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* r, August 5, 1998 Mr. Lyle Oman Building Official 2730 Kelley Rd. Orono, MN. 55356 RE: John Serena 4605 Watertown Road Orono, MN. Dear Lyle: I was contacted by John Serena to visually inspect a pool house project he is constructing on his property at 4605 Watertown Rd. in Orono. I met with John on Thursday July 30th. and he explained to me how this was a existing structure that he was remodeling into a pool house. He had submitted to the city of Orono the required documents to get a building permit and it was issued to him. I was able to inspect a majority of the framing of the walls and roof system. Portions of roof and wall framing were covered by finish material. I was not able to inspect the framing at the center post and rafters, however John explained to me how it was framed and it sounded like that system would be very sound structurally. It is my opinion that the wall framing was done following normal and sound construction practices . The roof framing system using a center post supporting rafters and tied together using collar ties at 4' -0" centers is a structurally sound system and would support snow loads encountered in Minnesota. The interior transverse ceiling boards will also help to stiffen the roof system. John has used very sound construction procedures and his building should meet the requirements of the State Of Minnesota Building Code and building codes used in the city of Orono. I have 23 years of structural experience in various fields such as bridge design, bridge construction inspection, timber frame construction, timber frame design. My current position is the Engineering manager for a Treated Timber Supplier in St. Louis Park MN. They supply treated timber materials for bridges, salt storage buildings, miscellaneous buildings, along with the design necessary to get permits, bidding documents, etc. necessary to proceed with the project. I have not seen or reviewed any design calculations for this pool house project, so my inspection was only visual and in my opinion the construction practices generally comply with industry standards for this type of construction.