How to Install a Basketball Goal to a Brick House

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By Holly Craft
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Standard mountable basketball goal

A basketball goal can provide a great source of physical activity not only for children but adults too. Basketball goals can be set up in a freestanding manner, either weighted down by a substance such as sand or water or planted into the ground. Or, basketball goals can be mounted to an already existing surface such as an outside wall. Mounting a basketball goal to a brick house requires a few necessary steps.

Difficulty: Moderately Challenging

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

mountable basketball goal
ladders
measuring tape
an assistant
drill
drill bit for brick
anchors
screws
level
chalk

Mounting a basketball goal to brick

Step 1

Determine where on your brick wall you want to mount your basketball goal.
Step 2

Climb your ladder and use a measuring tape to set the height of the goal. Mark the height with chalk.
Step 3

Measure the mounting bracket screw holes and mark with chalk where they need to be placed on the brick.
Step 4

Drill holes through the brick with a brick drill bit. Insert anchors.
Step 5

Tapcon concrete screw

With help from an assistant, attach the basketball goal to the brick wall by using a screw, such as a Tapcon concrete screw.

Tips & Warnings

Measure several times before you mount your basketball goal to make sure you have the exact height you want.
Mounting a basketball goal to a brick house will not allow you to adjust the height as easily as a freestanding goal would.