Loose block wall pillars with RV gate and anchors that pulled out.
I have a few problems with my RV gate. Both top hinges pulled out of the block pillars and the pillars both rock with a hairline crack in the mortar at the bottom 3 blocks on both sides. The sleeve anchors also split the top block on the right side. Both pillars are filled with concrete and rebar. The footer only extends on the left side beyond the footprint of the block by a few inches so I imagine that contributed to the wobble of that pillar. My original plan was to reinforce the pillars on the back side with 1.25" steel square tube and attach it to the blocks with tabs and then replace the sleeve anchors with threaded rod held in with masonry epoxy. The pillar is a little over 6ft, but I was thinking that I could dig out the footing a bit and cut a slot for the 8ft steel square tube and then pour the footing out from the pillar 12" or so. Other options I have considered are reducing the width of the gate enough that I can weld the hinges on the square tube and attach the square tube to the block with offset tabs, threaded rod, and epoxy. Do I need to also replace that top block since it is split? Or do I just need to take out the pillars and rebuild them with a new larger footing? If I do this what is the best way of attaching the gate? The footing seems small and pretty crumbly. The pillar rocks/bends at the joints above the blue lines. The patch on the top block was done by a guy I paid to fix the gate the first time a windstorm pulled the top hinge out. He put the hinge a bit lower and used nail in anchors which recently came out as well. This is the split on the right side obviously from the sleeve anchors and the holes being directly in line. This is a picture of the gate before the wind removed the anchors holding the hinges onto the block. submitted by /u/teotwawki42 [link] [comments]
| | I have a few problems with my RV gate. Both top hinges pulled out of the block pillars and the pillars both rock with a hairline crack in the mortar at the bottom 3 blocks on both sides. The sleeve anchors also split the top block on the right side. Both pillars are filled with concrete and rebar. The footer only extends on the left side beyond the footprint of the block by a few inches so I imagine that contributed to the wobble of that pillar. My original plan was to reinforce the pillars on the back side with 1.25" steel square tube and attach it to the blocks with tabs and then replace the sleeve anchors with threaded rod held in with masonry epoxy. The pillar is a little over 6ft, but I was thinking that I could dig out the footing a bit and cut a slot for the 8ft steel square tube and then pour the footing out from the pillar 12" or so. Other options I have considered are reducing the width of the gate enough that I can weld the hinges on the square tube and attach the square tube to the block with offset tabs, threaded rod, and epoxy. Do I need to also replace that top block since it is split? Or do I just need to take out the pillars and rebuild them with a new larger footing? If I do this what is the best way of attaching the gate? This is a picture of the gate before the wind removed the anchors holding the hinges onto the block. [link] [comments] |
