Flag pole bracket fixings

[5oysterman2]

Had a flag on front of property for 18 months. Noticed this week the bracket was coming away from the wall, obviously i assume due to strong winds in this area(Cumbria). The hole i drilled for the rawl plugs had got bigger, so they have become loose. The outside wall has a layer of render on it.

What can i use to fix it permanently? Cheers for any replies.

 

[mattylad]

bigger fixings.

Although looking at the bracket, if your in a windy area a more substantial one may be better, or drill out the holes in yours to allow bigger fixings.

 

[blup]

I would drill at least 100mm holes using nylon wall plugs and 6mm screws to get the best fixing.

Wind on a flag will exert considerable leverage. That will be reduced if you can connect the top of the flag pole to the wall via a wire cable.

Blup

 

[Odds]

drill a 12mm rawl bolt into the brick, not the mortar. Sorted.

 

[blup]

drill a 12mm rawl bolt into the brick, not the mortar. Sorted.

Have you seen the size of the fixing holes?

Blup

 

[Odds]

Gonna need a bigger bolt.

 

[blup]

A longer one

Blup

 

[5oysterman2]

Many thanks for all the replies

 

[5oysterman2]

Put these bolts in, so hopefully they might work . Also used some para cord as a guy rope, hopefully this will stop a lot of the movement too.