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  1. Suppose an office building is constructed for an owner. Thepunch list items are addressed, and the project is accepted by theowner. Three months later during the winter season, the ownernoticed that the roof developed a small leak and that the leakingwater caused discoloration of several suspended ceiling tiles. Themain cause of the leakage is an issue in the roof installation andstructure that was not readialy observable during final inspectioncarried out by the owner’s representative. Suppose the owner thennoticed that the space between the bottom of three doors and thesurface of the floor was nearly ½ inch, exceeding the ¼ inch thatwas specified in the construction documents. (1) What type ofdefect is the roof issue? Should the roof repairs and thereplacement of the ceiling tiles be covered by warranty? Explainyour answer. (2) What type of defect is the extra space between thebottom of doors and the surface of the floor? Should the repaid ofthe space between the bottom of doors and the surface of the floorbe covered by warranty? Explain youranswer.    

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