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Lyle Oman From: Lyle Oman Sent: Friday, November 04, 2011 3:55 PM To: 'Williams, Robert' Subject: RE: Foundation problem at 845 Willow south Rob, I visited the site and saw the slab settlement. I reviewed the code for requirements for the slab to be supported by the foundation and found none. I also reviewed the code for compaction requirements under the slab and found none. I contacted the State Building Code division and spoke to a structural engineer and he confirmed my findings. I think that had the slab been protected by a building being over it, it would have not have gotten wet and gone thru the freeze and thaw cycles. Frankly I am surprised that there is not more damage.The solution would be to mud jack the slab back into place or live with it the way it is. I reviewed the plans and confirmed that there was a ledge shown to support the slab. However since it is not a code requirement it becomes a civil matter between you and the contractor and the city would have no involvement. Lyle Oman Building Official City of Orono TO SCHEDULE AN INSPECTION, CALL: 952.249.4600 952.249.4625 - Direct Dial 952.249.4600 - Main 952.249.4616 - Fax www.ci.orono.mn.us ................................................................................ ................................................................................ Office Hours: Monday- Friday 8:00 am to 4:30 pm ................................................................................ ................................................................................ Physical Address: 2750 Kelley Parkway Orono, MN 55356 Mailing Address: PO Box 66 Crystal Bay, MN 55323-0066 From: Williams, Robert [mailto:robert I williams@uhc.com] Sent: Thursday, November 03, 2011 2:53 PM To: Lyle Oman Subject: Foundation problem at 845 Willow south Lyle, I have a problem with a foundation that a contractor(Mitch Johnsen, Shoreline Builders) has provided for me and I have been working through the steps provided to me by the Minnesota Attorney General's Office of Consumer Protection and the Department of Labor to get satisfaction. In November of 2007 as part of a larger project I had a foundation for a shop building installed at our property at 845 Willow Drive. Subsquent to that our financial situation had deteriorated to the point that we had to put the last of that project on hold, including the shop. This fall we restarted the project to build the shop and on OCT 3rd of 2011 the contractor tasked with building the structure pointed out that the slab was sinking.That evening I contacted the previous contractor and asked him to contact me to discuss a solution. 1