Please let us know when was the last time you screwed something into
concrete? don't they use some sort of insert?

That would be yesterday. I used 1/2" Redheads in a 5/8" hole. 12 of them.
I do not recall threading any concrete, but merely drilling a hole.

I could be wrong.

So 1/2 Redheads are Lag bolts? Interesting.

If you go to a concrete supply house, you will see lag bolts with super
coarse thread that are screwed into a pilot hole in concrete. Then there's
TapCons, and a dozen others.

I don't think you are being honest here. Tapcons are not referenced as
being lag bolts. They are just a type of a fastener, and they are not
what the poster is referencing.

On Aug 13, 2:48*pm, wrote:
If you go to a concrete supply house, you will see lag bolts with super
coarse thread that are screwed into a pilot hole in concrete. *Then there's
TapCons, and a dozen others.

I don't think you are being honest here. Tapcons are not referenced as
being lag bolts. They are just a type of a fastener, and they are not
what the poster is referencing.

Where does he say that TapCons are lag bolts?

On Wed, 13 Aug 2008 13:00:02 -0700 (PDT), DerbyDad03
wrote:

On Aug 13, 2:48*pm, wrote:
If you go to a concrete supply house, you will see lag bolts with super
coarse thread that are screwed into a pilot hole in concrete. *Then there's
TapCons, and a dozen others.

I don't think you are being honest here. Tapcons are not referenced as
being lag bolts. They are just a type of a fastener, and they are not
what the poster is referencing.

Where does he say that TapCons are lag bolts?

Excuse me. He said "you will see lag bolts with super
coarse thread that are screwed into a pilot hole in concrete"

I may be wrong but I have yet to see the term"Lag Bolt" used
for a no insert concrete fastener.

On Aug 13, 4:19*pm, wrote:
On Wed, 13 Aug 2008 13:00:02 -0700 (PDT), DerbyDad03

wrote:
On Aug 13, 2:48*pm, wrote:
If you go to a concrete supply house, you will see lag bolts with super
coarse thread that are screwed into a pilot hole in concrete. *Then there's
TapCons, and a dozen others.

I don't think you are being honest here. Tapcons are not referenced as
being lag bolts. They are just a type of a fastener, and they are not
what the poster is referencing.

Where does he say that TapCons are lag bolts?

Excuse me. He said "you will see lag bolts with super
coarse thread that are screwed into a pilot hole in concrete"

I may be wrong but I have yet to see the term"Lag Bolt" used
for a no insert concrete fastener.

So you are agreeing with me that he never said TapCons are lag bolts,
right?

Just want to make sure we are on the same page.

So you are agreeing with me that he never said TapCons are lag bolts,
right?

Just want to make sure we are on the same page.

Yes, and the term "Lag Bolt" for the above type of fastener is
being mis-used.

On Aug 13, 8:52*pm, wrote:
So you are agreeing with me that he never said TapCons are lag bolts,
right?

Just want to make sure we are on the same page.

Yes, and the term "Lag Bolt" for the above type of fastener is
being mis-used.

No argument there...

DerbyDad03 posted for all of us...

The 1/4" lag bolts for the railing supports in the front concrete porch
steps have rusted away leaving headless 1/4" lag bolts imbedded in the
concrete. *How do I remove whats left of the bolts? *I attempted to drill
them out using an 1/8" drill bit but it could get started.

How can i remove the bolts? *Some of the bolts are not broken off even with
the concrete some of them are headless and bent slightly to one side.

Tom

I'm about to do what my neighbor did. Note: our front porches are
pretty low - one step from the walkway and then one step to the porch.

Not remotely what the OP asked about. Your name isn't Tony Hung low is it?
--
Tekkie - I approve this advertisement/statement/utterance.

On Aug 13, 10:03*pm, Tekkie® wrote:
DerbyDad03 posted for all of us...

The 1/4" lag bolts for the railing supports in the front concrete porch
steps have rusted away leaving headless 1/4" lag bolts imbedded in the
concrete. *How do I remove whats left of the bolts? *I attempted to drill
them out using an 1/8" drill bit but it could get started.

How can i remove the bolts? *Some of the bolts are not broken off even with
the concrete some of them are headless and bent slightly to one side.

Tom

I'm about to do what my neighbor did. Note: our front porches are
pretty low - one step from the walkway and then one step to the porch.

Not remotely what the OP asked about. Your name isn't Tony Hung low is it?
--
Tekkie - I approve this advertisement/statement/utterance.

Not remotely what the OP asked about.

Sure is.

When the OP was asked *why* he needed to remove the bolts from the
concrete, he replied:

"I need to remove the lags to put new flanges/lag bolts in for the new
railing."

Many others have suggested that there are ways to install the new
railing without removing the bolts, such as relocating the railing or
the new flanges.

My suggestion is just one more option for installing a new railing
without the need to remove the old bolts.