How do I knock down a brick wall?

Mount a tv to a brick wall.

• Any issues to be aware of when wall mounting a flat tv to a brick wall? We're getting our recently purchased house ready to move into and one thing we want to do is mount our 42" plasma (~80lbs.) to the center wall in our den. However, the wall is brick. All the wall mounts I see for purchase (looking at http://www.monoprice.com/products/subdepartment.asp?c_id=109&cp_id=10828mainly) talk about mounting to normal dry wall. So is there anything special we need to know or consider about mounting this tv to a brick wall? Thanks for your help folks!

• Answer:

  Don't use anchors at all. Use those blue Tapcon screws. (I think Spax is another brand) If you use the correct bit (size should be listed on the package, or even come in the package) to predrill the hole, the screw will never come out. Test it if you like- install one and try to use a hammer claw to yank it out. You will probably be able to do pull-ups on it. (Hint: the correct size hole might seem too big. It will be easy to screw the screw in. That's how they work. The magic is in surface area- the edges of the threads might only dig into the brick a tenth of a mm. But the length of the thread if you could unwind it might be 20 cm. That's a lot of surface area.) (Another hint: drill the hole dead level, or slightly down into the wall. That way, there is no force trying to pull the screw out. Rather, the screw acts almost like a hook.)