Thanks for the replies, guys.
My sills are already in place on my poured 10" foundation walls, set flush to the outer face of the foundation.
I have considered building my deck with a 3" overhang all the way around. My building inspector is pretty accomodating and shouldn't have a problem with this, the frame posts would still sit in its originally designed location. My main deck will be dimensional 2x8, 12" c-c. I will just have to insulate the inside face of the 2x8 plates around the deck as the SIP's will not cover them in this approach. I'm building my 2x8 deck completely on top of the decks timber structure vs, using joist hangers. anyway so this would not be a major design change.
The angle iron idea is an interesting one as well and certainly possible.
I have also considered attaching a presure treated 2x4 ledger strip to the outer face of my sill beams all the way around, 3-1/2" face to the sill.
I'm only just beginning to consider "SIP" construction so am using it as a generic term. I was not aware that their are differences regarding the inclusion of drywall vs. OSB facing.
I will of course research the details of these products more before i decide what to do.
thanks again.
Shaun
