Re: Glued in bolts okay for concrete?



On Mon, 31 Oct 2005 01:03:37 GMT, "Toller" <Toller@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
....
>Well it is Sunday night, with no stores open, and I just can't leave thing
>undone; so I figured I would make do with what I had. I drilled a 3" hole
>through the bottom plate and into the floor. I mixed up some laminating
>epoxy, poured some down the hole and coated a 3" bolt. Then I hammered the
>bolt down.
....
just fine. the stress is sideways on these bolts and they would
hold even if they weren't glued. naturally, solid is better tho.
i think the pros use a nail gun, or srill holes and bang a
concrete nail in. i'd be awful surprised if anybody
actually used bolts.
....thehick
.



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