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…
Add Value To Your Home With Remodeling Construction Services In Encino
If you are thinking about ways to add value to your property without the need for additional buildings or extensions, then you may be interested in the idea of remodeling a particular area. Somewhere like the kitchen or the bathroom are both ideal places to start making a change, and you can add value with…
Top Retrofitting Construction Company in LA
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…
Retrofitting Construction Company Landscaping
In southern California, it’s important to make your property stand out. With so many gorgeous properties all throughout southern California, that’s not easy to do. Our retrofitting construction company landscaping services are available to help our customers. There’s a lot we can do to make your property look better and also, in many ways, be…
What You Should Know about Earthquake Retrofitting in Los Angeles
If you are considering buying a home in Southern California, or if you already own a home in the area, making sure that the home is safe and secure against any potential seismic activity is important to you. Your home is your most costly asset, and protecting it means protecting your family and your investment…
Importance and Legality of Seismic Retrofitting in Los Angeles
California is a seismically active region. And while large earthquakes are rare, they can occur. The massive 8.2 earthquake that shook Mexico last September is an antecedent to keep in mind. It’s a reminder of the importance and legality of seismic retrofitting in Los Angeles. Retrofitting is mandatory for big buildings in the city. This…
Locating a Soft Story Retrofit Company in Los Angeles
Recent changes in the building ordinances in the city of Los Angeles can affect you as the owner of an apartment building, office building or residential property. Buildings that are noted as “soft story,” indicating that they have areas of habitable rooms above an area such as a porch, a garage or a carport that…
Los Angeles Retrofit and Construction to Protect Your Home
When you live in an area like Los Angeles, seismic activity is a part of life. While you have probably felt some minor tremors along the way over the course of your life here, you know now not to be caught off guard when they happen. Even though you may be prepared for the event…
Why Every Home In Los Angeles Needs Earthquake Retrofitting
If you live in Los Angeles, retrofitting your home for an earthquake is imperative. The next big earthquake could kill 2,000 to 50,000 people and displace thousands of others, which means many will lose their place of residence if their homes are not properly retrofitted. If you can retrofit your home to make sure it…
Soft Story Retrofit Los Angeles California
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.”Since buildings with sound construction…