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<br />t.. <br />i ~ <br />PN: 94129 <br />March 24, 1994 <br />Page 3 <br />DRAFT <br />The adobe structure u very old. The exterior futishing with stucco is common in some areas <br />but this does not allow the structure to breath and relieve itself of unwanted moisture io <br />maintain stable conditions. The cracking of the stucco allows moisture to penetrate into the <br />adobe that causes this moisture to freeze and thaw. This causes minor stresses that over time <br />add up to result in slow deterioration of the structural materials. <br />The existing conditions appear to be the result of the east wall settling and the east foundation <br />possible rotating resulting is the east wall to rotate outward. Since the main load carrying <br />elemetns are tLe logs and these span in the cast-west direction in the den area, the load transfer <br />still is maintained. Moisture intrusion from the roof leaks both at the chimney, decking a~ <br />scuppers have contributed to this distress. Additional conditions such as the rotting of the true <br />root system, poor drainage, boiler system water loss, and routine maintenance should be further <br />investigated. <br />Due to the Iack of spanning capabilities for the foundation materials and the adobe construction, <br />the existing conditions should be stabilized in the present position. Additional exploratory work <br />should be made on the soils and foundation coaditiotts along the east and portion of the south <br />and north foundation walls. Before any attempt to expose these foundations, the east wall <br />should be laterally shored to prevent further outward movement. <br />Until these conditions are known a complete design repair scope could not be prepared. <br />It is the opinion of this engineer' that the distress is localized to the east portion and the major <br />contributing factors are the lack of maintenance, poor drainage and general aging. <br />v <br />90'd TS~bI T0. I SEW <br />1`i <br />8S5£998£0£~Xpd <br />