P09 629-27-5001 Atchmnt 8.pdf
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This is an Architect's Field Report documenting an assessment of the VA Community-Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC) Reserve facility in Louisiana, prepared by Sizeler Thompson Brown Architects on June 30, 2026. The report identifies significant water intrusion and structural deficiency issues requiring remediation at the building's entry and rear canopies and exterior wall systems.
The primary observations include: undersized rain leaders from the canopies that are constricted at the bottom by concrete, causing water backup, rust, and deterioration; absence of a proper roof system for the canopies, allowing water to fall directly into collection channels or stand on unprotected areas, ultimately finding paths toward the exterior wall; and deficient exterior wall construction using concrete board stucco built in non-continuous pieces without continuous vapor barriers behind the cement board, allowing water infiltration at seams. The stucco seams are visually covered but remain unsealed and provide minimal water protection. The report identifies visible water damage at the building wall, deteriorated trim boards, compromised window flashing, and internal vapor barrier discontinuities at corners that lack required seam tape. The contractor, Coact Inc., is directed to provide exploratory demolition at the exterior wall below the canopy to assess conditions behind the stucco finish and enable proper water damage repair. Sizeler Thompson Brown Architects (STBA) is tasked with providing detailed remediation designs for the entry and rear canopies to resolve ongoing water intrusion issues.
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Sizeler Thompson Brown Architects ARCHITECT’S FIELD REPORT #01 300 Lafayette Street, Suite 200 New Orleans, LA 70130 Phone: 504-523-6472
Architect’s Field Report #01 Assessment for VA CBOC Reserve, LA Page 1 of 4
DISTRIBUTION: via email/pdf PROJECT: Assessment for VA CBOC Reserve, LA Eric Bourg, Scott McCumsey
CONTRACTOR: Coact Inc.
ARCH. PROJECT NO. 41160.04
TIME: 9:30 am TEMP RANGE: 95+ WEATHER: Sunny DATE: 06.30.26
Observations:
Recommendation or Action Required:
• Apparent damage at building wall due to water intrusion at the sides of the vestibule and at the vestibule.
• Rain leaders from the canopies appear undersized for the area of roof from which the water is shedding. In addition, leaders appear constricted at the bottom by the concrete to an area even smaller than the outlet.
This appears to have caused a back up of water in the upper parts of the rain leader and caused rust and deterioration.
• There is no actual roof system for the canopies leading water into the rain collection system. Rain just falls into the structure of the canopies and water makes it to collection channels or stands on areas not within the rain collection system to transmit wherever possible. This has caused it to find paths to the exterior wall the canopy abuts. This has also allowed the existing structure to rust as it is not treated as it should be for exposed steel structure. It should either be galvanized or painted for an exposed situation- or it should be covered by a roof system that would lead the water into a rain collection system.
• The exterior wall construction is what appears to be a concrete board stucco system. These systems are designed to be continuous, and they are designed to have a continuous vapor barrier behind the cement board. The wall appears to be built in pieces which are not continuous and do not have a continuous vapor barrier beyond allowing water to transmit into the wall at the seam between the two pieces. This seam is covered visually with a stuccoed board, but this board is not sealed in any way and provides very little protection from water travelling into the seam.
• STBA to provide details on suggested remediation of existing entry and rear canopies to resolve water intrusion issues.
• STBA suggests that the contractor provide some exploratory demolition at the exterior wall below the canopy to allow for further assessment of wall conditions behind the stucco finish. This area of wall requires remediation to repair water damage, and this exploratory demolition would be required for repair anyway.
New Orleans, LA 70130
Architect’s Field Report #01 Assessment for VA CBOC Reserve, LA Page 2 of 4
Photos: 6 photos
REPORT BY: Anna Ghelase
Photo 1- Exterior wall below entry canopy- visible deterioration fo the wall
Photo 2- Exterior wall at corner- contractor has removed a portion to allow some visibility at the trim board-deterioration also visible at the base of the wall.
Photo 3- View of the seam behind the trim board
Photo 4- Trim board at the top of the vestibule abutting the underside of the canopy showing visible deterioration
New Orleans, LA 70130
Architect’s Field Report #01 Assessment for VA CBOC Reserve, LA Page 3 of 4
Photo 5- Visible water damage at the interior of the wall above the vestibule
Photo 6- View of canopy “roof”
Photo 7- View of Canopy “roof” with view of opening to gutters at column
Photo 8- View of Canopy at abuttment with exterior wall-visible water damage at the exterior wall
New Orleans, LA 70130
Architect’s Field Report #01 Assessment for VA CBOC Reserve, LA Page 4 of 4
Photo 9- View wall at Canopy at abuttment- exterior wall has a visible seam in the stucco system which does not appear to be treated as seams are required to be treated in a standard cement board stucco system-with seam tape etc. These seams should not be visible
Photo 10- View under rear Canopy door and window below the canopy appear as though they do not have proper flashing to control water
Photo 11- View under rear canopy- visible streaking where water falls behind the gutter of the canopy and puddles at the trim which covers the seam in the stucco where water can get into the wall
Photo 12- View of window inside the building showing the vapor barrier which is not continuous at the corners. Sheet vapor barriers are required to be taped at the cut areas at the corner to provide continuous coverage
END OF REPORT
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