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ALBERTO CARDONA P.E.

CONSULTING ENGINEER

INSPECTION OF ROOFS
DOORS & WINDOWS

THE MILLS APARTMENTS


10225 BISSONET, HOUSTON, TEXAS

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WIND DAMAGE ASSESSMENT REPORT

THE MILLS APARTMENT HOMES


10225 BISSONNET ST., HOUSTON, TX 77036

PART 1 - ROOF DAMAGES REPORT


TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
LIMITATIONS OF THE STUDY
OBSERVATIONS
HURRICANE IKE
RECOMMENDATIONS
CONCLUSION
PICTURES

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Introduction
This report provides a summary of the findings and observations obtained during
the inspection of each of the 59 buildings and one maintenance shed covered by
the Insurance Policy of The Mills Apartments in Houston, Texas. This report was
prepared for the exclusive use of the owner of the complex, his representatives
and his associates. A visual observation of each roof was performed during the
month of November, 2008 by David Mays and others from Solar Verde Systems
and re-confirmed by me, Alberto Cardona, P.E. on March 12, 2009.
I am a professional Engineer licensed in the State of Texas, as well as the States
of Florida, Alabama and Georgia. My experience encompasses more than 40
years in the fields of engineering and construction. In this particular instance my
services are exclusively as a professional engineer and in no way I am, or will
ever be, involved in this project as a general or roofing contractor.
The purpose of this evaluation is to:
1. Quantify the extent of the damages.
2. Determine the cause of the reported roof damages using sound
engineering principles and
3. Make recommendations as to the reparability of such damages.

Limitations of the study


The contents of this report are intended for the use of the Owner of The Mills
Apartments and his representatives and/or associates. I, Alberto Cardona, P.E.,
assume no liability for the misuse of this information by others. The evaluation in
this report was based in an extensive but limited visual assessment. Non-
destructive means of evaluation were used and consequently areas hidden from
view or not accessible are not included. I reserve the right to update this report
should additional pertinent information becomes available.

Observations
The following tasks were required to investigate and evaluate the damage
observed at the inspected residence:
• Performed a visual, non-destructive assessment of the residence to
document, photograph and assess the condition of the roof.
• Did a thorough manipulation of the shingles to verify their actual condition
as far as workmanship, glue strip condition and results of wind up-lift.

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• Determined field dimensions and shape of the structure.
• Summarized the results of the field investigation and made sound
engineering recommendations.
All the structures located at The Mills have the same type of wood framing
construction and are built with the same specifications. They are a two story
structure with an outside shell on wood covered with brick veneer in some areas
and with aluminum siding in others. Each structure sits on concrete foundations
and a slab on grade. The roof cover is made of plywood sheathing covered with
a base sheet of asphalt paper attached with tin caps, followed by the final cover
of 3-tab shingles. There is another layer of shingles on top of this one, as
approved by the Building Department and the IBC. Each structure is covered with
approximately 85 squares of shingles on the pitched roof.
As indicated by the Owner and from conversations with several tenants, all of the
structures sustained heavy wind damage during the passing of Hurricane Ike in
September of 2008. Since I was not in the area the day after this event, it is
impossible for me or anyone else to certify what type of damage was caused
precisely by that hurricane. What I am able to do is to certify the actual condition
of the structure and, if I find that the damages are related to a high wind storm,
then I can certify that the structure under inspection was damaged by hurricane
Ike. Therefore I am certifying as to the actual condition of the structure and
inferring the probable cause for such condition. My conclusions are then based
on sound engineering principles; years of experience and thousands of roof
inspections performed before and after different hurricanes have passed through
the States of Florida, Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas. I have also performed
post hurricane inspections in the Caribbean, in places such as Puerto Rico,
Dominican Republic and Haiti.
Before the storm, the roofs were in good condition, but after the storm it was
noticed by the different individual tenants that the shingles on the roofs appeared
to be damaged, especially on the perimeter and ridges. Water intrusion was
present in several points inside the different apartments. Consequently, the
Owner is concerned that the roofing system of all the structures is compromised
and that there might be additional damages that can cause more leaks and
subsequent interior damage.
Evaluation
The roof of every one of the 60 buildings was inspected in its entirety and the
tabs were examined for possible damage to their integrity. Many shingle tabs
were found flapping, having lost the effectiveness of the glue strips. Underneath
the flaps, some debris was found which made it impossible for the flap to stick
again. Photographs of these conditions are attached to this report.

