If you’re like me and you’re a newbie at drilling into concrete or brick, the easiest way to get comfortable with it is to practice. But before you can do that, you’ll want all of these materials on hand.

If you’re using a regular drill, as I did, you’ll notice that you’ll need a bit of pressure on the drill. Start slowly. You’ll notice that the carbide tip will bore into the brick or concrete, pulling up masonry dust to clear the hole as you drill.

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As I mentioned before, typically you’ll want to use a hammer drill or an impact driver for drilling into brick or concrete. But if you’re like most homeowners, you’re most likely only going to own a regular power drill. Many tool brands will sell a regular power drill and an impact driver combo, keeping costs lower than if you bought them separately. Look for deals around the holidays to get a set!

I avoided drilling into brick and concrete for so long because it was one of those tasks that seemed like it would be “too difficult” or something that would require me to own a host of complicated tools. Recently, though, I couldn’t avoid it any longer.

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I laugh at myself now thinking about how nervous I was about driving into masonry. Now that I’ve done it, I’m thinking of other projects that I can use these masonry bits: adding a railing on my basement stairs (which requires me to drill into concrete, making a Welcome sign to hang on the brick wall near my front door, and more.

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Founders opted to launch the first Harvey’s in Richmond Hill at the corner of Yonge Street and Observatory Lane, on the site of a bankrupt Dairy Queen, in 1959.

Below, you’ll see my drilling a test hole into the brick, using a size that I thought would be perfect for the screw I am using. Later, I realized that I needed a smaller size drilling bit because the screw was too wiggly inside the hole.

“We put up this trench of planks to see what would happen,” Sukornyk said in an interview years ago. “People walked over the planks to come into the restaurant the first few days. There was no seating until years later. It was takeout. There was no lobby. It was open air. We were closed in.

When drilling into wood, especially cedar (like how I built these raised garden beds, below), it’s a good idea to drill a hole that’s a little bit smaller than the screw you’re using. This pilot hole allows the screw to go in more easily, while still having enough resistance. The pilot hole also protects the surrounding area. Cedar, for example, will crack and split if you try to drive in screws without a pilot hole.

If you’re doing a bigger job that will require a lot of drilling into concrete or brick, or thicker holes, definitely invest in a hammer drill to make the job easier and faster. I’m surprised that I don’t own a hammer drill already! I definitely plan on adding one to my collection soon!

However, when drilling into concrete or brick, both the type of drill to use and the type of drill bit to use changes. Instead, you’d typically use a drill called a hammer drill. Not only does it spin the drill bit, allowing you to bore a hole into the masonry, but it has a hammering motion built in that allows the drill bit to dig in.

Sukornyk and Mauran also collaborated on other projects but after a long run as business partners in Harvey’s Foods Limited, Sukornyk parted ways with Mauran and the board of directors. The date was Oct. 15, 1971: Sukornyk had been out of town on a business trip and when he got off the plane, he was surprised to see Mauran there to greet him.

Somewhere along the way during those games, Sukornyk and Mauran decided to open an eatery called Harvey’s. On Feb. 11, 1959, the new venture was incorporated as Harvey’s Drive-in Limited for $10, with the letters of patent costing $100.

Because of the high cost of land in downtown Toronto, Sukornyk and Mauran opted to launch the first Harvey’s in Richmond Hill, at the corner of Yonge Street and Observatory Lane, on the site of a bankrupt Dairy Queen. Opening Day was April Fool’s Day, 1959. The venue consisted of a wooden building; the parking lot wasn’t paved.

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“We were the first with selling franchises. You could smell the oil on a franchise. You better believe it. There was no shortage of people out there wanting to get a franchise. We had a lot of fun doing it.”

What was surprising is that driving a screw into brick was just as easy as driving a screw into wood. It went in easily, without as much resistance as I assumed it would.

Despite his terse departure, Sukornyk felt good about his time operating Harvey’s. He was the brand’s marketing expert and he was proud of what he had achieved.

The first Harvey’s restaurant, in its initial location at Yonge and Observatory Lane in Richmond Hill, as seen circa 1990. This venue of the eatery, which opened in 1959, was demolished in 2012 to make way for condos.

You’ll notice my little test hole to the left. That’s the one that was a little too big. I drilled another hole in the brick, going smaller. The masonry screw had fit perfectly into the hole! Use a regular power drill with a driving bit to tighten it up.

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He was born in Posen, Poland today, but came to Canada at the age of six months, attended Jarvis Collegiate Institute in Toronto and was called to the bar at Osgoode Hall in 1956. His first job was as a real-estate lawyer, working upstairs in the Swiss Chalet building at 1409 Yonge St. for Imperial Oil Ltd., and he often ate rotisserie chicken downstairs. That was where he met Rick Mauran, Swiss Chalet’s founder.

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Sukornyk, 96, died Oct. 6 and his Harvey’s legacy stands. Sixty-fouryears later after the opening of that first location, Harvey’s remains one of Canada’s most familiar brands, with close to 300 locations across the country.

“I was twiddling my thumbs until one day, I met Rick and we played chess all day,” Sukornyk told me for a 2019 book I wrote about Mauran titled “Genius.”

How Sukornyk and Mauran arrived at Harvey’s as a moniker has been the source of much discussion over the years but Sukornyk explained how it came about. He debunked the theory about John Harvey, who was closing his used-car lot in Toronto.

Founders opted to launch the first Harvey’s in Richmond Hill at the corner of Yonge Street and Observatory Lane, on the site of a bankrupt Dairy Queen, in 1959.

