Another southern pine success story

COUTHERN pine and pressure tJtreatine are a combination hard to beat, eJpecially in a Permanent Wood Foundation, but there's a company in Carrollton, Ky., adding a new dimension to the coupling.

Permanent Wood Foundations custom designed and fabricated to meet the specific requirements of individual structures are the company's specialty, in fact its main business. Building on the merits of the Permanent Wood Foundations, Wayne Kimber Jr., president of Woodmaster Foundations. Inc.. and originator of the system, has added the advantages of panelization.

Each PWF is custom designed and then fabricated to meet the specific requirement of the site and structure for which it will be used. Components are fabricated in a controlled factory environment, using framing jigs and tables and modern power fastening equipment.

Kimber maintains that the factory approach results in higher quality workmanship. All southern pine lumber and plywood used in the foundation is treated in accordance with the criteria of the American Wood Preservers Bureau's FDN standard. In addition, all materials must meet the company's stringent specifications for grade, quality, dryness and dimensions. Stainless steel nails and double hot-dipped galvanized fasteners are used in construction.

Regular inspections by Product Fabrication Service, an independent testing and inspection service, is part of the quality assurance program.

Woodmaster Foundations, Inc. is a member of the American Wood Preservers Bureau. Wood Foundation Institute, Building Systems Council, National Association of Home Builders and various state and local home builders organizations. Both the AWPB quality assurance logo and the PFS symbol appear on their product.

Kimber has adapted the Permanent Wood Foundation to earth bermed and earth covered homes.

His personal residence in Redwood Falls. Mn.. and several other earth covered homes, which he was instrumental in designing, have received wide recognition. They are granted high marks for energy conservation as well as comfort and livability.

The PWF can be used for more than new residence construction. It works in motels, offices, multifamily buildings, restaurants, retail stores, agriculture buildings and cold

Story at a Glance

Company uses only southern pine plywood and lumber in fabricated Permanent Wood Foundations. Plant in Carrollton, Ky., is second in an anticipated network... all will be built in southern pine territory.

storage warehouses. The PWF is useful for replacement or relocation foundations as well as additions.

Woodmaster Foundations. Inc.. whose first operation is headquartered in Prescott, Wi., expects to continue to expand. Preliminary plans call for a third plant to be built in I 990 and then a series of at least one new plant each year. No specific locations have been selected, but the operations will be located east of the Rocky Mountains for convenient access to pressure treated southern pine plywood and lumber.