See the difference between pressure-treated or cuprinol-painted sill in crawl space
I wonder how to tell the difference between pressure-treated or cuprinol-painted sill in a crawl space.
The color of the board is green.
The house was built in the late 70s, completed in 1970.
Grateful for answers.
The color of the board is green.
The house was built in the late 70s, completed in 1970.
Grateful for answers.
If it's really green, it's usually Cuprinol, which doesn't necessarily mean problems, as long as the sill isn't enclosed and damp. Or do you possibly mean joists in the floor structure now?Z Zippi said:
HelloZ Zippi said:
If I am to guess considering the color one can see, I have marked where it looks like sill.
That is, along the stone blocks at the bottom. The others look like regular beams.
Attached are some pictures of sills that were replaced at my place in 2022.
Unaffected sill, that is, not exposed to moisture.
The bottom beam.
Moisture-affected sill. The bottom beam.
Removed sills
before we bought the house we had OCAB inspect the house and cut out a piece of the sill, wrapped the piece in aluminum foil and took it home (to the previous residence), a few days later I opened up the wrapped piece and you could smell the sill odor.
Hope that helps you somewhat.
