A homebuyer asked us to visit a home in Salt Lake City, Utah, to ensure its structural security. Previously, at a different location, we helped this same buyer avoid buying a home with defects in the foundation. This home was much different from the last. Though this home was built in 1929, the builder took many extra structural precautions and didn’t cut corners. The foundation of this home was in better shape than any other home we have witnessed that was built in the 1920’s. This home truly told a story as we saw structural durability that had held strong for nearly a century right next to 1920’s floor and wall fashions.
Our favorite portion of the story was when we found basement walls with nothing except wallpaper and concrete on the interior. A sight like this was rare, yet very comical. We toured the rest of the home and didn’t find anything unsafe, besides a few truces in the attic that could be reinforced for extra strength. It was odd and showed a little more of the home’s history that supportive 2x4s were all angled differently, but mattered little on the structural side. The buyer was pleased to find out that the home was structurally sound and that all the walls that he was hoping to knock down were non-load bearing. Photos of the wallpaper pasted directly onto concrete and additional photos are shown below.
