I have a question about sill plates overhanging the foundation for a new home construction. I am in the process of building a new home with a second general contractor. The home is being built from a custom set of prints that were drawn up by an architect that I hired. The first general contractor screwed up the foundation and first floor decking and we had to fire him for the terrible quality of his work product. Before the Winter set in, we covered up the foundation with OSB and plastic to protect it from the elements and I hired a new general contractor.
The new general pulled off the first floor decking this week and has noticed some issues with the foundation. We knew last year that there were some issues, but not how bad it was until today. The architect and general contractor have indicated that structurally the foundation is fine especially since we put a LOT of rebar in it. The foundation is 9'6" high and 10" thick and I think it has 4 rows of horizontal rebar as well as verticals.
The problem we have run into is that the new framer, who seems much better, is trying to square out the home on top of the foundation and in many places of the home, the sill plates overhang the foundation wall. The general contractor and framer are saying its not pleasant but it something they can manage. I told them that at this point, I am so fed up with the first builder that I would be OK with tearing out the foundation, compacting with engineered fill, and starting all over. They don't think it's necessary, but I wanted to get some reassurance on this before I put out a lot to frame and build out the house, only to find out later this will be a big issue.
I have attached several pictures that show where the foundation is crooked and what needed to be done to lay out the sill plates in order to be square.
Thanks for any help,
Tim
The new general pulled off the first floor decking this week and has noticed some issues with the foundation. We knew last year that there were some issues, but not how bad it was until today. The architect and general contractor have indicated that structurally the foundation is fine especially since we put a LOT of rebar in it. The foundation is 9'6" high and 10" thick and I think it has 4 rows of horizontal rebar as well as verticals.
The problem we have run into is that the new framer, who seems much better, is trying to square out the home on top of the foundation and in many places of the home, the sill plates overhang the foundation wall. The general contractor and framer are saying its not pleasant but it something they can manage. I told them that at this point, I am so fed up with the first builder that I would be OK with tearing out the foundation, compacting with engineered fill, and starting all over. They don't think it's necessary, but I wanted to get some reassurance on this before I put out a lot to frame and build out the house, only to find out later this will be a big issue.
I have attached several pictures that show where the foundation is crooked and what needed to be done to lay out the sill plates in order to be square.
Thanks for any help,
Tim
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