"We started testing the systems under load yesterday, and the ventilation can't handle it.
You'd be looking at fire hazards out the
wazoo. It's a code violation waiting to happen, brother."
"How bad?" I ask.
"Bad enough that we can't pass inspection without fixing it. We're talking about rerouting major ductwork at a minimum.
At worst, we'll have to upgrade the exhaust capacity and probably reinforce some of the structural supports to handle the additional weight."
He scrolls through more blueprints. "I've got my HVAC guy running numbers, but we're looking at around two hundred grand to fix it properly. Maybe more."
Two hundred thousand dollars. In the grand scheme of Project Olympus's budget, it's manageable. Painful, but manageable.
"What's that gonna do to the timeline?"
"Tacks on two weeks if everything goes smooth. Could be more if we find other issues once we open up the ductwork. And we usually find other issues."
