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
First, it's an exterior wall.
Second, that is the drain pipe for the kitchen sink (don't know why they have a hose bib on there right now).
Third, what you are taking as copper wire is copper supply line (Cerro Brand 1" to be exact). Presumably for the kitchen sink and drinking water...
So, at this point, what is the recommended way to repair these chipped out sections of the stem-wall? There are several all over the place wherever the rough outs come up above slab.
I understand and agree with that. Unfortunately, I don't know if any of the other builders are any better. Thanks for the tips--especially calling that plumbing issue to my attention.
Not sure about consolidation, but the only problems that I can see are the cracks. Some of them wrap all the way around the edges and traverse the wall vertically on either side.
This is a tract home, and it looks like this is how they do all of them. Seems kinda shoddy to me. The lot super said they patch the stemwalls after the slab is poured. I think it sucks, and am interested in knowing what structural issues this may cause.
Thanks for the tips, I will certainly be speaking with the super tomorrow morning.
Also, regarding the image at:
http://www.batizy.com/house/IMG_0990.JPG
If you scroll all the way to the right, and half way down you will see a monster crack that extends all the way down the wall vertically...
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...
