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Technical articles by Randy Beard on how swimming pool and hardscape construction defects are investigated and proven: what the codes and standards require, where failures start, and which evidence decides the case. Written for attorneys, insurers, HOAs and property owners.

• Hillside Pools and Slope Failures: What the Code Requires and Where the Cases Turn
  How California's slope-setback and freestanding-wall rules for pools (CBC 1808.7.3) are evaluated in hillside pool construction defect litigation.
• Vanishing-Edge Pool Failures: Where the Defects Hide and How They Are Proven
  Why vanishing-edge pools fail: edge level, catch basin sizing, hydraulics, and slope structure, explained by a California swimming pool expert witness.
• Pool Plaster Delamination and Surface Defects: What Attorneys Need to Know
  How pool plaster delamination, spalling and crazing are evaluated in California construction-defect cases — and how to test the water-chemistry defense.
• NEC Article 680 in Pool and Spa Litigation: What Attorneys Need to Know
  How NEC Article 680 shapes pool and spa electrical litigation in California — bonding, GFCI, underwater lights, and the code-edition trap.
• Pool Barriers, Drain Covers, and Drowning Litigation: What the Codes Actually Require
  How California's Swimming Pool Safety Act, barrier specifications and VGB drain-cover rules are actually evaluated in drowning and entrapment litigation.
• Gunite and Shotcrete Deficiencies in Swimming Pool Construction-Defect Litigation
  California swimming pool expert witness Randy Beard explains gunite and shotcrete deficiencies—rebound entrapment, cold joints, rebar cover—and their role in construction-defect litigation.