Floor Joist On Sill Plate

The main beam itself is held up by large support columns installed every few feet.

Floor joist on sill plate. Rim joists are set onto the top plate on upper level walls or the sill plate on foundation walls and are nailed into the plate with framing nails. This connection may be reinforced with pieces of metal strapping called tie downs to prevent a separation of the floor due to forces of high wind or seismic activity. I then installed 5 8 x 8 red head wedge anchors. The ends of the floor joists rest on the sill plate while the center of the joists rest on the main beam.

Great video explaing band sill and why you need to air seal this area. Step 15 because sill plate ends will not have floor joists resting on them i wanted to add two concrete anchors one at each ends of sill plates to further secure my sill plates so i drilled a hole using 5 8 rotary concrete bit and my right angle ryobi drill. If you have noticed that all of the floors in your home are sloping towards the center of the house this indicates there s something wrong with the main.