Attaching trellis to a wall

pink_poppy

I'm not sure if this is the right place to ask, but does anyone know how/if I could attach trellis to a wall??

We have a brick wall with a 5-6 inch stone 'edging' on top which slightly overhangs the brick. I haven't bought the trellis yet but the one I've seen is 2 feet in height. It has a criss-cross effect which makes the bit of the trellis I would be attaching to the wall about 2 inches deep. I want the trellis to show above the wall but to be attached on one side, if that makes sense??

My only idea is to drill holes in the side of the stone (because this overhangs the brick), maybe in a few places, use rawl plugs & screw the trellis into place??

Does anyone have any better ideas??

Thank you.

lostinrates

I'd consider battens on the back of the trellis deep enough to absorb the difference then attaching. One row of attaching seems too risky!

pink_poppy

Thanks for the reply, lostinrates. Not 100% sure what you mean there, but that's only because I'm not very DIY minded

Would the battens be then screwed into the brick, so the trellis would be attached to the stone & the brick, making it more secure??

Actually, think I'm confusing myself there

lostinrates

I'd screw battens on to the brick, then the trellis on to the battens (if the stone topping is quite thin it would concern me it would crack) I'm only a bodger though.

Yorkie1

I've always thought that battens behind a trellis are a wise move anyway - allows access behind the trellis for plant stems, and makes the trellis easier to remove if you need access to the wall.

jasmin10

ohh I'm scared of drilling so I used no nails on my trellis and held it for a couple of minutes and it was fine, my jasmin is all over it and it hasnt fallen off yet:) and it's been 3 years since.

pink_poppy

Haha, I'm a bodger & I'm scared of drills so I'm expecting it to be quite an interesting experience for me!! First time I've ever attempted something like this.

I think I like the idea of attaching battens to the brick & then attaching the trellis to the battens, sounds better than my idea & definitely sounds like it would be more sturdy. Think I'm going to need some seriously long screws to get through the battens, trellis & brick though!! :rotfl:

The trellis is for security/privacy only, I won't be growing anything up it, or hadn't planned to anyway... got me thinking now :think:

Thanks for the help everyone

Mojisola

pink_poppy wrote: »

We have a brick wall with a 5-6 inch stone 'edging' on top which slightly overhangs the brick.

Is the wall definitely yours? You don't want to upset a neighbour by drilling into their wall.

gardenroute

pink_poppy wrote: »

We have a brick wall with a 5-6 inch stone 'edging' on top which slightly overhangs the brick. I haven't bought the trellis yet but the one I've seen is 2 feet in height.

The stone edging is coping - a waterproof layer to stop water penetrating the brickwork. Its best left alone IMHO - especially if there's a risk you might crack it.
You need to fix it to battens and the bricks and if its 2ft in height then I'm not sure this will work as well as you first thought.
Trellis can also be damaged by the wind unless it is fixed securely; ideally it would be fixed in all four corners.
But its not a diffcult job to put it up - just take your time and make sure its all level.
You could put posts into the ground and put up trellis panels but you need to check how far the wall foundations come out first.
And def. check with the neighbours first/find out whose wall it is.

pink_poppy

Thank you Mojisola & gardenroute The wall is definitely ours, it's not shared with a neighbour so no problems there.

I've decided I'm definitely not going to drill into the stone coping (thanks for that word gardenroute ) as it's already a bit crumbly looking in parts & I hadn't realised it has a function, I thought it was purely decorative

So, I definitely need to have a think about the best way to do this, I live in a fairly exposed area so would have to make absolutely sure the trellis wasn't going to come adrift in strong winds. Back to the drawing board methinks.

Thanks again everyone for your help, much appreciated

lostinrates

If its for a low height of privacy why not plant something infront of the wall?