Foundation panel and method of assembly

A prefabricated foundation panel for being supported on a,footing to support a perimeter floor sill of a mobile home, said panel comprising:

• a frame including spaced first and second elongate members and a plurality of spaced cross members rigidly affixed to said top and bottom members, said top, bottom and cross members collectively defining a plurality of spaces extending through said frame from a first side thereof to a second side thereof;
• an aggregate coated facing attached to said first side of said frame and covering said plurality of spaces;
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• a plurality of vent holes defined by the open ends of cylindrical projections extending outwardly from said facing, said cylindrical projections also having an aggregate coating camouflaging said vent holes.

A prefabricated panel comprising:

• a frame including spaced top and bottom members and a plurality of spaced cross members joining said top and bottom members with the outermost cross members joining said top and bottom members so that they are flush with the ends of said top and bottom members, said top, bottom and cross members collectively defining a plurality of spaces extending through said frame from a first side thereof to a second side thereof, said top, bottom and cross members also having a metallic composition;
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• an aggregate coated facing attached to said first side of said frame and covering said plurality of spaces;
• wherein each said top and bottom members is a U-shaped track and wherein said U-shaped tracks are positioned so that their open U-shaped sides face each other;
• wherein said plurality of cross members are C-shaped studs.

A foundation assembly for the perimeter of a mobile home for being supported on a footing to support the perimeter floor sill of the mobile home, said foundation assembly comprising:

• a plurality of foundation panels wherein each panel includes:
• a generally rectangularly shaped frame including generally elongate, parallel and spaced top and bottom members and a plurality of spaced cross members joining said top and bottom members with the outermost cross members joining said top and bottom members so that they are flush with the ends of said top and bottom members, said top, bottom and cross members collectively defining a plurality of spaces extending through said frame from a first side thereof to a second side thereof, said top, bottom and cross members also having a metallic composition;
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• a facing attached to said first side of said frame and covering said plurality of spaces;
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• wherein said plurality of foundation panels are arranged in a side by side fashion such that a said outermost cross member of a said panel is joined to a said outermost cross member of an adjacent panel;
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• wherein said top members of said panels are adapted to be secured to the perimeter floor sill of the mobile home;
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• wherein said bottom members of said panels are adapted to be secured to and supported by the perimeter footing for the perimeter floor sill of the mobile home.

A method of assembling a foundation assembly around the lower periphery of a mobile home having a perimeter floor sill and a perimeter footing, said method comprising the steps of:

• providing a plurality of foundation panels wherein each panel includes:
• a generally rectangularly shaped frame including generally elongate, parallel and spaced top and bottom members and a plurality of spaced cross members rigidly affixed to said top and bottom members with the outermost cross members joining said top and bottom members so that they are flush with the ends of said top and bottom members, said top, bottom and cross members collectively defining a plurality of spaces extending through said frame from a first side thereof to a second side thereof, said top, bottom and cross members also having a metallic composition;
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• a facing attached to said first side of said frame and covering said plurality of spaces;
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• arranging each panel around the periphery of the mobile home in an end to end manner so that each outermost cross member of a panel abuts up against an outermost cross member of an adjacent panel and is flush therewith;
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• fastening the abutting cross members of the adjacent panels to each other;
• fastening the top members of the panels to the perimeter floor sill of the mobile home;
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• fastening the bottom members of the panels to the perimeter footing.