The Inspector Who Wouldn't Look Away
In 2018, a building inspector named Ron Gastaldo in Surfside, Florida, filed a report on the Champlain Towers South condominium. His plumb line, both literal...
This is stories & illustrations, drawing on Amos 7:7-17.
In 2018, a building inspector named Ron Gastaldo in Surfside, Florida, filed a report on the Champlain Towers South condominium. His plumb line, both literal and professional, revealed the truth: the concrete slab beneath the pool deck had major structural damage. Water had been seeping into the foundation for years, corroding the steel reinforcement from the inside out. The building was slowly failing.…
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