Window sill detail
The primary function of a window sill is to serve as a channel for draining water away from the building as the window sill is a horizontal ledge that is made for this basic purpose.
The sill, which was attached to the window frame, now only held in place by a few nails. We removed this piece to re-finish it.
Types of sill weatherstripping include a U-shaped brass frame and an aluminum threshold with a vinyl sealer. Mount the U-shaped sealer with screws, adjusting to seal the space under the door (Fig. 2).
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Remove the window sill from the outside, using the pry bar. Be as gentle as possible to keep the sill intact, so you can measure it when cutting a replacement.
It's not uncommon to find a window frame or sill suffering from dry rot. Ironically this condition is not caused by the wood being dry, but rather, wet, usually for an extended period of time.
In most houses, the location of greatest air leakage is through the sill plate area. This is where the lumber from the walls rests on top of the foundation.
Sill Logs
The sill logs are the bottom logs in each wall. They're cut flat on the bottom and are set over a layer of sill sealer material to prevent air leakage between the log and the platform.
Sill - The lowest member of the frame of a structure, resting on the foundation and supporting the floor joists or the uprights of the wall. The member forming the lower side of an opening, as a door sill. window sill. etc.
Sill Plate
The horizontal framing member at the base of a wood-framed house. Attached to the foundation with anchor bolts set into the foundation. A layer of foam sill seal material insulates between the sill plate and the foundation.
Sill A horizontal piece forming the bottom frame of a window or door opening.
Skylight A window in a roof to give light to a loft or room without other lighting. ...
Sill: The lower horizontal member of a window frame.
Soffit: The horizontal underside of a part of the house, such as a ceiling, eave or roof overhang.
Sill- (1) The 2 X 4 or 2 X 6 wood plate framing member that lays flat against and bolted to the foundation wall (with anchor bolts) and upon which the floor joists are installed. Normally the sill plate is treated lumber.
Sill: Projecting moulding at the bottom of a window or door. (Also spelled cill).
sill (seuil, m.) The horizontal member forming the bottom of an opening such as a door or window. See also window, parts of.
Sill plates and anchor bolts
Pressure-treated 2x6s are required wherever the bottom horizontal plates of a wall (called sill plates) come in contact with concrete footings, stem-walls, or blocks.
Sill is the lowest member of the house frame, which rests on the foundation and supports the floor joists or the uprights of the wall.
Sleeper is a strip of wood laid over concrete to support and fasten sub-floor or flooring.
sill - bottom member of a door or window frame
sill plate - water-resistant horizontal wall member attached to a stem wall ...
Sill
Bottom of a window or door frame. Skew. To twist back or lean; to incline. Shoring Jacks. Support masonry lintels.
Sled Runner (Boot Rod)
A longer jointer with a wood handle used for bed joints.
SILL PLATE -Wood member that rests on foundation wall and is attached to it with anchor bolts. Floor joists and header are attached to it.
Sill:
A flat stone used under windows, doors, and other masonry openings.
Siltstone: ...
Sill: A flat or slightly beveled unit set horizontally at the base of an opening in a wall.
Simply supported: A member structurally supported at top and bottom or both sides through a pin-type connection, which assumes no moment transfer.
Sill — (1) The two-by-four or two-by-six wood plate framing member that lays flat against and bolted to the foundation wall (with anchor bolts) and upon which the floor joists are installed.
SILL The horizontal member at the bottom of a window frame.
SKEW NAIL Nail driven at an oblique angle through a piece of timber and into receiving piece. Usually in opposite pairs.
SILL: Horizontal exterior member below a window or door opening. In frame construction, the lowest structural member that rests on the foundation.
SILL-COCK: Water faucet made for the threaded attachment of a hose; also called a hose bibb.
Sill - The horizontal member forming the lowest side of an opening, such as a door sill, or window sill.
Sill
The bottom board (plank, timber or stone) of a window or door opening.
Sill Timbers ...
Sill Plate: The lowest member of the house framing resting on top of the foundation wall. Also called mud sill.
Single Coverage: Asphalt roofing that provides one layer of roofing material over the deck.
Rough sill: The framing member at the bottom of a rough opening for a window. It is attached to the cripple studs below the rough opening.
Plate Sill - Bottom horizontal member of an exterior wall frame which rests on top a foundation, sometimes called mudsill, also sole plate, bottom member of an interior wall frame.
