Pressure-treated sill and beam?

[Andy82]

Built in the 60s/70s with a basement. It has a mild summer house smell that clings to clothes after a day of renovation.

I have found sill and beam in the joist structure that looks suspicious.

What do you think? What type of impregnation could it be? I haven't measured moisture yet.

 

[Jonatan79]

Doesn't look like a print. You probably have poor ventilation and maybe the house has been cold in the winter?

 

[Andy82]

Now I see that I accidentally added photos that were not intended and do not show what my question pertains to. So, ignore those that do not show the grayish wood.

The house has always been heated. Poor ventilation? Like a typical house from this era?

 

[ArneTW]

The grayish is not pressure-treated wood...

Completely normal appearance for wood that is old and exposed to weather and wind...

Likely it was stored outdoors before being built in, no impact other than visually.

/ATW

 

[Jonatan79]

Now I see that I accidentally added photos that were not intended and do not show what my question concerns. So, ignore those that don't show the grayish wood.

The house has always been heated. Poor ventilation? Like a normal house from this era.

Good. The smell in the house is probably due to other things, often because of inadequate ventilation.