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For me a good story is when a friend built a house the design didn't fit the actual plot, so it was changed by the builders.
One of the final problems was an overhang on the upper roof went over the sky light.
Lessons -
Contrary to common beliefs land plots are not well known.
Engineers/Designers work off incomplete information.
Problems cascade to strange places.
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For me a good story is when a friend built a house the design didn't fit the actual plot, so it was changed by the builders.
One of the final problems was an overhang on the upper roof went over the sky light.
Lessons -
Contrary to common beliefs land plots are not well known.
Engineers/Designers work off incomplete information.
Problems cascade to strange places.