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Wood Foundations

Preservative treated, infestation and decay resistant lumber used as an alternate material for crawl space, basement, and stem wall foundations

Basement Section
This is section of a typical wood foundation in a basement application.
Basement Section
See a detailed DWF Drawing DWF file - Autodesk DWF Viewer required .
Autodesk DWF Viewer required.
DWF DWF    DWG DWG    DXF DXF    PNG PNG
DIRECTIONS: To download a construction-ready CAD drawing, RIGHT click on appropriate link above, and select "Save Target As". Make sure the save type is set to "All Files", then click the save button. Find out more about file compatibility.

NOTE: Some browsers may add a ".txt" extension to the downloaded file name. You can fix this by simply renaming the file and removing this extra extension.
Bearing Wall Section
This is a section of a typical wood foundation load bearing wall.
Bearing Wall Section
See a detailed DWF Drawing DWF file - Autodesk DWF Viewer required .
Autodesk DWF Viewer required.
DWF DWF    DWG DWG    DXF DXF    PNG PNG
DIRECTIONS: To download a construction-ready CAD drawing, RIGHT click on appropriate link above, and select "Save Target As". Make sure the save type is set to "All Files", then click the save button. Find out more about file compatibility.

NOTE: Some browsers may add a ".txt" extension to the downloaded file name. You can fix this by simply renaming the file and removing this extra extension.
Crawlspace Section
This is section of a typical wood foundation with crawlspace.
Crawlspace Section
See a detailed DWF Drawing DWF file - Autodesk DWF Viewer required .
Autodesk DWF Viewer required.
DWF DWF    DWG DWG    DXF DXF    PNG PNG
DIRECTIONS: To download a construction-ready CAD drawing, RIGHT click on appropriate link above, and select "Save Target As". Make sure the save type is set to "All Files", then click the save button. Find out more about file compatibility.

NOTE: Some browsers may add a ".txt" extension to the downloaded file name. You can fix this by simply renaming the file and removing this extra extension.