Tarnari
2021-03-17 21:55:38
- #1
Hello dear forum members,
I could use some advice on how to best attach a solar light to a stone post that holds a house number at the beginning of our driveway from the street. The reason is that the number is made of stainless steel and is practically invisible from the street in the dark when mounted on the stone. We do have one on the house as well, but the driveway is about 30 meters long.
The problem object looks like this:

The light should/must be attached like this.

Here are some pictures of the light itself.

This is the bracket, please note the mounting holes.

Basically, I want to anchor the light with plugs. However, I'm afraid the stone will chip because I only have about 1.3 cm clearance to the edge of the corner.
For now, I tried silicone, as you can see in the first photo, but that definitely didn’t hold.
I would now be interested in your assessment or ideas:
The material is like a paving stone or curb. Should I fear it will chip off? If yes, how should I do it then? Construction adhesive that can do this? The bracket also doesn’t have a flat mounting surface. Only these narrow grooves. I’m unsure whether any adhesive would hold there. I would of course also like to be able to remove it without serious residue. The silicone stains in the first picture are already annoying me.
I could use some advice on how to best attach a solar light to a stone post that holds a house number at the beginning of our driveway from the street. The reason is that the number is made of stainless steel and is practically invisible from the street in the dark when mounted on the stone. We do have one on the house as well, but the driveway is about 30 meters long.
The problem object looks like this:
The light should/must be attached like this.
Here are some pictures of the light itself.
This is the bracket, please note the mounting holes.
Basically, I want to anchor the light with plugs. However, I'm afraid the stone will chip because I only have about 1.3 cm clearance to the edge of the corner.
For now, I tried silicone, as you can see in the first photo, but that definitely didn’t hold.
I would now be interested in your assessment or ideas:
The material is like a paving stone or curb. Should I fear it will chip off? If yes, how should I do it then? Construction adhesive that can do this? The bracket also doesn’t have a flat mounting surface. Only these narrow grooves. I’m unsure whether any adhesive would hold there. I would of course also like to be able to remove it without serious residue. The silicone stains in the first picture are already annoying me.