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Show Wasatch Block Building Mt. Pleasant, Utah Page 2 This report does not include observations of the plumbing, heating, electrical, roofing, or nonvisible structural members or systems. Also, it does not include observations of conditions hidden by brick, sheathing, building paper, soil, or other finishes . This report should only be used for its intended purpose. PROPERTY DESCRIPTION: This building is an approximately 100 year old, south facing, partial two story structure. The south end of the building is a two story structure approximately 36 ft. wide by 66 ft. deep . The north end of the building is a single story structure approximately 66 ft. wide by 42 ft. deep. The exterior walls were constructed of multiple wythe URM (umeinforced masonry). See Photographs 1 to 4. An existing single story structure is located on the west side of the building. See Photographs 2 and 3. A single story structure located on the east side of the building had been previously removed. See Photographs 1 and 4. OBSERVATIONS OF ORIGINAL CONSTRUCTION: 1. The roofs of both levels were constructed with site built dimensional lumber trusses. See Photographs 5, 6, 11, 12 and 13. The roofs were sheathed with Ix straight sheathing. 2. The second floor was framed with 2x12 joists spaced at 16 in. o.c. See Photographs 7 to 10. The original floor was sheathed with Ix sheathing and overlain with furring strips and a second layer of Ix sheathing. The cavities located between the furring strips were filled with sawdust. See Photograph 8. 3. A partial basement was located under the south end of the building. The balance of the building was constructed over a crawlspace. The foundation walls of the basement consisted of a combination of mortared stone and vertically cut soil. See Photographs 14 and 17. 4. The main floor over the basement area was fran1ed with 2xI2 joists spaced at 12 in. o.c. This area of the floor was sheathed with 1x straight sheathing. See Photographs 15 to 17. 5. The main floor was supported on various sized multiple member dimensional lumber beams. The beams were supported on a combination of wood and stone columns. Most of the existing beams and columns were not adequately attached to resist lateral movement during seismic activity. See Photographs 15 to 17. OBSERVATIONS OF PREVIOUS REMODELS: We observed the following during our site visit: 1. The original trusses of the upper roof were strengthened with plywood sheathing. See Photograph 5. 2. The trusses of the lower roof were strengthened by adding a beam and column line. See Photograph 13. 3. Some of the original Ix roof sheathing was replaced with OSB . See Photographs 6, 11 and 12. |
