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11/04/2007 18:48 6515789438 DOUG�AS L FELL PAGE 01 <br /> � r. � <br /> CkOUGt AS L. F�LL, P.E. "`' > <br /> .....^,",� <br /> PROFESSIONAt�f�tGINEER/STRUCTUi2AL ENGINEER w,,,,^�"�- <br /> Mr. John HoAander <br /> 20(3 Hoifander Road November 5, 2007 <br /> Orono, Minnesota 55391 <br /> Mobile Phone: (612)203-5805&(612)203-7226 <br /> RE: Hoilander Residence Limited Strucfural Evaluation <br /> Project No, 072Q5 <br /> VIA: Faxed to Gregory Lang, P.A., (John's Attomey) � (952)470-1989 on 11-04-07; <br /> Mailed on 11-U5-07; <br /> Dear M�. Holiander. <br /> This report contains the resutts of my final site observation of your house that occurred on October 6, 2007 at <br /> approximately 10:30 a.m. This site observation and report were pertormed at your reque�t and the request of your <br /> attorney, as per our consulting agreement dated October 6,2007, in order to determine if fhe repairs to your house meet <br /> the intent of the November 13,2�02 report items that were identified by Lyie Ohman requiring review by a struc#urat <br /> engineer as a condition of the building permit, {based upon the report with the City of Orono Building Permit Plan Review <br /> stamp on it datecf 5-5-03,signed by Lyle Ohman anct checked as approved with corrections noted). <br /> I have discussed the current situation and our intended approach with Mr. Lyle Ohman from the City of Orono prior to <br /> making this last site visit and he was ln agreement that this approach woaid be acceptable. <br /> Review of these ifems was pertormed after the work had been done. <br /> I have copied the iterr�s from the November 13,2002 repo�t{with the 5-5-03 City stamp on it)that were identified as <br /> requiring the structura!engineer's review and have commented d'rrectly beneath those items as to my observations of <br /> that area on Oc#ober 6,2007, The ifems from fhe initial report are show in different foni style, In bold, between the solid <br /> red horizontal lines above and below the original report ma�erial artd sn the color red. <br /> Eoundation i�ork: <br /> I. Remove a3.1 loos� sanci, dirt and mortar from the in.sid�e £ac� of the fo.ur�dation w.a�ly, <br /> This shotild be perfornzed by hand �ethods with sti£f wire b=ushes, braoms, etc. Ta3ce <br /> care not to dislodge existing boulders fram the founda�ion syst�a. <br /> 2. In€iII fully between the �xisti.ng boulcLers {as £ar baak within the wall) with non,- <br /> sT�rink gxout, (�j c = 5,04Q PSI ms;r�imum stxength) , 7`kie grout shovld not extend beyond <br /> the i.nside �ace ef t.h@ boulders, <br /> 3. Replace atxy voids in �ha walls wher� a botxlder is missing with s.irn,ilax aew laould�rs <br /> and grout as defined ahave. <br /> !t does appear that items 1-3 above have been completed in an acceptable manner. <br /> Continued on next page,,,,, <br /> 1016 Autumn Alcove St.Paw{Woodbury),�„1innesata 55125,USA <br /> Phone(651 j 249-6<'33w Fax(65l)b78-QG384 E-mail:doug(ell�comcast.net <br />