Installing anchors before confirming layout

Treat supports as load-path work: installing anchors before confirming layout.

Confirm the anchor and substrate before drilling or loading. Anchors only work when the anchor, hole, depth, and substrate match the approved requirement.

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Stop if

Ask before moving anchors, changing spacing, deleting supports, drilling structure, or altering trapeze/seismic layout.

Watch out

Do not set anchors in unknown or unapproved substrate.

Check

Verify substrate
Verify anchor type and bit
Check hole condition/embed requirement by detail

Steps

Identify the support type and duct being carried.
Check approved detail or foreman direction.
Verify anchor/hardware and attachment point.
Focus on the actual issue: installing anchors before confirming layout.
Photograph or mark the condition if someone else needs to approve it.

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