Sill Plate

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Sill-Plate or Sole-Plate in Construction and Architecture is the bottom horizontal member of a wall or building to which vertical members are attached. Sill-Plates are usually composed of lumber.

It usually comes in sizes of 2×4, 2×6, 2×8, and 2×10.

In the Platform Framing Method the Sill-Plate is anchored to the foundation wall. The bottom of the sill-plate is kept 6 inches above the finished grade. This is to prevent the sill-plate from rotting as the finished grade contains chemicals.

[edit] Reference

  • Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (2005). Canadian Wood-Frame House Construction. ISBN 0-660-19535-6

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