Window sill-The shelf on the bottom edge of a window, either a projecting part of the window frame or the bottom of the wall recess that the window fits into. The sill contains the trough and protects against moisture.
Sill
Horizontal member at the bottom of door or window frames to provide support and closure.
Sill Plate ...
Sill
The main horizontal member forming the bottom of the frame of a window or door.
Single glazing ...
Sill plate- A horizontal member anchored to a concrete or masonry wall.
Sole plate- Bottom horizontal member of a frame wall.
Top plate- Top horizontal member of a frame wall supporting ceiling joists, rafters, or other members.
Plan view ...
Sill
The first structural component of the framing that rests on the foundation wall.
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Site Plan
Lot and building dimensions are shown on this illustration of the building site.
Sill - A sloping projection below a window or door opening to allow rainwater to run off.
SILL: lowest horizontal member in a frame. Also the bottom piece of the window rough opening.
SKYLIGHT: a window in a roof or ceiling.
Sill The horizontal exterior member below a window or door opening. The wood member placed directly on to the foundation wall in wood frame construction.
Skylight A window in a flat roof.
SILL PLATE-Framing lumber placed on and around the foundation to support exterior wall studs and outer floor
joists.
SOFFIT-The underside of an overhang of structural members, such as staircases, beams and eaves.
Sill
The framing member in contact with a masonry or concrete foundation.
Sill sealer ...
Sill Cock
An outdoor water faucet, usually at sill height, used as a hose connection; also called a Hose Bibb or Wall Hydrant.
Sill Course ...
Door sill
The same as a threshold. A piece of lumber beveled along each edge and nailed to a floor to cover a floor joint or to mark a door passageway.
Door sweep ...
Add a sill gasket to provide air sealing.
Install a protective membrane, such as an EPDM-type membrane, to serve as a capillary break that reduces wicking of water from the masonry wall.
Once the sill plate is on you can start to put on the rim joist. By the way, if you live in an area where there are termites, you'll probably want to use arsenic-treated lumber for the sill plate. Most pressure-treated lumber is injected with arsenic.
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A two-piece sill, 5/4 casing and a backband flesh out stock windows' narrow exterior profileby Scott McBride
Tip: Solo clapboard hanging
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Install sill flashing
A layer of flashing on the subsill prevents water from reaching the framing below. Tom uses Vycor Plus, a rubbery, self-adhering membrane that he cuts to fit between the jambs and a few inches wider than the subsill.
Door sill
The horizontal member at the bottom of an external door frame, for weather-proofing.
Double glazing ...
Determine if the sill or saddle fits under the jambs on either side, then measure, and buy a new piece.
Use a 2x6 for your sill (bottom) plate and top plate. Build a double wall on these plates with 2x4s and stagger the studs such that half are at the inside edge and half are at the outside edge.
Balloon Frame In construction, a type of framing in which the studs extend from the sill to the roof, the second floor is supported by a horizontal ribbon or ledger board and joists that are nailed to studs.
Bib or Bibcock A water faucet to which a hose may be attached, also called a hose bib or sill cock. Bleeding Seeping of resin or gum from lumber. This term is also used in referring to the process of drawing air from water pipes.
The section of a sunroom from one post to the next extending from the sill to the ridge.
Bay Width:
The distance from the centerline of a rafter or post to the center of the next one.
Base Wall: ...
Apron - A trim board that is installed beneath a window sill
Backfill - The replacement of excavated earth into a trench around or against a basement /crawl space foundation wall.
Subfloor The framing components of a floor to include the sill plate, floor joists, and deck sheeting over which a finish floor is to be laid.
balloon frame the lightest and most economical form of construction The studding and corner posts are set up in continuous lengths from the first floor line or sill to the roof plate
baluster a small pillar or column used to support a rail ...
Sill - The lowest horizontal member in a door, window, or sash frame. Generally slanted down to the outside to shed standing water.
" Placement of anchors for sill plates, as well as any plumbing, HVAC, or electrical hookups in the slab must be precise.
Sill Plate: A bottom plate attached to the foundation.
Plate Line
A line scribed or marked on a rafter that corresponds to the outside face of the wall.
Plot Plan ...
Once the frame is assembled, run heavy beads of caulking along the floor where the sill will rest. From the outside, center the bottom of the frame in the opening and tilt it up into place.
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