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The main reason for the flaps to become separated is the upward pull created by
the negative pressures from high hurricane winds. These pressures cause up-lift.
When the negative pressure is strong enough, the shingle flap is dislodged from
the glue strip. The attached wind calculation shows that the negative pressure of
-62.5 psf is enough to lift the tabs off the existing roof shingles. When the
negative pressure ceases, the tab is supposed to come back by the force of
gravity and reattach to the glue strip. But since the hurricane winds brought much
debris, it made it very difficult for the tab to reattach. As time goes by, the glue
looses tackiness and the shingle is lost. When this happens, the deck is not
protected and water intrusion is possible, causing leaks which in turn cause
damages to the interior of the house and to its contents.
Another big problem experienced in shingle roofs is the loss of granules due to
severe weather conditions. Whenever it happens that an asphalt shingle has lost
the protection of its mineral granules, that shingle has a reduced life expectancy.
In a climate like Houston’s, the loss of granules means loss of protection against
sunlight, and once the shingle substrate is exposed by mineral granule loss, that
area of the shingle will absorb more water than its neighbors, creating thus the
possibility of water intrusion.
Hurricane Ike. September 13, 2008
Hurricane Ike was the third most destructive hurricane to ever make landfall in
the United States. It was the ninth named storm, fifth hurricane and third major
hurricane of the 2008 Atlantic hurricane season. It was a Cape Verde-type
hurricane, as it started as a tropical disturbance off the coast of Africa near the
end of August, then tracked south of Cape Verde and slowly developed. On
September 1, 2008, it became a tropical storm west of the Cape Verde islands.
By the early morning hours of September 5, Ike was a Category 4 hurricane, with
maximum sustained winds of 145 mph (230 km/h) and a pressure of 935 mbar
(27.61 in Hg). That made it the most intense storm in the 2008 Atlantic hurricane
season. Ike also had the highest IKE (Integrated Kinetic Energy) of any Atlantic
storm in history. Integrated Kinetic Energy is a measure of storm surge
destructive potential, similar to the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale, though the
IKE is more complex and in many ways more accurate.

On a scale that ranges from 1 to 6, with 6 being highest destructive potential, Ike
earned a 5.6 on September 11 at 12:30 p.m. EDT. In comparison to Ike,
hurricanes Katrina and Wilma, both from the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season
peaked at 5.1. As such, had Ike made landfall as a Category 3 or higher, the
hurricane would have likely had a record breaking storm surge and the potential
for damage could have been worse than what was seen with Hurricane Katrina.

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However, Ike made its final landfall in Baytown, Texas, United States as a
Category 2 hurricane.

Ike was blamed for at least 195 deaths. Of these, 74 were in Haiti, which was
already trying to recover from the impact of three storms earlier that year: Fay,
Gustav, and Hanna. In the United States, 112 people were killed, and 34 are still
missing. Damages from Ike in US coastal and inland areas are estimated at
$24 billion (2008 USD), with additional damage of up to $4 billion in Cuba, $200
million in the Bahamas, and $60 million in the Turks and Caicos, amounting to a
total of $28.26 billion in damages. Ike was the third costliest U.S. hurricane of all
time, behind Hurricane Andrew of 1992 and Hurricane Katrina of 2005. Hurricane
Wilma of 2005 had a damage figure higher than Ike's coastal area damage, but
lower than Ike's total US damage.

Ike made U.S. landfall at Galveston, Texas, on September 13 at 2:10am CDT


(07:10 UTC), as a Category 2 hurricane with winds of 110 mph (175 km/h) and a
central pressure of 952 mbar (28.11 inHg). The 2:00 am NHC advisory cited
tropical storm and hurricane force winds extending 275 miles (443 km) and
120 miles (190 km), respectively, from the center. At about 3am CDT (08:00
UTC), it then passed over San Leon, Texas and made its final landfall near
Baytown, Texas at about 4am CDT (9:00 UTC).

During the day of September 12, Ike began a slow turn to the north and then
northeast. After losing strength to Tropical Storm force winds, it passed 100 miles
(160 km) to the east of Dallas, Texas; and west of Little Rock, Arkansas. It
became a Tropical Depression and continued northeast, passing near St. Louis,
Missouri. It brought heavy rainfall all along its path, but moved more quickly the
farther north it went.
Research of weather information in and around the area of the Mills Apartment
complex in Houston found both sustained and peak wind gusts data from
different weather monitoring sites At these locations, sustained winds in the 92-
98 mph range were experienced with peak wind gusts ranging from 101–115
mph. Also, an Estimated Peak Wind Analysis done by the NOAA shows that the
area around the Mills Complex experienced wind gusts near 120 mph. This
could make the peak wind gusts experienced at the Mills Complex equivalent to
a Category 2 Hurricane. According to the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale,
damage to structures includes “some roofing material, door and window
damage to buildings.”
From the above observations in the area it is safe to assume that hurricane Ike
strained this roof with the uplift loads of a wind velocity of 85 mph. With this wind
velocity, as per the ASCE 7 Standard, for an enclosed building category II,

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exposure C and Importance Factor 1.0 the Components and Cladding
calculations give results higher than the 35 lbf requirement for uplift testing of
roof covers.
Although Ike struck Houston Texas as a category 2 hurricane the enormous size
of Ike's hurricane winds and its gigantic area of tropical storm winds brought
huge waves and very high surge to the coast, both more representative of what
would be expected from an average size CAT 4/5 hurricane, except that those
extreme effects covered a much larger coastal and inland area than that
observed from an average sized hurricane so that far more areas felt impacts
from Ike.
Recommendations
Visual Roof Deficiencies
At the time of the site visit, during our visual, non-destructive observations of the
roof surface of each of the 60 structures in The Mills Apartments, the following
was observed:
Roof Profile
• The pitched roof cover surface of each building exhibited a slope of
approximately 5:12 (Five inches of rise for every twelve inches of run).
• Roof covering consisted of a layer of 3-tab 25 year asphalt shingles
installed over another layer of shingles on a symmetrical gable roof style.
This type of installation is accepted by the International Building Code and
it was permitted by the Building Department.
• Shingles were properly installed with the appropriate number of nails (6)
per shingle and following manufacturer’s recommendations. No signs of
improper installation procedures were observed.
Manual Testing
• A quantifiable assessment of each roof was made in the field notes but it
was not considered appropriate to include it in this report because the
sketching would have required a very extensive work. Since the damage
was so considerable as it is observed in many pictures, we considered
that an extensive quantifiable assessment was not primordial for the
report. Many of the field shingles were tested by hand by applying
pressure perpendicular to the tab shape. This was done to determine the
effectiveness of the glue strip on the tab.
• During this manual testing the following conditions were noted:

