Fw: Urgent Retaining Wall Question

From: Nancy Kuznetsov

Sent: Tue Aug 23 15:42:31 2016

To: communityplanner@cityofmolalla.com; Janet Fisher-Welsh

Subject: Fw: Urgent Retaining Wall Question

Importance: Normal

Attachments: Retaining wall photo from 2013.jpg;

Greetings,

Ive contacted Clackamas County permits division and they informed me they only took over Molalla about 3 years ago. Therefore I am contacting you for the following information. I am requesting a copy of the original drawing and permit for the property on 931 Harvey Ln Molalla OR. I need it to include the retaining wall specifically. I need all the documents of the inspection. We are in a time crunch here, please let me know if this can be processed immediately.

Thank you,

Nancy Kuznetsov

503.545.2232

On Tuesday, August 23, 2016 2:43 PM, Janet Fisher-Welsh <janet@fisher-welsh.com> wrote:

More from another engineer. I don’t know how we can get an original drawing for the house to give to an engineer. I’ll explore. Maybe the county has some information….

Janet Fisher-Welsh

Realtor, CRS, ABR

Coldwell Banker Seal

Cell 503-422-5812

Efax 503-534-7871

Email janet@fisher-welsh.com

website www.janetfisherwelsh.com

From: Danna Freeman [mailto:danna@dannafreeman.com]

Sent: Tuesday, August 23, 2016 10:52 AM

To: Janet Fisher-Welsh

Subject: FW: Retaining Wall Question

Hi Janet,

This is the email I received from the structural engineer I spoke with. Attached is a photo I pulled off of google earth. My inspector didn’t take a photo so we’re not able to compare the current wall structure. Please let me know if your client is willing to hire a structural engineer immediately to have the wall evaluated and provide a report assuring any buyer of the wall’s long-term stability. Otherwise I’m afraid this is a deal-killer for my clients.

Thanks,

Danna

Danna Freeman, GRI

Oregon Principal Real Estate Broker

Premiere Property Group LLC

503.307.4283

www.dannafreeman.com

Five Star Professional Award 2013 thru 2016

From: Geoff Wright [mailto:geoff@emeriodesign.com]

Sent: Monday, August 22, 2016 3:11 PM

To: Danna Freeman <danna@dannafreeman.com>

Subject: RE: Retaining Wall Question

Danna,

It definitely appears to have a bow in it. I can see it not only in the picture you attached, but as well as on Google Street View.

It is hard to tell for sure, but it appears that it is a poured concrete wall about 6 ft. high with the wood fence posts embedded into the wall?

To do a proper evaluation it involves a little more than just coming to the site to evaluate the wall visually.

An evaluation of the original construction documents for the wall should be done. This would at a minimum include the construction drawings.

As the house sits close to the wall it is most likely exerting force on the wall. Original construction drawings of the house would be helpful to determine what force is being exerted on the wall.

Depending on what kind of documentation you can find, I would estimate our fees to be in the $1500 - $2000 range.

I know quick turnaround is critical in these situations. I would estimate that we could most likely have it all done in 5 business days, including a written report. However, that time frame is from the time we receive the original wall construction drawings.

Let me know what you think.

Thanks,

Geoff Wright, P.E. | Structural Project Manager

503.746.8812 |www.emeriodesign.com

8285 SW Nimbus Avenue, Suite 180, Beaverton, OR 97008

From: Danna Freeman [mailto:danna@dannafreeman.com]

Sent: Monday, August 22, 2016 1:50 PM

To: geoff@emeriodesign.com

Subject: Retaining Wall Question

Hi Geoff,

Per our conversation, attached is the photo of the retaining wall from 2013. Unfortunately, I don’t have a current photo to compare to. Our inspector, Chris Perry with Accurite Home Inspections, doesn’t believe it’s moved significantly since this photo was taken.

Please let me know your immediate impression and what you would charge to evaluate the wall and provide a report on its long-term stability as well as what would need to be done, if anything to assure it remains stable well into the future.

The address is 931 Harvey Lane in Molalla.