So, a few years ago, I can't remember how many exactly, maybe about 2, we finished construction on two homes on a lot, the rear one which my sister lives in, the front a rental. We had the contractor anchor a few treated 4x4's to the cinder block walls so that we could hang some gates and fences which I was going to build later.
The posts were anchored to the wall, and I believe potentially also cemented into/or onto the ground (i'm personally not a fan of sinking the 4x4 into a concrete hole vs using a Simpson strap to keep it away from turning into a rotfest but that's really not the point of this issue). There were 2 Red Head anchors which were drilled into the CMU's and attached the 4x4's (one high, one low).
My mom noticed about a week ago the over-built heavy gate (long story, again- not important) which was fine for a couple years no longer would shut and I took a look and saw the Red Head had (mostly) pulled out on the upper bolt to where I could see about a 1/2" to 1" gap and the wings. The post can push back into position against the wall with ease.
Is there a simple repair that can be done- short of completely deconstructing this gate? My current best guesses are to either drill another hole while it's still up, through the 4x4, then use my bulldog to drill a proper size anchor hole for a new Red Head, blast the dust out with compressed air and hammer it home, anchoring etc etc. What I don't want is for it to disengage again. I hesitate to even consider the top existing hole as I feel like... the contractor's worker may not have been blasting the dust out, or may have rounded the hole or... well- any number of reasons it failed. The other idea was some sort of epoxy and new bolt, however I don't know how I could do this the most cost-effective way possible and NOT have to remove the 4x4 post (assuming I can, and that it is not cemented in at the base). Additionally, I'm about 95% sure the issue wall was new, built right before we proceeded with construction.
Any ideas? I don't use any masonry epoxy that often, in fact I may never have had a need on any of our rental properties, and I'm looking for the strongest, yet most cost-effective way without over-buying an epoxy that may die before I can use it up again elsewhere.
The posts were anchored to the wall, and I believe potentially also cemented into/or onto the ground (i'm personally not a fan of sinking the 4x4 into a concrete hole vs using a Simpson strap to keep it away from turning into a rotfest but that's really not the point of this issue). There were 2 Red Head anchors which were drilled into the CMU's and attached the 4x4's (one high, one low).
My mom noticed about a week ago the over-built heavy gate (long story, again- not important) which was fine for a couple years no longer would shut and I took a look and saw the Red Head had (mostly) pulled out on the upper bolt to where I could see about a 1/2" to 1" gap and the wings. The post can push back into position against the wall with ease.
Is there a simple repair that can be done- short of completely deconstructing this gate? My current best guesses are to either drill another hole while it's still up, through the 4x4, then use my bulldog to drill a proper size anchor hole for a new Red Head, blast the dust out with compressed air and hammer it home, anchoring etc etc. What I don't want is for it to disengage again. I hesitate to even consider the top existing hole as I feel like... the contractor's worker may not have been blasting the dust out, or may have rounded the hole or... well- any number of reasons it failed. The other idea was some sort of epoxy and new bolt, however I don't know how I could do this the most cost-effective way possible and NOT have to remove the 4x4 post (assuming I can, and that it is not cemented in at the base). Additionally, I'm about 95% sure the issue wall was new, built right before we proceeded with construction.
Any ideas? I don't use any masonry epoxy that often, in fact I may never have had a need on any of our rental properties, and I'm looking for the strongest, yet most cost-effective way without over-buying an epoxy that may die before I can use it up again elsewhere.