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– The damages are different on each roof, but we quantified the
damages to be between 15% for the best case to about 38% for the
worst case. These percentages relate to the ratio between the
damaged area and the entire roof area. Some of the tabs are loose
with some debris underneath, and some shingles are missing in
every roof.
– We quantified the damages to be the sum of missing, broken, lifted
and cracked tabs in the roof.
– A large number of the shingles were found not to be in compliance
with the International Building Code. Numerous tabs were found to
be detached and the asphaltic glue line completely gone.
– Several shingles had disappeared. Therefore, the roof integrity had
been lost in several places.
It has been well established and documented that a shingle roof is a good
system providing that all the components work together as specified by the
manufacturer. If there is no cohesion between the tab and the shingle main body,
there is a path of penetration for the water to enter. This condition, if prolonged,
may compromise the water shedding capability of the roof system. Also, a
phenomenon such as a windstorm may aggravate the situation by pulling the
tabs apart to the point of no return. Serious leaks and other problems may
develop as time goes by.
Based on the observations at the time of the site visit, the following comments
and recommendations are hereby offered:
1. To the extent known, the referenced structures do not present an
immediately dangerous and/or unsafe structural condition. However, the
compromised components on the roof such as loose and missing shingles
and tabs should be remedied, so as to prevent water intrusion.
2. Based on the referenced meteorological data obtained for Hurricane Ike, it
is our opinion that the strength and duration of tropical storm winds during
the passing of Ike were sufficient to cause damage to the shingle roofing
system at every one of the inspected building of The Mills Apartments
complex.
3. We noted missing shingles at sporadic locations on the roof. Even though
the exact reason for the missing shingles is unknown to me at this time, it
is very possible that this damage was mainly due to negative pressures
created by the wind of the storm.

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4. As the roof assembly was permitted, inspected, and passed final
inspection by the municipal code enforcement agency at the time of initial
installation, workmanship should not be considered an issue in the failure
of this system. The complex owner reported that no leaks or other issues
were apparent before the high wind event and that all damages were
discovered immediately after the storm.
During the course of the inspection and after the manual testing performed in
different areas of the roofs, loss of adhesion between the tabs and the main body
of the shingle indicated that the roof assembly of each building was damaged by
high velocity winds and will no longer perform as designed. In its actual
condition, none of the roof system assemblies inspected meet the minimum
requirements of the International Building Code.

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CONCLUSION.-
During the course of my inspection and after observing the manual test results,
loss of adhesion of the shingle tabs and loss of granule surface indicated to me
that the roof assembly was damaged by high velocity winds and will no longer
perform as designed.
The roof system assembly of the different buildings does not meet the minimum
requirements of the International Building Code, Roof Section, as is. Based upon
what I was able to observe during the inspection of these roofs and following my
interpretation of the IBC as previously referred to, to the best of my knowledge,
belief and professional experience, these roofs must be re-done in their entirety.
Each roof cover has to be demolished to the wood deck surface, the sheathing
re-nailed to comply with the City’s requirements and any bad pieces of the wood
deck removed and replaced. A new layer of underlayment and shingles must be
installed over the wood deck.
It is my professional opinion that all these damages were caused by the negative
pressures created by the high winds brought by Hurricane Ike. It would be a
simplistic approach to blame the condition of this roof on bad workmanship at the
time of installation. According to the Owner and many of the tenants that I
interviewed, the roofs were in acceptable condition until hurricane Ike passed
through the area. After that, the roofs showed the existing condition and that was
when the owner presented the insurance claim.
Respectfully presented,

Alberto Cardona P.E.


License 102730 from Texas

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Building 1

THE MILLS APARTMENTS


10225 BISSONET, HOUSTON, TEXAS

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PICTURES CLOCKWISE.

1.-Front of Building.
2.-Façade.
3.-Roof damages covered by tarp. There are leaks underneath
4.-More roof damages in another area, different unit affected.

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PICTURES CLOCKWISE.

1.-The damage in this building is widespread.


2.- Same
3.-Missing shingles and tabs.
4.-More of the same

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PICTURES CLOCKWISE.

1.-Many missing shingles.


2.-Missing shingles in another roof area.
3.-Protruding nails.
4.- Wind damages in roof top equipment.

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Building 2
THE MILLS APARTMENTS
10225 BISSONET, HOUSTON, TEXAS

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PICTURES CLOCKWISE.

1.-Front of Building.
2.-Façade.
3.-Roof damages Many missing tabs
4.-More roof damages in another area.

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PICTURES CLOCKWISE.

1. to 4.--This building has a completely damaged roof. There are many


pictures available that show these damages. The following pages are just
samples of the damages that appear in every section od the roof.

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PICTURES CLOCKWISE.

1.to 4-More of the same

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Building 3
THE MILLS APARTMENTS
10225 BISSONET, HOUSTON, TEXAS

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1.- Building number


2.- Structure
3.-The damages are spread across all the different roof surfaces
4.- There are missing tabs and shingles all over

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PICTURES CLOCKWISE.

