I have a downspout that does not want to stay connected to the wall. The screw pulled out of the brick (not mortar) and I need to put it back in again. I have tried anchors, but those didn't seem to work. Anyone got a glue answer or should I get a bigger anchor?

~egon

I would say bigger anchor or bigger screw. Glue might be a temporary fix but i can't imagine it lasting too long in the weather.

I would try a larger tapcon screw since the hole is already there. You could also put a little silicon caulk in the hole prior to installing the screw. http://www.lowes.com/Search=tapcon?storeId=10151&langId=-1&catalogId=10051&N=0&newSearch=true&Ntt=tapcon#!

Liquid nails will work if you can temporary secure the assembly until it has time to cure.

I anchored and gate latch to the side of my house by putting a bunch of tooth picks in the hole with liquid nails then the Tapcon screw. Held up fine.

Use a concrete anchor adhesive. Simpson strong tie makes some really good stuff. I have used SET-XP to hold anchors for metal gates in concrete.

There are probably others that would work just as well. Make sure it is 2 part stuff and not a single tube.

Thus stuff is expensive, about $40, but it works.

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Liquid nails will work if you can temporary secure the assembly until it has time to cure.

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Liquid nails and a larger Tapcon.

I attached a fence post to my brick patio. The problem with my bricks was they had hollow sections. So I drilled a hole, filled it with quick-crete, redrilled the hole and then used an expanding anchor bolt. That was about 15 years ago.

I put a flagpole bracket on my brick a couple years ago. It quickly pulled out. Mixed up some JB Weld and stuck the screws and anchors back in. It hasn't budged in over two years.

Hammer Drill plus Tapcon.

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I put a flagpole bracket on my brick a couple years ago. It quickly pulled out. Mixed up some JB Weld and stuck the screws and anchors back in. It hasn't budged in over two years.

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I had a terrible problem with my flagpole pulling out of the brick. I ended up going back and patching most of the holes that I had already drilled (as the screws had wiggled around and widened the holes making them unusable). Then I drilled new holes and used a 2-part masonry epoxy. Filled the holes with it before screwing in the screws and for good measure tossed some on the face of the brick and the back of my bracket. That sucker is stuck on there tight for the rest of time.

If it is just for a gutter, all you need to do is get you some JB weld and fill in the holes, wait for it to cure, then drill a pilot hole and put a new screw in.

Some of the other things mentioned are good products, but they are not sold for pissant little fixes like you need done so you'll end up buying a lot of product to only use about 1 oz of it.

The other cheap and easy fix is to get a lead drop in - drill out the hole, pound in the drop in, thread your new screw into the drop in.

A Tapcon screw should be all you require for this application. Pre-drill a new pilot hole using the correct size bit for your anchor. Screw the anchor in using a hammer drill and it will hold.

Unless the Liquid Nails is their polyurethane option it will not be a suitable solution and could interfere with the screw threads tapping properly into the masonry.

none of this matters if you have crappy, sandy, Mexican brick!

If I don't plan on moving the screws for a long time, I always use a concrete screw or whatever best choice is, then fill the hole with liquid nails before I tighten up the final setup. Lasts for years; the screw won't work its way loose over time like a dry application will.