Tighten the fastener until it s secure.
Handrail concrete block wall anchor.
Slip the concrete sleeve anchor into the hole.
Regular drill bits will.
Having peace of mind that the railing you designed meets specifications and is installed properly is a necessity.
Anchoring railing to concrete brick or masonry.
Place the flange onto the concrete anchors you just hammered in.
Use a hammer drill when installing anchors into hard surfaces such as stone concrete and brick.
When installing these concrete anchors special care must be taken to ensure safe and proper fastening.
In many construction applications concrete anchors must be fastened to a concrete block to hold a fixture or item of some kind.
Specifying the anchors for a handrail or guardrail application may not be the most exciting design you ever work on as an architect or engineer but that doesn t make it any less critical to the safety of the building occupants.
Slide the anchor into the hole and pound it in.
The hole should be from 2 inches to 4 inches deep.
Hand tighten bolts onto anchors.
Be sure to have plenty of extra bits on hand and use a can of compressed air or a blower to clean.
Place flange on concrete anchors.
By increasing the embedded depth of the post the pull out strength will increase.
With the holes drilled and the debris cleaned out you can now hammer in the concrete anchors.
Here you use the mentioned epoxy type anchors.
Create a hole with a masonry core drill that is at least 1 inch larger than the diameter of the railing or bolt.
Large diameter tapcons or ldt s are the fastest strongest fasteners i ve found for anchoring to concrete.
Hold the object you re fastening firmly against the wall because the anchor will draw it only slightly tighter as you tighten the screw or nut.
Slide the washers onto the anchors and hand tighten the nuts down first.
The hammer drive anchor comes in two diameters of 3 16 and 1 4 and in various lengths to accommodate different thickness of the material being fastened to the cinder block.
Step 2 mix anchoring cement by adding about 5 parts anchoring cement to 1 part clean water.
In this video i show steps for using them to insta.
Once the nail is set in the anchor body of the hammer drive anchor the anchor cannot be removed without cutting off the head.
You will need to drill a pilot hole when using any type of concrete anchor.
If the concrete is far to easy to drill but still dry you won t get enough strength to fix a handrail safely.
