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Existing Conditions Assessment
HRI has completed the assessment of the East Elevation existing conditions. The previous proposal represented an assumption of conditions and subsequent effort to repair the elevation. Since 90% of the elevation’s frame is now exposed, and HRI has a better understanding of the community’s intent and project goals, HRI has completed this East Elevation Timber Frame Assessment. The building has been stabilized and made weather tight, and with monitoring, can last for several months.
HRI has created the following graphic with notes to better illustrate the location of the damage to the timber frame. The conditions are also documented through additional on-site observations, photographs and field drawings. The east elevations observations and existing conditions are as follows: |
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- The entire 1st floor frame, including the sills and floor joists, were replaced about 1830 or so. The flooring, sheathing, siding, cornerboards, mudboards and some window frames, and all of the sash were also replaced.
- Some of the discovered rot during the 1830 renovations, were left, and have continued to deteriorate until today.
- The upper gable tie beam has been hollowed out from rot, about 5’ long.
- The first south post is rotted from the sill, up about 15 feet. The mortise and tenon connection to the mid girt is rotted.
- The second post is rotted from the sill, up about 19 feet. The mortise and tenon connection to the mid girt is rotted.
- The southern sill is rotted about 13 feet.
- About 20% of the sheathing is rotted.
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The material above is taken verbatim from a Heritage Restoration report. |
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