Willie T

That's the point. It's not "to each, his own". In much of my work there are volumes of exacting specifications and requirements that the Government checks you very carefully on. And if you are not right, the whole task can be required to be done all over again.

I have done some concrete pours that required temperature sensors placed into the concrete (and left there) in dozens of places to record on an electronic monitoring graph, the curing temperatures over a 24 hour period.

There's a whole world of very serious building going on out there.

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ddawg16

It's obvious that building techniques are different in your part of the country....that would not work here. Part of the problem is that trying to shove a 16" long L bolt down into the concrete and not hit the rebar is going to be tough....good luck pushing an SSTB or SB 1x30 down into wet concrete....and missing the rebar. In other words, not going to happen.

Yep....pretty much how mine went. Using the drawings, I marked on the form where each one went....then used wire or wood to hold them in place. For the standard anchor bolts, I used those blue holders that you nail to the side of the form. But at a buck each....I ended up using wood for a lot of them. That actually made it easier to set the height....

In real terms...the hold down bolts need to be within about 1/4" of target, otherwise, you are going to have issues with the hold down. On those hold down bolts that go up through my sub floor....I have a lot more wiggle room....a sledge hammer works just fine for adjusting.

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James58

Right, that's a good point. Try setting that by hand

James58

Well of course, but i am talking about residential SFD, not the Parliament buildings lol. I've never built anything i didn't take seriously. As a framing carpenter you are responsible for holding up the roof. That always seemed dead serious to me.

JackOfAllTrades

What about placing Simpson mudsill straps and the such in the concrete?

How would one run anchors or "j-bolts" in the slab of an ICF home?

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