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<br />'.. <br /> <br />,. <br /> <br />-, <br /> <br />HE~IORANDUM : <br /> <br />./ <br /> <br />TO: Mr. Leon Wurl <br />City Administrator <br /> <br />FROM: Mel Stephan ~1)J <br />Building Inspector fA <br /> <br />DATE: December 9, 1975 <br /> <br />Re: Requested inspection of structural conditions of the residence <br />of Alex Domenico, 1409 Courtesy Rd., Louisville, Colorado. <br />Inspection made December 3, 1975 <br /> <br />The existing foundation is part soft brick and part rock <br />laid with lime mortar. The rock, brick and mortar are <br />highly moisture absorbent and moisture retentive and <br />subject to freeze - thaw damage. The exterior of the <br />foundation is covered in some places with a poured <br />concrete curb and in other places with stucco. Minor <br />damage to the surface is a normal" resul t of natures <br />freeze - thaw cycle. <br /> <br />2. The existing crawl space (basement) has a soft brick <br />wall on the South side which is deteriorated and <br />inadequate to act as a retaining wall for that portion <br />of the excavated area. The North wall has a 4 inch <br />hollow tile wall also inadequate to act as a supportive <br />retaining wall. The balance of the exc?vated area is <br />unsupported earth and is "spoiling" - off, this being <br />a normal action of vertical unsupported earthen walls. <br /> <br />3. (The crawl space entrance stairs are badly deteriorated <br />and' dangerous due to no support from wasted unsupported <br />earthen walls. <br /> <br />1. <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />4. The existing joist beams and floor joists are inadequately <br />supported. The beams are badly undersized for the spans. <br />The columnar supports have inadequate supporting bases. <br />The 2 inch by 6 inch floor joists do not conform to either <br />permissable spacing or span. The recommended loading <br />design for a residence floor is 40 lbs. per square foot <br />live load plus a dead load of 10 lbs. per square foot. <br />. I It <br /> <br />A comparison of the existing conditions with building <br />code requirements follows: <br /> <br />Existinq: Code requirements: <br />