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Robinson Engineering, Inc (970) 217-4%0
105 South Meldrum Street #4 PO Box 2459, Fort Collins, Colorado 80522
September 15, 2010
City of Fort Collins Building Department
City of Fort Collins Planning Department
and
Blake Mote
114 Sylvan Court
Fort Collins, CO 80521
Dear Sirs.
RE: Comments on Chanees to Home, Egress window installation, I tome located at 114 Sylvan Court, Fort
Collins, CO - REI Project #10-028.
Our office was asked by the home owner to evaluate their foundation with regard to enlarging a basement window to
provide egress. We inspected the existing window on August 9, 2010 and provided a letter concerning the
feasibility of changes necessary to install an egress window.
The home is a 1923 framed Ranch style home on a basement foundation. The concrete foundation is about 4.5' deep
and stops mid -wall at grade level. The walls above grade are 2x4 balloon framed.
Photo 1. Front of home. Photo 2. South side of home. Note left basement window.
The existing window was approximately 32" wide. The
new egress window was 36" wide. The window opening
was widened approximately 4", or about the width of the
existing trim. Photo 2 shows the window in question from
the south side of the home. It is my understanding that the
owner has made the changes and installed the window
shown in Photo 3. After the changes, the owner was made
aware that the changes should have been done after review
of the project by the historical review board.
Photo 3. Window, west end of south wall.
Project: 10-028 September 15, 2010
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I ongmally took photos of the wu�dow dunng my first mspechon Unfortunately I cannot locate the ongmal photos
My photos on the prev�ous page are all taken of the new wmdow not the ongmal I can express that the change m
w�dth of the wmdow openmg was simply several mches The overall appearance or nature of the home has not
changed The wmdow simply looks lilce a typ�cal wmdow upgrade Once the trun has been uistalled I beheve the
home wdl look mcred�bly simdar to what it looked hke pnor to the change
As au observer outs�de the process it�s my opmion that the ow�er beheved the changes would be approved then
went ahead and mstalled the wmdow not lrnowmg the city process The visual changes are mmunal The changes
aze also on a side of the home not facmg the street and currently behmd the yard fence It is my hope that this
wmdow change wdl be acceptable
[f there are any questions please call
Smcerely
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Geoff Robmson PE
Crvil/Struchual Engmeer
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