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Envelope – The first area of improvement, and the one that will
most likely bring the greatest benefit, is the building skin or
envelope. This encompasses the exterior walls, openings and

roofs of the building.

The bare exterior CMU walls in Hagar House would
benefit from a furred-out wall on the interior. This could be
something like “Z” furring studs with integral rigid

insulation boards between the studs. This would be
covered by a moisture resistant gypsum board that was
also manufactured for high abuse areas, at least to 4’ aff.

The exterior siding seems to be in pretty good condition,

but there were a few areas where penetrations for piping
and others were not properly sealed and some
deterioration of the wood siding has occurred. It is
recommended to patch and seal or replace any
deteriorated siding and openings. An exterior painting is

also recommended after the renovations.

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