Installing a Shed in a Box on Concrete

Kido250

I've just got a new shed in a box set up - nearly. One side of it I can used the ground anchors supplied into the ground no problem. The other side is a problem. The metal frame is basically sitting on a low brick wall. I was going to use some fixings which required drilling into concrete, but I think if I did that the bricks would shatter. I then got looking at google and have come accross the Evo-Stick Sticks Like Sh*t Turbo Grab. Would that work or can anyone suggest any other alternatives?

FreeBear

Unless the bricks are old and heavily weathered, they should take being drilled. Depending on how close to the edge, an expanding rawl bolt will secure the shed. Or you could use a resin fixing or a plastic wall plug.

casper_gutman

You can't glue a shed down! You need a mechanical fixing, but it's got to be suitable to use in masonry quite close to a free edge.

In this situation you need to avoid anything like an expansion anchor which exerts too much outward pressure, as this could split the bricks apart. A resin fixing like FreeBear suggests could be perfect. I wondered if a frame anchor as used for installing window and door frames could also work - basically a big screw which cuts its own thread in a pre-drilled hole.

Go slowly when drilling, and if you're worried the bricks will split apart then avoid using a heavy SDS drill and stick to standard hammer action - or even just a rotary drill with the hammer action switched off if the bricks are a bit soft.

One more suggestion is to use plenty of fixings if the bricks are a bit weak: the force each one can take will be reduced, so use more of them!

Kido250

Would something along the lines of Easyfix Screw Anchor at Screwfix work? Was thinking of the 10x100mm ones as the concrete top is 50mm think.