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Many Panel wood foundations installed in Michigan are not to codes.

You can have your foundation check.
The treating plant designer and the panel installer's insurance may be use to fix these problems.
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All Panel Wood Foundations must be designed and installed in accordance with:
All current Building Codes Standards

While wood foundations are easy to build, this is only true if one is building from an accurate well designed plan. When such a plan is incorrect, or if something is left out of the plan or absent, or if a design is made using a guide manual (these are not design manuals); major mistakes can be made during the construction process. These errors cause problems for the owner, builder, and the building department.

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Note: Panel foundations can be site built or made in a shop. When made so it cover up items that need inspection by the Building Inspector. Third Party Inspection may be required. (inspect for grade stamps, treatment stamps, stud spacing, insulation, nailing, dip of saw cuts, plywood requirments are some of the item that a third party inspection will note.

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On February 12, 2002 the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) announced the VOLUNTARY decision by the wood preserving industry to move consumer use of specified kinds of residential uses of treated lumber products away from pressure treated wood that contains arsenic by December 31, 2003. Arsenic is a known human carcinogen and any reduction in the levels of potential exposure to arsenic is desirable. Among the residential uses to be dropped are play-structures, decks, picnic tables, landscape timbers, residential fencing, patios and walkways and boardwalks. NO specific mention was made to include Permanent Wood Foundations. UPDATE - CCA Aproved for wood foundations for 2004.

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