Anchor bolts after fire
Anchor bolts after fire
(OP)
I have a town home project that was burned down by an arson after it was fully framed. I haven't been to the site yet but I know that they are going to ask. They will want to know if the anchor bolts are going to be salvagable. What issues would you expect from bolts that have been in a residential fire? I wouldn't imagine that the heat was very great, or at least not hot enough to alter the steel properties. I would guess that the bolts would be okay
Any thoughts/help/ideas would be appreciated.
Any thoughts/help/ideas would be appreciated.





RE: Anchor bolts after fire
If they are A36 then they may be okay but if they are high stress bolts then I doubt it.
csd
RE: Anchor bolts after fire
I would suspect they are OK unless the sill plates turned to ash. 2x4s do a pretty good job of insulating and most of the heat should have gone up
You could always re-drill and use a drop in or Epoxy. See Simpson or USP.
Good Luck
RE: Anchor bolts after fire
Thanks for your responses!