SparksRfun
Electrical
- Oct 24, 2006
- 19
We have a situation where we are installing a modular building system on 2x4 wooden sole plates attached to a concrete foundation. Residential Construction. In this case, if it were a standard framed wall the code in our case would require a J-bolt with a 3" washer plate every so many inches. It would be fine if that bolt interfered with a stud, the stud could be notched.
However the system we are using involves bringing modules in by a crane. It would be awkward to notch the bottom of one of these modules. Previously this has been solved by using Titan HD anchors with flat heads - but it required a LOT of them - they are installed on 12" centers in the sole plate before the modules are dropped in. We are trying to find alternatives to using so many drilled anchors that may be less costly in labor.
I've looked for anything in the code that allows or prohibits countersinking the J-Bolt washer and nut below the top of the 2x4 wooden sole plate, without result. Is there a specific prohibition against such a practice?
SparksRfun
"The truth will set you free, but first it will make you madder than a wet bobcat"
However the system we are using involves bringing modules in by a crane. It would be awkward to notch the bottom of one of these modules. Previously this has been solved by using Titan HD anchors with flat heads - but it required a LOT of them - they are installed on 12" centers in the sole plate before the modules are dropped in. We are trying to find alternatives to using so many drilled anchors that may be less costly in labor.
I've looked for anything in the code that allows or prohibits countersinking the J-Bolt washer and nut below the top of the 2x4 wooden sole plate, without result. Is there a specific prohibition against such a practice?
SparksRfun
"The truth will set you free, but first it will make you madder than a wet bobcat"