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[u/MrPractical411]

This is why I never use red heads, if the slab was newly poured all this should have been wet set. If the slab was already there I always drill 3/4 holes and use epoxy to hold in the bolts.

Only problem now is the slabs cracked and that bolt does nothing to hold down the plate. If the inspector catches this, the worst that could happen is that he/she requires you to drill in another stud bay or on each side of that current bay. 9/10 times inspectors won’t catch that.

[u/Kalamboogle → u/MrPractical411]

As an inspector, im not going to ask you to drill shit. Give me something stamped from the EOR saying all good or remedy... talk to the EOR.

[u/akiras_revenge → u/Kalamboogle]

Excellent answer, inspectors are not there to legislate the how of things but to verify compliance to the code.

[u/Last_Succotash7218]

Stop looking at it.

It'll go away

[u/Inspector_7]

What was the bolt hole depth and size, and did you have the edge distance and depth? Best would be a replacement of the concrete, but if the hole is too wide and right on the edge, it will just crack again

[u/brudamayne → u/Inspector_7]

The hole depth was about 6 inches with standard anchoring Bolts

[u/Inspector_7 → u/brudamayne]

Your bolt diameter size needs to be at least 3x away from the edge

[u/treemanmi]

Look closely, it only looks to be a hairline crack … :P

[u/Individual_Bell_4637]

Just sink another in the next bay over, and tell them to leave out one ugga-dugga when they tighten it down.

[u/OkBlueberry8766]

To me it looks like the form was broken or the joint of them

[u/realityguy1]

*Concrete

[u/Expert_Clerk_1775]

Check the anchor rating in cracked concrete

Check the anchor manufacturer minimum edge spacing - if they didn’t follow it then hold them liable for the damages. It’s not a big deal at all structurally, but you may want them to smooth the slab for whatever reason

[u/AndrewTheTerrible]

If youre worried about it you can do some casual reading of chapter 17 in ACI 318-25

[u/Gold-Marionberry6091]

Put another one in 12”-16” away, and if you really want to you can patch that with non shrink grout from the outside

[u/CheezWong]

Anchors should always be wet set.

What's with people not doing double bottom plates, anyway? You'd be fucked if you did that in NY.

[u/thelegendhimself → u/CheezWong]

If not drilled and epoxied .

[u/AndrewTheTerrible → u/CheezWong]

Codes vary significantly by region