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DAA JDESIGN <br />ARCH ITECTURE+INTER IORS <br />The floor of the crawlspace and basement areas is dirt with concrete only at locations of column footings and a <br />small concrete slab supporting the furnace. There is a vapor barrier at some of the crawlspace floor locations, <br />there is no basement floor insulation, and no insulation at the foundation walls. <br />Building records indicate that there was significant structural work done in 1978 including adding retaining walls <br />to all unsupported soil cuts in the basement. The records called for an 8x16 footer with #5 rebar every 4' <br />maximum and 8x16 concrete block filled solid with mortar with the height to be field approved. It appears that <br />this part of the work was never done or that it was in reference to the interior CMU separation walls at either the <br />southeast or southwest corners. <br />Caawlspace at northeast corner of building. The foundation is three courses of CMU and there is a vapor <br />barrier at this location. <br />Condition Evaluation: <br />Overall, the foundation was mostly accessible for evaluation from the exterior and within the basement. <br />Foundation wall depth and the presence of any footings would require further destructive investigation as well <br />as determining the support of the foundation walls and if they are grouted solid. Furthermore, the crawlspace <br />area beneath the covered front porch is not accessible for full analysis and access to this space would require <br />an access hatch to be cut into the floor or walls. <br />Where observed, the foundation is in fair condition but does not meet the minimum IRC code requirements for <br />today's standards. It is likely that the areas that were not exposed for review are in a similar condition as those <br />areas that were visible. It is unlikely that the CMU foundation walls are not original. However, they have been in <br />place and likely unchanged since at least 1948. <br />The soil cut at the basement to crawlspace transitions is in poor condition. The soil is unsupported at all <br />locations and undermines the support of the north foundation wall. Additionally, the brick chimney is also <br />compromised as it sits at the edge of one of the soil cuts. Sluffing was observed on the basement floor and the <br />cut soil is susceptible to further damage, especially if water were to enter the basement either from a rain or <br />snow event or from a plumbing leak. <br />921 MAIN PAGE- 19 <br />