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Originally this was the plan yes, but I agree with all the advice on here that the brick is not going to provide a strong enough structure. So plan b is to sit the balustrade posts on top of the slabs and fix vertically through the slab. If I add concrete underneath I can avoid having to fix...

Hi thanks, I'm not sure you understood what I mean. I won't be putting the fixings into the brick. I'll be putting them into the concrete. Surely that will help?

Sammy, thanks for all your thoughts on this. I really do share your concerns about the ability of my masonry to take the weight of the glass and the posts as there is going to be an awful lot of weight to bear. I have listened to the fitters, but as it is my balustrade! and you only get one...

Thanks. The balustrade fitters say 10cm deep into brick with a resin and rod using the side fixing is acceptable.

Just to let you know, after further looking around, I'm going to side mount the posts as per photo and fix them using a threaded bar and resin. I think it will be stronger than going vertically down through the brick.

Yes we didn't give much thought to the balustrade until now. Those threaded bar and resin fixings which I'd never come across before, look like they should be pretty good. How deep should I put them? The metal posts are about 1m high. Thanks for all the help. Andrew

Hi I have attached a photo. There is only a 2cm overhang of the slab over the brick and balustrade will run along the edge on the left hand side of the photo, fixed into the brick through the slab.

Hi I need to find the best way to securely fix the metal posts for a glass balustrade. The post brackets sit horizontally and bolts go through vertically. The brackets will be sitting on the edge of a raised patio. The patio is constructed of Indian sandstone slabs on a single skin of house...