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How much damage can a House sill plate take? rajmadanny 04-23-2008
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Posted by Red Green on April 23, 2008, 8:13 pm

>>
>> Do yourself a favor - spend a few bucks for a structural engineer to
>> come look at it.
>
> Balderdash!
>
> Post some decent pics, I'll fix it from here.
> -----
>
> - gpsman
>


You're good.

People have no idea what you can do with duct tape, tie wraps and baking
soda.

Posted by on April 23, 2008, 8:54 pm
Nah, sill plates don't spread any load. They're just a nailing
surface for the joists and wall studs. They're already flat against
the foundation, so they can't transfer any weight. If they sat up off
of the foundation, then yes, they'd be spreading load. Just bolt them
to the foundation and tie them into the neighboring sill plates.

Here's a garage sill plate DIY:
http://www.hammerzone.com/archives/framecarp/repair/sill/garage/rotted.htm


> The primary purpose of the sill place is the spread the load of the joist.=


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