1. to 4.- In every roof surface we found missing tabs and loose shingles.
Even with the original layer of shingles still there, there are water intrusion
problems in the apartments below.

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PICTURES CLOCKWISE.

1. to 4.- The condition expressed in the previous page is prevalent


throughout this building.

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Building 4
THE MILLS APARTMENTS
10225 BISSONET, HOUSTON, TEXAS

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PICTURES CLOCKWISE.

1.- Building ID.


2.-Structure
3.-Roof damages.
4.- Missing shingles

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PICTURES CLOCKWISE.

1.-Missing tabs and shingles. Water is coming in .


2.-All the tabs in the perimeter are loose.
3.-More missing tabs. This is happening in all roof surfaces
4.- Roof top equipment damaged by wind.

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1.- Pop-up nails due to high negative pressures from hurricane winds
2.- Missing shingles
3.- Damaged shingles around vents.
4.- Missing tabs in perimeter.

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Building 5
THE MILLS APARTMENTS
10225 BISSONET, HOUSTON, TEXAS

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PICTURES CLOCKWISE.

1.- Building ID
2.- Structure
3.- Missing shingles
4.- Missing shingles in another roof area

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PICTURES CLOCKWISE.

1 to 4.- Different areas of the roof with damages.

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PICTURES CLOCKWISE.

1.-Damaged ridge.
2. and 3.- Debris from trees and damaged shingles.
4.- Missing shingles from the upper layer of roof.

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Building 6
THE MILLS APARTMENTS
10225 BISSONET, HOUSTON, TEXAS

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PICTURES CLOCKWISE.

1.- Building 6 structure.


2. 3 and 4.- Damages shingles in different roof areas

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PICTURES CLOCKWISE.

1 to 4.-Missing shingles in several places.

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PICTURES CLOCKWISE.

1.- Missing shingles and damaged vents.


2. and 3.- Missing shingles and damaged vent
4.- Damaged vent.

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Building 7
THE MILLS APARTMENTS
10225 BISSONET, HOUSTON, TEXAS

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PICTURES CLOCKWISE.

1.- Building I.D.


2.- Building structure.
3.and 4-Missing shingles.

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PICTURES CLOCKWISE.

1.to 4.- Different types of damages in several roof areas.

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1. to 4.- This roof is in very poor conditions.

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Building 8
THE MILLS APARTMENTS
10225 BISSONET, HOUSTON, TEXAS

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PICTURES CLOCKWISE.

1.-Building I.D.
2.-Building structure
3.-Debris from the hurricane with damaged shingles
4.-Damaged shingles

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PICTURES CLOCKWISE.

1.- Damaged shingles


2. and 3.- Protruding nails and missing tabs
4.- Damaged vent.

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Building 9
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10225 BISSONET, HOUSTON, TEXAS

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PICTURES CLOCKWISE.

1.-Building ID
2.- Building structure
3. to 4.- Damaged shingles

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1 to 4.-Damages in different areas of this roof

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Building 10
THE MILLS APARTMENTS
10225 BISSONET, HOUSTON, TEXAS

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1.-Building ID
2.- Building structure
3. to 4.- Damaged shingles

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Damaged areas

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The roof membrane and the vents were damaged by the hurricane winds.

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10225 BISSONET, HOUSTON, TEXAS

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Damages in different parts of the roof and the building

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This roof shows damaged shingles and missing tabs in all areas

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The damages to the upper layer of shingles cannot be repaired.

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10225 BISSONET, HOUSTON, TEXAS

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1.-Building ID
2.-Building structure
3.-Missing ridge
4.-Missing entire roof section

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This roof shows extensive damages every where

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This roof needs a total replacement

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10225 BISSONET, HOUSTON, TEXAS

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1.-Building ID
2.-Building structure
3 and 4.-Roof damages

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1 to 4.- Roof damages in different areas

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There are damages done by the hurricane in all roof areas. Both layers of
roof are compromised.

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10225 BISSONET, HOUSTON, TEXAS

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1.-Building ID
2.-Building structure
3 and 4.-Roof damages

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All the buildings in this complex of 61 buildings show similar damages to


the roofs. Some are more damaged than others but reparability is out of the
question.

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Roof damages

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THE MILLS APARTMENTS
10225 BISSONET, HOUSTON, TEXAS

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1.-Building ID
2.-Building structure
3 and 4.-Roof damages

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In all the roofs the vents and other types of equipment installed in the roof
surface experienced damages caused by debris driven by the hurricane
winds. The roof surface is damaged all over the building.

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Roof damages.

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THE MILLS APARTMENTS
10225 BISSONET, HOUSTON, TEXAS

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1.-Building ID
2.-Building structure
3 and 4.-Roof damages

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This roof is totally damaged.

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Again, this roof cannot be repaired.

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THE MILLS APARTMENTS


10225 BISSONET, HOUSTON, TEXAS

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1.-Front of Building.
2.-Façade.
3.-Roof damages covered by tarp. There are leaks underneath
4.-More roof damages in another area, different unit affected.

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1.-The damage in this building is widespread.


2.- Same
3.-Missing shingles and tabs.
4.-More of the same

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1.-Many missing shingles in the perimeter.


2.-Damaged shingles in another roof area.
3.-Debris and damages.
4.- More tarps protecting for leaks.

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Building 18
THE MILLS APARTMENTS
10225 BISSONET, HOUSTON, TEXAS

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PICTURES CLOCKWISE.

