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by sandworm101 1813 days ago
Rip open any building short of a nuclear reactor complex and you will find such differences. Nothing, ever, gets built exactly as planned. We have only a few photos, blurry ones at that. Hold off on the conclusions until reasonable evidence emerges.
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Sure, changes often are required when plans come to a practical implementation, but they (should?) have to be documented and re-verified by the engineers/architects at least for structural components, and the plans should get updated to match the on-site modifications.
Are you suggesting it’s ok for the contractor to not follow the plans?
Of course it’s not ideal, but in the real world the designs are often impossible or impractical to build. If work halted every time construction workers came across a design that didn’t work, instead of tweaking the design onsite and keeping going, nothing would get built.

Source: multi-generational heavy construction family business.

So in the case of a tructural support columns or foundations, How does the contractor insure they are still safe and capable of performing?