Walls – Should I be worried that the anchor bolts are not centered on the sill plate

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I am in the process of having my first home built and have been trying to learn as much as I can along the way.

Today I visited the home site and saw that the builder installed the sill plates on the foundation. There are two areas that appear slightly off to me and due to my limited knowledge, I do not know if I should be concerned about these areas and bother the builder about it.

The sill plates appear to be aligned correctly with the anchor bolts centered everywhere except for the wall where my garage would be. As you can see the bolt is not centered.

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There is also a gap here between the sill plates on two walls of the garage

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Should I be concerned about any of this?

Best Answer

I would be concerned about the mouse hole. The bolts might be okay... they are just there to keep the wall from sliding. The contractor might be planning or willing to secure it with tapcons or something. You should ask contractor about this and about the 3/4" gap. If he's defensive (or offensive), there might be a problem. Looking down or away might indicate a problem, too.

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