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re: is there a standard depth for house slabs
Posted on 5/30/18 at 9:51 am to kengel2
Posted on 5/30/18 at 9:51 am to kengel2
Thanks for all the answers! I'm asking because I am trying to anchor my gun safe to the slab. I don't know where the plumbing runs in this house and WBR doesn't have copies of the original plans (imagine that). That said, I don't want to go drilling concrete anchors in the slab and bust a pipe.
What depth would you recommend I drill to in order to secure 4 small diameter concrete anchors that will hold the safe in place?
ETA the piling question was in regards to a home I saw being built on False River. I couldn't grasp why they were spacing them as they were. Figured someone here would know.
What depth would you recommend I drill to in order to secure 4 small diameter concrete anchors that will hold the safe in place?
ETA the piling question was in regards to a home I saw being built on False River. I couldn't grasp why they were spacing them as they were. Figured someone here would know.
Posted on 5/30/18 at 10:03 am to tigerinthebueche
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That said, I don't want to go drilling concrete anchors in the slab and bust a pipe.
This may be asking a lot of your slab guys, but if you have the safe and can get a pattern for the bolts needed to secure it to the slab, have them place them in the wet concrete when the slab is poured. That way they will be well incorporated in the concrete and offer the best hold, especially if the bolt heads are in the slab with just the threaded part above it.
If that is not an option and you have to do it yourself, drill about 3 inches into the slab and secure the threaded rods with epoxy to secure them or use some type heavy duty anchoring system. But definitely find out where your plumbing is before drilling just to be safe---pardon the pun.
Posted on 5/30/18 at 10:12 am to tigerinthebueche
You don't drill through the slab with anchor bolts only into it.
Posted on 5/30/18 at 10:20 am to tigerinthebueche
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I don't want to go drilling concrete anchors in the slab and bust a pipe
Typically no plumbing should be in the slab, should be underground. Electrical conduit is probably run just under the slab if any. You should be fine, just dont drill through the entire slab.
Posted on 5/30/18 at 2:11 pm to tigerinthebueche
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What depth would you recommend I drill to in order to secure 4 small diameter concrete anchors that will hold the safe in place?
How small? You can probably get away with 3" if you use a high strength adhesive.
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I'm just gonna drill far enough to get the little bolts to hold then bolt the safe down on them.
Is this like a desktop safe?
This post was edited on 5/30/18 at 2:13 pm
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