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Should we have a sub-section giving additional (and maybe undue) weight to the theory (blame) of the nearby tower construction if no engineering report has ever suggested it as a cause? What if instead create another section called 'other theories' or 'other possible causes'? Just a suggestion. Thanks ! Jtbobwaysf (talk) 09:37, 13 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Adding to the potential impact of the nearby construction site on the structural integrity of the building:
I recently came across a resident's testimony that extensive maintenance work was being done on the roof prior to the collapse (odd that they started work on the roof when the 2018 inspection report recommended fixing the extensive damage to the pool deck), resulting in a month of "banging" (the vibrations of which may have further compromised the - already weakened - structure). 2003:E6:3714:5800:A987:ED45:AB0A:B8A0 (talk) 07:18, 16 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I see 40 year structural inspections went through AfD with a result to merge. I don't see anything that can really be merged that hasn't been stated. I think maybe the specific codified language could be added but these look like notes from the editor. If I knew about the AfD at the time, I would have gone for userify the page as they are solid notes that could have been provided to this talk page for a discussion. Thoughts? @SSR07 @Oaktree b – The Grid (talk) 16:13, 16 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Hello! Sorry it has taken so long to get back to you. Thanks for helping sort this out. Could you explain what "userify the page" means? I don't know what all the jargon means yet, sorry! SSR07 (talk) 21:11, 29 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Userify simply means the content on an article could be moved to a user's page for their own notes. One of my own examples, is here. The content is more of notes, not in a full prose format, and not ready to be made into an article. The content 40 year structural inspections is similar as they are listing notes about the process but not in prose format. Surfside_condominium_collapse#Legislation kind of covers what needs to be addressed already. – The Grid (talk) 16:13, 30 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I've already referred to the extensive roof work on the house before the collapse in the topic "nearby construction" (which is mentioned in the Wikipedia article, but not the possible impact with regard to the collapse).
I would also like to point out that the construction plans for the transition between the car park deck (at ground level below the western part of the building) and the pool deck were changed shortly before construction began, which meant that an originally planned "step" with additional cross beams between the supporting columns was omitted.
The omission of these cross beams significantly increased the load on the columns in the area of the vehicles parked at ground level and the planter placed in the western area of the pool deck. 2003:E6:3714:5800:A987:ED45:AB0A:B8A0 (talk) 07:46, 16 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Supplementary to this: The above thesis is supported by the massive damage to the planter shown / discussed in https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0UtmbRAL9M - just a few days before the collapse.
