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BackYard Living / 2345 West 141st Street, Suite BYL / Carmel, Indiana 46074
(317) 826-1956 / e-mail: ccarlson@backyardliving.biz
www.indydecknporch.com
13 August 2021
City of Carmel
Building Permits
1379 Trifecta Way
Westfield, IN. 46074
Re: Building Permit B-2021-00902
Amendment to footers
Dear Sirs,
The purpose of this letter is to explain the reason for the structural change of deleting two footers
next to the home’s exterior wall.
Between the time when the screen porch was designed and today, the homeowner had a French
drain and gutter drainpipe installed around the entire perimeter of the house. This drain does not
allow us to install two footers along the exterior wall without disturbing the drainage flow. Since
this is towards the end of the drain, this is an area of maximum flow and the homeowner is hesitant
to disturb it.
We believe it is better to delete these two footers with a drop beam. Instead, we will attach a
houseband to the existing exterior wall and attach the deck’s joists to the houseband with joist
hangers.
If you have any questions, please feel free to call me on my cell 317-501-3592.
Sincerely,
BackYard Living
Craig Carlson