1.-Front of Building.
2.-Missing shingles.
3.-Roof damages Many missing tabs
4.-More roof damages in another area.

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1. to 4.--This building has a completely damaged roof. There are many


pictures available that show these damages. Every piece of equipment
installed on the roof surface has been damaged by the hurricane.

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THE MILLS APARTMENTS
10225 BISSONET, HOUSTON, TEXAS

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1.- Building number


2.- Structure
3.-The damages are spread across all the different roof surfaces
4.- There are missing tabs and shingles all over

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1. to 4.- In every roof surface we found missing tabs and loose shingles.
Even with the original layer of shingles still there, there are water intrusion
problems in the apartments below.

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1. to 4.- The condition expressed in the previous page is prevalent


throughout this building.

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Building 20
THE MILLS APARTMENTS
10225 BISSONET, HOUSTON, TEXAS

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PICTURES CLOCKWISE.

1.- Building ID.


2.-Structure
3.-Roof damages.
4.- Missing shingles

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1.-Missing tabs and shingles. Water is coming in .


2.-Damaged vent allows water intrusion to the apartment underneath.
3.-More missing tabs. This is happening in all roof surfaces
4.- Roof top equipment was damaged by wind driven debris.

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1.- Pop-up nails due to high negative pressures from hurricane winds
2.- Missing shingles
3.- Damaged shingles and debris.
4.- Missing tabs in perimeter.

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Building 21
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10225 BISSONET, HOUSTON, TEXAS

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PICTURES CLOCKWISE.

1.- Building ID
2.- Structure
3 and 4.- Damages.

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Building 22
THE MILLS APARTMENTS
10225 BISSONET, HOUSTON, TEXAS

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PICTURES CLOCKWISE.

1.- Building ID.


2.- Structure
3 and 4.- Damaged shingles in different roof areas

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1 to 4.-Missing shingles in several places.

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1.- Missing shingles and damaged vents.


2. and 3.- Missing shingles and damaged vent
4.- Missing shingles. This is a prevalent condition

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Building 23
THE MILLS APARTMENTS
10225 BISSONET, HOUSTON, TEXAS

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1.- Building I.D. The building tag was missing so one of the inspectors used
hand signs for ID.
2.- Building structure.
3.and 4-Missing shingles.

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1.to 4.- Different types of damages in several roof areas.

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1. to 4.- This roof is in very bad condition. There is no way to repair it.

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Building 24
THE MILLS APARTMENTS
10225 BISSONET, HOUSTON, TEXAS

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1.-Building I.D.
2.-Building structure
3.-Debris from the hurricane with damaged shingles
4.-Damaged shingles

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Damaged shingles and deck.

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1 and 2.- Damaged shingles


3.- Protruding nails and missing tabs
4.- Damaged vent.

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Building 25
THE MILLS APARTMENTS
10225 BISSONET, HOUSTON, TEXAS

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PICTURES CLOCKWISE.

1.-Building ID
2. to 4.- Damaged shingles

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1 to 4.-Damages in different areas of this roof

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1 to 4.-Damages in different areas of this roof

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Building 26
THE MILLS APARTMENTS
10225 BISSONET, HOUSTON, TEXAS

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PICTURES CLOCKWISE.

1.-Building ID
2.- Building structure
3. to 4.- Damaged shingles

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Damaged areas

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The roof membrane and the vents were damaged by the hurricane winds.

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Building 27
THE MILLS APARTMENTS
10225 BISSONET, HOUSTON, TEXAS

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1.-Building ID
2.- Building structure
3. to 4.- Damaged shingles

NOTE: We ran out of time and daylight for more pictures. But the roof is in as bad a
condition as the other buildings.

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Building 28
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10225 BISSONET, HOUSTON, TEXAS

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PICTURES CLOCKWISE.

1.-Building ID
2.-Building structure
3.-Missing ridge
4.-Missing entire roof section

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This roof shows extensive damages every where

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This roof needs a total replacement

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Building 29
THE MILLS APARTMENTS
10225 BISSONET, HOUSTON, TEXAS

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1.-Building ID
2.-Building structure
3 and 4.-Roof damages

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1 to 4.- Roof damages in different areas

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There are damages done by the hurricane in all roof areas. Both layers of
roof are compromised.

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Building 30
THE MILLS APARTMENTS
10225 BISSONET, HOUSTON, TEXAS

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1.-Building ID
2.-Building structure
3 and 4.-Roof damages

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PICTURES CLOCKWISE.

All the buildings in this complex of 61 buildings show similar damages in


the roofs. Some are more damaged than others but reparability is out of the
question. Building 30 is one with minor damages.

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Building 31
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10225 BISSONET, HOUSTON, TEXAS

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1.-Building ID
2.-Building structure
3 and 4.-Roof damages

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PICTURES CLOCKWISE.

In all the roofs the vents and other types of equipment installed in the roof
surface experienced damages caused by debris driven by the hurricane
winds. The roof surface is damaged all over the building.

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Roof damages.

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Building 32
THE MILLS APARTMENTS
10225 BISSONET, HOUSTON, TEXAS

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1.-Building ID. The building tag was gone. We used a piece of paper.
2.-Building structure
3 and 4.-Roof damages

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This roof is totally damaged.

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Again, this roof cannot be repaired.

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1.-Front of Building.
2.-Façade.
3.-Roof damages covered by tarp. There are leaks underneath
4.-More roof damages in another area, different unit affected.

