P.W.F. Quality Control Foundation Inspection Report

Each Foundation package which is certified as being in compliance with this Permanent Wood Foundation fabrication specification shall be produced under a quality control program, and each panel and other component parts in the package shall comply with this specification. A certification of inspection showing conformance to this specification and to approved shop drawing shall be issued by the fabricator and shall be sent in duplicate to the purchase of each foundation package.

An inspection shall be made on each foundation system certified as being in compliance with this specification, and a written report shall be prepared. The fabricator shall maintain a file copy of each inspection report for not less than two years.

The inspection report on each foundation system shall indicate that the inspectors has access to approved shop drawing for that job and shall include but not be limited to:

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P.W.F. Foundation Inspection Report

Report used for Panelize Foundations

Owner(s) Name(s):________________________________

Address:________________________________________

Phone Number:__________________________________

Materials Supplier:_______________________________

Contractor:_____________________________________

Designer of Foundation:___________________________

Site Address:___________________________________

Date of Inspection:______________________________

Mark ( OK ) to certified each line item.

Bearing Soil:_______________________________________
Granular Drainage Layer: _____________________________
Sump Crock system: _______________________________
Footing Plates and Gravel: ____________________________
Window Framing and Nailing: _________________________
Sub Walls and Frost depth: __________________________
Shear Walls and Nailing:_____________________________
Post and Columns: _________________________________
Main Beams: ______________________________________
Interior Bearing Walls: ______________________________
Floor System and Connections:______________________
End Wall Blocking: _______________________________
Floor Framing Anchor:_____________________________
Stairwell Opening:________________________________
Basement Floor System:___________________________
Exterior Moisture Barrier: __________________________
Grade Board:_____________________________________
Caulking at Plywood Seams:_______________________
Knee-Walls:____________________________________
All Nail spacing and Nail types:_____________________
Grade and Treatment Stamps: _____________________

I, ___________________________

hereby certify that the project listed above has pass the Permanent Wood Foundation Quality Control Check-List. Its is now ready for backfilling operations to take place.

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(Signature)

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(Date)

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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.

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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