Many masons are now adopting the bolting method for securing the plate to base. Plate to base bolting has many advantages. The plate is completely secure from the word go as there is no cement to cure. Fixing can take place in any weather and there is no cleaning off to do. If necessary, when additional work is required, it is a simple procedure to split the plate from the base. The maximum dowel hole tolerance allowed in the NAMM Code of Working Practice for the bolting system is much greater than the 8mm tolerance allowed for traditional dowels, providing greater flexibility in the positioning of the plate on the base.