How to Install Sill Plate on Concrete or CMU foundation. D.I.Y.

In this video I demonstrate how to install a Sill Plate on your Concrete and CMU foundations. Using Treated Lumber, Anchor bolts & Sill Gasket.
Sill plates are commonly called mudsills or simply sills. This can lead to confusion with regard to a couple of similar framing components. The bottom plate of a wall frame is installed face-down, just like a sill plate; it is also called a sole plate. However, it's not uncommon to see a bottom wall plate referred to incorrectly as a sill plate.

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[_re]

Great video! Keep up the good work and please continue to post more content. These very knowledgeable and step by step videos are so essential. Thank you.

[iciaquin]

Very informative! Helped me in my studying. Also, i am planning on building my own shed in a few months ☺️ thank you! Keep it up

[Chrissers]

Suggestion, flip your sill plate over so the growth rings point down (center of tree towards the concrete). This way as the sill plate cups, it is not cupping up, but instead the cupping is being restrained by the bolts and concrete.

[fifthdimension]

Great information! Creating a moisture barrier for the wood is a great idea! Thanks !

[runinguy]

3:57 love the satisfied look on his face when it all fits 😀

[GGallion]

Thank you for your presentation, very informative.

[ghettohey]

Best method to find anchor bolt holes is to lay the treated sill board flat on the foundation and but up against the anchor bolts. Then make sure treated sill boards are flush with outside edge of foundation wall. Then take a square and slide it against each side of bolt and draw a line. Then find the center dimension of the bolt from the outside of the foundation wall and mark on the sill board. Then drill holes. Also best to use a large washer on the bolt to so it doesnt pull thru.

[androcci]

what kind of blocks are those? they look pretty smooth. What did you use to fill up the hollow blocks?

[robertwalker]

Remove the gasket and use it as a template

[conanthedestroyer]

1:20 Thanks for the video. QUESTION: My 1.5 year old house has a Sill Plate all around the 3 car garage and there is no Seal Gasket as I can see daylight under the Sill Plate treated wood. Would "Great Stuff" help fill in the gaps or you recommend something else?

[pdan]

I noticed that the anchor bolt is not near the end of your 2x8 sill plate. Here in California, sill plate ends requires anchor bolts, no further than 12 inches. Perhaps your county does not required.

[eldenboy]

how much concrete did you use to fill the block cells? the wall is tall did you fill the cells all the way to the footing? or just the top of the CMU wall? if just the top how did you keep it from dripping and slumping down to the deeper cells?

[skeltonantonio]

How did you get the sill plate under the existing house foundation

[PatrickPierceBateman]

I've never understood why nail guns are so large and cumbersome. I mean, if they can make a firearm that can fit in your pocket, why can't they make a nail gun that will do the same?

[gurigill]

Make sure anchor bolts should be not more than 12 inch where is the joints and corners of the plate I fail inspection because of this I hope you guy’s not

[sshumkaer]

Cant you just use TAR like they did in the old days?

[ToxicSocietyTroll]

Always hard to get much done with yoga pants on the job site.