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I strongly suspect this won't end well but here goes anyway...
1. Mount flag bracket to cement block column
I have a flag hanging in front of my house. Got a nice, solid metal bracket for it, not that plastic crap. Used tapcons to fasten the bracket to the cement block exterior column. Some heavy wind the other day caused the screws to pull out of the column. I want some "give" between the bracket and the cement column so when the bracket is torqued by the wind blowing the flag, all the stress isn't transferred directly to the screws. I bought some gasket maker to put between the bracket and the cement column for that purpose. I was wondering if any of you guys had advice on how to best anchor the bracket to the column. Is there a better product than tapcons or is there something else I can do to make them more effective?
2. Hang lights around pool enclosure
Got a pool last year. Want to mount string lights around the enclosure. Presumably fastening to the metal frame of the pool enclosure. Somebody recommended using command hooks. I want something sturdy enough to withstand being out in the hot sun and pouring rain and I'm not sure those things will do it. Anybody got any experience? Will the command hooks hold up, or am I better off using something else? If something else, then what exactly do you recommend?
3. (Bonus) Attach hooks for pool tool hanging
So along with the pool comes the pool tool, brush/broom at the end of a long pole, net, hook, whatever. I'd like to hang these horizontally on hooks (and bring them into the garage if there's a hurricane coming). I prefer not to drill a lot of holes into the cement block wall of the house but I'll do it if it's the best solution. I'd like to attach the hooks to the metal frame of the pool enclosure but I'd have to do it in a way where a strong wind wouldn't cause the tool to move and damage the screen. So am I better off attaching the hooks to the wall of the house or can I attach them to the metal frame of the pool enclosure and if it is the latter, what would you use to attach the hooks to the metal frame?
Alex.
1. Mount flag bracket to cement block column
I have a flag hanging in front of my house. Got a nice, solid metal bracket for it, not that plastic crap. Used tapcons to fasten the bracket to the cement block exterior column. Some heavy wind the other day caused the screws to pull out of the column. I want some "give" between the bracket and the cement column so when the bracket is torqued by the wind blowing the flag, all the stress isn't transferred directly to the screws. I bought some gasket maker to put between the bracket and the cement column for that purpose. I was wondering if any of you guys had advice on how to best anchor the bracket to the column. Is there a better product than tapcons or is there something else I can do to make them more effective?
2. Hang lights around pool enclosure
Got a pool last year. Want to mount string lights around the enclosure. Presumably fastening to the metal frame of the pool enclosure. Somebody recommended using command hooks. I want something sturdy enough to withstand being out in the hot sun and pouring rain and I'm not sure those things will do it. Anybody got any experience? Will the command hooks hold up, or am I better off using something else? If something else, then what exactly do you recommend?
3. (Bonus) Attach hooks for pool tool hanging
So along with the pool comes the pool tool, brush/broom at the end of a long pole, net, hook, whatever. I'd like to hang these horizontally on hooks (and bring them into the garage if there's a hurricane coming). I prefer not to drill a lot of holes into the cement block wall of the house but I'll do it if it's the best solution. I'd like to attach the hooks to the metal frame of the pool enclosure but I'd have to do it in a way where a strong wind wouldn't cause the tool to move and damage the screen. So am I better off attaching the hooks to the wall of the house or can I attach them to the metal frame of the pool enclosure and if it is the latter, what would you use to attach the hooks to the metal frame?
Alex.