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View Poll Results: What is the minimum distance between grade and a buildings sill plate?
4 inches 5 11.11%
6 inches 27 60.00%
8 inches 11 24.44%
12 inches 2 4.44%
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Old 1/7/07, 10:19 AM
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Hi to all,

here is todays question

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Old 1/7/07, 9:03 PM
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Sill plate, fellas...sill plate.


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Old 1/7/07, 9:59 PM
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Well, gee. All the buildings I see have the grading come right up to the foundation!!


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Well, gee. All the buildings I see have the grading come right up to the foundation!!
I bet those have the foundation butted right tight to the ground too.


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Old 1/8/07, 11:27 AM
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Hi to all,

the correct answer to this question is:

8 inches (IRC323.1)

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Ok fella.......what IRC are you viewing....323.1 in the 2003 IRC does not say anything about that...lol...I have always stuck with 6".....dang it.....I am gonna stick with Electrical...lol


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Ok fella.......what IRC are you viewing....323.1 in the 2003 IRC does not say anything about that...lol...I have always stuck with 6".....dang it.....I am gonna stick with Electrical...lol
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And I thought I was confused. I agree totally.

6" was my answer....
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