How To Install Floor Anchor Pots In An Extisting Floor

Either you want to fasten something to a concrete floor or you just want to hang an objects on a concrete wall you have to learn the basic techniques on how to install a concrete anchor.

How to install floor anchor pots in an extisting floor.

Other anchors can work with concrete and brick but wedge anchors are a good all around anchor that you can use on light or heavy materials. There were install instructions for puting them in at the time of the whole floor being poured which is more along the lines of what i m doing only mine will be welded to the rebar of the floor which should make them way sturdier than just being laid in floor concrete. I have an 8 piece of a leaf spring with two holes to bolt to the anchors and welded a d ring to the leaf spring. You can buy wedge anchors online or at a hardware store.

The rebar will be bent with legs to keep it off the gravel and to keep it level. Stick this down on the gravel base. Also known as rod anchors they re often used with threaded rod to hang pipe and wiring. Install like a stud anchor just thread the anchor a nut and a washer onto the end of a threaded rod drive into a hole and turn the nut to expand the base.

My idea is to take some chain and run 3 8 rebar through it in an x patern. And then take some 4 pvc and thread the chain through it. The pot is inserted into the hole drilled in the concrete and a press forces the square wedge securely into the cylinder. Be sure to set pots to support the center section and allow room for the pulling device power post tower etc to be.

No device should be used to tighten the anchor pot other than an anchor pot press designed to pull anchor pots to the desired tight ness. With our 3 1 2 diamond concrete core drill the floor pots can be installed in existing floors and wedged into an immovable position so you can work in almost any position around a damaged vehicle. Installing anchor pots in existing floors. Choose a pattern that compliments your holding system for unibodies or trucks or whatever you will be working on.

I use this to winch non running vehicles into the garage with a snatch block attached to the d ring. Purchase anchors that penetrate into the concrete at least one inch 2 54 cm. If there are any questions or doubts about installing anchor pots call us immediately at 1 800 633 3002 before initiating any installation of the pots.