On May 18, 5:31 pm, "aemeijers" wrote:
"Kiwanda" wrote in message

oups.com... On May 18, 12:27 pm, "Steve Barker"
wrote:
Get you some 3/8" wedge-it bolts. You can drill right through the sill
and
into the concrete, then pound them in and tighten the nuts.

Glad I asked-- I've never seen these expansion anchors before, only
being familiar with TapCons that wouldn't be up to the job. 10"
expansion bolts are about $1 apiece and should make this a simple
job.

Thanks!

Nobody else said it, so I will. Putting sill right at slab level, even with
treated wood, is a bad idea. Rain will pond, and that sill will be wet most
of the time, and even treated wood rots at some point. Much better to lay a
ring of 4" block, and anchor through that to the slab. My shed that previous
owner left behind is also in an old dog pen, but it is made of metal. If you
don't want to mess with block, at least put down a ring of plastic deck wood
or something, so the real sill is raised a little.

This slab is raised about 4" above the ground level, which is well
drained (sand). Given that the eaves will shelter the sills from
direct rain, I doubt there will be much exposure...snow is a different
issue of course, but my 50+ year old garage has untreated sills right
atop the slab, on grade, and after a half century the only damage to
the sills was in one corner where the snow often piled 3-4' deep from
wind drifts.

Thanks for the advice though. I may consider using a composite for the
sills, and typically will use treated plywood for the lower band of
sheathing (with the edge protected by aluminum j-channel) if it's
going to be exposed to snow for 6 months of the year.

-kiwanda