Wood Sills Resting On Concrete Walls

All wood framing members that rest on concrete or masonry exterior foundation walls and are less than 8 inches 203 mm from the exposed ground.

Wood sills resting on concrete walls.

Sills and sleepers on a concrete or masonry slab that is in direct contact with the ground unless separated from such slab by an impervious moisture barrier. After the formed concrete walls were poured and the framing began i noticed that on one side of the house that the sill plate was flush with the edge of the foundation wall in the rear but by the time the sill plate got to the front it was 2 1 2 away from the edge of the foundation wall. The minimum separation required between an attached garage and a residence is. 1 2 inch gypsum board.

The sill plates are anchored to the foundation with large washers and nuts threaded onto the j bolts. Protection from decay shall be provided for all wood framing members that rest on concrete or masonry exterior foundation walls and are less than 8 inches 203 mm from the exposed ground. Once the foundation is done the framing carpenters begin setting the wood sill plates on top of the foundation walls drilling a hole through the sill plate at each bolt location so the sill rests flat atop the concrete. In summary the sill plate walks from flush with the.

Wood sills resting on concrete walls must be pressure treated or decay resistant when the distance from the sill to exposed ground is less than inches 8 the minimum separation required between an attached garage and a residence is. All wood framing members that rest on concrete or masonry exterior foundation walls and are less than 8 inches from the exposed ground. Wood sills resting on concrete walls must be pressure treated or decay resistant when the distance from the sill to exposed ground is less than inches. Sills and sleepers on a concrete or masonry slab that is in direct contact with the ground unless separated from such slab by an impervious moisture barrier.