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Old 7/15/11, 10:58 AM
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Hi all,

I have a silly question. Why do we put a sill to connect the top of the foundation to the wood floor system? What happen if no sill, the joist will get rotted very easy? But sill will get rotted too. What is the main function?

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Old 7/18/11, 1:37 PM
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wall_plate
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Old 7/18/11, 1:40 PM
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What Jeff is sayin... is that he would not build a porch without a ledger board and how is a sill plate all that much different? (just flip it 90 degrees)

Has nothing to do with rot.
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Bob, I posted the (basic) Wiki link, as it touches on the three basic plates of a wall. To understand why something is done, one needs to understand it's intended purpose. Then it becomes obvious. I felt this addressed his question, and gave him the tools to learn more, if he desired.

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Hi all,

I have a silly question. Why do we put a sill to connect the top of the foundation to the wood floor system? What happen if no sill, the joist will get rotted very easy? But sill will get rotted too. What is the main function?

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Eats worms ???


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Eats worms ???
Well, being a home inspector in some area's lately is all about survival!
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What Brian is sayin... is that he...
...is that he, needs to do what every other human being in the world would do and Google "sill plate" instead of tracking down a home inspection message board and ask that question.

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Eats worms ???
I live in the south, they would have to be "fried worms".
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Not to be confused with...

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They do look a little different.



worms for dinner...
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Marcel... do not bring those to the BBQ !!!
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OOooops Wrong thread,I thought this was about Hot Dogs.
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