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Posted by Joe on May 12, 2008, 11:11 pm
> Some anchors in the walls of a cement block house which are used for
> securing hurricane shutters have become loose and need to be
> replaced. =A0First question is, what's the best way to get them out of
> the wall with limited damage to surrounding areas and second, what
> would be best product to use to patch the holes before drilling and
> reinstalling new anchors?
>
> In one area at an outside corner, the anchor has become so loose that
> it's about to just fall out and there's about a quarter inch crack
> leading into the hole. =A0If I were to just pull this anchor and
> eliminate that spot altogether as an anchor point, would it be
> feasible to try force some hydraulic cement or maybe some epoxy into
> the hole so that it would fill voids behind and around the area
> without chipping or cutting a section away to reform the corner?
>
> Thanks for any tips and input.
Pull the anchor if its loose enough, clean the hole, spoon some 1:1
slow cure epoxy into it, and reinsert the anchor. If the anchor has
screw threads, put a well lubed screw into it before inserting, so it
can be readily removed for mounting the shutter. Should give you a
permanent fix, better than the original.
Joe
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