This page
is intended for communication enhancement between Jewett Builders' and its client.
The contents of this page do not replace or diminish the need for a professional who
is
experienced in this matter.
Sill work is a general term we use at Jewett Builders to describe
the replacement of sills, sleepers,
helpers
and sistering floor joist.
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SILLS are beams that are under the outside perimeter wall of the
building.
They come in all kinds of shapes and sizes: 6"x 8", 8"x 8", recycled telephone
poles, cedar poles,
laminated 2" x material or box sill made of 2"x 6" (8" or 10" )etc.
SLEEPERS are supports for main carrying walls within the building. Sleepers should
be under stair & hall
walls
as well as any 1st floor walls that are used to support 2nd floor walls. Sleepers usually tie into the sills
and should be posted every 8 - 10' (depending on the size
of the sleeper).
A FLOOR JOIST is the support for for your flooring system. Floor joist can run from
sleeper to sleeper,
sleeper
to sill and sill to sill. As a rule we do not replace the floor joist
but sister beside it instead.
By
placing another floor joist beside the rotting one, we have supported the load and have not loosened
any of the sub-flooring.
HELPERS are just that! They are laminated or solid material
that help to support any added weight on the 1st floor and often times will help to support undersized floor joist or sleepers
spanning too much.
