Mortering Sleeves Into A Concrete Wall

Hammer the sleeve anchor through the ledger board into the concrete wall.

Mortering sleeves into a concrete wall.

Hammer the anchor into the hole in the concrete. Select a screw length to penetrate the concrete at least 1 in. As the pin is hammered in the sleeve expands outward. Drop the anchor into the hole in your fixture and hammer the pin on the top of the anchor to drive it into the concrete hole you drilled earlier.

Create the pilot hole with a carbide tipped masonry bit sized to the diameter of the concrete sleeve anchor or screw. Repeat this step for all the holes needed to secure the mount to the wall. Next use a concrete bit to drill into the concrete wall. Tighten the bolts carefully.

Watch our hang a shelf on a brick wall. Install your sleve anchors. Continue to hammer the anchor down until the nut and washer are tight against the fixture. Best for medium duty applications such as metal railing and grab bars set in concrete block.

To the thickness of the material you re attaching to get the minimum length of screw needed. We used to use 5 8 x 4 to crank in for bracing gang forms. Use a vacuum or round wire brush to remove the debris from the pilot hole. Do not over tighten.

If you don t have a setting tool just flip your sds bit around and use the shank pounding it in with a hammer. From section 305 5 in the 2006 ipc p2603 5 in the 2006 irc. In hard dense materials like concrete or stone this minimum 1 in. Install two bolts at the end of each ledger board.

How to drill into concrete to hang a tv shelves racks etc. Screw embedment will work fine. Simply drill a hole into the concrete hold the fixture you re fastening over the hole then use a hammer to tap the anchor into the hole. Another option is concrete bolts drill the right size hole and it is a self tapping bolt right into the concrete.

My diy way to screw brackets into cement same as brick. In this video i will show you how to drill into brick concrete and cement with a drill and also how to attach fix mount or anchor into a brick concrete or. Sleeve anchors masonry concrete anchors. Length is measured from the washer to the end of the anchor.

It should be a fairly tight fit. Use an impact driver. Sleeves pinch the side of the pilot hole and get tighter as the screw is driven into place.