{"id":13782,"date":"2024-03-15T14:48:48","date_gmt":"2024-03-15T14:48:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/?p=13782"},"modified":"2024-03-28T15:56:43","modified_gmt":"2024-03-28T15:56:43","slug":"attached-the-cabin-to-the-sill-plate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/2024\/03\/attached-the-cabin-to-the-sill-plate\/","title":{"rendered":"Attaching the Modular Cabin to the Foundation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After the cabin was placed by the crane, a carpenter showed up to attach the cabin to the sill plate on the block foundation.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/2024\/02\/sill-plate-how-the-modular-home-attaches-to-the-foundation\/\">Sill Plate : How the Modular Home Attaches to the Foundation &gt;<\/a><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13535\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13535\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13535\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/plan-foundation_sill_plate.jpg?resize=500%2C538&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"538\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/plan-foundation_sill_plate.jpg?w=500&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/plan-foundation_sill_plate.jpg?resize=465%2C500&amp;ssl=1 465w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13535\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Modular Cabin Wall Section Connections Plan<br \/>Anchor Bolts, Sill Plate<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>This part of the plan shows the Typical Wall Section On-site Connections. The crane placed the cabin on the sill plate.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13784\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13784\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-13784 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Z-channel-rail-sill.jpg?resize=500%2C375&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13784\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Z Channel (Installed in-plant)<br \/>Rail<br \/>Sill Plate<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>This is what it looks like when the cabin first gets set down. Z Channel, or Z Flashing prevent water from getting under the siding.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The Z flashing is used as a horizontal joint between one-inch siding to keep moisture out. It is used where siding meets horizontally.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.menards.com\/main\/building-materials\/siding\/siding-trims\/10-steel-z-flashing\/brown1571009\/p-1444448544634-c-1495119088651.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Z Flashing Menard<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The floor joists attach to rails. There are four rails. The two center rails are not structural, they are just for transportation. The outside rails are set on the sill plate.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13760\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13760\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13760\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/insulated_trim-e.jpg?resize=500%2C375&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13760\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">They nailed the cabin rail to sill.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Next the plan says; &#8220;Toenail rail to sill using galvanized nails or screws.&#8221; And that&#8217;s what he did.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13763\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13763\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13763\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/insulated_trim-b.jpg?resize=500%2C375&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13763\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Attaching the cabin rail to the sill plate<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Then we waited for another inspection.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After the cabin was placed by the crane, a carpenter showed up to attach the cabin to the sill plate on the block foundation. Sill Plate : How the Modular Home Attaches to the Foundation &gt; This part of the plan shows the Typical Wall&nbsp;<a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/2024\/03\/attached-the-cabin-to-the-sill-plate\/\">&hellip;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":13795,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13782","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-new-cottage"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/featured-sill_plate-rails.jpg?fit=810%2C431&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":13533,"url":"https:\/\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/2024\/02\/sill-plate-how-the-modular-home-attaches-to-the-foundation\/","url_meta":{"origin":13782,"position":0},"title":"Sill Plate: How the Modular Home Attaches to the Foundation","author":"Carla","date":"February 16, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"How do you connect a modular home to the foundation? 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