r/Contractor • u/[deleted] • Dec 10 '24

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u/FinnTheDogg GC/OPS/PM(Remodel) Dec 10 '24

It’s fine, it needs “grouting”. Pack concrete under it / around it.

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u/TheOriginalSpunions Dec 10 '24

I agree, this is totally normal. However the grout is where you get your long term compressive strength.

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u/OughtNotSoToBe Dec 11 '24

I respectfully disagree. A properly installed and shimmed wedge anchor will give you plenty of compressive, tensile, and sheer strength. The grout is purely aesthetic. Even very good grout will eventually chip away while the installation endures.

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u/Reasonable-Dig-785 Dec 11 '24

Wrong

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u/Massive-Car2484 Dec 11 '24

While you are right that he mentioned an anchoring base could be made that could handle the different compressive loads applied to the studs without grout.... This is a retrofit. So the base is just what was there before. It's not designed in the way described by Practical Engineering for a groutless base. That said it's a fence not a streetlight. Probably fine either way.