Re: [Paddlewise] Hooks in Concrete

From: Joe Pylka <pylka_at_castle.net>
Date: Mon, 12 Jul 1999 14:15:51 -0400
>I'm thinking here that we are talking about an installation by amateurs,
>not professional carpenters or concrete people.  I know that you can drill
>into concrete and, if you don't hold the drilling device steady, you can
>enlarge the hole and perhaps make it not round.  This is not too hard to
>imagine when you are drilling overhead as in a garage roof.  I'm thinking
>also that the holding strength of the anchors is directly dependent on the
>diameter and regularity of the hole.

        Here, however, you are talking about no more than about 100 lbs
divided into two anchors.  Not an impossible weight.  Also, if out of round
or enlarged, installing lag shields then the bolts should take care of any
problems.



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