lights are not in the same location as the old lights -- not even close. I need to fill in a couple holes, about 1/2" in diameter in some brick and also a couple in some black mortar. I hadn't considered using mortar, maybe I should, but if I don't what would be the next best product to use? Thanks. You have a long thread going for something that is relatively simple. First thing that comes to mind is latex sanded stucco patch. All big box stores probably carry it. It is workable and paintable, and with a little practice one should be able to match texture precisely....either smoothe with a putty knife or push it in with fingers and dab surface with a stiff brush to match texture of brick or mortar. A little acryllic hobby paint to match color. Done. I certainly would not want to bother with mortar for something so small. Or if feasible, build a wood something to hold the new fixture and and run wires behind from the old holes. Or forget mounting lights on the dang brick and put 'em on the wall or ceiling :o) |
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