Sill Board Installation

Well section 1 is READY for LOGS!  This morning John and Lisa went out and put several types of insulation in place and put the sill boards down.  This section is now water tight in case of rain, which is a possibility in the forecast for the next 5 days.

The first step was putting down the foam sill insulation.  This insulation is 5.5 inches wide and we had to cut open a slot for it to fit around the all-thread rods. It didn't want to stay in place for anything, so finally we put down a thin bead of caulk to help hold it in place while we moved on to the next steps.








Secondly where the plywood subfloor and the block wall meet we had a small gap, so we lifted the sill insulation and we used low fill spray insulation (from a can) to fill in this gap. We are trying our best to make sure that there is no way for moisture to get down under the floor during construction, and hopefully this will all help keep drafts out of the picture.




Lastly we put down 2x8 sill boards which had to have holes drilled in them for the all-thread rod to come up through. By design there is a gap under the sill board that will eventually allow us to slide the finished flooring under the sill and the log, but until then we didn't want rain water to have a place to hide. After much discussion it was decided that we would buy cheap 1/2 inch foam pipe insulation and cut in it half lengthwise to form a gasket of sorts. We shoved it under the sill board and then put in a few nails to hold it down. This can all be pulled out much later when we are ready to install the hardwood flooring.

OK...now to finish sections 2 and 3 and let's get to the logs!