Surface
Mounting
Surface Mounting with toggle bolt
Surface
Mounting with concealed screw
"Surface
mounting" is used when access to the back of
the material to which a knob or pull is affixed is inaccessible,
or when no visible mounting is desired. It is sometimes
called a blind mounting because no visible means of mounting
are evident.
Since a surface mount is less common than a through-bolt
mounting, here are some important facts.
The components of a surface mounting are as follows:
- An
anchoring device, such as a wood screw (for use with solid
wood), a toggle bolt (for use on thin substrates like
tile or drywall), or a plastic or metal anchor (for use
in thicker substrates).
- An
aluminum bushing, or sleeve, used to create a post to
which the hardware is mounted.
- A
mounting rose, or washer, against which the bushing rests.
The rose can be the same size as the base of the pull
for a clean look, or larger for a more decorative, formal
look.
- A
set screw that goes through the side of the hardware and
is tightened into the bushing to affix the hardware to
the post
Step
1: Create a post projecting out from the surface to
which the hardware is to be mounted.
Step
2: Slide the pull over the newly-created post. Then,
using a
small screw, set at a right angle to the post, the pull
is secured to post.
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