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ADVANCED <br />RENOVATION & CONSTRUCTION <br />To whom it may concern, <br />After a thorough investigation of Mr. Dave Visser's barn/corn crib on his property <br />located on 50106 Bittersweet Trail, Granger, IN 46530, it is in my professional opinion that the <br />existing structure is beyond repair and un -able to be salvaged. Due to the lack of preventive <br />maintenance and the ill -repair of the roof, the structural members of the building are in no way <br />sound or safe to be in or near. it is obvious in many of the pictures that have been taken that <br />the walls of the building have a significant bow and/or lean to them which is evidence of rot and <br />decay and possibly the lack of a solid foundation. On the South/West side of the building the <br />roof is non-existent and has caused major damage to the rafters, floor, and structural members <br />of the corn crib. A large majority of the existing cribbing shows major signs of decay and has <br />lost all structural significance. Overall, I would deem this building as unsalvageable and more <br />importantly unsafe for Mr. Dave Visser, his family, guests, and neighbors. <br />With winter fast approaching it is Mr. Visser and I's concern that even a minor amount <br />of snow load on the roof of this barn could be the end all for this structure, which could <br />potential cause significant damage to the larger barn that is attached to the North or, more <br />importantly, cause harm to someone in or near either barn. We would like to ask for approval <br />from the council to disassemble the barn in question with intent to re -build the structure once <br />approval has been granted. Our goal would be to disassemble the smaller barn while protecting <br />and ensuring the structural integrity of the large barn. We would like to have the building down <br />before winter arrives to avoid any structural damage to the large barn or personal injury. A <br />controlled demolition will obviously produce a much better and safer result for Mr. Visser and <br />his property then a total uncontrolled collapse. <br />Once demolition has occurred we would propose to rebuild the barn using a proper <br />• foundation and proper structural members. It would be our number one goal to produce a <br />1 <br />