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Existing Conditions
Project scenario: warehouse conversion
A nonprofit has leased the ground floor of an existing two-story building built in 1962 and used until last year as a furniture warehouse (Group S-1). The ground floor will become a community fitness studio with staff offices and a storage room. The building is not sprinklered.
The designer’s walk-through notes record: load-bearing brick exterior walls; interior steel columns on a regular grid; wood floor joists and wood roof framing; an original freight elevator shaft in the northeast corner; and 9 in × 9 in vinyl floor tile set in black adhesive throughout the former showroom. The client wants demolition to start within two weeks.
Based on the walk-through notes, what should the designer recommend before any flooring is removed?