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Stop air and pests from sneaking into your home by adding a sill gasket under the bottom plate of your exterior walls.
It’s a simple, cheap upgrade that helps seal up your house for the life of your home. Most builders use it, but it’s worth asking to be sure.
Did you use a sill gasket in your build?
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It’s code everywhere in North America.
And here I am using left over roofing tar…
People who believe this also believe that concrete slabs are perfectly flat.
THATS USUALLY WANTED
Step one: make your house out of bricks
Well yeah….
I've never seen it NOT installed
It's code
It still isn’t foolproof, the wood isn’t always flat
It's not code everywhere, though it's highly recommended.
If its made out of wood its not a house.
We just use pur
you in the states are like figuring out air getting in from the bottom thats crazy
its to separate the wood from the concrete to prevent rot, thats all, everything else is just a bonus
If it’s already framed out, what can you do to prevent air in pest?
Dont make it too air tight, then the co2 cant get out…
We did that AND used Great Stuff spray foam
You need more than just this. You need a couple of beads of sealant too. Then you need to tape the gap between the sheathing and foundation. Look up Steve Baczek's videos.
looks like a cheap build. osb sheathing and block
Who wouldn't use sill sealer
I'm not poor my house is brick….sorry poor people with your plastic houses
Would it be wrong to use spray foam under the sill plate?
That foam gasket is garbage. The bare minumum. There are several rubber products on the market that are much better.