Installing Sill Plate?

straightline

this one is out 1 1/2" over 8 ft in some areas.

Timuhler

I have a different solution that might work. You could clamp some 2x4s to the side of the foundation and pour in a self-leveler like this one http://www.quikrete.com/ProductLines...nkGroutPro.asp

Mix it to a pourable consistency and pour it in. The trick would be having enough clamps. If it is just one run, then this would get you back to level really quickly and cleanly.

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KentWhitten

Those are some serious joists. 24"? I'm curious what the metal things are on the side of the foundation at the damp proof line.

I see what you are doing there and understand it. What do you think about having one of your guys rip down some 3-1/2" wide shingles and shimming that way instead of your white plate you have there? I'm sure you've thought about it and decided against it for some reason, I'm curious what that reason would be.

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tcholdren

FramerMan, the metal plates you see are the hangers they use to screw the membrane to the plastic clips that are in thefoam forms. Your right on with using shims to lift up the joist. The pic you seen was showing where i had to lower the joist because of the hump in foundation in that one run. eight feet down its shimmed up from 1/4" up to 1" then back to joist resting on the white sill. Other side of the foundation was worse up and down like a roller coaster. If we didnt double plate, notch and shim there would be no green plate left to nail the wall sheathing to keep it anchored.

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mics_54

I'd be kickin a forman in the arse and finding a new one.

tcholdren

The general contractor that started and did the foundation was let go and now works at wal-mart. we had to take all eighty foot of 2' floor trusses 16" o.c. off and start over. He was also 7" out of square. he tried to sheet it but that didnt work, layout wasnt backed off an 1 3/4" so the butt joints of the floor where magically floating with no joist under them.

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straightline

Thanks Tim for the self leveler idea sounds like it would get me back going. Rained here today no work so I will look it over tommorw.

straightline

Thanks for all the replies, I was down this morning and set up transit and shot all the corners and mid spans the one area we were talking about which is and inside corner was off 1 3/8" high and block ran down hill to outside corners approximatly 8ft in each direction. The mason said he would cut the top block down to level. The rest of the walls are with-in 5/8" at the worst point and one wall for stairs is low by 7/8" which I believe we will build up with mortor and lay sill in it to level. I have some pictures but dont have them downloaded yet. I will post later tonight. Thanks again