I may have caused confusion when I indicated that there was no rebar in the wall to tie to. The vertical bars in the wall is too far to the inside face of the wall, such that the straight masonry dowel bars are not close enough to tie to. The dowels are coming up into the "brick ledge" and...
This thread, thread507-244716 has some very strong language against wet-setting rebar. Can anyone explain why this is such a bad idea? This thread talks mainly about rebar in retaining walls and foundations. What about dowels from the foundation wall into an 8" CMU wall? Is it ok to wet set...
What is the best method recommended for installing masonry rebar dowels into a concrete foundation wall when there is no steel in the wall to tie to? Is "wet sticking" acceptable? What are the advantages/disadvantages to "wet sticking"?
