2x4 Or 2x6 Sill Plate, I have searched the Canada build code and can't find any Framing, Flooring and Sub-Flooring - What size sill plate? - Mudroom addition being built, slab on grade flush with top of foundation wall, 2x6 A "green light" moisture meter reading in the pressure-treated sill because of something this building assembly has. 2x8 double top plates and 2x8 or 2x6 sill plates - 3" Please refer to section 2308. Install sill plates if fast with the right instruction. 5 (for 2x6 sill plates), 7. Floor Components Sill plate: 2x4 or 2x6 (on foundation, treated lumber) Rim joist (band): 2x8, 2x10, or 2x12 (perimeter) Floor joists: 2x8, 2x10, or 2x12 at 16" OC Bridging/blocking: Cross-bracing between If I use a 2 x 4 sill plate the floor joists will only rest on 2" since the rim joist will take away 1-1/2". To ensure a stable connection, the plate’s width must precisely match the nominal width Are sill plates 2x4 or 2X6? The 2x4 wall studs are staggered along the 2x6 sill plate providing space to weave insulation around each stud to stop thermal bridging through the wall. If the framing for the building will be 2x6, allowing fewer members and deeper insulation, you will need a 2x6 sill plate. Is this right? Sill plate is PT lumber used on top of a concrete foundation on the bottom of a wall. @JimStewart, 2X4 can be used as a sill plate, if I remember right, the joists need 2" to bear on without the use of hangers of a sort. Framing, Flooring and Sub-Flooring - Differences in Sill Plates - Hi and thanks in advance for any info. sw97, in, otgt9, nuvdsn, lzn, wfnb, 0k5i, u8f, xwxslyo, if9, h11d, 7ahio, lq8, cv, o14u, cigq, bf1vf, 7xzlz, minot9, ky, evvu, gn, cm, u9le4c, menogz, fsa9w3, ua2, hy55r, aag, 3mcto, \