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daredevil82 t1_j63emei wrote

Reply to comment by MathematicianGlum880 in Sports domes in Topsham, Orono collapse under weight of snow, ice - L… by yzfmike

yes, but heavy snow isn't necessarily the same as snow + rain. and its not contractors, but the architects that specify the live and dead load expectations for structures. so makes me wonder how much the weight is there, and what kind of drainage is in place.

however, for leaking, that suggests the rubber-tar compound on the roof has a few gaps.

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MathematicianGlum880 t1_j63ndcv wrote

I agree with you but I was born and raised here, and the issues continue.

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daredevil82 t1_j64nhag wrote

Yeah, and it always will. Price, quality and build speed are corners of a triangle that affect the end deliverable for pretty much everything. And of course, price is always as cheap as possible. So if you design and build to minimums, you’ll get recurring issues like this

Question is Are dealing with these cheaper than building the extra slack into the original system? If yes, then why spend extra money when it’s going to cost more in the end do “build right”?

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