How to mount a doorbell nameplate or doorbell button on a clinker wall?

  • Erstellt am 2015-12-26 16:55:05

Volkmann

2015-12-26 16:55:05
  • #1
Hello everyone,

we want to buy a new doorbell button. Before we order it, I am wondering how I could best mount it on our house wall.

We have Klinker (see photo).

The button protrudes about 2-3 cm from the back of the doorbell plate (see another photo). I estimate the diameter to be about 2 cm.

Question 1: Do you think I can drill a sufficiently large hole into a joint of the Klinker wall so that the button disappears into the wall and the doorbell plate lies more or less flush on the exterior wall? I also need to be able to attach the cable (which runs horizontally in a joint; see photo) to the back of the button.

Question 2: For mounting, there are two threaded studs on the back, into which pins are screwed and then inserted into anchors. So I would have to drill two holes into the Klinker, which I would rather not do. Can I instead cut off the two threaded studs with a Dremel and glue the doorbell plate to the Klinker with silicone? Would that hold or not?


 

Saruss

2015-12-27 09:24:14
  • #2
I have a completely different brick, had to (wanted to) drill for the mailbox, both into the joint and into the brick. With proper tools, both are no problem. And such a sign is supposed to hang there for a longer time, so no worries about the hole.
 

Volkmann

2015-12-27 13:49:13
  • #3
I must have expressed myself unclearly. It's clear that I will get holes in it. But I would rather avoid that because I might buy a new doorbell someday that might not cover the holes. And holes in the clinker don't look good.
 

Saruss

2015-12-27 17:28:30
  • #4
I don't think there is any adhesive that lasts 10+ years regardless of hot, cold, or wet conditions, and can then be removed absolutely residue-free. Silicone, for example, certainly doesn't last that long and can also leave residues. If the back of the sign is too smooth, it also doesn't hold particularly well. The best option is to drill into the joints, as that is the easiest to do; the second best is to buy a larger doorbell sign later.
 

Soroka

2015-12-28 14:41:17
  • #5
One might consider me a botcher, but I would first try using silicone. Holes can always be drilled later. Silicone is needed for sealing anyway, otherwise the connections can be forgotten after 1-2 years. Maybe just a layer about 1cm wide (pressed) at the edges, so it can be removed again. That holds well enough...
 

Volkmann

2016-01-08 18:39:00
  • #6
So I have now decided to go for drilling. Do I need to spray the holes with silicone somehow after drilling before inserting the anchors? I read something like that, but I might be mistaken.
 

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