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    Permanent Wood Foundations

    I did contact an ASHI inspector, and he told me he had never known of any problems with a PWF. The problem is that there are so few of them that they are almost unknown to termite companies. The inspector said I would just have to educate them. I ended up just having a 1 foot drainage ditch...
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    Permanent Wood Foundations

    Thank you so much. I will contact them and let you know the results.
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    Permanent Wood Foundations

    The wall they want me to pour would be AWAY from the house--keeping the dirt from touching the wood. I cannot see what condition the wood is in, because it is below ground. I have had no problems with it. The wall is definitely a pressure treated wood which was made to be used for foundations...
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    Permanent Wood Foundations

    I have a wall on my house that has a Permanent Wood Foundation (exterior plywood rated for below grade use). About 4 feet of it is below grade. The house was built about 15 years ago, and I've had no problems. It was properly put in with French drains. The wood was covered with black plastic and...
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