Safe Bolt Help

[Mark39]

Howdy all. I’m looking for some advice on re-securing a safe. It was originally bolted into the concrete slab when it was installed by the safe company.

After a flooding situation a contractor removed the safe and left the plastic sleeve that held the bolt. A different contractor apparently tossed that sleeve and installed new LVP flooring right over the hole in the slab. Being stressed out over the process I didn’t notice until all was done.

Now my question is, are there any tricks to locating the hole for the bolt without tearing up my new flooring?

The location of the safe was perfect and I prefer not to move it. I also don’t want to end up with another hole overlapping the old one which is very possible given the tight fit of the safe.

Is there a good alternative to securing the safe? Or should I fight with my insurance to get a safe company back out to fix the situation? Technically they should cover but not sure I want to draw attention and go through the headache either.

Comments, recommendations please!

 

[Varminterror]

The contractor messed up, they need to come pull the flooring and find the anchors.

 

[CapnMac]

It might, only might, be possible to use one of the "imaging" stud finders to find the voids of the anchors, and then carefully poke with an awl to confirm those.

Maybe.
Perhaps.
YMMV.

Using a plastic sleeve in concrete to hold screw bolts down is not exactly my first thought for "anchoring" a safe. My first thoughts are always to wedge or similar expansion anchors. But, that's me, and my experience in construction and wanting things that hold in concrete.

 

[MarshallDodge]

Maybe the flooring contractor has an idea on how they can find the original holes without ripping up the floor.

 

[rust collector]

Is it possible to use the safe as a template to locate the holes? If it is placed in the exact same location, the holes in the safe bottom should match the holes under the flooring. Mark with dowels or rods run vertically through the holes and then drill through flooring. The holes will likely need a cleanout, but that should get you in the ballpark. Plastic sleeves can be fabbed from a variety of tubing or pipe material.

 

[gimemoore]

nevermind - need to learn how to read. lol

 

[JJFitch]

If you are concerned about leaving the flooring without holes at some point, have the flooring guy remove that section.
Then have a new section replaced with the holes for the safe. And later the non-molested piece can be reused!

 

[Mark39]

Thanks for the suggestions. I think the template idea may work. If not, I’ll have to talk to insurance. Issue is there are multiple contractors involved as well as insurance so not so simple.

The sleeve I think was actually metal of some sort. The safe company used a hammer to pound it into the hole before using a 8 inch bolt.