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1.-The damage in this building is widespread.


2.- Same
3.-Missing shingles and tabs.
4.-More of the same

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1.-Many missing shingles.


2.-Missing shingles in another roof area.
3.-More missing shingles.
4.- Wind damages in roof top equipment.

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1.-Front of Building.
2.-Façade.
3.-Roof damages. Many missing tabs
4.-More roof damages in another area.

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1. to 4.--This building has a completely damaged roof. We found missing


tabs and full shingles gone in many of the roof areas

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1.to 4-More of the same

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1.- Building number


2.- Structure
3.-The damages are spread across all the different roof surfaces
4.- There are missing tabs and shingles all over

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1. to 4.- In every roof surface we found missing tabs and loose shingles.
Even with the original layer of shingles still there, there are water intrusion
problems in the apartments below.

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1. to 4.- The condition expressed in the previous page is prevalent


throughout this building.

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10225 BISSONET, HOUSTON, TEXAS

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1.- Building ID.


2.-Structure
3.-Roof damages.
4.- Missing shingles

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1.-Missing tabs and shingles..


2.-All the tabs in the perimeter are loose.
3.-More missing tabs. This is happening in all roof surfaces
4.- Roof top equipment damaged by wind.

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1.- Building ID
2.- Structure
3.- Missing shingles and debris.
4.- Missing shingles in another roof area

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1 to 4.- Different areas of the roof with damages.

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1.-Damaged equipment and roof surface.


2. and 3.- Damaged shingles.
4.- Missing shingles from the upper layer of roof.

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1.- Building I.D.


2.- Structure
3 and 4.- Damaged shingles in different roof areas

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1 to 4.-Missing shingles in several places.

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1.- Missing shingles in several different parts of this roof.

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1.- Building I.D.


2.- Building structure.
3.and 4-Missing shingles.

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1.to 4.- Different types of damages in several roof areas.

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1. to 4.- This roof is in a very poor condition.

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1.-Building I.D.
2.-Building structure
3.-Damaged shingles
4.-Damaged shingles around a vent. Leaks in the apartment underneath.

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1.- Damaged shingles


2. and 3.-Damaged shingles around vents which are causing problems to
the apartments.
4.- Damaged rows of shingles.

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1.- Damaged shingles in all roof areas.

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1.-Building ID
2.- Building structure
3. to 4.- Damaged shingles

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1 to 4.-Damages in different areas of this roof

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1 to 4.-Damages in different areas of this roof

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1.-Building ID
2.- Building structure
3. to 4.- Damaged shingles

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Damaged areas

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The roof membrane and the vents were damaged by the hurricane winds.

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1.-Building ID
2.- Building structure
3. to 4.- Damaged shingles around the vents

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This roof shows damaged shingles and missing tabs in all areas

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1.-Building ID
2.-Building structure
3.and 4.- Missing shingles in several places

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This roof shows extensive damages every where, and is in similar condition
as other roofs in the complex.

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This roof needs a total replacement

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1.-Building ID
2.-Building structure
3 and 4.-Roof damages

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1 to 4.- Roof damages in different areas

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There are damages done by the hurricane in all roof areas. Both layers of
roof are compromised.

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1.-Building ID
2.-Building structure
3 and 4.-Roof damages

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This building shows extensive damages. It is among those with the major
problems.

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The roof damages in this building require immediate attention.

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1.-Building ID. The picture is bad, but this is the proper building
2.-Building structure
3 and 4.-Roof damages

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There are damages in all areas of this roof. The first layer of shingles is
compromised and in some places we observed the second layer with rips.

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Roof damages.

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10225 BISSONET, HOUSTON, TEXAS

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1.-Building ID
2.-Building structure
3 and 4.-Roof damages

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This roof is totally damaged.

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This roof shows considerable damages and has to be fixed as soon as


possible. We do not believe that a repair is possible so we are
recommending a total replacement..

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10225 BISSONET, HOUSTON, TEXAS

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1.-Front of Building.
2.-Façade.
3.-Roof damages. There are leaks underneath
4.-More roof damages in another area, different unit affected.

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1.-The damage in the ridge is extensive. It is loose and water is coming


through.
2.- More damages
3.-Missing shingles and tabs.
4.-More of the same

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1.-Many missing shingles.


2.-Missing shingles in another roof area.
3.and 4.- More ridge damages.

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10225 BISSONET, HOUSTON, TEXAS

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1.-Front of Building.
2.-Structure.
3.-Roof damages Many missing tabs
4.-More roof damages in another area.

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1. to 4.--This building has a completely damaged roof. There are many


pictures available that show these damages. The following pages are just
samples of the damages that appear in every section od the roof.

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1.to 4-More of the same

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10225 BISSONET, HOUSTON, TEXAS

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1.- Building number


2.- Structure
3. and 4.-There are damages around the vents that are causing problems
to the apartments underneath

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1. to 4.- In every roof surface we found missing tabs and loose shingles.
Even with the original layer of shingles still there, there are water intrusion
problems in the apartments below.

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1. to 4.- The roof has many damaged areas and several apartments are
experiencing water intrusion.

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10225 BISSONET, HOUSTON, TEXAS

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1.- Building ID.


2.-Structure
3.-Roof damages.
4.- Missing shingles

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1.-Missing tabs and shingles. Water is coming in .


