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Home My WebLink About05050236 Correspondence Mar, I.S as 03: 47p Silver Creek En~ineerin~ 3172972942 - ."'- -If tJ50S0 o(~ , ~~~nOOfind), pu~~r V LlQll! U!Ol ~l~, March 13, 2006 RPB Custom Homes, Inc. 1386 Oay Spring Drive Carmel, IN 46032 Attn: Mr. Robert P. Barbato Re; Lot 16 Shelbourne Estates SCE 1106045 Dear Mr. Barbato: As you requested, I visited lot 16 in the Shelbourne Estates development on February 20, 2006 to make observations of the wood framing. The building inspector raised several framing questions and you asked me to address the questions. Each question with my opinion is furnished below: 1. Point Loads on the First Floor - There were five locations on the first floor where studs supporting headers landed on ilie floor framing. The inspector maIked iliese locations wiili paint and asked iliat iliese point loads be supported wiili additional framing. Each of the point loads can be supported by one of 1he following: ,. a. Point loads in ilie middle of ilie joist spans need to have doubled joist Installed under iliem. b. Point loads over headers need to have blocking installed under the point load to transfer ilie loads to ilie headers. c. In ilie case of the column between the great room and nook, a doubled joist is already installed.. These joists are adequate. 2. Roof Loads on Second Floor Bearing Walls - Where roof props are installed, there needs to be doubled studs under ilie props. These studs should be installed in 1he second and first floor walls. If there are walls in ilie basement, the studs should be continuous to the basement slab. Blocking should be installed between the floors. 3. Garage Opening Framing - The joist on the house side of an opening framed in the garage ceiling was damaged. Because of 1he small load on the joist, ilie only action required is to install joist hanger on this joist. If I can be of any additional help, please give me a call. \\\I\II\lnll""""fllJ. "..,.\\.f, If.,.. Kt:SJ'Ii?',~ #\"",- ...."""".".. "/...:'?< ~f6....~G\STERtD":~Q~ ~"l PE ,~;;. ~C/)l \r-'% i~l60B70212 J~J \~\ STATE OF ./ /f/g t~""" .....~s ">...~";;.IP.!QIA~~...~,(j".~ -''i.''->\). ..""......~~... ~/(JIJ,/ONAL ~\\'~";~ Ifurllll.lll1ll\\\'\\ Sincerely, . · ''''''''Z;:' ,,,. . ~~'"" PR d 7108 Waldemar Drive, Indianapolis, Indiana 46268' (317) 297-5510. FAX (317) 297-2942 www.sceindy.com p.2 15 c (\ /V1S -/1 Co1f.....,..,J / .. .' ... - :1 Mr. Robert Barbato RPB Custom Homes 1386 Clay Springs Drive Carmel, In. 46032 March 28, 2006 RE: 05050236, 16 She1bourne Estates. Mr. Barbato, We have received a document from Silver Creek Engineering in regard to the above property. A team inspection was conducted today using the opinion of the design professional as it relates to applied loads and the load path. We are unable to concur with the opinion of the design professional who submitted the letter. We believe there is far too much loading on the framing members to support the load imposed. We have requested a design professional review and correction in similar situations in the past and have never encountered a correction that did not include support to the foundation or to a column pad. There are several code violations, some of which were noted on a previous inspection that have not bcen corrected. A full and complete inspection listing the items in need of correction was not made and will not be made. The City of Carmel does not do "punch lists" for items that need to be done, this is the responsibility of the builder of record. We request that your design professional provide detailed calculations for all imposed live and dead loads, load paths, and stress to bearing members. A point by point list must be made for each item identified on the site. Until we receive the required information we are unable to conduct any inspections of this property. Once the house has been inspected and corrections made by your trades to address all code sections and, a detailed list is made by a design professional with a sealed letter we will conduct the standard rough in inspection. S incere1 y James A. Ochs, C.B.O. Cc: Jim Blanchard, Building Commissioner Craig Miser, Building InspectorfPlan Review s: Jim o. & Sarah/Letter Ternplate/LcttcrTcmplateMaster ./J .' Mr. Robert Barbato RPB Custom Homes 1386 Clay Springs Drive Carmel, In. 46032 March 28, 2006 RE: 05050236, 16 Shelbourne Estates. Mr. Barbato, We have received a document from Silver Creek Engineering in regard to the above property. A team inspection was conducted today using the opinion of the design professional as it relates to applied loads and the load path. We are unable to concur with the opinion of the design professional who submitted the letter. We believe there is far too much loading on the framing members to support the load imposed. We have requested a design professional review and correction in similar situations in the past and have never encountered a correction that did not include support to the foundation or to a column pad. There are several code violations, some of which were noted on a previous inspection that have not been corrected. A full and complete inspection listing the items in need of correction was not made and will not be made. The City of Carmel does not do "punch lists" for items that need to be done, this is the responsibility ofthe builder of record. We request that your design professional provide detailed calculations for all imposed live and dead loads, load paths, and stress to bearing members. A point by point list must be made for each item identi fied on the site. Until we receive the required information we are unable to conduct any inspections of this property. Once the house has been inspected and corrections made by your trades to address all code sections and, a detailed list is made by a design professional with a scaled letter we will conduct the standard rough in inspection. Sincerely d O~-- James A. Ochs, eRO. Cc: Jim Blanchard, Building Commissioner Craig Miser, Building Inspector/Plan Review S: Jim O. & Sarah/Letter Template/LetterTemplateMastcr