Hello all,
Great credit to Pro-Deck for a terriffic primer on how to do a supreme deck and take beautiful pictures. I saw them when I searched for epoxy anchors and found out about “Piffin Putty”. I’m looking to use epoxy anchors on part of a project and had a question for those who’ve used the Simpson Anchor type of product.
The rep on the phone said you need to use a screen tube on ALL brick applications. Do you? In looking at Pro-Deck’s post, he makes no mention of them (and he includes a price list of what he used to apply the Piffin Putty), and neither did Piffin in his suggestion to Pro-Deck. It’s not that I can’t or won’t use the screen tubes, but it would be nice to only do what I have to. If either of you guys, or anybody else with hands on experience are out there, and have a second, I’d like to hear your thoughts. I’m bolting the house-facing rim joist of a free standing deck to a brick curtain wall for lateral support only in case anybody would like that info. Also, the rep said you have to use the acrylic anchor instead of epoxy in conditions under 40 F, I guess it’s stronger too. Thanks for any input… Erich
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I don't know what a screen sleeve is and never heard of one. I can only imagine that it is a mesh intended to provide a mechanical reinforcement to the epozy bond.
I always recommend reading the manufacturers instructions and following them with a Zen like attitude. Get in that hole and understand what is going on. Do the most you can to make it go right, not the least you can to see if it will work. The manufacturer of the masonry epoxy I first used before mentioning it to Bob didn't recommend a sleeve but it did run out of the holes slightly as it was kicking. I suppose a sleeve might contain it better and help avoid dry pockets.
So if the manufacturer say doit, do it, IMO
Haole27 is an engineer so he may have had something constructive to add also.
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Gents,
Go here and click on "Nylon and Stainless Steel Screens": http://www.ramset-redhead.com/adhesive_index.asp
The screens are used when contact is needed on all walls of a hollow core block. The screen allow the adhesive to flow from one wall to the other and then squeezes out making contact with all walls.
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Ah!
So it acts as a containment form in a cavity? That makes sense.
So you wouldn't need it for a solid brick fill.
http://www.ramset-redhead.com/content/adhesive/screen/scn_adv1.jpg
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Edited 12/25/2002 12:51:42 PM ET by piffin
Learn something every day?- Rather than using a screen tube in the center of the brick I would think it would be stronger to drill the mortar between the brick, but then I'm only a first time user of the Piffin putty. Bob
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You don't always have that option, depending what you are attaching and how critical alignment is..
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The second is to look things in the face and know them for what they are."
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