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Anchoring A Shed To The Ground

If you’ve built or bought a North Carolina shed then you will want to consider anchoring it to the ground to protect against high wind gusts. This additional protection will help give you peace of mind.

What do shed anchors do?

It is recommended that all sheds be anchored to the ground or to the appropriate foundation. The biggest reasons for this is because a gust of high wind could shift your shed off its foundation. This can cause extensive damage that is costly to repair. If you’re in an open and windy area this could be a concern, but even in calm areas that are not normally windy, when a storm blows in everything changes. Your local county or city may also require shed anchors. As a storage shed builder in North Carolina we offer an anchor package that we can install for you with shed purchase.

Installation process

Our shed anchors are steel auger type threaded anchors, similar to the ones used to secure mobile homes. They are driven into the soil with a powerful impact wrench. Once the anchor is in the ground a cable or chain is then fastened to the anchor and then lagged or bolted securely to the shed runners. Once the shed anchors have been driven into the ground and a cable or chain have been installed, your shed is now more secure and is ready to stand up to adverse weather conditions. Not every custom storage shed builder offers this level of quality in an anchor package, some just use straight stakes that don’t have the holding power of an auger surface. A anchor package is an additional investment, it may add a bit to your storage shed price but many of our clients have felt that it was worth it and would rather have the peace of mind that this package brings. Many of our clients also add their sheds to their renters or homeowners insurance so in the case that a severe storm would ever destroy the shed they could get it replaced. It usually does not affect your homeowners insurance more than a few dollars a month to add an accessory building to the policy. Thanks for reading! Message Us or call 1-800-721-4095 if your looking for a shed with a properly installed anchor package for added strength!

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How do you anchor metal to concrete?

Simply drill a hole into the concrete, hold the fixture you're fastening over the hole, then use a hammer to tap the anchor into the hole. As you drive in the pin, the sleeve expands outward, trapping the anchor in the hole.

There are many home-improvement projects that require you to screw or nail into concrete, such as when affixing shelf brackets to a concrete basement wall, screwing down a 2x4 sole plate to a concrete floor, fastening metal conduit to concrete surfaces, or securing steel post anchors to a concrete patio. Unfortunately for many DIYers, using concrete screws or fasterners can be a frustratingly difficult and almost impossible task. But when armed with the correct tools and a few specialized fasteners, anyone can learn to fasten almost anything to concrete.

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Here, we’ll explain four different techniques and types of concrete screws and fasteners specifically designed for attaching to concrete, and most can also be used to fasten into brick, stone, and concrete block as well. Note that before installing most concrete fasteners, you must first drill a hole with a carbide-tipped masonry bit. The quickest, easiest way to drill into concrete is with a hammer drill, which uses both bit rotation and concussive blows to bore the holes. If you don’t own a hammer drill you can use a standard corded electric drill or cordless battery-powered drill, but it’ll take at least twice as long to drill each hole. It’s also important to always blow or vacuum out the concrete dust from the hole before inserting the fastener. That’s because concrete fasteners grip much more securely in clean, dust-free holes.