Overheard a structural engineer say 'foundations are just suggestions' and now I'm rethinking everything
Was on a job last week downtown and this old engineer was looking at a cracked slab on a 1970s house. He told the homeowner that building codes back then were more like guidelines and most foundations just did what they wanted over time. Honestly, it got me thinking about how many conspiracies about shoddy construction might actually have some truth to them. Ngl, I always rolled my eyes at the whole 'they don't build em like they used to' thing, but hearing a pro admit that some houses are held together by luck hit different. Anyone else ever get a reality check from an actual expert that made you question a conspiracy?