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Building inspector flags structural, moisture and mold issues at Signal Hill buildings; engineer review recommended
Summary
Building Inspector Ted Hansen reported that two former mental-health residential buildings at Signal Hill show overloaded floor joists, rot and mold in places, and structural openings that would require costly repairs; he recommended a structural engineer review and said renovation could be more expensive than new construction.
Ted Hansen, Kodiak Island Borough building inspector, presented findings from an April 16 and follow-up site walk of the Signal Hill abatement and demolition project, briefing the assembly on the condition of two former residential buildings used for behavioral-health services.
Hansen told the assembly the buildings were designed for residential loads and have been converted to higher loads in places; second-floor joists appear overloaded in some areas and numerous framing members have been notched or cut. The structures are primarily 2-by-4 construction dating to a 1968 plan set, Hansen…
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