Laserfiche WebLink
' May, lfi. 2002 10:27AM BRAUN INTERTEG GORP No, 3677 P. 4!4 <br /> Mr. David DAivCy <br /> Project BADX-01-11�9 <br /> May 14, 2UU2 <br /> Page 3 <br /> A step cracl:was iocatad ou���e sou�hcast cur��er oFthc masonry wall. This type of crack indicates a <br /> small amounc of dtf�crcnual s�iticmcni has occuncd alon�the wall. Thc width of this crack was <br /> relati��ely small, a:thoush �e�hould bc mc�nitorcd�n thc luturc to chcck that movc;ment is not continuing, <br /> A a�ck moniTur r.ttiy l�c;��I�ccci aGross thc craCk and thc homwwner or contractor may monitOr its <br /> progrCSs. <br /> Uuriug our site obsc�vations,tne grout in th�block c�lls was not visible and its condition was not <br /> I:nown. Marku�gs���crc located on th�wall a�proximatcly every third ceU,which may indicate that <br /> these arc the celis �n tl��niasourv wall���I�,cl�arc fi11eJ wich gTout. Further evaluation would be <br /> rcquircd to dcicrminc thc coudiciou of tlie grouc and thc IocaUon of dic groutc;d cclis. <br /> TI1C\VESt WaI� �f�)L` bascu��nt�►�si�rne�aortie�n uf thc nonh and soudi walls were notc:d to bv wet. <br /> '1'his is oftcn sc�n 7n rn�w constiuction ai�d could bc c;�uscd by poor surface drainage, poor draining <br /> Uackfill,a campron�ised�:arerproutin�maturial un thc oulside of the wall,water filled cells in the <br /> block,ur jus[wci biock "i'hcsc walls sllould be dry prior to placement of�inishes m the b3sement area. <br /> If these w��lls do not dry cut prior to tinishing the basefn�:nt furthcr cvaluation would be required to <br /> deterniine th�caus�ot thr mc,isturc m�f�ratiug inta thc baument. <br /> !n conclusio�i_ �t i; our opwiuu cha[ thc housc lound�ltiun��•all was sttp�rticially frpzen shortly aftc[ <br /> placement, howcv�r,ch��:,a�c�r�ty uC�i�c monar is�vcll bonded to the masonry units and is judgc:d to bc: <br /> in sound co��ditio�� Thc suft arcas shuuld bc u�ck-point�d,that i5 to rcmovc unsound mortar and <br /> rc;plaCc wiCh �'r�si� mo��tar. 8rau:�lntcn�c couJd fu�ther a�d �n thc installation of a crack monitor ar�d <br /> locaun�and n�arkirn,thc�ocstlizcd disu��ssed mortsr 1'pr tuck-p0in[u��Tepairs. <br /> n�Irup�U t\ep•.,tg:;y�lcrl�;l ll�t 1 b'7'n+l i <br /> :�,i;'��n�� <br />