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Home My WebLink AboutBLD2008-00267 ENGR REPORT 4-28-08.TIFJUN -25 -2008 03:07 PM CURTIS Bur LOWE � M C � , IF r N O April 28, 2008 Wt. Curtis Bsrlowe BwioweBrad», 3811 Hetlhafiloolc Toil Vale, NC 28168 704 462 2731 P.01 IINEERS soaeUNK Move EL�a 0 NCUM tax aatsacee~ M.O..W ".nom nom Subject: The building a1055Capmfia Gram DrimNewtonNC � Dw Mr. Darla"; As you requested. I inspected the subject property an F0 wuuy 21 and Mush 14 2008. I'm glad you were able to accompany me dmiog thaw impeaioar. I Amish this report in coatfewc ibr your beneftt as our chat. Oder persons "I not reproduce a reuse this report without o wrtittm consent, accept a requiral by North Carolina reel elude regulatioot. We will rot rehtase tide report m anyoro rise wiUaous yoor parodssiao, wmapt as required by law. According to our epummou, the scope ofwork included verifying the deficiencies fiom oar previona report provided to MM lacer Dahun. The soups W w mehmW datermaing and taa*Mg all recommended repairer We boo used our bat skill and Judgment to provide an urfatu d" and unbiased inspectum at reganable cost The recommandstions and comments mramned in this report w presented to bWp you make Ibis building better, and to inform you of the important i> etuues and omdidom of its comwtacdon. Akbwgh the structure and etptymtect may be sxhWbrmty when examined, thdr twndidon may Aso hate. This report a not a guarantee or wwanty of the renusue or e04MMIt, or of its fitness fix any particular us This report covers aWy those pardons of the preodaes tart 6DUW be examined visually without eaoavetwo, removing sur6ce m umnala, disusemDling "opment or moving llunibuw end bouaaehold affects. We have cot rude any tats, mesa u tments, or cahsduious camp as deaal'bW in this report We have not inveogded far t=c nWaiele or wastes or aremined public reoonle negardirrg this property. 1be scope afthe inspection doors not awry **the property coaftrus to all regulations, restrictions, or building codes that may be in elfeot at its location. ua� .oaaaueass aNearaaa WMINe eaPECigNa . MUAitANAMMaWVEOrn,oK s rNOP Rry omornoN AssewaRe a nuonnVLCONOrrnNWRN a OMNUNMY AB8OOL4WMAE9egve VM1XM MIUVNO OOM COWW ANOE DMKM SUN - 25 -2005 03:67 PM CURTIS gar LOWE 704 462 2731 F.02 Afidwum We were previously radimed by Mrs, Am Dabon to perf sm Inchiral inspections at 1055 Catewba Gram Drive in Newton. Nc. Our initial report of our Wndud smrceural mWectim was provided to Mee. Dahm and dated ]ammry 10, 2008. A aeamd iogm doa tins paRxmed on Amory 21, 2008. The scope of the second inapectim wm to puixm mgimKb* awlysis oaths Roar 5m ing eystenx The rmAts of this amlysis were provided tD Mrs. Dahm in a report dated 3aramry 31,2M. My site visit ofFebnmry 22, 2008 was made to verify the recommendations of our report dated Amm y 31, 2008 sad to determine recommended Maim The site visit on March 12 wu made to iespet the completed worn. Ion this report, we will be addmgft the comments made in our report of hammy 31.2008. Savesl excapta fiver the Amu ry 31, 0008 report app in this report in 4matatams. The Wowing excerpt Rem the Amery 31 report describes recommended repairs rebated to the &tiers. "M alwW malsmmrie shows one girder secom with nvo parperrdlalm' girders hmrrsranrg tr w1/Mnpkr srppmrss, Tie truersex6sggirdrra aro sham as C asd on Nr aetrsatasrc. TMs laadlrg cmf*smadm /s tarot did"WarM "WNa ! hwber. Since Na f adNa 2 gtede mob w"food drgnriae cos recmmw d ire m7mg in addtt and pier rder to gider ttmmuc tan era WQS c at rte w wwade, AtaltGoergbdwbowar, inibumtkmoeofatravy dwy girder hftw, severe as a Sterpran Smpg- ?Is WU5.50-= or .. The above recommendation wm vwffied during au inWW site visit at F*nwy 2 24 2008. As of bluch 12, 2008, AU work described above is complaw mtis&etur ly, except Aw anchoring the now 60 cohrom to the *oft. rA JUN -25 -2008 05:08 PM CURTIS Dar LOWE 704 462 2731 P.03 New pia instaw coda iataee�g Bader. Installatim is SWO& dart'. On Apri128, 2008, W. Vam Dahm vai8ed do insW ion of the ooluvm snohor system to the %a ft Wascomplaed. 1a ourrepm of lamwy 31. 2W three seatioaa of joist were f=W to be questionable. 1. "I. Thejou &kawdrdrrdw row bekw^o7ym~da earewAraw, mq*rmdnm*17'74". 