@@texas.edge.inspect It’s more about what the manufacturer says about their product than what you think I know. Do you know what the manufacturer says about their product? Apparently not. Lemme help ya out Quote directly from manufacturer “ Sill seal helps maintain the effectiveness of a structure. It keeps air from entering and exiting through gap between the sill plate and the foundation. Sill seal is durable and moisture resistant” ( you claim to to be moisture proof ) “It also provides a barrier to prevent insects from entering a building” The manufacturer says nothing about its products being able to be moisture proof. The manufacture does not claim its product does what you think it does … You must think your smarter then the manufacturer The use of it on interior walls is pointless and a ripoff to consumers
@@bdubs8620 I never said it was waterproof, water resistant or anything of the sort. The builder in this video uses is as a capillary break. What I did say is, “if you think sill seal makes a good air seal, put a piece to your mouth and see if you can suck air through it”. Did you? Are there other products that make a better air seal? M&Ms advertise that they won’t melt in your hand yet…hold a hand full for a while and see what happens. You’re putting words in my mouth. We can have a discussion without being aggressive.
Let me jump in here because this is Actually what is in Owen’s Corning Sill seal literature. “Provides a seal against air leakage, moisture, and insect intrusion at the juncture of the foundation wall and sill plate” Yes it can be an air sealer but when has the board ever been completely perfect all the way around the house touching the concrete? I don’t see how the use in interior walls is a rip off. We only needed one extra roll to cover all the interior walls. A roll is $7 at the lumber yard. And yea it is a water vapor IE. Capillary break. It can be just a piece of treated lumber. But we live in an area with high water tables and the vapor drive through our slabs is huge. Another reason we do 10 Mil poly under our slabs even before the 2021 code called for it. If you want a house to perform the best it could at the time you build it then do a few extra things to make it better. The amount of money we spent on better air sealing and vapor management was saved by the advanced framing we did. To each their own but the things we do to build a better house don’t always cost more money. We build to IRC 2021 or better on the houses we build. 2024 is released but is missing the energy code. But once it is released we will ensure we meet or exceed it as well.
@@texas.edge.inspect I don’t need to put a piece in my mouth. Sill seal will act totally different under thousands of pounds of pressure from a structure. Have you tried compressing it and blowing? Or you think your unregulated blow test was sufficient? Smarter than the manufacturer I guess 🤷♂️ I urge you to test further! On a rainy day take a piece of sill seal place it on top of a wet concrete surface then stand on it with only socks on. Lemme know how quick your feet get wet 😂 When used correctly the material will probably act as described from the manufacturer. (Air barrier) Holding a piece in my mouth is not correct installation. As is the same with M&Ms. M&Ms are made to be ate. Not held in the hand. Eating M&Ms correctly and they won’t melt in your hands. You have to read and follow manufacture guidelines. They are the ones that make their products, they know its uses best and how to use it. Commenting on what was portrayed incorrectly in this video is not the putting words in your mouth” Using a material for a capillary break implies said material would need to be water proof. If said material is not waterproof how could it possible act as a water/moisture barrier? Then one may start to think about what sill seal looks like once thousands of pounds of pressure have been applied. How could that material compressed to almost nothing really ever keep moisture wicking. (The sock step test will prove this) Only an empath could claim to detect aggression from someone via message … 👿
Thank u for the link 🙏🏽✌🏽❤
Neat trick for the upllft
Sill seal is for air penetration between the sill and foundation. Treated lumber is code for sills on concrete nevertheless the use of a sill seal
If you think sill seal makes an air seal, put a piece to your mouth and see if you can suck air through it.
@@texas.edge.inspect
It’s more about what the manufacturer says about their product than what you think I know.
Do you know what the manufacturer says about their product? Apparently not. Lemme help ya out
Quote directly from manufacturer
“ Sill seal helps maintain the effectiveness of a structure. It keeps air from entering and exiting through gap between the sill plate and the foundation. Sill seal is durable and moisture resistant” ( you claim to to be moisture proof ) “It also provides a barrier to prevent insects from entering a building”
The manufacturer says nothing about its products being able to be moisture proof.
The manufacture does not claim its product does what you think it does …
You must think your smarter then the manufacturer
The use of it on interior walls is pointless and a ripoff to consumers
@@bdubs8620 I never said it was waterproof, water resistant or anything of the sort. The builder in this video uses is as a capillary break. What I did say is, “if you think sill seal makes a good air seal, put a piece to your mouth and see if you can suck air through it”. Did you? Are there other products that make a better air seal? M&Ms advertise that they won’t melt in your hand yet…hold a hand full for a while and see what happens. You’re putting words in my mouth. We can have a discussion without being aggressive.
Let me jump in here because this is Actually what is in Owen’s Corning Sill seal literature.
“Provides a seal against air leakage, moisture, and insect intrusion at the juncture of the foundation wall and sill plate”
Yes it can be an air sealer but when has the board ever been completely perfect all the way around the house touching the concrete?
I don’t see how the use in interior walls is a rip off. We only needed one extra roll to cover all the interior walls. A roll is $7 at the lumber yard.
And yea it is a water vapor IE. Capillary break. It can be just a piece of treated lumber. But we live in an area with high water tables and the vapor drive through our slabs is huge. Another reason we do 10 Mil poly under our slabs even before the 2021 code called for it.
If you want a house to perform the best it could at the time you build it then do a few extra things to make it better. The amount of money we spent on better air sealing and vapor management was saved by the advanced framing we did.
To each their own but the things we do to build a better house don’t always cost more money. We build to IRC 2021 or better on the houses we build. 2024 is released but is missing the energy code. But once it is released we will ensure we meet or exceed it as well.
@@texas.edge.inspect
I don’t need to put a piece in my mouth. Sill seal will act totally different under thousands of pounds of pressure from a structure.
Have you tried compressing it and blowing? Or you think your unregulated blow test was sufficient? Smarter than the manufacturer I guess 🤷♂️ I urge you to test further! On a rainy day take a piece of sill seal place it on top of a wet concrete surface then stand on it with only socks on. Lemme know how quick your feet get wet 😂
When used correctly the material will probably act as described from the manufacturer. (Air barrier) Holding a piece in my mouth is not correct installation.
As is the same with M&Ms. M&Ms are made to be ate. Not held in the hand. Eating M&Ms correctly and they won’t melt in your hands. You have to read and follow manufacture guidelines. They are the ones that make their products, they know its uses best and how to use it.
Commenting on what was portrayed incorrectly in this video is not the putting words in your mouth”
Using a material for a capillary break implies said material would need to be water proof. If said material is not waterproof how could it possible act as a water/moisture barrier?
Then one may start to think about what sill seal looks like once thousands of pounds of pressure have been applied. How could that material compressed to almost nothing really ever keep moisture wicking. (The sock step test will prove this)
Only an empath could claim to detect aggression from someone via message … 👿