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Posted by aemeijers on July 25, 2007, 6:21 pm
>
>> Ivan Vegvary wrote:
>>> I'm replacing foundation plates and rim joists on the house. The dry
>>> rot is so bad that I can use my bench brush to sweep out the lumber.
>>>
>>> I cannot install foundation bolts on the plates, nor were there any in
>>> the first place.
>>
>>> Anybody have a better idea.
>>
>> Drill holes and epoxy in some bolts?
>>
>> Drill holes and use expansion bolts?
>>
>> Talk to your local building code guy?
>>
>> Try googling "foundation bolt"?
>>
>> Chris
>
> Thanks Chris,
> Of course I cannot drill vertical holes in the old foundation. 3" of
> clearance is not enough for an angle drill or a 8" bolt. As I have
> suggested, I can, on the outside, drill horizontal bolts into the
> foundation and using a strong-tie bolt to the stud above. Repeat every 4
> feet.
>
> Thanks again,
That'll work, but my first thought was L-shaped plates on the inside,
epoxy-lagged into the block or poured wall, capturing the new sill plates,
with maybe a lag screw into the sill plate if the L-plate is wide enough.
With plates in opposing directions on either side of house, that should keep
it from doing a Dorothy in a windstorm, which is what the bolts are for,
unless you live in earthquake country.
aem sends....
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