Lag Shield Anchor Installation

A lag shield concrete anchor is used in combination with a lag screw to create an anchor in concrete.

Lag shield anchor installation. It is suitable for use in concrete and the mortar joints of block or brick walls. Lag shields are made of two parts and when the lag screw is driven into the shield it expands resulting in a tight wedge in the concrete. Installing lag shield anchors can be completed in four easy steps. These anchors can be used when working in concrete brick and block base material and are best suited for light to medium duty fastening purposes.

In harder masonry materials short style lag shields are used to reduce drilling time. Installing lag shield anchors can be completed in four easy steps. Lag shield anchors are very similar to a drop in anchor but are designed specifically to take a lag screw. The lag shield is a screw style anchor designed for use with lag bolts.

Installation lag shield anchors are designed for anchoring into concrete brick and block. Lag screws are used to expand the lag shield anchor against the concrete brick or block. For each diameter of lag shield anchor there are both short and long shields the short one is used in harder base materials and the long one is used in softer base materials.