[retiring2texas]

Hello,

I am the homeowner. ICF walls are poured with j-bolts spaced along the top horizontal edges.
My 2x10 and 2x12 pressure treated top plates are stacked down on the slab.
They used them as walk-boards during the pour.
Walls are 9" reward wall and some 11" reward wall.

I have several roller scaffolds and ladders and a big box of nuts and washers.

I have wood trusses coming in soon.
Roof is gabled.

Questions.
1. What is the best way to match up holes in top plates to bolt threads?
I used a rubber mallet and pounded the plate to get the impression for drilling a hole. OK?
2. Should I use sill seal between top plate and concrete?
3. Should I also liquid nail them?
4. Should outer edges be flush and any overlap be on inside? I will stucco exterior...
5. How do you best do joint between 2 plates? Just as is butted together or some kind of notch or what?
Do you fill the joints with foam?
6. This one is hard to explain, Should the gable end be continuous boards and then another board start with the 90 turn to the new wall? i.e. should the 20' gable truss sit down along 1 or 2 continuous top plates or its ends touch down on the start of the top plates that go out perpendicular or maybe it doesn't matter?
7. How much to tighten the bolts? Til washer slightly crushes into top plate?

I did a small guest house in ICF and installed the top plates and had some minor problems but this is our main house so I want to ask and check the pros.

Thanks