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<br /> K I L P a g e 19 <br />ARCHITECTURE <br />P L A N N I N G <br />www.kilarchitecture.com <br /> <br />1 1 2 6 L I N C O L N W A Y E A S T S O U T H B E N D I N 4 6 6 0 1 ( 5 7 4 ) 2 8 8 . 2 6 5 4 V O I C E 2 8 9 . 2 4 2 0 F A X <br />5. Foundation and Basement Walls: <br />The building’s foundation and basements are all formed of cast in place concrete with concrete <br />floors, columns, beams, floor decking, etc. This concrete is also used in the upper levels and floor decking <br />and possibly is integrated as columns within the masonry – presently unknown, there is evidence of steel <br />columns in strategic locations, for example at the southwest corner where the base of one is exposed. <br />Where the basement wall is exposed, the concrete looks to be in good condition, though there are areas <br />where plaster or paint applied to the concrete have flaked or worn off the concrete substrate. Generally, <br />the concrete walls and basement structures do not appear to have deep or large cracks, fractures, or <br />signs of fatigue at present. There are areas where the concrete is in standing water, where there is clear <br />moisture in the wall correlating with the locations where moisture is actively entering the bu ilding, however <br />the material does not show significant signs of failure. The concrete foundation walls will be subject to <br />spalling and cracking in a similar way to the masonry walls if the moisture is left unabated and allowed to <br />continue through prolonged freeze thaw cycles. For mothballing, we recommend getting the building dry, <br />and doing some selective demolition to confirm the assumptions outlined above that the concrete <br />foundations are in good and repairable condition. The moisture in the basement larg ely is coming from <br />the active leaks in the roof, there are few minor areas of ground water infiltration, which is typical and <br />very limited for a building of this age and condition. Additionally, the basements are not flooded as might <br />be expected due to the amount of water regularly entering the structure. While damp, with clear water on <br />the floor, the basements do not have standing water anywhere beyond the northwest corner where ethe <br />biggest active leak is located, this standing water is only about one to two inches deep. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />EAST (STAGE) BSMT. EAST NORTHEAST BSMT. COLUMNS