Construction forum - bent foundation bolts

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bent foundation bolts

DonN

2006-03-03, 11:21 am

I'm about ready to frame my home addition. A couple of my foundation
anchor bolts are bent slightly, and I'm wondering how the pros deal
with this. I plan on framing the wall sections, with holes drilled in
the mudsills, then dropping them onto the foundation. But if the bolts
are bent, the holes won't line up right.

How best to deal with this? Should I try to bend the bolts straight
first using a block of wood and a sledgehammer? Or would that crack
the concrete?

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