Garage Interior Wall Sill Plate - Treated or Not
#1
08-15-22, 03:47 PM
Garage Interior Wall Sill Plate - Treated or Not
My builder used treated lumber along the perimeter of garage framing. I noticed on interior walls he did not use treated for the sill plates and they are RamSet directly to the slab (no foam-sealer-felt etc.)
I always thought treated was required on slab. There is polysheet under the slab.
Should the sill plates for the interior walls be treated?
FF
I always thought treated was required on slab. There is polysheet under the slab.
Should the sill plates for the interior walls be treated?
FF
#3
08-16-22, 05:11 AM
Group Moderator
I believe any wood in contact with masonry should be treated. Whether or not code requires it for interior walls I don't know.
#4
08-16-22, 06:35 AM
Thanks for the responses.
Ive always used PT in direct contact and when I saw the new wall I immediately asked. He went ahead and changed it to pressure treated this morning. In looking at building code 317.1 and searching the web there seems to be a lot of "interpretation".
Ive always used PT in direct contact and when I saw the new wall I immediately asked. He went ahead and changed it to pressure treated this morning. In looking at building code 317.1 and searching the web there seems to be a lot of "interpretation".
YZhipeng
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