Patent ID: 7603816

Claim:
A foundation system including a sill seal and termite shield (SSTS) device, said foundation system comprising: a foundation wall with a sill plate thereon and framing arising therefrom; said SSTS comprising: a sill seal strip of polymeric foam, said polymeric foam interspersed into the interstices of said foundation wall surface, said sill seal strip being an elongated web with two major surfaces and a longitudinal axis; a barrier layer disposed on said sill seal strip, said barrier layer impenetrable by wood boring insects, said barrier layer, in turn, comprising: an outer portion thereof dimensioned to extend beyond the base of said sill plate; and, a weatherproofing membrane formed from an elongated web of polymeric material, said web having two major surfaces and a longitudinal axis and disposed on and adhered to said sill seal strip, said weatherproofing membrane having said barrier layer disposed on one of said two major surfaces of said sill seal strip; whereby, upon installation of said SSTS device on said foundation wall and said sill plate on said SSTS device, said SSTS device seals the juncture of said sill plate and said foundation wall with said polymeric foam and enwraps the sides of said sill plate with the said outer portion of said barrier layer.