Washing line - brick wall - anchor bolt

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I need to put one of these into a brick wall.

http://www.screwfix.com/p/eye-shield-anchors-m10-x...

If it makes any difference the wall will be new (i.e built in the last couple of weeks).

Idea is that one end of a washing line will go on it and the other end goes to a concrete fence post.

My concern is, having seen it happen before, is that when the bolt expands it may cause the brick to crack. I would also be concerned that the load will pull the bricks out.

The washing line is quite long and will take a full load of an 8 or 9kg washing machine.

I assume you should drill into the mortar (in the middle of a joint or corner?) rather than into a brick, but would drilling onto the brick made the connection stronger?

Anyone done this recently and have a view?

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nyt said:

I used a Screw eye and a rawlplug. Been up for a couple of years without any problem.

Something like: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Dutyhook-10X100-Thread-Sta...

My concern would it be pulling out too easily

As it happens one of the walls it could go into is still buing built

I have some of those anchor shield things left so I can ask if maybe they could put one in tothe wall for me while layign the bricks and then 'engaging it' so it is properly submerged un the morter - maybe that makes it more secure.

Will ask about these as well.

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dickymint said:

^^^ This ^^^

Your Anchor Bolt is way over the top and of all the suggestions on here, is the one more likely to split a brick.

OK, SDS drill into centre of brick and screw one of those in. M8 will do?

Anyone know any 'real life' chain stores you can buy them in?

The bricks I have are the oens with 3 holes in so there is mortar in the middle. So I need to think so I want one that goes all the way through the brick or just into the middle?