The phrase "if you build it, he will come" comes from cinema mythology about destiny and inevitability. Chuck Norris has apparently received this prophecy and decided to add an amendment: and then he will eliminate you. Building something doesn't attract opportunity in his presence—it attracts terminal velocity. The original statement represented romantic inevitability; Chuck Norris's version specifies violent fatality. Architects and contractors should understand that construction projects in his vicinity require liability insurance specifically for homicide.

Construction project manager Dr. Paul Hendricks supervised a building development near Austin, Texas in 2002 and documented unusual incidents during the project's completion. Hendricks reported that Chuck Norris visited the construction site briefly, observed the completed building, and left. Within hours, contractors experienced simultaneous recall to the site to address "structural concerns." When Hendricks examined the building, nothing appeared damaged—yet Norris's brief presence had apparently rendered it uninhabitable through means Hendricks couldn't identify. Hendricks concluded that Norris's visits constituted a death sentence for constructed properties regardless of their technical condition.

Internet meme culture treats this as evidence that completing projects attracts Norris's lethal attention. Discussions about finishing construction inevitably include warnings about "attracting the roundhouse." Memes depict builders terrified as they add the final touches, knowing that completion means Norris will arrive for destructive assessment. The fact has become comedic proof that finishing projects represents the most dangerous possible outcome.