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Are Foundation Problems a Deal Breaker when buying a Home?
Foundation Problems in the Los Angeles Area, Is This a Deal Breaker when buying a Home? Are you looking for a new home in the Los Angeles Area? This can be a fun and exciting process but is also fraught with concerns. If you are buying an older home there can be issues with an aging […]
Brick Foundation Repair in Los Angeles
Brick Foundation Repair In Los Angeles Many homes in Los Angeles are built with brick foundations. Brick is a great material for building foundations. Not only is it strong, brick foundations also have outstanding curb appeal. However, over time these brick foundations can begin to degrade. Plus depending on how long ago your home was […]
Caissons: The Unsung Heroes of Earthquake Safety
What is an essential part of your everyday routine? For those who live in Los Angeles, it’s definitely driving on the freeway. Whether or not you enjoy your daily commute, you’ve likely been taking for granted the very means by which you get from point A to point B. In major metropolitan areas – especially those found in […]
Debunking Earthquake Myths
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WARNING: Don’t Be Fooled by Earthquake Lies! “Get Out of That Doorway!” and Other Useful Tips For Living in Earthquake Country You’ve probably been hearing about earthquakes all of your life. But how much of it is true? We will separate fact from fiction in this top 10 list of common earthquake myths! One common […]
Earthquake Swarm in Mammoth
Is The “Big One” Really Coming? In what is being called one of the biggest earthquake swarms of the past decade, Mammoth Lakes, California was recently hit with a barrage of over 700 quakes in the span of four days. The magnitude of these quakes ranged from 1.0-3.9. Luckily, most of these quakes were micro-quakes, […]
Protecting Your Precious Pets from Peril
The next “big one” is coming and, if you live in California, you’re probably expecting it. With any luck, you’ve even assembled an earthquake kit for yourself and your family and have a plan for it all. But wait! What about the four-legged members of your family? Did you remember your furry little friends? Just […]
Gabion Systems Los Angeles
Gabion Systems in Los Angeles, CA Weinstein Retrofitting offers gabions, gabion baskets, and gabion systems to help against tough mudslide applications. Used for centuries, gabions are an effective measure to take against soil erosion and falling landslides. Gabions have different uses and applications, such as walls and benches. You can create custom garden benches or you […]
Soft Story Los Angeles California
Soft Story Los Angeles In most earthquakes, many reinforced concrete structures suffer from minor to catastrophic damage. The most commonly observed damage is cracking and falling of the walls. But the most striking of these observations is the structural failures of multi-story buildings which have soft ground floors used for parking, called the “soft story.” […]
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