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  1. J

    Alternative to PT sill plates

    Interesting. Just for the record, I am in Utah and have to adhere to the 2015 IRC, and will be putting the sill plate on an ICF wall. What I am hearing from Francis Vineyard is that the sill must be treated lumber—no alternatives are acceptable. I have to wonder what the code author was...
  2. J

    Alternative to PT sill plates

    Thanks for your replies. Is water and ice shield acceptable as an "impervious moisture barrier?
  3. J

    Alternative to PT sill plates

    Just for the sake of discussion, what would be required for a sill plate on a concrete foundation wall to not have to be pressure treated? (Think untreated Timberstrand plate. Strandguard is getting difficult to obtain.) What could be placed between the concrete and the untreated plate to make...
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