If you are hoping on breaking ground on your piece of land in Los Angeles, it is important to have all the ducks in a row. Another crucial matter that needs serious consideration is choosing the perfect builder for your new house construction. What factors should be considered when assessing the capabilities of a builder…
When embarking on a building project, many aspirant homeowners might be faced with challenging red tape. Most of these problems rely greatly on obtaining building permits right before the project is started. Also, as time goes on, an inspector will be visiting your site frequently to assess whether you are building in a compliant. That…
The distractive force and fury of natural disasters has baffled humanity for as long as we have been in existence. Earthquakes are one of such phenomena that cause so much consternation and anguish leaving in their wake a trail of distraction to property and loss of life. Buildings are the most affected and professionals are…
If you have an apartment building, one of the things that you must worry about is the damage that your building might sustain after a quake. When it sustains damage, tenants might leave your building because of fear. To assure them, you should consider hiring an earthquake retrofit company. Earthquake Retrofit Company in Altering Your…
Retrofitting can be a complex process. When you contact our earthquake retrofit company, we cannot immediately give you recommendations without first assessing your house’s structure. Indeed, the ability of your home to resist an earthquake can be easily assessed just by knowing when it was constructed. But first, we need more details. Any house…
Do you have a soft-story building? If you do, consider having it assessed by our Encino retrofit and construction specialists to prevent it from collapsing during an earthquake. As you go to Encino, Los Angeles, you will find a lot of soft-story buildings. They are easy to identify as they include tuck-under parking. This type…
Earthquake retrofitting in Los Angeles is vital to ensure that your building is not vulnerable to be moved during seismic activities. When there is a seismic activity, it shakes any object on the ground. With the help of seismic retrofitting, the structures will be intact and prevent them from being displaced. When your building has…
The goal of hiring an earthquake retrofit company is to ensure that your home is safe in the event of an earthquake. There is not a great time to hire such a company. Every day is a good time to consult a retrofit company to assess your house’s foundation. Checking the foundation of your house…
In Southern California and Los Angeles, the post-war fashion for soft-story builds is becoming a concern for many city counselors. This type of construction looks great but may pose a risk to people living with seismic activity, to the extent that LA passed a city code requiring that these soft-story properties be remodeled to make…
A “soft story retrofit” may sound a bit confusing, but it can help your home or office to withstand an earthquake. When we say “withstand an earthquake,” that includes the dangerous period after an earthquake as well. Many of our customers have chosen this particular type of retrofitting for many reasons, not all of which…
