Recent content by Algae_King

So I bought a piece of aluminum pipe with a 1" outer diamater and 3/4" inner diameter. A brass anchor will slide into the pipe, but there's no way the larger ribbed collar at the top of the brass anchor will be pressed in without additional machining of the aluminum pipe. Fortunately, I found...

I came to the same conclusion. I just ordered a 12" piece of aluminum pipe and I'm going to try and press a brass anchor into it when it arrives tomorrow. If it works, I'll be making my own. If not, I'll be ordering 40 of them pre-made.

I do have some extra pavers, and I can always buy a few at the masonry supply store. I had an idea to drill out the bottom of the brass anchor, and am considering running a Tapcon to hold it down to the concrete subdeck. I have to test it though, as I'm not sure if there's enough room under...

I was only using the term "lawn anchors". My application is through 2" pavers and 4" of concrete subdeck.

Still curious if anyone has made their own lawn anchors themselves. It doesn't seem like it would be terribly difficult.

It's done. Came out really nice.

I'd be buying the brass anchors made for concrete decks (includes the male screw and female receiving piece) and inserting the entire anchor into aluminum pipe. The brass anchors fit into a 3/4" hole, so I thought a pipe with a 3/4" inner diameter would work. But, I appreciate the responses...

I have a safety cover that was installed into my concrete pool deck. I just had my deck resurfaced with 2" unilock pavers over the concrete. The paver joints have polymeric sand in them. I'm told the correct way to re-install cover anchors is to drill into the joint of 3 pavers, through the...

Yes it's a 2.5" step up to the top of the stair. My options are to either a) go over the concrete and stair with bullnose, which is a nice look, or b) remove all concrete, change out coping, and place bullnose at top of pool wall (which would be 2.5" lower and similar to where my concrete is...

I have a 17 x 35 oval, vinyl-liner pool with white plastic steps and a 3' concrete pool deck. There is soil settling under the pool deck with some cracks in the concrete. I had a landscaper who has quite a bit of experience doing paver pool decks take a look and give me a quote. He thinks the...