Replies to post #12170 on I-Home improvement (IHIP)

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Bull Dolphin, we're thinking alike on keeping the tube for the inspector. I did that with a boron-based compound I had applied to a small section of the sub floor that sits on top of leveling cement.

My inspector is great. He has inspected all my DIY remodels including the new kitchen. I'm always straight up with him and he knows I won't take try to hide anything from him.

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[Trueheart]

Hey, Bull Dolphin.

I bought the Quikrete anchoring epoxy at Home Depot and couldn't read the tiny print. I went into the website and found the instructions. They call for a "high, quality, high strength" dispenser. I checked that out and found a recommended dispenser at $25.

I called Home Depot again and told him about the recommended costly dispenser, see if others had been able to use a regular caulk gun. He said he knew about the Quikrete stuff and recommended I go instead with Simpson Set XP that can be used with a regular caulking gun. The Quikrete product cost me $23 and he said the Simpson product is $20.

I will return the Quikrete product and get the Simpson epoxy. If I had bought the new dispenser and used the Quikcrete epoxy the cost would have been $48, all of this for two anchor bolts! Plus the gas for a couple of trips into town.

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