HomeMy WebLinkAboutDRB140299_DRB140299 Narrative_1406056440.pdfLuctizda and Andy Da~y
782 Potato Patch Dr.
RO. Box 1514, Vail Co. 81658
9701476-6333 home
9701331-8245 mobik
Dear Design Review Board,
At our residence at 782 Potato Patch Drive in Vail, we have been
plagued by water problem associated with our exterior stairs to our
front door. The landings, risers and treads of this large external stair
case are of sandstone while the vertical walls supporting the stairs are
of concrete covered with stucco. Moisture from melted snow and
rain has been repeatedly able to infiltrate behind the stucco causing it
to bubble and also stain where water has penetrated and run down
staining the surface. The attached pictures demonstrate the problem.
We are just finishing extensive regrouting and sealing of the
stairs but are convinced the long term solution, in addition to the
work just completed, is to install a stone veneer on the exterior that
would match the stone on the stairs and, thereby, eliminate the un-
sightly staining on the stucco that we are now dealing with annually.
Our contractor,Chavez Construction and Masonry, in order to
support the veneer, would install approximately a 4"x4" steel angle
iron at the base of the stair walls and fasten it to the structural con-
crete of the existing stairs. He would then insert a series of ties into
the walls such that the 2-3" veneer stones would be secured to the
structural concrete with grout. The stone would be applied in a mo-
saic pattern with grouting visible similar to the existing stairs. The ex-
isting stone treads would be removed and replaced by comparable
stone approximately three inches longer at either end so as to extend
past the new stone veneer in order to prevent water from infiltrating
behind the new veneer. The entire project should take three to four
days. Thanks you for your consideration.
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Andy D I
782 Potato Patch Dr.
Vail, Co.
970-331-8245