Replacing a Garage Sill Plate

08-28-2006, 03:41 PM	#1
stanisj1 Newbie   Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 2	Replacing a Garage Sill Plate I need to replace the sill plate by the side door of a 1 car detatched garage. Can this be done by simply cutting out the bad area and placing a new treated board in its place? Is this more involved than that? I the bad area is around the door, but I plan on cutting back about 4 feet to be sure.

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08-28-2006, 06:16 PM	#2
ron schenker Home Improvement Guy     Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: ontario, canada Posts: 351	Replacing a Garage Sill Plate What caused the sill plate to go bad, and why only in a small area?

08-29-2006, 09:21 AM	#3
stanisj1 Newbie   Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 2	Replacing a Garage Sill Plate I think it was years of rain water build up. There is no gutter currently on the garage, but I plan on adding one. The only place that rotted was right at the side door.

08-29-2006, 05:41 PM	#4
AtlanticWBConst. Lic. Builder/GC/Remodeler     Join Date: May 2006 Location: New England Posts: 7,554	Replacing a Garage Sill Plate Yes, you can cut it out and replace it. If it is a large area, do a temporary shore-up of the ceiling joists. Either way, cut the nails with a recipricating saw and dig the pieces out and replace...Just make sure that you find what the actual moisture problem is and fix it first. __________________ - Build Well -