Earthquake Retrofitting
What Is Earthquake Retrofitting?
Earthquake retrofitting is modifying a structure to make it more resistant to earthquakes. Homes made prior to the 1960s are not made with earthquake safety in mind. After this time, building codes got a lot stricter in this department.
You may be wondering how you can tell if your home is ready for the next big quake and , if not, how much it will cost to get caught up with modern earthquake safety practices. To check yourself, you would need to crawl into the crawl space under your home. It is both dirty and potentially dangerous down there. Your best bet is to call Weinstein Retrofitting and ask for a free foundation inspection and estimate.
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Why You Should Earthquake Retrofit Your Home
Without earthquake retrofitting, a home can collapse on its foundation during a large scale seismic event.
Earthquake retrofitting is one of the most in demand construction services because the safety of a homeowner’s family members comes before all else. Earthquake retrofitting Los Angeles does just that. It makes your home more resistant to the tremors of earthquake activity. If you live in an earthquake prone area, the peace of mind seismic retrofitting will provide is incomparable.
Weinstein Retrofitting Systems has been serving the Los Angeles community since 1977. You can trust our expertise as we have performed earthquake retrofitting on over 7,000 homes.
Earthquakes cause a bulk of their damage to a structure’s foundation. Weinstein Retrofitting Systems can accurately assess how well resistant your foundation is to seismic activity.
House Bolting
Houses that aren’t properly fastened to their foundation run the risk of sliding right off the foundation! Earthquakes are notorious for making this happen with their sliding motions. This disastrous situation can be avoided with some simple bolts and anchors on the home’s foundation. This is known as “House Bolting”. House bolting is a great way to earthquake retrofit your home.
Soft Story Repair
Some buildings have a room built above a garage or car port. The garage below is known as the “soft story”. If the garage’s walls weren’t designed to withstand earthquake forces, it can end up collapsing the entire building during an earthquake.
Cripple walls are small walls which link your foundation to the floor. The sideways movement caused by earthquakes is devastating to cripple walls unless they are properly reinforced. Plywood shear panels are attached to the cripple walls to provide support during an earthquake. This simple solution avoids a rather costly problem in the future.
Weinstein Construction Corp. offers a variety of convenient payment options to fit your needs. Please discuss the options available with your Weinstein representative for more information. To be connected, call 877-690-0926 for the friendliest customer service in the industry! Or, you may fill out the form on this page and one of them will call you right back!
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