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<br />Mr. and Mrs. Tatum <br />March 16, 1995 <br />Page 2 <br />story portion of the residence appear to be relatively old and are hairline to less than 1 /8 ' in <br />thickness. By contrast, the cracks in the two-story portion of the residence are wider and <br />more pronounced, especially towards the very front of the residence. There is a significant <br />vertical crack that extends from the bottom to the top of the two-story portion, about one foot <br />west of the east end of the wall. Water damage has occurred in the upper east half of the <br />two-story portion, where water that has apparently leaked from a roof scupper has caused <br />pieces of the plaster to fall off, along with fairly substantial localized cracking. <br />The front, east face of the residence has minor cracks, except at the northeast corner where <br />there is a buttress believed to be part of a fireplace chimney. At the top of this buttress, there <br />is a major crack through the stucco. The buttress appears to have partially broken away from <br />the residence, with a displacement of about 1 inch. The circular buttress has a series of <br />horizontal cracks throughout its height. <br />In the front porch, which extends inward to the first level of the structure, there are significant <br />vertical cracks at the northeast and southwest corners with separations of about 1 /4". It <br />appears that the front face of the residence has moved outward relative to the rest of the <br />structure. <br />Along the north side, there are thin, hairline cracks extending from the corners of each of the <br />windows and doors. There is a vertical crack zone at the transition between the one and two- <br />story portions, with a series of parallel to subparallel cracks in a zone up to 1 foot wide. The <br />cracks appear to become more pronounced and wider towards the top. There has been <br />considerable damage to the stucco at the roof parapet. <br />The west, rear wall of the home has relatively fewer cracks than the other three walls. Minor <br />cracks also exist in the garage walls. <br />Interior Observations <br />We observed the interior beginning with the kitchen. Cracks were observed throughout the <br />residence, particularly at the corners of rooms and at the windows. Separations were also <br />observed at the baseboards in some of the rooms where the outer walls had moved outward <br />up to 1 /4". The interior cracking is most pronounced in the front, two-story portion of the <br />residence, where there are significant cracks to 1 /4" or more wide. The front, east wall, <br />appears to have moved outward relative to the rest of the residence. In the southeast corner <br />room of the second floor, there is considerable damage to the plaster because of water <br />leakage from the roof drain scupper. <br />There is an approximate eight foot wide opening between the family room and the living room. <br />There are relatively fresh cracks at either end of the beam across the top of the opening with <br />widths of 1 /4" or more. On the north side of the entry way, there is a crack that extends from <br />mid-height on the wall to the ceiling, widening to about 1 /4" at the top. <br />r:a,a~.~zeo r e-0t.nr <br />