Here are my suggestions. 1. Your good. 2. Yes to the sill seal. 3. I don't. 4. You may want to rip to fit. It depends on the interior finishing. If your trusses bottom chords are to serve as ceiling joists, the overhang will create problems with drywall installation. 5. Butt joints are the norm. If you want, you could use metal mending plates to tie together, but I don't think its necessary. 6. No reason for this, but I prefer to run the sidewall plates to the end and cut the gable end boards short. One point to ponder, if you are using gable end trusses, they will sit solidly on the gable end plates, however, standard trusses are designed for the bottom chords to float freely, and should not be attached to the plates, other than at each end. 7. Do not overtighten the J bolts, just tight enough to snug the boards to the concrete, then a little more. Have fun.
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