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Excellent, thanks. Though I'm somewhat of an ignoramus and I probably sounded less humble than you say they are!, I just emailed the architect... Filippini and Partner ([email protected])

Great! keep me posted!

If they reply, I sure will let you know. I asked them if there was some reason for them being that way, that I don't see...

You have me curious! You and I are too practical and have too much hands on experience for architects.

While it's true we often use a tool or something and think how it should be different, this particular problem seems too obvious to miss for a designer/architect/engineer, SAFETY engineer, etc! I'm thinking there is something I must be missing. Though if they don't reply, I will reconsider, lol!

Were you conscious of the bolts at all?