Basically, rock
anchors are commonly used to resist foundation movement. Most of the rock
anchors have pre-drilled hole filled with the grout material.
Rock anchors come in a variety
of sizes as well as weight capacities that depend on their usages. However,
their installation and use are generally the same.
Simple Steps to install rock anchors
- Drill the hole
You will need to
consider the material that you are drilling into as well as the size of the rock anchors that you will use. You may
even need drilling through unstable, loose, and old materials to install the
anchor firmly.
- Inject the grout
Before injecting
the grout, you will need to clear out maximum debris from drilled hole. You can
even fill the drilled hole with the grout from bottom up through top. It will
also help you in clearing the holes from debris.
- Insert threaded sheathed
anchors and install bearing plate
The sheath will
keep threaded anchor away from bonding with grout material since it dries. It
will therefore make it almost impossible to tension or turn. Once grout
properly sets up, you can then remove sheath.
Now it is time to
attach steep bearing place to outside surface of anchored material. Together with
bearing plate, this won’t allow any kind of tension to rock anchor once it is
installed.
While following the
above steps, you can easily install rock anchors. Going for professional
services will help you to get the tasks done more efficiently.
