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> Is it accepted for them to say: whoops building fell, guess i'll rebuild it? This is pretty much why real engineers scoff at the title 'software engineer.'

• lostlogin 13y ago
  I'm living in my second house that an engineer has owned. Avoid their ex houses if possible. The side gate had a post concreted in with a block 75x75x75cm. I had to get a drain though it. A week of evenings with a sledge hammer. I excavated 10 tons of concrete from the front yard that was buried there for some reason, and it stopped trees growing. I got guys in to do the 90 ton slab in the backyard. The previous house had a raised garden that was in the way that was made of 30cm thick reinforced concrete - 2cm thick rebar to keep the roses in. It was days of work to remove the small garden. Durability is one thing, but over engineering is damn expensive pain in the arse.
  • stonemetal 13y ago
    I excavated 10 tons of concrete from the front yard that was buried there for some reason, and it stopped trees growing. It was probably a root barrier which was put there for the sole purpose of stopping the trees from growing and destroying your house.