2.-All the tabs in the perimeter are loose.
3.-More missing tabs. This is happening in all roof surfaces
4.- The perimeter and edges suffered the most..

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The destruction of tabs and complete shingles is widespread. The roof is


compromised and has to be fixed immediately.

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1.- Building ID
2.- Structure
3.- Missing shingles
4.- Missing shingles in another roof area

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1 to 4.- Different areas of the roof with damages.

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1.-Damaged edge.
2. Debris has damaged many tabs.
3.- Almost all the vents have suffered irreparable damage from impacts..
4.- The damages under the debris are big..

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Building 54
THE MILLS APARTMENTS
10225 BISSONET, HOUSTON, TEXAS

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PICTURES CLOCKWISE.

1.- Building identification.


2.- Building Structure.
3.- Damaged perimeter.
4.- Missing shingles and tabs.

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PICTURES CLOCKWISE.

1 to 4.-Missing shingles in several places. This side of the roof is


completely gone and has to be replaced.

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PICTURES CLOCKWISE.

1.- Missing shingles and damaged vents.


2. Missing shingles and damaged vent
3.- Shingles destroyed.
4.- More shingle damages.

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Building 55
THE MILLS APARTMENTS
10225 BISSONET, HOUSTON, TEXAS

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PICTURES CLOCKWISE.

1.- Building I.D.


2.- Building structure.
3.and 4-Missing shingles under the debris.

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PICTURES CLOCKWISE.

1.to 4.- Different types of damages in several roof areas.

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Building 56
THE MILLS APARTMENTS
10225 BISSONET, HOUSTON, TEXAS

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PICTURES CLOCKWISE.

1.-Building I.D.
2.-Building structure
3.-Damaged shingles
4.-Damaged shingles

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PICTURES CLOCKWISE.

1.- Damaged shingles


2. –Damages around the vents. These are the most vulnerable places.
3 and 4.- Damaged shingles in several roof areas

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This roof is in very bad condition. There are places where the wood deck is
exposed.

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Building 57
THE MILLS APARTMENTS
10225 BISSONET, HOUSTON, TEXAS

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PICTURES CLOCKWISE.

1.-Building ID
2.- Building structure
3. to 4.- Damaged shingles on both layers.

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PICTURES CLOCKWISE.

1 to 4.-Damages in different areas of this roof

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PICTURES CLOCKWISE.

1 to 4.-Damages in different areas of this roof

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Building 58
THE MILLS APARTMENTS
10225 BISSONET, HOUSTON, TEXAS

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PICTURES CLOCKWISE.

1.-Building ID
2.- Building structure
3. to 4.- Damaged shingles covered with tarp to avoid more water intrusion.

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The destruction is very extensive. This roof is in a very poor conditions and
has to be replaced as soon as possible. All the vents have been
compromised.

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The roof membrane and the vents were damaged by the hurricane winds.

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Building 59
THE MILLS APARTMENTS
10225 BISSONET, HOUSTON, TEXAS

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PICTURES CLOCKWISE.

1.-Building ID
2.- Building structure
3. to 4.- Damaged shingles in different areas of this roof..

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All the vents and the equipment installed on the roof top are damaged.
The damaged shingles can be seen every where in this roof.

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WIND DAMAGE ASSESSMENT REPORT

THE MILLS APARTMENT HOMES


10225 BISSONNET ST., HOUSTON, TX 77036

PART 2.- DOORS & WINDOWS


DAMAGES REPORT
TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
LIMITATIONS OF THE STUDY
OBSERVATIONS
RECOMMENDATIONS
CONCLUSION

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Introduction
This report provides a summary of the findings and observations obtained during
the inspection of the windows and doors of several vacant apartments in the
complex known as The Mills Apartments, located at 10225 Bissonnet, Houston,
Texas. A visual observation of 12 units was performed on March 12, 2009 by
Alberto Cardona P.E., licensed Professional Engineer in the State of Texas with
license # 102370, accompanied by Jon Scott and Michael Sarfatty from Solar
Verde Systems.
I am a professional Engineer licensed in the State of Texas. My experience
encompasses more than 40 years in the fields of engineering and construction.
In this particular instance my services are exclusively as a professional engineer
and in no way I am, or will ever be, involved in this project as a general or roofing
contractor.
The purpose of this evaluation is to:
1. Quantify the extent of the damages.
2. Determine the cause of the reported roof damages using sound
engineering principles and
3. Make recommendations as to the reparability of such damages.

Limitations of the study


The contents of this report are intended for the use of the Owner of The Mills
Apartments and his representatives and/or associates. I, Alberto Cardona, P.E.,
assume no liability for the misuse of this information by others. The evaluation in
this report was based in an extensive but limited visual assessment. Non-
destructive means of evaluation were used and consequently areas hidden from
view or not accessible are not included. I reserve the right to update this report
should additional pertinent information becomes available.

Observations
The following tasks were performed to investigate and evaluate the damage
observed at the inspected Buildings.
A visual, non-destructive assessment of the windows and doors of 12 vacant
apartments in the Mills to document, photograph and assess their condition.

