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t r L INGIN1: �t5 Wiss,Janney,Elstner Associates,Inc. E t i t i 960 South Hamey Street ti t FUAL>sc. rls�rs Seattle,Washington 98108 206.622.1441 tel 1 206.622.0701 fax www.wje.com Via Email:vlad.bond@gostatewide.com May 18,2018 Mr.Vlad Bondarenko Statewide&Domus 13450 NE 177th Place Woodinville,WA 98072 Re:Flower Residence Investigation of Fire Damage WJE No.2018.3197 Dear Mr.Bondarenko: At your request,Wiss,Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc. (WJE)has performed a limited assessment of fire damage at 1702 62nd Street SE in Everett,Washington.You have asked that we visit the site,observe fire damage to wood framing and adjacent concrete building elements, and provide an opinion on the general scope of repair required to correct the fire damage. This letter presents our findings. Background The Flowers residence is a one-and-a-half story, wood framed over concrete basement, single family residence. According to Snohomish County records, the home was originally constructed in 1941. We understand that a fire originated from the electrical service lines connected to the exterior of the home in May 2018. Observations At the time of our site visit,the exterior electrical service conduit and wire had been removed, as well as the corner trim board at the southeast building corner and two siding boards on the east elevation(Figure 1). On the south elevation, the siding boards were charred approximately three feet back from the building corner.The lowermost board was easily pulled away from the building,exposing board sheathing that was charred just a few inches back from the corner in each direction.The building paper weather resistive barrier beneath the siding appears to only have burned a few inches back from the building corner and less than one foot above the top of the foundation(Figure 2).Char at the rim joist was less than 1/2 inch deep over a very small area at the building corner(Figure 3). At the building interior,investigative openings were made by others at one wall stud bay on the main floor (Figure 4) and at two locations in the basement ceiling(Figure 5 and Figure 6).No char or other damage was observed on the framing exposed at the interior openings. Smoke staining was observed on the exterior face of the foundation wall for a distance of approximately two feet from the southwest building corner along the south elevation. Similar staining was observed on the adjacent concrete slab on ground(Figure 2). Headquarters&Laboratories—Northbrook,Illinois Atlanta I Austin I Boston I Chicago I Cleveland(Dallas I Denver I Detroit I Honolulu I Houston I Indianapolis I Los Ang s I Minneapolis I New Haven New York I Philadelphia I Pittsburgh I Portland I Princeton I Raleigh I San Antonio I San Francisco I Seattle'South FI 'da I Washington,DC