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Mr. Ryan Schroeder July 12, 1994 Page 2 of 2 A ladder provided at the site by the City of Ramsey enabled access to the existing roof. The original roof membrane installed in 1978 is in fair condition, and should be considered for replacement. Bird bathing has obviously occurred in the vicinity of the scuppers, where moisture is allowed to pond before reaching the perimeter drains. One of the downspouts at the center of the building at the east wall is completely clogged and does not allow any drainage at all. Approximately 15 teet of missing flashing at the roof cant at the southwest corner of the building allows a visual determination of the condition of the wood cant. The original cant was obviously constructed of untreated wood, and also should be considered for replacement at the time the roofing is replaced. Although the masonry walls appear to be in good shape and show no signs of differential settlement, there are two locations where the face shells of the lintels over the overhead door openings have been broken and spalled away. The location of the broken lintels occur at the center overhead door in the north wall and the center overhead door of the west wall. The City of Ramsey has indicated that for the future use of the building, the openings in the west wall would be blocked solid. This would concrete the condition of one of the broken lintel conditions. The lintel for the opening of the north wall would still be in need of repair, possibly at the time an additional opening is created in the center of the south wall of the building. The present electrical service for the building occurs at the center of the south wall, and is presently scheduled for removal at the time the Owner relocates the present manufacturing equipment. Two 2 inch diameter steel pipes also exist on the south wall at the location of the future overhead door opening. These pipes lead to two underground storage tanks also scheduled for removal. According to the present owner, these fuel tanks have been abandoned. It is recommended that at least a level 1 or level 2 soils exploration for below grade contaminants be conducted in the vicinity Of these underground storage tanks prior to finalizing purchase of the property. Care should be exercised to compact backfill adequately. At present, the building is not connected to municipal water, sewer, or gas. The present septic system serving the building leads to a drain field assumed to be located along the east wall of the building. The present building site includes about 75 feet of undeveloped land along the east wall before reaching a small pond. All three scuppers at the west side of the building are missing downspouts. There is approximately a 4 feet difference in grade between the east wall and the west wall of the building, allowing for the rail spur along the west side of the building. The grade at the north and south ends of the building are approximately level, except for one loading dock door at the northwest corner of the building in the north wall. A concrete retaining wall between the two overhead doors and extending northward facilitates the abrupt change in grade at the north wall. The pre-engineered metal building constructed in 1984 occurs west of the existing block building. The overall dimensions of the metal building are 105'-0" wide by 125'-0" long. The building is partitioned in two areas, creating an 80'-0" by 125'-0" space on the east side of the building, and a 25'-0" by 125'-0" space on the west side of the building. Approximately 40 feet of the narrow bay side of the metal building is insulated and capable of being heated. The entire structure is provided with a cast in place concrete slab on grade. This building appears to be in relatively good shape, with the exception of the metal panel occurring on the south wall below an overhead door loading dock. This metal panels is in need of replacement. It is recommended that cast in place concrete be utilized for the replacement of the metal panel at the loading dock if its continued use as a loading dock is required. Sincerely, BOARMAN ,~, S~UDIN & ASSOCIATES, I~C. ~udin,' PE Senior Structural Engineer p:\proj\ram\b\2-jsrl