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�9 <br />922A MAIN STREET <br />LOUISVILLE, CO 80027 <br />T3) 527 5 2 7- 1 1 0 0 <br />INFO@DAJDESIGN.COM <br />WWW.DAJDESIGN.COM <br />DAJDESIGN <br />ARCHI i EC: 1u?E+INTERrOR7 <br />STRUCTURE CONDITION ASSESSMENT <br />A detailed condition evaluation of the different building elements is summarized in the <br />attached Rapid Visual Screening matrix. The existing condition and integrity of each <br />element, feature, or space is evaluated as Good, Fair, or Poor Condition, and a <br />recommendation is provided. Focus for this summary will be on the original house <br />structure. Please see the Rapid Visual Screening for details on the newer addition <br />structure. <br />Foundation/Crawlspace <br />The original foundation consists of -12" wide stacked sandstone rubble that runs <br />approximately 12" below grade, except at dug out portion of the crawlspace toward <br />the rear of the original house where it runs full depth. Select areas of the original <br />rubble foundation are under -pinned with a concrete foundation wall to create a <br />deeper basement. Brick foundation was constructed on a slope with a cut brick top <br />to level the foundation for the floor framing. The portions of the original foundation <br />wall that are visibly accessible from the exterior are either coated with a cement <br />stucco or a concrete skirt wall. In the crawlspace, there are multiple mid -span and <br />transverse supports supported on the same brick bases or on dirt. Entry to the <br />original crawlspace is through floor hatch in an exterior rear deck with mortared <br />sandstone and concrete walls that run full depth of crawlspace height. <br />Existing brick foundation is in relatively good shape, however shows indications of <br />weak mortar in various locations. The foundation walls are not insulated, there is no <br />vapor barrier covering the dirt crawlspace area, and there is no basement ventilation. <br />There is also minimal to no water infiltration visibly evident in the crawlspace or <br />basement. <br />Recommendations include: Tuck -point the mortar on the rubble foundation wall. <br />Install a vapor barrier over the dirt crawlspace. Insulate the foundation walls or floor <br />framing. If feasible and appropriate, repair or redo cement stucco parge coat and <br />concrete skirting in combination with any other work being conducted to the house <br />(i.e. grading). See rapid visual screening report for details on newer constructed <br />areas of the house. <br />Floor Construction <br />The original floor construction consists of 2X6 rough -sawn & dimensional lumber at <br />24" O.C. with 1x3 tongue & groove Douglas fir subfloor. Floor joists seem to be in <br />relatively good shape. Floor joists bear on a rough sawn 2x6 plate laid flat on the <br />existing stone foundation. There is a collection of beams, columns (various types). <br />Floor framing is not insulated. <br />Recommendations include: Insulate floors, if foundation walls are not to be insulated. <br />HSA 620 GRANT, PAGE - 6 <br />