Yoda
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Do I have a problem here?
I was drilling holes through my home's foundation to secure two safes. A standard masonary drill on a regular electric hand drill went right through the foundation...ALL the way through.
In each case, I hit a void after about five inches. Is this a problem?
I'm wondering if capillary action will now draw water up through the holes and into the safe interiors or into the house.
I once had a dog that peed all over the garage in a different house. Her urine apparently reacted with the concrete, making it somewhat porous. Whenever it rained, massive puddles of water would seep up wherever she had screwed up the concrete. (FWIW: I got rid of the dog when it ate a door.)
Will I now have a similar problem with these holes? Should I pull the bolts and fill them with epoxy or something?
If it matters, I live in Florida. It rains in Florida. Sometimes, it rains a lot.
- - - Yoda
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I was drilling holes through my home's foundation to secure two safes. A standard masonary drill on a regular electric hand drill went right through the foundation...ALL the way through.
In each case, I hit a void after about five inches. Is this a problem?
I'm wondering if capillary action will now draw water up through the holes and into the safe interiors or into the house.
I once had a dog that peed all over the garage in a different house. Her urine apparently reacted with the concrete, making it somewhat porous. Whenever it rained, massive puddles of water would seep up wherever she had screwed up the concrete. (FWIW: I got rid of the dog when it ate a door.)
Will I now have a similar problem with these holes? Should I pull the bolts and fill them with epoxy or something?
If it matters, I live in Florida. It rains in Florida. Sometimes, it rains a lot.
- - - Yoda
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