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PROJECT VALUE: $--' 11 2 FIRE SPRINKLERED? YES NO
DESCRIPTION OF WORK TO BE DONE: 0
USE OF BUILDING OR STRUCTURE:
NAME OF BUSINESS:
**Total Square Footage under roof: Square Footage of alteration/addition:
❑ I hereby certify that plans have been reviewed and the building will be inspected by a certified energy code inspector in accordance with
State Law. Plan review and inspection documentation shall be made available to the Building Department(required for new buildings,
alterations and additions)
❑ I hereby certify that plans have been submitted to the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation for Accessibility Review.
Control Number: (Not required for 1 &2 family dwellings)
❑ I hereby certify that an asbestos survey has been conducted for this structure in accordance with the regulatory requirements of the Texas
Department of Health.
(REQUIRED FOR DEMOLITIONS,ADDITIONS AND OR ALTERATION TO COMMERCIAL AND PUBLIC BUILDINGS)
I hereby certify that the foregoing is correct to the best of my knowledge and all work will be performed according to the documents approved by
the Building Department and in compliance with the City Of Grapevine Ordinance regulating construction. It is understood that the issuance of
this permit does not grantor authorize any violation of any code or ordinance of the City Of Grapevine. I FURTHERMORE UNDERSTAND
THAT PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS ARE NOT REVIEWED FOR HANDICAPPED ACCESSIBILITY BY THE CITY,AND THAT THE
DESIGN PROFESSIONAL/OWNER IS RESPONSIBLE FOR OBTAINING SUCH APPROVAL FROM THE APPROPRIATE STATE AND
OR FEDERAL AGENCY(S).
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THE FOLLOWING IS TO BE COMPLETED BY THE BUILDING INSPECTION DEPARTMENT
Construction Type: \l1 Permit Valuation: $ 11,200 .00 Setbacks A roval to Issue
Occu anc Grou : R•3 Fire Sprinkler: YES — NO -- Front: .- Electrical
Division: Building Depth: Left: — Plumbing
Zoning: R•'7 'S Building Width: — Rear: -- Mechanical —
Occupancy Load: Right: —
Plan Review Approval: Date: . 1 -.2a 14 Building Permit Fee: ± I=- I-
Site Plan Approval: Date: Plan Review Fee:
Fire Department: Date: Lot Drainage Fee:
Public Works Department: Date: Sewer Availability Rate:
Health Department: Date: Water Availability Rate:
Approved for Permit: Date: 1.2•I- ZeLf I Total Fees:
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P.O.BOX 95104,GRAPEVINE,TX 76099(817)410-3165 73
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PROJECT DESCRIPTION:Foundation Repair
PROJECT# (817)410-3010 WWW.mygov.uS
SFRA-14-4446 Inspections Permits
City of Grapevine,
TX LOCATION LEGAL
3429 Sprindeltree Dr. Countryside Estates Addition Blk 3 Lot 8
Grapevine,,T TX 76099
P.O.Box Grapevine,TX 76051 *04782178*
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(817)410-3165 Voice
(817)410-3012 Fax
CONTRACTOR INFORMATION
Big D Foundation Repair *CONSTRUCTION TYPE VB
709 Glenfield Drive *OCCUPANCY GROUP R-3
Garland,TX 75040
*ZONING DISTRICT R-7.5
(214)962-6836 Phone
**APPLICANT NAME David Pivaral
(214)962-6836 Mobile
**APPLICANT PHONE NUMBER 214-962-6836
APPROVED TO ISSUE ELECTRIC NO
OWNER APPROVED TO ISSUE MECHANICAL NO
Arturo J B Lopez APPROVED TO ISSUE PLUMBING NO
3429 Sprindeltree Dr County Tarrant
Grapevine,TX 76051-6515 Fire Sprinkler System? N/A
ph. (817)422-3982 Square Footage
AVAILABLE INSPECTIONS VALUATION 11200
Building Final(required) FEES TOTAL=$187.25
Building Permit Fee $ 187.25
PAYMENTS TOTAL=$187.25
CONTRACTOR MUST REGISTER OR RENEW
(City of Grapevine Contractor)
Other on 1210312014 ($187.25)
Note:CC4373
NOTICES
1)ALL work must be done in compliance with the 2006 INTERNATIONAL
BUILDING CODE.
2)A copy of the signed permit and approved plans must be on site at all times.
3)The project address must be clearly posted at the job site.
