Concrete Block to Bottom Plate?

[SliderJack]

If you use an 8 inch block, and a 2x4 bottom plate, what do you do with the extra space on top of the block? Do people instead use a 2x8 bottom plate?

I'm planning a brick veneer, so I should use a 12" block under the 8" block to provide a 4" ledge for the brick?

 

[Pack Rat]

On my neighbors garage addition the builders put a foam sill sealer over the block.
Then they put a treated 2X8 down as sill and then used lag screws to attach
the bottom 2X4 wall plates to the 2X8s.

 

[mopar440_6]

It depends on how you're planning to pour the slab up against the walls. What I have seen done is to take an L-slab block (link below) and turn it so that the "L" faces outward. Build the wall on top of the vertical part and use the remainder as the brick ledge.

Or you can run 10-12" block (depending on your brick thickness) as the second to last course and run the L-slab block normally (facing in so the slab gets poured on top of the horizontal part) as the last course.

http://www.menards.com/main/p-2801187-c-5647.htm?tid=8146690824695664100

 

[NUTTSGT]

Like Pack Rat mentioned, when I built our house garage and garage shed, I put down foam sill seal and used a PT 2x8. The wall was then built on top of that.

 

[finn]

Like Pack Rat mentioned, when I built our house garage and garage shed, I put down foam sill seal and used a PT 2x8. The wall was then built on top of that.

Same here. We went with 2"X6" studs

 

[kbs2244]

I am assuming you want to have the bottom of the wood wall above the slab?
The last time I did this we put a2x4 stick built wall on 8 inch block.
Normal "J" bolts buried into mortar filled block cells to anchor the wall.
Out side of wood wall even with outside of block wall.
The block "lip" left on the inside was covered with another 2x4 just for looks.

 

[Kevin54]

I set my baseboard on top of the block. I also used termite blocks for the top course

 

[Milton Shaw]

Use solid blocks for the top course and then hollow blocks for the "J" bolts spaced at least as often is required by code. Do use pressure treated for the plate on top of the blocks. I also poured a termite poison in each hole before the top block. Extra protection at very little cost.

 

[SliderJack]

Thanks. Sounds like a few alternatives out there. I'm leaning towards using a 2x8. Thanks.