What is a band board on a house?
Band boards are treated boards placed on the outside of your home behind your home’s exterior covering that cover the seam where your foundation and sill plate meet. Because band boards come in contact with the sill plate, the foundation and the outdoors, they are especially vulnerable to wood rot.
What is a house band joist?
The band joist and sill plate are the set of boards (in wood frame houses), or blocks (in a brick house) that sit on top of the foundation wall and run in a band around the house.
What size are band boards?
It can be 4’x8′ sheets that are 5/8″ thick or 3/4″ thick. Sheeting can also be accomplished by laying down rows of 2x4s, 2×6’s, 1x’s, or 5/4″ deck boards. There is no wrong or right and is your preference. Floor sheeting can be treated or untreated.
Are rim joist pressure treated?
Unfortunately, rim joists are not typically built with pressure treated wood so they can grow mold and fungus when they become damp.
Where is the rim joist located?
Rim joists are located at the top of your basement walls. They usually look like wooden squares going around the perimeter of your basement. The main purpose of a rim joist is to support the weight of the floor resting on the joists.
What is a band joist used for?
The main job of a rim joist, also called a band joist, is to provide lateral support for the joists, to prevent the joists from leaning under the weight of the load-bearing walls resting on them. The rim joist also covers the ends of the joists to cap off the joist cavities, the open spaces between the joists.
Is rim joist necessary?
Yes, if your framing a house or a deck you’ll need a rim joist. They create the edge of your floor framing and close off the open edges. For example, if your framing a 10×10 deck off the back of your house, you’ll probably be using 2×8 or 2×10 joists spaced 16 inches on center.
