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Today was pretty productive. I spoke with a couple of attorneys and the consensus is that they may be needed but moreso if the liability part ends up going south or insurance tries to stall or deflect and at this point it's too early to tell.
The engineer and builder concluded that the roof was overloaded but not defective at the time of collapse, and that the wrong method of loading and staging materials was used. Collapse was total; the attic space exists only because the HVAC system will only crush so much. If needed for failure analysis I can work with the engineer in a more official capacity but until then the best thing to do is wait because according to them it's completely obvious what happened.
The first floor wall is also bowed out on the street facing side and the flooring most likely buckled because one or more joists may no longer be attached at both ends. It's hard to tell much more without opening things up. They're getting with the city to provide what they want but said it could be a while, but not to worry because lost rent should be covered. The builder said they really can't do much beyond stabilizing things since if they start rebuilding before liability is determined it can really make a mess of things on their end. Maybe mid-5 figures but cost is a big question mark.
At this point all damages and costs are minimized and now I wait.
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