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What is time exactly?! Fabricator balked at them and said they would be 6+ months to ship in. I called the rep directly and they said...

Once they'd brought the high seismic version to market, I imagine that it was a short leap over to the low seismic version. The seismic...

As @JoshPlumSE said, this has been an extraordinarily interesting and valuable discussion. Much more than I'd hoped for, truly. In...

You should really check out that Thinking in Bets book. You may find it revelatory. One of the very first things they discuss in the...

Considering <$10k constrcution cost, I would write up your opinion and move on unless some aspect is related to work you did in the...

The only way this can be fixed If the owner and contractor agree to undo the repair. And start over with proper engineering and...

I haven't read all the comments. But I would say that if the contractor is hiring KootK then there is no conflict of interest. That...

If the homeowner wants KootK to be his advocate, then the owner needs to hire KootK directly. As it has been described, KootK, if hired...

In cases like this, the actual conflict is often less significant than it’s made out to be. It’s not as if Kootk would start approving...

Accurate, for better or worse. I have what has euphemistically been described as an "absent minded professor" vibe. I am very good at...

As I mentioned above, that's mostly likely how it will go.

Yeah, that's exactly what I will do. I expect to have to force my client to remove their repairs and do it over for just this reason.

This stuff is gold. You sound like a lawyer. I myself have a healthy interest in forensic engineering. I've been in a state of...

For what it's worth, this is gonna happen. Thanks for that. It all sounds like good, practical advice to me. I believe that the...

Meh, I wouldn't get to excited about the lap if it's just bar buckling restraint.