I grabbed a concrete paver from my garden to practice drilling into. If you don’t have one lying around, head to Home Depot and pick up a practice brick. They’re usually about $1 – $2. You’ll want to practice drilling into concrete or brick first before you try to drill into the concrete and brick around your home! At least if you “ruin” the brick, all is not lost. ? You’ll also want to make sure that the brick or concrete is secure. Use a clamp or a non-skid mat so when you’re drilling, the masonry isn’t wiggling and shifting.

“I did the majority of the work. I got the name. I had the original idea for Harvey’s. You have to appreciate that someone came up with an idea, with a thought. We were way ahead of our time. We were pioneers. We were first in Toronto with a food franchise,” he said. “George Cohon came in with McDonald’s years later.

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Whenever you drill a hole (typically into wood or drywall, if you’re a typical homeowner), there are two things you need: a drill and drill bits. A drill simply rotates the drill bit, and with a little force when pushing on the drill, the rotating drill bit will bore a hole into the wood, drywall, plastic, or whatever other materials you might be drilling.

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“We also had french fries and chocolate milkshakes. That was the menu. We could only afford one shaker for the milkshakes. We went with one head and that was chocolate.”

And, as silly as it sounds, I had felt so accomplished after driving my first masonry screw into this brick! HA! It tightened up securely. I knew that after successfully drilling into this brick, I was ready to tackle the hanging plastic shutter on my house.

That’s a good question. You’ll want to drill only as deep as you’ll need to for the screw to fit. Wood is a bit different in that you can drill 3/4 of the length of the screw. But with masonry screws, you’ll want to drill down the length of the screw.

After drilling the pilot hole in the brick veneer, I drove a masonry screw into the shutter and into the brick. It went in smoothly and tightened up nicely! Talk about feeling accomplished. It’s the little things, I tell ya. ?

When I felt comfortable enough drilling into brick, it was time to drill into the brick veneer of my house. The previous nail was in the mortar, which was fine since the shutter wasn’t very heavy. But generally, drilling into the face of the brick is much stronger than drilling into the mortar. That is where I wanted to drill into.

“Actually, because I saw us expanding into Quebec at a later date, I thought I’d name it after the great defenceman Doug Harvey with Les Canadiens hockey team,” Sukornyk recounted for the book. “Whenever I went to Montreal, I always saw Doug Harvey play. The name just came out of my head.”

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A good rule of thumb is to hold up the drilling bit and screw together you’ll be using and make sure that the screw is thicker than the drilling bit. Sometimes the screw packaging will tell you what size drilling bit to use. But if it doesn’t, holding them up so that they overlap, making sure that the drilling bit is a bit smaller will work. If necessary (and possible), do a test hole:

If you know very little about drilling into masonry, the first question you might be asking is, “Can I use a regular drill to drill into concrete or brick?”

Our home has plastic shutters and one of the nails broke that was holding the shutter to the exterior brick veneer. The shutter was hanging by a single nail because of a wind storm, swinging horizontally in front of our window. (I’m sure the neighbors were curious why we let it hang there for nearly a week).

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Have you ever needed to drill into concrete or brick? Well, if you own a house, I guarantee that there will come a day when you’ll need to–either to hang something over your masonry fireplace or to affix something to the outside of your brick veneer exterior.

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Secondly, the drill bits that you use for drilling into brick, stone, or concrete, would have to be masonry drill bits, like these concrete and brick masonry drill bits from Bosch called BlueGranite Turbo Carbide drill bits.

If you don’t have an impact driver, try drilling brick or concrete using a regular power drill. Although it’s not ideal, it can work, especially if you’re only boring one or two small holes.

Hubby, who also thought it would be too difficult to drill into the brick veneer, suggested (bless his heart) that we simply “glue it back” into place. As if gluing the shutter onto the broken nail sticking out of the brick would be a lasting solution. HA!Although drilling into masonry was something I had never done before, after getting my hands on a set of these Bosch BlueGranite hammer bits, when The Home Depot sent them to me to review, I realized that drilling into brick or concrete masonry is quite simple and didn’t require anything “fancy” in my toolbox other than the right bits and power tool. It’s nothing to be afraid of and certainly, nothing to avoid, as hubby and I had done!

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And while masonry won’t split and crack without a pilot hole, good luck trying to get a screw to go in there. You’ll create a pilot hole the same way: use a masonry drilling bit that is smaller than the screw you’ll be using.

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I went slowly and carefully, testing out these BlueGranite masonry tips. This was literally my very first time ever drilling through brick! What had once seemed so daunting suddenly didn’t seem like such a big deal. There is always a first time for everything, right? ?

You’ll notice that I have tape on the BlueGranite masonry bit. The tape helps me to know how deep I need to drill and reminds me of when I need to stop drilling. (Don’t mind all the nasty spider wells and debris that was behind my shutter!).

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Masonry screws are usually blue. Although I knew what they were, I had never screwed into brick or concrete so I had never bought any until that shutter fell off the brick veneer of my home. I wasn’t sure what size to buy, so I bought both the 1-1/4″ and the 2″ masonry screws.

At first, Sukornyk and Mauran had picked Humphrey’s as the name for their restaurant but they quickly concluded it was too long and also too expensive for a sign. Sukornyk went to a sign maker and scoffed when he found out “Humphrey’s” would cost $1,900. On the spot, he decided to go with Harvey’s; it would only cost $1,200.

Correction — Oct. 20, 2023: This story has been updated. An earlier version incorrectly stated that George Sukornyk was born in West Germany. West Germany was formed after his birth. Posen, his place of birth, is in present day Poland. In addition, Harvey’s remains today, 64 years after it’s first location, not 59 years, as incorrectly stated in a previous version.