Use a hammer drill and inch diameter carbide tipped masonry drill bit to bore holes into the brick.
How to secure a window box to sill.
This is a bit trial and error as you may have to trim the edge of the lath if you find it too tight.
The pieces of treated lumber that are screwed to the house as well as the window box need to be attached using galvanized or stainless steel fasteners.
Step 1 purchase a window hanger for your box.
If you have a usable sill the job is easier.
We live in a rental apartment on the top floor of a 100 year old brownstone and the dilemma we have is not an uncommon one.
Use a 1 x1 or 2 x 1 wooden lath cut to just a touch wider than than the recess of your window.
Unless the window has a built in iron guard rail use hooks and side chains to secure the box to the wall as above.
If you started with a piece of lumber 3 inches wide the square bottom of the house piece needs to be 4 inches below the bottom of the window sill or window frame.
Drill a pilot hole in the bracket near the.
Hold the bracket up so that its top lines up with the mark on the siding.
How to secure a window box.
These will not rust.
Measure and mark the center of the window.
Many sills slope away from the house to throw off rainwater.
And make our block closer to winning greenest block in brooklyn we would need to figure out a way to secure window boxes so that they don t fall down onto our landlady.
For windows that swing out leave 6 to 8 inches of.
Then measure down from the sill the recommended distance and mark the center of the two mounting holes.
Then tap this down into the recess of the window with a rubber mallet.
Measure several inches below the windowsill to mark the placement of the top of the bracket.