HomeMy WebLinkAboutEngineer's Report 07.21.2016July 21, 2016
TO: Jim Vidakovich
64 White Peaks Lane
Glenwood Springs, CO 81601
jahavea@aol.com
Gary R. Reeder, P.E.
Registered Professional Engineer
2937 Four Corners Drive, Grand Junction, CO 81503
cell: 970/250-9242
e-mail: garyreeder34@gmail.com
RE: Underpinning (Piering) Project — Final Report
64 White Peaks Lane
Glenwood Springs, CO 81601
In summary, the concrete foundation walls are stabilized. The push piers were installed in accordance
with the manufacturer's recommendations and specifications. The lift was accomplished in a proper
manner by personnel from Foundation Repair of Western Colorado (FRWC).
The attached two drawings show the post -lift elevations and the amount of lift that was attained. The
"Post -Lift Elevations" drawing can be used as a benchmark for future reference.
Observation of the "Post -Lift Elevations" drawing indicates the low area of the house is in the kitchen
along the wall adjacent to the garage. The kitchen floor is 7/8" low in relation to the high point near the
walk -out sliding door at the rear wall. The lift was stopped along this common wall between the kitchen
and the garage because further lifting would make the garage ceiling and the garage wall too much out of
level. It also would likely expand a small crack that was beginning to start in the garage wall. It may be
possible to adjust the girder beam beneath the kitchen floor to help stabilize the floor further. The
elevation difference across the kitchen floor, front to back, is ±1/2".
• Residential Structural Inspections
• Foundation Design and Piering
64 White Peaks Lane
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July 21, 2016
FRWC will be installing the new girder beam support north of the existing girder beam. This beam will
add support to the floor in the master bedroom and the living room. The beam supports will be adjusted to
raise the floor in this area of the house comparable to the adjacent foundation elevations.
Also, FRWC will be stabilizing the garage slab with PoIySTEEL foam injected into the void under the
slab that was created by the garage foundation lift and the three slab piers that were installed through the
slab around the corner of the laundry room. It is my understanding that FRWC will be injecting the foam
and installing the girder beam today.
Please call me if you have any questions.
Respectfully submitted,
Gary R. ` -Reeder, PE
CO #19404
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