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Carmel, IN 46032
317-818.7912
February 15, 2019
Mr. Bill Brosius
William Gordon Group
2371 Glebe St
Carmel, IN 46032
Re: Limited Structural Evaluation -Visual
Garage Ceiling Beams Bearing/Foundation Evaluation
10638 Knight Drive
Carmel, IN 46032
CE Solutions' Project No: 19-105
Dear Bill.
We have completed our structural evaluation forthe referenced property. A visual inspection of
the property was performed by Ataliah M. Sayegh, P.E. on February 14, 2019 at your request. The
purpose of the assessment is to evaluate the existing wood beams bearing on wood supports and
on the existing foundation located in the garage space. It is our understanding that new LVL and
Parallam beams were added and installed a few years ago in the garage ceiling to help support the
deflecting second floor I joists which are directly above the garage_
CE Solutions' structural evaluation was restricted only to the portion of the exposed wood beams in
the garage and was based solely on visual observation. No structural instrumentation, monitoring,
testing or analysis was performed. The following is a summary of our findings and
recommendations:
EXISTING CONDITIONS AND OBSERVATIONS
The property is located at the intersection of Kings Mill Drive and Knight Drive in Carmel, Indiana.
The building is a brick two story wood single -dwelling with an attached 3-ear garage. The residence
was built in 1995. Original / record construction documents (drawings and specifications), shop
drawings and other pertinent construction records for the existing residence are not available.
Below are our observations of the framing system at the area of area being investigated:
I. There are two wood beams that are bearing at the corner wall between the two garage
openings. It is our understanding that these two wood beams in addition to another beam
were installed in the garage ceiling to help support the second floor.
2. The 16", 3'r4" wide dropped wood beam running north -south is bearing on a 3 %"x5 %z" wood
post at the north end between the single and double garage door openings. The north bearing
end of this wood beam bears I %" on the wood post. We believe that this beam was added
below another existing beam to help support the exterior wall above and the low/high roof
framing. It appears that the north bearing end of 1 h" on the wood post may not be sufficient
and requires additional bearing area.
3. The 18" 4 ply LVL (7" wide) dropped wood beam running east -west is bearing on a 3 %"x8 %z"
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Limited Structural Evaluation —Visual
Garage Ceiling Beams Bearing/Foundation Evaluation
10638 Knight Drive, Carmel, Indiana
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wood post at the west end between the single and double garage door openings near the
same location as the 16" beam. The west bearing end of this wood beam bears 2" on the
wood post. It is our understanding that this beam was added to support another wood beam
in the garage ceiling. It appears that the west bearing end of 2" on the wood post may not be
sufficient and requires additional bearing area.
4. It appears that the posts for both of these beams fall within the existing exterior stud wall
space at the corner as can be seen in the attached photos. The limited investigation
performed on site showed that the 3 %" x 8 %" post (supporting the 18" LVL beam) is bearing
on the existing wood sill plate which we believe is bearing on the existing foundation wall.
OPINION AND RECOMMENDATIONS
The following are our opinion and recommendations:
1. It appears that the end bearing at both of these two wood beams on the wood posts may not
be sufficient and requires additional bearing area. We recommend that at the 1G" deep, 3 %"
wide beam adding a new 2x6 vertical stud under the beam and connecting it to the existing 3
Y2"x 5 %" wood post. The new 2x6 stud needs to be connected to the 5 /" face of the post. At
the 18" deep, 7" wide beam, we recommend adding a new 2x8 vertical stud under the beam
and connecting it to the existing 3 %"x8 %" wood post. The new 2x8 stud needs to be
connected to the 8 %_" face of the post. The connection of the new 2x face stud to the face of
post can be accomplished by using %"x3 %" Simpson Heavy Duty SDS Screws (or equivalent)
with 2 %" minimum thread length into the post. Screws need to be at 8" on center alternated
along the height of the post_
We also recommend conducting further investigation by removing the base board and gypsum
board at the base of the wall corner in order to verify that the posts bearing on the existing
wood sill plate are bearing on the foundation wall and not on the slab on grade.
In closing, please note that no engineering analysis was performed to verify the capacity of the
existing structural members and that our structural evaluation of the referenced project was
limited strictly to those items identified in this report and to the extent noted. Should unforeseen
deficiencies exist (structural or non-structural); they are beyond the scope of this structural
condition assessment. Should you have any questions or wish to discuss this matter further, please
do not hesitate to contact the undersigned. Thank you for choosing CE Solutions for your structural
engineering needs.
Very truly yours,
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Atallah M. Sayegh, P.E.
Senior PE
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