77*k Jl m dr Adams diawblg j"hompkes we *word w 12 bmam an o~ limed an me anabo dress jdo west be Na I grode Sardm" Yon w Pima No goads mwb wme fawd am dews jdste dift rte sbs WA 1Ybhmd avidmro to now odnrwim, wV a" amrme AN bw /ember is No. 2. We reommundbulaWm aJa &ap girder wtdbr dte hxW qm jatmsbrdrisseNan M&WgirdrrsMddbe kaamdatart4q m andAmoldbeproperlyaWwWby awwroo AwftF wd qpvp6ftpw&" N In oar initial site visit, Bebsuwy 22, 2008, we discovered that all joists in this area aft No. 1 SYP, Since the area tbw a is atrremly used as a sleeping tre the re"md live load may be reduced. Wuh this in mind, No. 2 SW flxmiag mambas would be Wo*m te. However, it should be now that gmroe uses ofdus mom may clawge to privam amt It -3- ® SUN -25 -2008 03;08 PM CURTIS B,LOWE 704 462 2731 p,04 which the Hill floor load will be required. Regadlow else the area is floated with No. t SYP, it is adequwe as it now stands. No work is required for this area. 2. "2. The j&AW loaned wader du drdrrg roam *m app m maaely 17'- 2". 77ds kmmwim is k" dJ2 wr du xJ c drawing. These jdw are Vwedat 12 bw)ws on cen6er. Band oar analysis. dress joiau new be Na 1 glade SmMWM Yellow Phu. No grade mob were dose jdsu dw7ng the sift visit. W14ow evuhncv ro aargg�ut otirwwin, we nmat asmms deaf du dtmber u Na 2. r . Vwq our i sloe visk as Fdx uup = 2008, we did bad S ado marks on all beg span joists in this rasa Tho grade merles indicate dwA No. 1 SYF hanbar is used ibr than joirte. We pulled urig 4mm axiom the joists to fiallm investigate the "obvious deflexion ", as mentioned above We detaemiaed that the joists have not deflected and am rdWvelr sbWgk. The separation at the top of the intariar columns is the during room mot be atenihW to dnddutge of the xuilkieg and/or the w umm tbemselva. The cokamm do na carry any signiflowd bads. Bwad on that now obswvadom, we recowmmd dot no work be pratiarmed in Man 3. "1 "w joW bonded wder the fitnal room span cpprosimauly 16'- 3". 77ds koWm is 7abeledJ3 om the xnkmmalc e3". Thus jouu ass apacadat 12 hwW on ender. Based an ow• aniysis, dace jouu on adegmaea. No gnash mmb were j&W m dose Jaw dw'pgdu sins WWL Widasst evderees to Suggest odurwue, we ans#awware Aw At hmrbar Wk 2, SUN -25 -2068 03:09 PM CURTIS Bar LOWE 704 462 2731 P.05 The above recommeadodaae vise verdled during our initial acts visit on February 22, 2008. The locadw of the &Wmey was veri8ad. As a roach, the recowmea ied drop girder is nquarod to support two joists inomd of three, as recommended above. As of March 17,20A all work de m*W above is oomplated satis6modly, mrcapt for wAodog the new 6x6 cobunn to the foodog. Two joists are supported by a 6x6 girder, The Bader is --- supported be a 6x6 oahrmn with appmvrd &oft On April 28, 2006, W. Van Ddton veaifled that installation oftba oohum anchor * to the footing was completed. Qmdwba Thds latter is to w* that all reoDommmodshous made in our report, dated lanuuy 31, 2006, have been sa ia$rsorily oomplatad under our guidance. m The com ucata and rown maodolow in this mpon am not en&c and plane of repair. Simple mpah shmM be per6Ormod m accord with our ama building code. Consult a registered Pro6aeiaaal Engineer reguft changes or improvMWM to the strrxsnro. -5- JUN - 25 -2008 03:09 PM CURTIS BQ,LOWE 704 462 2731 P.06 The wonb'pmPMY. ° Properly inmUeV and "proPed4 deviDw ' wed in thin report man to arrange, amemMe, and &atm the appropriate makdale beet milted to the apphostWa in strict aawrd with the ma ninon ra'a wrhtm insttw d ms and in a mamap thw awmat dmw imamded sum** pwkrmmmcq and durability. Our stue building code provides gi{t =m mqutramwrt% but is cot a m=W of good ooatrudion practice. Amyoma who is in doubt about the mowing of"proparly" w my pwbadw simWn should comah badbooln and trade jowW a helm Tf s W m doubt, oonaU me. Im" I tnma that Wa repot providaa the W%rau ion you need. Place telephomo me if you have qL a otm. . SEX MOM WY W. Widdar, P.E. �lYd I qq, k DahmRmdemm 1055 C "wbs Cm=u Drive Newton, NC Front MET M= a,n JUN -25 -2008 03:10 PM CURTIS Bar LOWE 704 462 2731 P.00 BARIAWE BROTHKRSJIA 3011 Hentherbrook Trull Vale, N.C. 28168 baeloweekbellsoutis.aet June 1, 2008 Dirod Responoe To File No. 09-C -172 Susan Diwa, Complaint Administrator N.C. Lieemmg Board for General Contractors We will Begs by answering to this Complaint from the sale of 1055 Catawba Greens Drive Newton, N.C. 2065& Van & Janet Dalton purchased this Home on 12-07- 2006. before closing the Dalads requested a Home Inspection, the Home Inspector found a few minor things that we fined at that time. The Closing was recorded In Catawba County on IW -2006. November-2007 the Dalton's contacted as to do a pooch Wt before their One