Platinum Contributing Member Highmark Posted June 24, 2021 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted June 24, 2021 (edited) Holy shit. https://www.newsmax.com/us/building-collapse-miami/2021/06/24/id/1026228/ Edited June 24, 2021 by Highmark 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Skidooski Posted June 24, 2021 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted June 24, 2021 Crazy shit indeed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irv Posted June 24, 2021 Share Posted June 24, 2021 Pretty lax safety standards/BLDG codes I would assume? Regardless, there will be a lot of finger pointing going on until this is straightened out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frostynuts Posted June 24, 2021 Share Posted June 24, 2021 (edited) Courts are going to have a field day with this one. With all the history of problems dating back a long ways, many different people and departments are going to be dragged into it. Edited June 26, 2021 by Frostynuts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mainecat Posted June 24, 2021 Share Posted June 24, 2021 Built in the early 80’s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Skidooski Posted June 24, 2021 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted June 24, 2021 Blame DeSantis!!!!!!111111 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
X2700 Posted June 24, 2021 Share Posted June 24, 2021 Saltwater and poor maintenance and inspections!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinker Posted June 24, 2021 Share Posted June 24, 2021 https://nypost.com/2021/06/24/shocking-video-shows-moment-miami-condo-collapses/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old indy Posted June 24, 2021 Share Posted June 24, 2021 its tough to believe it was that far gone and NO oNE suspected it was unsafe? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Rigid1 Posted June 24, 2021 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted June 24, 2021 (edited) 99 people still missing Edited June 24, 2021 by Rigid1 Add to the count 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voodoo Posted June 24, 2021 Share Posted June 24, 2021 That is fucked. It does seem like the foundation was washed out, Not a big fan of pillars, to hold up that much weight from above, but as long as the foundation is good, no problem. Hope they didn't cheap out and build footings only under the pillars. A better builder would build a full, reinforced footing across the entire front of the building, spreading the reinforced load across hundreds of feet. Sucks anyway. Investigate to the fullest what made this possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mainecat Posted June 24, 2021 Share Posted June 24, 2021 Sandys is built better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1jkw Posted June 24, 2021 Share Posted June 24, 2021 28 minutes ago, Mainecat said: Sandys is built better. They get a kickback from the handy guy behind the dumpster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ez ryder Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 1 hour ago, Voodoo said: That is fucked. It does seem like the foundation was washed out, Not a big fan of pillars, to hold up that much weight from above, but as long as the foundation is good, no problem. Hope they didn't cheap out and build footings only under the pillars. A better builder would build a full, reinforced footing across the entire front of the building, spreading the reinforced load across hundreds of feet. Sucks anyway. Investigate to the fullest what made this possible. It is Florida whole fucking place is a bog . And you know they did not run footing along the whole thing to bedrock they drove piling down and poured footing over them at best in the 80s . This has been sinking for some time 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plissken Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 22 minutes ago, Ez ryder said: It is Florida whole fucking place is a bog . And you know they did not run footing along the whole thing to bedrock they drove piling down and poured footing over them at best in the 80s . This has been sinking for some time The leaning tower of Pisa was built 848 years ago and it’s still standing. Wasn’t built by Floridians though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ez ryder Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 (edited) 11 hours ago, Plissken said: The leaning tower of Pisa was built 848 years ago and it’s still standing. Wasn’t built by Floridians though. And had bedrock under it . All of Florida has the h20 table less than 10 feet under your feet . And more like 682 yrs ago Edited June 25, 2021 by Ez ryder 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ford_428cj Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 3 hours ago, Ez ryder said: It is Florida whole fucking place is a bog . And you know they did not run footing along the whole thing to bedrock they drove piling down and poured footing over them at best in the 80s . This has been sinking for some time How far to bedrock there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Crappie Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 54 minutes ago, ford_428cj said: How far to bedrock there? About 60 miles from Jellystone 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fireball 440 Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 7 hours ago, Big Crappie said: About 60 miles from Jellystone I've been to Bedrock, it was in South Dakota in the '80's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
X2700 Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 Yep in Custer! parents took us there back in 70’s!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ez ryder Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 (edited) 8 hours ago, ford_428cj said: How far to bedrock there? Prob a mile or so . FL is swamp and that place was litteraly built on a swamp filled over with fill . You know like most every place in FL. Even high ground in FL is not sold the h20 flowes freely under the whole state . What bedrock is in FL is limestone and that stuff in not real stone it degrades with water and well again the water table is everyplace in FL. Henc why they get so many sink holes every yr Edited June 25, 2021 by Ez ryder 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Highmark Posted June 25, 2021 Author Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted June 25, 2021 24 minutes ago, X2700 said: Yep in Custer! parents took us there back in 70’s!! The best thing about the Flintstones. 4 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckf Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 150 now reported unaccounted for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ez ryder Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 9 minutes ago, Highmark said: The best thing about the Flintstones. Pampers was to pre occupied rubbing it out to Betty Rubbel to notice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ford_428cj Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 2 hours ago, Ez ryder said: Prob a mile or so . FL is swamp and that place was litteraly built on a swamp filled over with fill . You know like most every place in FL. Even high ground in FL is not sold the h20 flowes freely under the whole state . What bedrock is in FL is limestone and that stuff in not real stone it degrades with water and well again the water table is everyplace in FL. Henc why they get so many sink holes every yr Interesting - thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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