Earthquake Retrofitting and Repair Before & After Photos

In the "Before" photo, you see a foundation wall that is sound enough to live above but isn't quite at its highest potential of defending against environmental forces that could cause problems down the road. 

In the "After" photo, you see a foundation that has been retrofitted with internationally recognized seismic retrofit brackets. These brackets connect the wooden mudsill to the concrete foundation to help your home defend against earthquakes like a game of Red Rover.

Earthquakes can damage your home slowly over time, or in one fell swoop. With the quick installation of brackets such as these, your home can better be protected from such damage. 

Retrofitting your interior foundation against Earthquakes can save you from having to deal with bigger problems down the road. 

This homeowner decided to do an Earthquake Retrofit of their home. Within the crawlspace, we installed wooden sheathing over the existing cripple wall, we installed Simpson Strong-Tie URFP10s and L70s to connect the floor framing to the cripple wall and the cripple wall/mudsill to the foundation. Now with a retrofitted crawlspace, the home has increased it's value and it's resistance to Earthquakes. 

Any time is a good time to get your home retrofitted against Earthquakes. In the After photo, you can see the retrofit brackets that we install on your interior foundation walls. The retrofit brackets make the foundation system a more cohesive unit to defend against seismic activity.