• A complete manual assessment of the condition and functionality of each

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window and door.
• Summarize the results of the field investigation and make sound
engineering recommendations.
There are 59 buildings with 6 different types of footprints at The Mills Apartments
in Houston, Texas. Additionally there is 1 Maintenance building.. The six types of
buildings are all 2 stories with apartments on the first and the second floors.
The task was performed by inspecting 2 apartments of each model. We
inspected 12 apartments in different buildings of the complex and found some
units with approximately 2 windows in bad condition. Since each apartment does
not have more than 4 windows including the sliding door, this percentage is high
when related to damages per unit. However, in general we did not find
appreciable damage in the sample units. Since the complex has over 500
apartments, we suggest that a more complete inspection be performed at the
time of the interior inspection of each unit. In that way, we would be in a more
advantageous position to make a final decision as to the windows condition in the
entire complex.
All the observed damages can be attributed to the pressures caused by a high
wind event such as Hurricane Ike.
General Physical Facts.
Every building structure is subject to both internal and external pressures due to
the wind. The higher the wind velocity, the higher these pressures are. Values of
these pressures are combined algebraically to obtain the most critical load for an
element, be it a window or a door in our particular case of The Mills Apartments
complex . When the design load value of such element or one of its components
is passed, the element fails. During a wind event the pressures change from
positive to negative at a rate that is directly proportional to the wind speed.
When the negative pressures are higher than the positive ones, the doors and
windows are moved towards the inside of the structure (inward). Consequently,
when the reverse situation happens that the positive forces are higher than the
negative ones, the windows and doors are moved towards the outside (outward).
Since these changes are constantly happening during the storm, these structural
elements are constantly subject to these changes and bend inward and outward,
sometimes very rapidly, causing strain to their components such as frames,
seals, glass and to the stucco around the frame. As a result of these forces,
damages may occur in one or several of these components. And that is what we
are inspecting for.

Recommendations
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To the extent known, none of the inspected structures present an immediately
dangerous and/or unsafe structural condition. However, the compromised
components on the doors and windows should be remedied, so as to prevent
water intrusion and further damages.
Based on the referenced meteorological data obtained for September 13, 2008, it
is our opinion that the strength and duration of winds during the referenced storm
were sufficient to cause the observed damage to the doors and windows at the
referenced location.
We found some damaged components of the doors and windows in different
apartments and these are indicated in the attached table. When we express the
fact that the element (door or window) is bad, it means that the components
found damaged are not reparable and therefore the entire element (door or
window) must be replaced.

As the installation of windows and doors was duly permitted, approved, and
passed final inspection by the municipal code enforcement agency when the
buildings obtained a Certificate of Occupancy, workmanship should not be
considered an issue in the failure of these components. The individual tenants
reported that no leaks or other issues were apparent preceding the high wind
event and that all damages were discovered immediately after.

Conclusion
Based upon what I was able to observe during the inspection of each of these
apartments and following my interpretation of the International Building Code as I
understand it, to the best of my knowledge, belief and professional experience,
all of the elements shown as bad in the fact sheet must be completely replaced
and even though some may be repaired, if the total number of damaged
elements is higher than 25% of the number of similar elements, all the elements
of the same type must be changed. This means that if the apartment unit has 3
windows and one is bad, all 3 must be replaced. Any changed element must
comply with the requirements of the International Building Code at the time of the
replacement.

The attached table (Fact Sheet) indicates the damaged doors and windows and
their location within each apartment. We understand that if the apartment has 2
windows and one is damaged to the point of replacement, both windows must be
replaced. Likewise, if the number of windows that require replacement or repair
are a large percentage of the total number of windows in the apartment, all
windows must be replaced.

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We were able to completely inspect only 12 apartments out of an universe of
over 500. This is a very small sample and may prove insufficient to reach a
definite conclusion. Of this sample, we found 8 apartments without damages and
the rest had different amounts of damage. So, if 33% of the sample shows
damages, it is reasonable to expect that at least 25% of the complex would show
damages if a complete inspection was performed. The maximum number of
elements (windows and sliders) in a house is 5. Consequently, if we can assume
that 25% of the apartments have more than 25% of the elements damaged a
complete inspection is justified due to the high number of units in the complex.
The total number of elements that may be necessary to replace may very well be
a significant quantity. A full inspection is recommended.

Respectfully presented,

Alberto Cardona P.E.


License 102730 from Texas

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DOORS & WINDOWS REPORT

Damage Relation
by inspected
Apartment

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WINDOWS AND DOORS INSPECTION FOR WIND DAMAGES AT 10225 BISONET ST., HOUSTON, TEXAS 77036

MODEL A
APARTMENT Living
No. BLDG Bedroom CONDITION NOTES
No. Main Door room,
window
slider
1 56 3276
2 56 3278 x Reglazing
MODEL B
APARTMENT Living Living Living Master
No. BLDG
No. Main Door room, room, room, Bedroom
window window door window
3 4 1132 x Frame moves
4 4 1157 x Frame cracked
MODEL C
APARTMENT Living Living Living Master
No. BLDG
No. Main Door room, room, room, Bedroom
window window door window
5 50 3157
6 50 3159 x Does not open-Frame not leveled
MODEL D
APARTMENT Living Living Living Master
No. BLDG Bedroom
No. Main Door room, room, room, Bedroom
window
window window window window
7 8 2124
8 8 2126
MODEL E
APARTMENT Dining Living Living Master
No. BLDG
No. Main Door room room, room, Bedroom
slider window window window
9 19 1333
10 19 1331
MODEL F
APARTMENT Living Living Master
No. BLDG Bedroom
No. Main Door room, room, Bedroom
window
window window window
11 14 1239 x Mold in the apartment
12 1 1102 x Bad frame

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