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In Texas, slab on grade is the most common foundation. The inspector keeps adding anchor bolts to the frame punch. He says code requires them within 1′ of each corner and 6′ o. c. from there. That’s easy enough to accomplish while pouring a slab but he also says they are required on both sides of a break in the bottom plate. How do I accomplish this without adding them later after the frame? And if this is the case, why do I need to drive concrete nails in the plate elsewhere? Is this a code requirement?
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In Texas, slab on grade is the most common foundation. The inspector keeps adding anchor bolts to the frame punch. He says code requires them within 1' of each corner and 6' o. c. from there. That's easy enough to accomplish while pouring a slab but he also says they are required on both sides of a break in the bottom plate. How do I accomplish this without adding them later after the frame? And if this is the case, why do I need to drive concrete nails in the plate elsewhere? Is this a code requirement?