There is nothing in the contract and builder won't share the drawings and specifications. When asked, construction manager said there is nothing in the drawings related sill sealer.
Yes, It is a relief to get experts opinion. Probably I don't mind the sill sealer missing.
I had one bad experience with rotting in my current home. Patio wooden post had rotted after 8 years.
Whoever installed missed the steel plate. The builder came and installed a new post with the steel...
The code requires a sill sealer when a non-pt sill plate is used. right? why does it require? because moisture wicking up the concrete will rot the sill plate.
Now does wood wickup moisture as well? yes it does.
So with that said, even if a PT sill plate is used, moisture will reach the studs...
Hi,
I am building a home with a builder and during the framing I found many studs that were cracked a lot. Builder pushed back on fixing these.
Need your input. Please see the attached pics. Like that there are several.
umm. Ok. May be last question on this. If you were building a home and the builder missed the sill sealer, what would you do? Do you accept? Don't Care?
Hi, thank you for your reply. Here is a link explaining stud rot. May not happen in 5 10 years. In the long run it will. But should not be a reason to leave out the sill sealer. Thoughts...
Hi,
My builder didn't install a sill sealer under a PT sill plate. Now the home has roof on it. Based on my research, if sill sealer is missing, it would cause studs rot though sill plate is not. He is refusing to fix the mistake. If any structural engineers here have any input on this...
