Permanent Wood Foundation System Acceptances

The Permanent Wood Foundation System is accepted by the following major regulatory bodies and underwriting agencies, as well as by a growing number of states and local building codes and lending agencies. Note: The system is custom design by woodbasement.com.

Model Building Codes

National Building Code 1996 edition. Building Officials and Code
Administrators International, Inc. (BOCA)
Uniform Building Code 1997 edition. International Conference of Building
Officials (ICBO)
One and Two-Family Dwelling Code 1995 edition. Council of American
Building Officials (CABO)
Standard Building Code 1994 and 1997 editions. Southern Building Code
Congress International Inc. (SBCCI)

Federal Agencies

Verex Assurance, Inc.
Farmers Home Administration (FmHA)
Veterans Administration (VA)
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (FHLMC)
United States League of Savings Associations
Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA)


Lending & Mortgage Insurance Institutions

Verex Assurance, Inc.
Mortgage Guaranty Insurance Corporation (MGIC)
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (FHLMC)
Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA)
United States League of Savings Associations
Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA)


Warranty & Fire Insurance Institutions

Insurance Services Office (ISO)
Home Owners Warranty Corporation (HOW)

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.

Woodbasement.com a service of Permanent Wood Foundation System (PWF), supported by Southern Pine lumber users affiliated with the training and installation of wood foundations.
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