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� c Guilarte Residence-Claim No.354110 HCE Report No. 100091.1 Page No. 1 URPOSE The purpose of this shidy is to explore the subsurfa e soil conditions and review the structural dainage to evaluate whether the reported damage is caused by sinkhole activity. The determination must be made within a reasonable professional probability by persons qualified to determine the existence of sinkhole activity. The specific requireinents of the investigation of sinkhole claii s by insurers is stated in the Florida Statutes,Title XXXVII, Chapter 627, section 627.707. PROJE T INFORMATION Property Description Structure The subject structure is a single-story masonry blo k hoine. The building has a slab-on-grade floor with a spread footing foundation,and a gable roof system with asphalt shingle covering. The hoine has an attached one-car garage,converted to living space,located on the ft side and an enclosed porch located on the rear. There is a small shed located at the right rear corner of the p operty. The front of the home faces north toward 6'h Avenue. According to the Pasco County Property Apprais 's information,the home was constructed in 1965. The hoine has approximately 988 square feet of base area an an additiona1556 square feet of porch and garage areas. The Guilarte's purchased the home in March,2008. Land Area The subject property is located at 39302 6`h Avenu in Zephyrhills,Florida. A vicinity map depicting the location of the subject property is presented in A endix Fi n�e 1. The site is located in Township 26 South,Range 21 East, Section 12. The property is less than o e-quarter acre in area. The site is flat and level. The overall neighborhood is rolling with elevation differenc s estimated at 30 to 40 feet within the vicinity of the subject property. The Guilarte residence is located at a approxiinate elevation of 90 MSL. A portion of the United States Geological Service(iJSGS)Quadrangle/T pographic map that includes the Guilarte property is included in�pei�dix A, Fi�zn•e 2. Back�round Information The following description of the property and seq ence of historical events was provided by Wilder Guilarte and Jacic Difato, P.A., during a site visit conducted y Mr. David Aponte, E.I. of HCE, on August 25, 2010. The dainage was first noticed in June 2010. The exteri r was last painted six months ago,and the interior has not been painted by tl�e current owner. Within the interio ,there are hairline cracks in the batlu-ooin next to the shower, and there is a hairline slab cracic in the lcitchen t nazzo floor. Stair step cracks are visible on the left and rear walls within the utility room addition behind the garage. On the exterior of the home,there are hairline cracks on the fi•ont,right,and rear elevations,including soine stair step cracks on the rear exterior walls. The exterior walls are covered with a spray stucco finish, wl ich makes the fine crack damage difficult to see. There are shrinkage cracks in the driveway; one of these e tends to a crack in the front porch tile floor. Damage is also present above one of the windows on the rear s de of the enclosed porcl�/Florida room. No obvious surface depressions were observed, but exposed roots a e visible near the front right corner. An approximate age of dainage could not be deterinined. Photographs depicting representative dainage areas and general property conditions at the time of our work are presented n�pe»dix B, Figzn�e Z.