I have drilled holes in a block waal and attached a basket ball hoop. However the wall has not provided adequate support for the fixings and the hoop is loose. Is there any product I can put in the holes to increase the grip of the fixings?
2007-01-15 02:54:08 · 15 answers · asked by mamatawa 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
you could try using some resin exploding bolts.
these are available from firms like Screwfix etc.
the bolt as the name explains is a long bolt that has a hollow in the centre of it which is filled with an epoxy resin, you drill the hole in the wall to a set dept as listed on the instruction sheet, when you put the bolt into the hole it looks as though you have not drilled the hole deep enough, this is where the trick comes in, you then hit the end of the bolt with a hammer, this explodes or fractures the hollow walls of the bolt and releases the resin into the hole, the resin then soaks into the walling block, you then have to wait for the epoxy to cure for the time stated in the instruction leaflet before tightening up the bolt to secure your basketball hoop.
I have used this type of fixing in both the old breeze blocks and the modern thermalite block walling to good effect, and the scouts in my old scout group are still using the shackles that we fastened into the scout hut wall using this method for securing their pioneering poles ten years later.
2007-01-15 11:53:32 · answer #1 · answered by Golden wheeler 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You should determine whether your block wall has been grouted, that is, whether the interior cells have been filled with concrete. If it hasn't been grouted, it will be more difficult to attach your basketball hoop.
But first, if there is concrete inside the block wall, your anchors should be positioned so that they will go into the concrete and not just the material of the block which is comparatively weak. Use a longer anchor, perhaps 5", depending on the thickness of the wall. It should be a sleeve type that expands like the one shown in the link below.
If your block wall is not grouted, it will not be reinforced with rebar, and individual blocks could easily come loose. You've got to distribute the forces acting on the basketball hoop over a larger area. A piece of 3/4" CDX plywood measuring at least 2' by 3' should be used. Mount the basketball hoop to the plywood, and then attach the plywood to the block wall using sleeve anchors in the corners.
2007-01-15 03:53:02 · answer #2 · answered by Tech Dude 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You have several choices. You can use expanding bolt anchors - Parabolts, RawBolts, Thorsman Screw Anchors etc. But be careful you don't crack the wall. Make sure you use the correct size of drill for the fixing. Or you can bolt a timber batten or better still two battens to the wall and fix your hoop to those. Otherwise use a Hilti resin anchor system, or drill right through the wall and use a long bolt with a washer plate on the other side.
2007-01-15 03:49:49 · answer #3 · answered by David W 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are lag bolts available especially for this purpose, especially into a block wall. Loews and Home Depot to the rescue. Ask the salesperson.
You probably have to do this for a proper solid work:
Take a solid 1" wood larger than the base of the basketball hoop. Anchor the wood to the block with the lag bolts you bought from Loews. Do the concrete epoxy around and smoothen it with finger for a neat job. Wait for a day.
Get up. Have a strong cup of coffee. Test the strength of the wood block. Congratulate yourself first for a job well done.
Place the basketball hoop over the wood, mark, drill a hole slightly smaller than the screws. Screw them on, preferably with wood bolts. Place a washer before you screw them on otherwise it will go right thru the wood and it will look ugly. Voila........!! your kids are happy. They can even drop the ball in like Michael Jordon style. You are happy. Enjoy.
2007-01-15 03:30:35 · answer #4 · answered by Nightrider 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1. Drill even more holes, but further out, and mount a larger backing plate to the wall then attach the hoop to the backing plate.
2. Use an epoxy rezin to glue the hoop on as well as using screws.
3. Drill larger holes than you need, fill them in with a wall filler (like polyfiller), re-drill the holes to correct size, also use a specialist raw plug.
2007-01-15 02:59:24 · answer #5 · answered by Lucsan 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Fixings For Thermalite Blocks
2016-12-17 15:06:12 · answer #6 · answered by moncayo 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would mount a solid bit of timber with small expanding bolts and then refix the hoop to the timber spreading the load a bit further.
There are putty glues out there which would do for a short period of time but really you need to think about new fixing holes and timber especially if you are planning to swing from it!
2007-01-15 03:02:09 · answer #7 · answered by Trootie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you can get to the opposite side of the wall that your basketball goal is on, you can mount a piece of plywood or metal and sandwich the goal and plywood together. That will help distribute the weight and provide a sturdier surface. If you can not get to the other side, then like many others have said, use an epoxy made for concrete and block to set your bolts and then mount the goal to that.
2007-01-15 03:10:21 · answer #8 · answered by that_greedo_guy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go to Wicks and buy Frame Fixers. They are a screw and wall plug combined. You drill the hole the correct size for the plug, it tells you the drill size on the packet, and you hammer screw and plug into the hole together. The result is a solid fixing.
2007-01-15 03:05:30 · answer #9 · answered by ANF 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Attach a larger base, like wood or plate steel, to the block wall and attach the hoop to the base.
2007-01-15 02:59:20 · answer #10 · answered by peedeesuave 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