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Case Description

RETAINING WALL FAILURE WITHIN TWELVE FEET OF NEW

HOUSE. RETAINING WALL BUILT BY CONTRACTOR TO

RETAIN FILL THAT HOUSE WAS BUILT ON. CONTRACTOR

THOMAS JAMES OF HIGHLANDS RIDGE. CHECK CONDITION

OF RETAINING WALL AND WHAT IS REQUIRED TO REPAIR

OR REPLACE.

INSPECTION DONE BY SY ON 4/15/05 TO DISCUSS

PROBLEMS WITH RETAINING WALL AND CHECK FOR ANY

PROBLEM WITH THE HOME. THE RETAINING WALL WAS

BUILT TO LEVEL THE LOT NEXT TO THE POND IN ORDER

TO CONSTRUCT THE HOME ON THE LOT. THE WALL RUNS

FROM 30" TO 6 FT ABOVE GRADE ON LOW SIDE. THE

OWNER SUBMITTED CORRESPONDECT TO TOMMY JAMES AND

ROBERT HAUG, PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER WHO WAS HIRED

BY THE OWNER. THE WALL IS BEING PUSHED OUT DUE TO

INADEQUATEDESIGN FOR THE LOAD BEING APPLIED TO IT.

THIS IS ALLOWING THE FILL TO DROP AND THE BRICK

PAVERS THAT MAKE UP THE PATIO TO SEPARATE AS WELL.

THE FILL HAS DROPPED APPROXIMATELY SIX TO SEVEN

INCHES AND THERE IS A SEPARATION IN THE WALL OF

ABOUT FOUR TO SIX INCHES. THE OWNER IS CONCRENED

ABOUT TOTAL WALL FAILURE WHICH WOULD ALLOW THE

FILL DIRT TO FALL AWAY FROM THE HOME AND CAUSE

DAMAGE TO IT. I SPOKE WITH TOMMY JAMES ON MONDAY

AND HE ASSURED ME HE WOULD SUBMIT AN ENGINEERED

DESIGN FOR THE WALL TO BE REPAIRED OR REPLACED.

HE STATED IT WOULD BE THE FIRST AND SECOND WEEK OF

MAY BEFORE HE COULD DO THE WORK AND HE WOULD SEND

ME A LETTER CONFIRMING THIS AND INCLUDING THE

ACTUAL START DATE.

Inspections/Events Detail

DATE	TIME	INSPECTION / EVENT TYPE	INSTRUCTIONS / COMMENTS
04-22-2005	12:02 PM	INITIAL INSPECTION