[Greenbuilding] why pressure treated sills?

[Gennaro Brooks-Church]

> Since we put the sill plates on a thin layer of foam, why the need for the
board to be pumped full of chemicals?

I think the key word is "thin". The sill plates are still on the front
lines with water, bugs etc.

Gennaro Brooks-Church
Cell: 1 347 244 3016 USA
www.EcoBrooklyn.com




On Fri, Feb 27, 2009 at 2:24 PM, Reuben Deumling <9watts at gmail.com> wrote:
> Since we put the sill plates on a thin layer of foam, why the need for the
> board to be pumped full of chemicals?
>
> I'm sure the codes require it, but I'm curious all the same.
>
> Reuben Deumling
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