I wanted to anchor the ring beam secure to the gravel boards. We drilled the the second row down and bolted a length of metal strap on. To keep the hole neat I drilled a small hole from outside in. Then a larger hole part way from each side. This avoided the possibility of it breaking out.
There was a small gap between the beam and the gravel board so I placed some pieces of thin metal to serve as packing.
Next we simply screwed into the beam and job done.
The plain stud end on the outside did not look unsightly.
A total of seven straps were installed and the ring beam was very secure.
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