READ AND SIGN
I hereby certify that the foregoing is correct to the best of my knowledge and all
work will be performed according to the documents approved by the Building
Department and in compliance with the City of Grapevine Ordinance regulating
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CONTRACTOR SHALL CALL FOR
INSPECTIONS:
(817) 410-3010
CONTRACTOR REGISTRATION
WILL BE REVOKED UPON
PERMIT EXPIRATION.
CITY OF GRAPEVINE
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ALL CHANGE; MUST BE APPROVED
to
Mr:and Mrs.Arturo J. Buenrostro Lopez
3429 Sprindeltree Drive
Grapevine,Texas 76051
by
Sissel Engineering Services
Texas License F-2119
1110 Ridge Road West
Rockwall, Texas 75087
972-772-5238
November 1, 2014
OFFICE COPY
1. INTRODUCTION
This report was requested by Mr. Arturo Buenrostro of the current owners of the subject property at
3429 Sprindletree Drive in Grapevine, Texas. The purpose of this investigation was to determine the
current condition of the foundation of the house located at 3429 Sprindletree Drive.
2. PROPERTY DESCRIPTION
The subject property is a two-story house with brick veneer and fiber-board trim,which is facing north,
approximately. The subject house was built with a concrete slab foundation conventionally reinforced
with steel, and it is resting on the native clay composite soil. The structure with its attached garage was
built circa 1984, and it appears to be of the type and quality of construction typical for that age of house
in the local area. The rear covered patio does not appear to be integral with the foundation of the house,
but the concrete porch slab at the front of the house does appear to be integral with the foundation of
the house. The subject house was purchased by the current homeowners with a deed dated February 27,
2012, and they have continued to occupy the home with their family since that time. At the request of
the homeowner's insurance company, an engineering report dated May 21, 2014,was prepared by Mr.
John D. Garner,P. E.,who determined that the plumbing leak under the foundation did not damage the
subject foundation.
3. OBSERVATIONS
3.1 General
The subject residence, which faces approximately north, was inspected on November 1, 2014,by Craig
Sissel,P. E., and relative elevation data was measured and recorded to document the concrete slab floor
surface positions at the time of this investigation. A visual inspection of the exterior walls and interior
walls and floors revealed cosmetic damage,which typically results when some differential movement
of a concrete foundation has occurred. There are stress cracks in the interior drywall above windows
of the front middle bedroom,the master bedroom, and the living room,below a dining room window,
and above the doors of the master bedroom and the den. There are shear stress cracks in the interior
drywall at the ceiling of the master bedroom near the fireplace. At the exterior of the house, some brick
veneer stress cracks were noted above and below windows on the western side of the master bedroom
suite, and a separation in the trim boards exists at the northwestern corner of the house. The distress in
the brick veneer of the chimney of the fireplace serving the master bedroom appears to be significant.
3.2 Slab Elevations
Using an up-dated Stanley Model 35-100 Compulevel,the upper surface of the concrete foundation slab
was surveyed, and relative elevations were read at 56 points on the floors of the house and the attached
garage. These data readings were corrected for the variations in the thickness between any different
floor coverings as were found throughout the house. This elevation data was measured relative to the
zero reference point, "0" set at the southwestern corner of the living room. The elevation data was
measured and recorded in inches and fractions of inches,with a minus sign being lower than the
designated zero reference point and a plus sign being higher than the designated zero reference point.
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As can be seen from the included elevation data drawing,the floors slope down from the highest areas
along the northern wall of the front middle bedroom toward the lower areas along the eastern wall of
the den. The maximum difference in the relative elevations of the concrete slab foundation floor upper
surface is three and one-fourth inches, approximately, between the highest areas of the house on the
northern wall of the front middle bedroom and the lowest area in the middle of the eastern wall of the
den. There is a built-in step down to the floor of the garage and a designed slope of this floor toward
the bay door.
3.3 Site Drainage
The original grade of the land on the subject property appears to have been down from the north to the
south,which probably necessitated the build-up of some of the lot on the rear of the structure. Storm
water drainage conditions in the front flower-beds appear to be flat in various places near the subject
foundation,which could allow some accumulations of water during heavy rain storms that has probably
affected the foundation. There are eave gutters in place on the roof of the house with downspouts that
do not empty into long extensions in order to direct the storm water away from the house.
