Removing Concrete Floor Anchors

Before installing the wedge anchor drill the hole two times the length of the wedge anchor being installed.

Removing concrete floor anchors.

To be removed wedge anchors can be sawed off with a hacksaw or cutoff wheel at the surface of the base material. Any protruding metal may be pounded into the concrete using a heavy hammer. Step 2 grip with pliers then grip the nut with pliers and pull upward. It s just doing its job.

The boys from pennoscan removing one of 1500 masonry anchors from a warehouse floor. Female concrete anchors are generally simpler to remove. Remove the anchor bolt from the concrete by turning the bolt counterclockwise with the socket. There are only two ways to eliminate the wedge anchor from sticking above the concrete which are.

Place the threaded nut onto the concrete anchor bolt. Protruding anchors may be removed using and angle grinder of a boltbreaker. Tapcons are removable because they are threaded screws that tap threads into the concrete brick or block. If needed a hammer can be used to knock the anchoring tube below the floor and in some cases these tubes can simply be pulled out of the hole entirely.

If the anchors are of the screw in type place a screwdriver bit into the drill position the bit into the head of the anchor and turn the fastener loose in a counterclockwise direction. Usually a screwdriver pipe wrench or vise grips can unthread the protruding bolt leaving the female anchor flush with the concrete. This video shows the process for removing the old unusable bolts and replacing them with new wedge anchor bolts in preparation for receiving a new delphi spe. Therefore don t be too hard on the anchor bolt when it refuses to budge.

The role of concrete anchor bolts consists of creating a permanent or at the very least semi permanent bond between the structure and concrete component. Often a bolt can be removed simply by unscrewing it. Using a cutoff saw or grinding wheel cut the wedge anchor off at the surface of the concrete. Step 3 use a bolt extractor on a stubborn bolt.

If the bolt is rusted in place spray it with a penetrating lubricant and allow the lubricant to soak in according to manufacturer s instructions before removing. The more thorough the installation job the harder it will be to dislodge the anchor bolt from its position.