Auckland concrete expert Bevan Craig reckons there could be still tens of thousands of houses in Greater Christchurch at risk of having unacknowledged earthquake damage to their foundations. Yet so many homes may still rest on unacknowledged foundation damage. What of Craig's claim the recovery failed to identify foundation damage in thousands of homes? Home-owners have been left with many hidden problems because an insurance process was created that did its best not to look too deeply for foundation damage. Yet even in mid-2015, Beattie was writing, "We are trying to get to the bottom of what 'rubble' concrete is".

Source: Stuff October 03, 2019 21:33 UTC