Table of Contents Los Angeles is one of the areas prone to earthquakes and during the 1994 earthquake, soft-story buildings and structures collapsed for not having a good foundation. There are still a lot of buildings that are soft-story in the area. Buildings that are considered soft-story sway more violently and would eventually collapse as…
Table of Contents Earthquakes, like any other natural calamities, have the potential of destroying lives upon its wake. Destructed buildings, condemned houses and infrastructure, and of course, it could pose a deadly threat to the safety of the ones living in the affected areas. While we do not have technologies to predict earthquakes yet, one…
Table of Contents Planning on getting your home an earthquake retrofitting but isn’t sure how and what detail you need to know before entirely making up your mind to go for it? Have other questions with regards to earthquake retrofitting which you demand answers on before actually deciding what you would want for your home…
Table of Contents It was in 2016 that the city of Los Angeles had established mandatory standards for its soft-story buildings. There was a large concern about the building throughout the Westside, San Fernando Valley and Hollywood areas. The law that was put into effect will require all buildings with a soft-story to be retrofitted….
Table of Contents If you’re asking, “Is getting a cheap retrofit deal actually a good deal?” Well, there are times when this goes without saying – what you pay is what you get. If you’ll get realistic enough, you’re paying for manpower and materials so if you plan to go with it cheaply, the results…
Table of Contents Everyone knows that earthquakes can be one of the most horrible things around. When it comes to buildings, earthquakes don’t take it easy on them either. Even a building that doesn’t have any structural issues can be damaged from earthquakes. If you live in an area such as Los Angeles, you know…
Planning to hire a retrofitting contractor here in Los Angeles to do some repair for your building or structure as a precautionary measure in case an earthquake will occur? Los Angeles is prone to earthquakes and one of the smart things to do is to get your building retrofitted as early as possible. Buildings come…
It was in January of 1994 that a 6.7 magnitude earthquake had hit Los Angeles. This was known as the Northridge Earthquake. It was then that the area had recognized their structural flaw that had been plaguing lots of buildings within the area. Keep in mind that the area is one of the most earthquake-prone…
A lot of the properties including your commercial buildings and apartments have what is known as a soft-story condition. These properties are going to need to comply with what is known as the new program that has been implemented. Most people are not going to be familiar with this law or term, however, it is…
When you are thinking about choosing a retrofit contractor in the Los Angeles area, you need to check that they have the following, experience, references, and communication. You want them to be able to get the job done within a certain time frame. Retrofit1 has all these so that you can ensure that the job…
