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PSA: The new city hall in Springfield has a security setup that's a real head-scratcher
I was there for a permit yesterday and couldn't help but notice the glass entry doors. They have a top-of-the-line contact sensor on each one, but the magnetic plate is mounted directly to the tempered glass with standard adhesive. No metal backing plate, no through-glass sensor, nothing. The glass is at least 3/4 inch thick. I give it six months before a temperature change or door slam pops one of those magnets right off. Has anyone else run into this on a municipal job and found a good fix they'll actually approve?
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the_kevin1mo ago
Man, that is CLASSIC government work right there. I saw the EXACT same thing at our county library's fancy new addition. They used those cheap stick-on plates for the door alarms on full glass doors. One popped off after a cold snap, just dangling by the wires. They ended up drilling through the glass for a proper mount after the third time it failed. Total waste of money doing it twice.
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kim_west1mo ago
Gotta disagree on that one. Seen the same cheap-out moves on private jobs all the time. The boss just wants the low bid to get the contract, then we're stuck with junk parts that fail. It's not a government thing, it's a cutting corners thing. Happens everywhere money's on the line.
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alexw751mo ago
That "total waste of money doing it twice" line hits hard. It reminds me of when they redid the parking lot at the community center. They put in all these fancy new light poles but used the old, crumbling bases. Sure enough, a big windstorm knocked three right over. They had to pour all new concrete bases a year later, which meant tearing up the fresh asphalt. Why not just do the job right the first time?
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