Year Warranty *spired. We did mostly touch up caulking and peIntInL. At that time wort' thing was okay. During the fast week of December 2007 we got a phone call from Joel Herman Amt. Chat Building Impactor of Catawba County He told as of a pboue call that He recdved from Janet Dakon making him to come out to 1055 Catawba Greens Drive Newton, N.C. 20651L The Dollon's showed bin a hair Mae crack In the block foundation, during riot time Mr. Herman discovered some floor girder intersections where not supported, be ask the Dalton's If they had contacted no about fusing those, they amid they had not. When Mr. Herman looked at the Inspection history he found a soft by the impactor that coadocted the floor framing inspection about 141 girder sappora required by Final. At Final Inspection We was mimed to be 6sed by the Catawba County Building Impactors and as. Mr. Herman asks us to go under the boom with him to look at the Foundation and the girder. He told the Dalton's that we had discussed re- grouting the crack in the block founded= and diet disc was no structural problem with the Foundation, when he told bar we where going to ft the girder's she related to Id us repair them at that time. Mr. Herman told us diet he suggested to the Dalton's that a Structural Esglneer look at the girder's for their satisfaction. We where Any with that, and told Mr. Herman that we would pay for that, and they could choose one. On December 18, 2007 Kelly Winkler of Chipman Engineers made an Inspection. Mr. WInkler's report dated January 10, 2000 is attached In the complaint. When we got the report dated January 10, 2008 we visited the Dalton's to look at the l sum inside the home that was In the report. At that time we found that the thermostat was set at 76 degrees, it was obvious to us dust the moisture that was left inside the home had been removed from the astreme drought and the high temperature, which bad to ends In the moWisp and Room, but Janet Dakota Insisted that her Hone was 6dkng. We bras& our HVAC Contractor by the nest day, he told her that we had just come through a serious drought and the recent JUM -25 -2008 03 :11 PM CURTIS Bar LOWE 704 462 2731 P.09 change from summer temperatures to cold n%bts, and having to turn beat on was the cause of the normal cracks in the moldlap and floors, and that he seam put ■ humldifiar an the system to central the moisture in the home. The next contact was a phone call from Armin Wagner the chief Bnfeding Inspector of Catawba County. He wanted m to Wed him and the Dalton's at hit e111ce, we meet with Mr. Wanner before the Dalsom's, be bad a copy of the Engimeers report dated January 1% 20Mt, we reviewed the report wltk him and informed hum that the Engineers report dated Jamomry 1% 2008 was Incorrect, he Hated In the report that there was throe sections of the Boor joist that was over spas and where mot adequate and that No. 2 Grade marks was all he could find sad that two section of floor joist where slxteas Inches on center. We tom Mr. Wagerer that this was wrong. At that point Mr. Wapner asks the Daltoa's to Join all of ML In mating with the Dalton's and Mr. Wagner we discovered that oaks a portion of the fomadatiou cad floor bad been Inspected by the Engineer, which M pages one through dgYt of the Engineer's report dated Jaarary 10, 2008. At that time the Dalton's requested a full foundation, floor and roof analyse from Chipman Engineers, which is In the complaint Dated January 31, 2008.Once we got a copy of that report we where allowed to loped the floor system, and feurd that the report wet not corral. At that time we called the Engineer to make him aware and ask him to meet u so we could together ge in the crow[ spa" sad prove to his his report was wrong. The Dalton's choose Kelly Winkler of Chipman Engineer's. They where payed by as a sam of 83.129.00 for reports that we had to prove to the eaglnar. We where waiting bb fiscal retort which we received on May 23, 200& This report Is attached to this response. we regret that the Dalton's repeatedly went behind our backs to try to get satldlrction. To sum up, all the Eughmor could find was the girder intersections needed to be supported, which has boo completed, and that we area's needed to be re- grouted In the foundation, which has not bem done We have not abandoned the project, we where Limply waiting for the goal Engineer's Report when we got this complaint. Respectfully Submitted Barlowe Brothers, LLe Call No. 828-3124819