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Galvanized anchor bolts are used in situations where the bolts will be exposed to any form of corrosive elements. This most often means being installed outside where the weather can cause rust. Galvanized anchor bolts are less expensive than 304 stainless steel anchor bolts, and in most situations match the galvanizing of the light poles. Light poles anchor bolts are a prime example, the anchors used to secure a light pole are exposed to the elements and require galvanizing to withstand the corr …

We stock many different sizes of hot dip galvanized bolts for rush delivery (stock list). If you don’t see what you want in stock we can offer the following options to get bolts to you fast: 1We stock most diameters in long straight lengths and threaded on 1 end. We can cut and bend these to the length you need. We spray the cut end with cold galv spray. The sprayed end is down in the concrete. You pay a little more but you can have them right away.2Can you use a larger size or different l …

All of our steel bolts are made in the USA from Domestic material. We have chemical and physical certs for all of our grade A36, grade 55 and 105. We will let you know if certs are not available for any item. It is always best to ask for certs with the original order. We can certify any stainless bolt we make but some of our stainless is imported. We can use domestic if requested. We charge 25.00 for certs ordered with the parts and 50.00 if they are requested at a later date.Most of our n …

Note: Most of our Anchor bolts are roll threaded.Roll threading an anchor bolt produces a stronger thread and weighs less than a cut threaded anchor bolt. The threads are stronger because roll threading is actually forming the threads and cold working the metal. It pushes the root of the thread down and the crest up. Rolled threads are clean and smooth and don’t create any waste in the form of shavings.The material diameter of Rolled anchor bolts is normally about the same as the pitch size of t …