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CTsang1234
09-04-02, 12:29 PM
I made plywood forms for a non structural concrete wall that will be the base of my siding for my house.
I need to know how to install the anchor bolts into the concrete. I have a pumper truck coming and will only be doing 2.5 yards of concrete. At what time do I put the bolts in?
Thanks
I need to know how to install the anchor bolts into the concrete. I have a pumper truck coming and will only be doing 2.5 yards of concrete. At what time do I put the bolts in?
Thanks
bungalow jeff
09-04-02, 09:41 PM
They can hang from 2x stock across the top of the wall forms, ties to rebar, or set in by hand into the setting concrete. Depends on the wall geometry, rebar (if any), and your comfort level with concrete set times, etc. You could always drill and set either wedge or epoxy anchors after the concrete has cured. You mention siding, is shooting concrete anchors an option?
Your description of this nonstructural concrete wall is confusing. If it is to support siding, why does it need anchor bolts? And, if it is supporting any part of your structure, it is structural.
Your description of this nonstructural concrete wall is confusing. If it is to support siding, why does it need anchor bolts? And, if it is supporting any part of your structure, it is structural.
CTsang1234
09-05-02, 12:09 PM
The house is an A-Frame, situated on concrete peirs and wood beams. There are wood beams running the length of the house along with cross beams running the width of the house.
We need skirt the bottom of the house to protect a newly installed furnace that is suspended from the beams in the center of the house.
To make the skirt, we will have a concrete sill or wall that runs the length of the house, but in between the concrete peirs. The concrete will be 8 inches below grade and 6 inches above grade. We will be installing a mudsill made up of pressure treated 2x4's. I need the anchor bolts to attach the mudsill to the concrete. We are building 2x4 frames that will be attached to the bottom of the beam that runs the length of the house and to the mudsill. Attached to the side of the frames, we will install T1-11 siding. This is the reason that the concrete wall will be non structural.
We are getting the concrete delivered and a pumper to pump the concrete into the forms. I am hoping to install 30 anchor bolts into the concrete prior to it setting. Is this feasible?
Thanks
Chris
We need skirt the bottom of the house to protect a newly installed furnace that is suspended from the beams in the center of the house.
To make the skirt, we will have a concrete sill or wall that runs the length of the house, but in between the concrete peirs. The concrete will be 8 inches below grade and 6 inches above grade. We will be installing a mudsill made up of pressure treated 2x4's. I need the anchor bolts to attach the mudsill to the concrete. We are building 2x4 frames that will be attached to the bottom of the beam that runs the length of the house and to the mudsill. Attached to the side of the frames, we will install T1-11 siding. This is the reason that the concrete wall will be non structural.
We are getting the concrete delivered and a pumper to pump the concrete into the forms. I am hoping to install 30 anchor bolts into the concrete prior to it setting. Is this feasible?
Thanks
Chris
bungalow jeff
09-05-02, 11:07 PM
Definitely doable. You obviously have a clue about construction basics, so setting the anchor bolts should be no big deal. I suggest a string line over the pour with the anchor bolt spots ticked off with a marker. Move the line during the pour and restring during the set time. When the concrete has sufficiently set up, you can follow the string line and set your anchors. For a sill plate, eyeballing for plumb is suffient.
CTsang1234
09-06-02, 09:16 AM
Thanks for the re-assurance. Yes, I have some construction basics. I just needed to figure out the best way to put the bolts in.
Thanks a lot!
Chris
Thanks a lot!
Chris