3.4 Trees and Shrubbery
There is a large tree near the subject house. Roots from large trees could extend under the foundation
of the house to the same extent that the branches extend over the roof of the house. The radial root
lengths can be as much as one and one-half times the height of the mature tree. Mature trees and large
shrubs must derive moisture from the soil through their root systems, and active clay soils in their
vicinity will shrink with the loss of its in-situ water. As water is continually drawn by the roots,the
moisture level slowly equalizes in the area contiguous to the roots,thereby gradually shrinking that
clay soil and leading to possible foundation movement if the moisture is not fully replenished.
4. UNDERSTANDING FOUNDATION MOVEMENT
The steel-reinforced concrete slab-on-grade is a foundation type, which is in common use for residential
construction. Although such a concrete foundation is usually designed to resist modest deformation, it is
dependent on a stable supporting soil in order to perform successfully. When a concrete slab foundation
moves up or down at different places under a house, a number of potentially serious structural problems
can develop. A foundation will move if the supporting soil is subjected to changes that cause it to shrink
or lose its ability to support or to changes that cause it to expand in volume.
North Texas has many regions with active clay soils, which are found in a variety of forms and at various
depths. These soils can expand in volume as moisture content increases and can contract in volume as
moisture content decreases. This transformation in volume varies from one type of clay soil to another.
This transformation in volume transpires over a range of moisture levels. When a foundation is built
over an active clay soil,the potential for movement exists. After the site preparation and placement of
the sundry concrete structures,the underlying soil is initially isolated from natural changes in moisture
content due to evaporation by wind and sunshine and inundation by rain and other related weather.
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Over the passage of time the soil at the perimeter of the foundation will quite likely be subjected to
these external influences as well as to the influence of the adjacent vegetation and the lot topography.
High or low temperature extremes,high velocity winds, and drought can cause active clay soils to
dehydrate progressively downward and to a lesser degree laterally inward and under the foundation of a
structure thus resulting in soil shrinkage. Moisture loss by transpiration in the roots of large bushes and
trees can have the same effect on the active clay soils, and the foundation can lose support. If surface
drainage conditions around and near the foundation are inadequate to prevent the accumulation of
standing water,the active clay soils that are under the foundation can take on moisture and can swell,
thereby lifting it up. Water can sometimes enter the soil beneath the foundation from a plumbing leak
in the water supply system or the sanitary sewer system with similar results.
The most obvious yet the rarest cause of foundation movement is the effect of soil erosion. Sufficient
water from a natural source or from a plumbing leak can in some cases actually remove the soil that
supports a structure. If enough particles of soil are displaced by the action of flowing water, the
portion of the house foundation that then lacks support can settle into the void,which was left by
erosion,unless the strength or the design are sufficient to withstand the resultant shear stress or
bending moments normally induced by the weight of the structure or its loads.
The nature of the active clay soils, on which houses are built in North Central Texas, dictates that the
moisture of the soils supporting any concrete slab-on-grade foundation must remain constant to assure
the stability of the entire structure. Even with a portion of a concrete foundation being under-pinned
by remedial piers,variations in the moisture in the soil can result in some swelling or shrinking of
the active clay soil and thus some movement of the slab-on-grade foundation. Minor movements of
concrete foundations situated on active clay soils are to be expected and considered normal. Small
stress cracks in the interior drywall and in the exterior brick veneer are cosmetic in nature and do not
comprise a severe structural failure.
5. CONCLUSIONS
By examining the current elevation data in the included drawing and comparing the distress currently
seen in the interior of the structure, it can be concluded that there has been some settlement of interior
floors as well as the foundation grade beam around most of the perimeter of the subject house except
for the northern walls of the front middle bedroom and the master bedroom. The ultimate cause of the
settlement of the structure is believed to be a combination of losses of soil moisture due to drought and
tree transpiration and storm water drainage conditions, and due to some compaction of the fill material
at the rear of the property. Because these long term conditions are not likely to reverse,I recommend
installing remedial piers at this time as depicted on the included drawing. The locations and the number
of remedial piers will vary depending on the presence of the interior grade beams that must be engaged
by these piers. A program of diligent watering around the entire structure in order to try to stabilize the
moisture in the soils supporting the subject foundation must also to be continued,and good storm water
drainage conditions should also be established to try to prevent storm water from standing adjacent to
the foundation. Some variations in the levels of the foundation will always be possible due to changes
in the moisture in the native clay soils because of normal weather patterns that produce extreme weather
variations.
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6. DISCLAIMER
If you have any questions concerning this inspection or this report,please feel free to contact the
undersigned at the letterhead address or telephone number given above. No warranty is expressed or
implied concerning the performance of the subject foundation, the remedial foundation repairs, or the
structure of the dwelling in its entirety.
November 1,2014
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