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@rmack898 Wow thank you that picture was helpful in more ways then one. I have the same slab style as you with the thickened edges and...

Having been in your shoes before, check the foundation prints for the tolerances of bolt placement, mine were+\- 1/8”. Double check...

Make the templates long enough to screw them to the form. Do not over size the holes. If it is a 3/4” bolt drill a 3/4” hole. When you...

Yeah all bolted. The welded option was slightly cheaper but I wanted to do it myself and didn't want the headache.

Thanks

Ya beat me to it. I was going to mention that.

I've taken your advice before, and I'm glad I did because it saved me a huge headache. The broker told me to I'd be fine unloading the...

Metal building anchor bolts are anywhere between 16”-24”x3/4”. They are securing a column with a very high bending moment. Cold formed...

I was not expecting a need to drill anywhere near that deep. Why so far when a house can get anchored with some 8" titen-hd's?

Everyone seems to think it will be so easy to install bolts after the fact. You still have to layout the holes. We are not talking about...

i made plywood templates of each, and screwed them to the forms when the contractors were about ready to pour and kept taking...

Twenty five years of erecting metal buildings and I absolutely required that the concrete contractor install templates. On some...

Mistakes happen, but I'm definitely trying to avoid something like that. It's not gunna be a good day if I have to bring the torch out.

I just got off the phone with the engineer who put together the plans, he said that epoxy would be fine if the holes were at the same...

Build anchor bolt templates from plywood, 2x4’s etc; pour around the bolts. Use tin foil to cover the threads on the bolts so they don’t...