Z ZipLock #1 Real estate speculator · Uppland · 1 844 posts 15 May 2019 at 11:12 AM ZipLock Real estate speculator Uppland 1,844 posts 15 May 2019 at 11:12 AM #1 Looked at a single-story house built in 1965. Foundation is slab on grade with a raised floor. The frame is lightweight concrete. Are there sills that could be rotten in this house, or does the frame stand directly on the slab?
Looked at a single-story house built in 1965. Foundation is slab on grade with a raised floor. The frame is lightweight concrete. Are there sills that could be rotten in this house, or does the frame stand directly on the slab?
T topmount #2 Homeowner · 2 444 posts 15 May 2019 at 11:29 AM topmount Homeowner 2,444 posts 15 May 2019 at 11:29 AM #2 There may be embedded beams for the floor. The walls are not on a sill but the embedded beams behave in the same way.
There may be embedded beams for the floor. The walls are not on a sill but the embedded beams behave in the same way.
Z ZipLock #3 Real estate speculator · Uppland · 1 844 posts 15 May 2019 at 12:18 PM ZipLock Real estate speculator Uppland 1,844 posts 15 May 2019 at 12:18 PM #3 T topmount said: There may be embedded joists to the floor. The walls do not stand on a sill, but the embedded joists behave the same way. Yes, I am aware of potential problems with the floor construction. I was specifically thinking about how the walls are constructed.
T topmount said: There may be embedded joists to the floor. The walls do not stand on a sill, but the embedded joists behave the same way. Yes, I am aware of potential problems with the floor construction. I was specifically thinking about how the walls are constructed.
