Rudy wrote:
"gpsman" wrote in message
.. I
don't think laying block is a DIY-type thing.

Sure it is but what I wonder is why he's only using ONE row of block. Then,
is there a bottom plate and stud wall above (attached to) that ?

Ifso, why use ONE row of block at all ..whynot just put the bottom plate
right on the concrete (with a gasket of some sort of course, in between)
with anchor bolts as in common construction practice.


To keep the sill plate out of the puddled water or half-melted snow, of
course. Exterior wood wall should never rest directly on a slab. Always
give gravity a chance to take the water elsewhere. And even with a
gasket (which fails at some point), having sill at floor level almost
guarantees wet floor inside, especially if slab extends past the outside
perimeter of wall.

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