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Dece ber 17, 2020
ROOF STRUCTURE INSPECTION
For: Golf Villas Condos at 9875-9897 Perfect Drive Port St. Lucie, FL 34986
To: St. Lucie County Building Department
Client: Onshore Roofing Specialist Inc. 4401 SE Commerce Ave. Stuart F1.34990
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a Replacement of a New Cement Tile Roof / Building N
To Whom It May Concern:
An E' gineer from B & B. Engineering Inc. visited the site to visually inspect the existing Condo Building N
roof s tructure as to its ability to support the proposed new flat concrete tile roof. The existing roof structures are
comp)sed of pre -manufactured wood trusses at 24" on center and concrete tile for the roof covering.
Base on the visual inspection, and review of the original construction drawings, and to the best of our
know edge and professional ability, it is B & B Engineering Inc. opinion that the existing roof structures will be
capable of supporting he weight of the New Concrete Tile Roof.
The proposed new concrete tile roof will be installed over a new 5/8" plywood sheathing on top of the trusses
and wood laths. To meet the required wind loading as per ASCE 7-10, 2017 FBC Exposure B the new 5/8'
plywood sheathing shall be nailed to the existing trusses structure using galvanized steel 8"d ring shank nails at
4" on enter edge and 6" center field, also this will meet the required wind load as per 2014 F.B.C. with 160
MPH GUST, exposure B. Also the roof support structure meets the wind loads requirements of Chapter 16 of
2017 FBC statue 553.8425 and it twill capable of resisting hurricane wind forces (+37.7 -47.6 zone 5) if
install d in accordance 2017 FBC and as per St. Lucie County Building Department Code and Compliance
Accer tance.
The new concrete roof shall be attached to the new sheathing and underlayment, mechanically attached with 2D
nails per; FRSA/TRI. This review and analysis is a precursory for the determination of Scope of work
requir d for�ithis project to install a flat concrete tile roof
Our p ofessonal services have been performed, our finding obtained and our opinions prepared in accordance
with general accepted structural engineering principles and practices. This Company is not responsible for the
conclusions! opinions or recommendations made by others based on our findings. The scope of the inspection
performed on September 29, 2020 was intended to evaluate the roof structure and the new roof cover to assure
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