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Adhesive Volume Calculator

Don't run out of adhesive on the job. Enter your anchor, hole and embedment details and we'll estimate how many tubes of injection adhesive you need — for threaded rod or reinforcing bar into concrete.

Job details

Fixing type

Anchor size

Drill diameter (mm)

Pre-filled with the standard size — adjust to suit your adhesive's spec.

Embedment depth (mm)

Number of fixings

Tube size (ml)

Estimated wastage

Covers mixer nozzle waste, first-squeeze purge and over-fill. Use more for overhead work or diamond-cored holes.

You'll need

— tubes

Adhesive per hole—
Per hole incl. wastage—
Total adhesive—
Fixings per tube—

Estimate only, based on the annular volume between rod and hole. Always follow the adhesive manufacturer's installation instructions, hole cleaning procedure and minimum embedment for your load case.

Injection adhesives we stock

Epoxy, vinylester and hybrid systems, with studs, sleeves and dispensing guns to match.

ICCONS BIS-PE Gen3 Pure Epoxy 434/BISPE585GEN3 · 585 ml View product

EF500R Plus Epoxy 1EF500R+ · 585 ml View product

Fischer FIS V Plus Vinylester 53/569254 · 300 ml View product

Hilti HIT-RE 500 V4 Epoxy 2287554 · 500 ml View product

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