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replace sill plate in basement Limp Arbor 02-20-2008
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Posted by Limp Arbor on February 20, 2008, 3:16 pm
Darn termites!

I need to replace 40' of sill plate from the 7' basement of a two-
story house. Replacing it from the outside is out of the question
because of brick veneer and a solid-pour concrete porch.

28' of the replacement should be fairly straight forward because the
floor joists are perpindicular to the sill plate. Jack the house 10'
at a time by the floor joists enough to get the old sill out then
slide in a new PT sill.

The last 12' however will be a PITA.
The floor joists are parallel to the sill plate
There is a floor joist about 4" from the concrete wall limiting access
(maybe removable)
The end joist (above the sill and under the outside wall framing) is
damaged
The sewer pipe, water line and meter, and gas line and meter all are
on this 12'
Lots of HVAC ducts here as well to make things fun
And to make it even more fun the building inspector wants anchor bolts
installed

Any ideas on how to jack/support this 12' span (No its not a gable end
wall)


Posted by Robatoy on February 20, 2008, 3:21 pm
> Darn termites!
>
> I need to replace 40' of sill plate from the 7' basement of a two-
> story house. =A0Replacing it from the outside is out of the question
> because of brick veneer and a solid-pour concrete porch.
>
> 28' of the replacement should be fairly straight forward because the
> floor joists are perpindicular to the sill plate. =A0Jack the house 10'
> at a time by the floor joists enough to get the old sill out then
> slide in a new PT sill.
>
> The last 12' however will be a PITA.
> The floor joists are parallel to the sill plate
> There is a floor joist about 4" from the concrete wall limiting access
> (maybe removable)
> The end joist (above the sill and under the outside wall framing) is
> damaged
> The sewer pipe, water line and meter, and gas line and meter all are
> on this 12'
> Lots of HVAC ducts here as well to make things fun
> And to make it even more fun the building inspector wants anchor bolts
> installed
>
> Any ideas on how to jack/support this 12' span (No its not a gable end
> wall)

You MUST be talking 10"? Even that seems rather excessive.

Posted by DerbyDad03 on February 20, 2008, 3:25 pm
>
>
>
>
>
> > Darn termites!
>
> > I need to replace 40' of sill plate from the 7' basement of a two-
> > story house. =A0Replacing it from the outside is out of the question
> > because of brick veneer and a solid-pour concrete porch.
>
> > 28' of the replacement should be fairly straight forward because the
> > floor joists are perpindicular to the sill plate. =A0Jack the house 10'
> > at a time by the floor joists enough to get the old sill out then
> > slide in a new PT sill.
>
> > The last 12' however will be a PITA.
> > The floor joists are parallel to the sill plate
> > There is a floor joist about 4" from the concrete wall limiting access
> > (maybe removable)
> > The end joist (above the sill and under the outside wall framing) is
> > damaged
> > The sewer pipe, water line and meter, and gas line and meter all are
> > on this 12'
> > Lots of HVAC ducts here as well to make things fun
> > And to make it even more fun the building inspector wants anchor bolts
> > installed
>
> > Any ideas on how to jack/support this 12' span (No its not a gable end
> > wall)
>
> You MUST be talking 10"? Even that seems rather excessive.- Hide quoted te=
xt -
>
> - Show quoted text -

I believe he means 10' along the horizontal, not 10' (or even 10") up.

Posted by Limp Arbor on February 20, 2008, 3:27 pm
>
>
>
>
>
> > Darn termites!
>
> > I need to replace 40' of sill plate from the 7' basement of a two-
> > story house. =A0Replacing it from the outside is out of the question
> > because of brick veneer and a solid-pour concrete porch.
>
> > 28' of the replacement should be fairly straight forward because the
> > floor joists are perpindicular to the sill plate. =A0Jack the house 10'
> > at a time by the floor joists enough to get the old sill out then
> > slide in a new PT sill.
>
> > The last 12' however will be a PITA.
> > The floor joists are parallel to the sill plate
> > There is a floor joist about 4" from the concrete wall limiting access
> > (maybe removable)
> > The end joist (above the sill and under the outside wall framing) is
> > damaged
> > The sewer pipe, water line and meter, and gas line and meter all are
> > on this 12'
> > Lots of HVAC ducts here as well to make things fun
> > And to make it even more fun the building inspector wants anchor bolts
> > installed
>
> > Any ideas on how to jack/support this 12' span (No its not a gable end
> > wall)
>
> You MUST be talking 10"? Even that seems rather excessive.- Hide quoted te=
xt -
>
> - Show quoted text -

I mean to jack 10' of the length at a time not lift it 10". I only
plan on lifting it a CH just so I can get the old wood out and new
wood in.

Posted by Limp Arbor on February 20, 2008, 3:50 pm
>
> > I mean to jack 10' of the length at a time not lift it 10". =A0I only
> > plan on lifting it a CH just so I can get the old wood out and new
> > wood in
>
> Would that be an RCH?

Gentlemen prefer Blondes

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