[bethybabes69]

Errr, foundations anyone?

After the earthquake in China, and the decamation of structures, methinks the Government would get a grip on building regulations.

You can see the mud on the bottom of the concrete base, what the hell, is building high rise in China something like this?:

1: Mow the grass for a nice flat surface.
2: Spray a bit of weedkiller to stop weed regrowth.
3: Knock up a bit of shuttering out of old floorboards, then pour concrete.
4: Repeat step 3 for every higher storey required.

[**note to self, NEVER buy property built in or by Chinese builders**]

[x_plus_one]

Where is the rebar? Where are the anchor plates? What a lot of fun to be a builder in Shanghai. No building codes that work, easy to payoff the building inspectors (apparently) and too bad for everyone else...

[dawn53]

We spent some time in China (this has been several years ago)...but we were amazed at their construction methods. They did, at that time, heavily rely on manpower instead of machinery. A construction site would look like an anthill with people swarming everywhere on bamboo scaffolding.) We even saw big highways being built and very little construction equipment on site, just lots of guys with wheelbarrows and shovels.) The 600 sq ft bedroom addition on our home has a better slab and rebar that that 13 storey building.

[NoControllingLegalAuthority]

I know an American couple living deep inside China right now. They reported no buildings in their city of one million people are over two stories high. Most of the buildings do not even use re-bar steel inside their structural concrete. This is one reason earthquakes shake many Chinese buildings into rubble.