What is the recommended distance between anchor bolts for a stem wall for slab on grade?
Also, several of these were bent during backfill and replaced with retrofit bolts and epoxy. Anything to look for here? Any gotchas come to mind?
Is wet-setting anchor bolts acceptable?
And if such anchor bolts cause a stem wall to crack, what is the width at which epoxy injection is recommended?
I found on the web that ACI 224R-90 says .012" for soil exposure, would that be the width I should look for?
TIA
Is it "standard practice"-as my contractor claims-to allow the plumber to break pieces out of the stem-wall to accomodate the underslab plumbing?
see photo:
http://www.batizy.com/house/IMG_0980.JPG
What concerns me--besides seeming like poor practice--is how close this is to one of...
They poured the stem-walls for the foundation of my house two weeks ago. Since then, I have noticed cracks along the surface of the stem-wall. They look like plastic shrinkage, but some of them are quite large. The ones around the anchor bolts concern me.
How do I know what is acceptable, and...
