What is the Los Angeles Rainy Season? In Los Angeles, the Winter period, from December to February, is our rainiest season. In fact, according to the National Weather Service, the last couple of years have been some of the wettest back-to-back rain seasons ever! But before Winter arrives, the Fall season in Los Angeles is just wonderful: the weather becomes more temperate, we start to [...]
The earlier you recognize damage to your home foundation, the easier and cheeper repairs will be. Your house is probably the most expensive investment you’ll ever make. That’s why it pays to protect it. If you suspect something’s wrong with your home, it’s wise to learn how to identify signs of foundation damage. If left unchecked, damage to your home foundation can escalate overnight, ensuring [...]
State officials are urging homeowners in Southern California to retrofit homes to earthquake standards and get earthquake insurance. Given the recent spike in large-scale earthquakes, both California officials and residents are taking proactive measures. Residents are seeking to protect homes and communities from damage. "Retrofitting your home is a simple step to make your life more resilient and could save you enormous hardship," said Mark [...]
If you've been looking to strengthen your home and make it more resistant to earthquakes, you can now sign up for the Earthquake Brace and Bolt Program (EBB). Registration for the EBB program will run from 19 February 2020 to 19 March 2020. The EBB program provides homeowners up to $3,000 in retrofitting their homes to protect the property in the event of a major [...]
When we wrap up in 2019, it's important to start setting some actionable goals for the New Year— and if you own a home in Los Angeles, the earthquake planning should be at the top of your list. There were some big shakers in Southern California in 2019. We had two earthquakes in the range of 6-7 magnitudes and hundreds in the range of 3-4 [...]
Weinstein is in the Top 10 Best Earthquake Retrofitting in Los Angeles. Catastrophes, such as the 1994 Northridge Earthquake, have shown that Soft Story buildings are extremely vulnerable due to the nature of their construction. With the ongoing danger of the Big One over Southern California, the City of Los Angeles has taken aggressive steps to prevent the loss of housing stock and, most [...]
Throughout recent decades, engineers have learned how to make buildings safer after years of studying what happens to structures during earthquakes. Concrete is a long-lasting option, but concrete tilt-up buildings built in the last century present safety risks. Over time, concrete will break, so it is critical that it be checked regularly to minimize maintenance costs and reduce structural risks during the earthquake. Here are [...]
Are your tenants worried about this? If your building is one of those listed below, you might as well have to be. Structures generally considered to be at risk for damage or collapse in major earthquakes include: Soft Story: wood-framed structures with an open ground floor usually used for underground parking, with one or more floors of housing units above. Extremely popular as a means [...]
The San Fernando Valley, Hollywood and Westside areas will experience the greatest impact of the new law in Los Angeles requiring the refurbishment of wood-frame apartment buildings to better withstand major earthquakes, according to the Times data analysis. City inspectors spent about two years developing a list of 13,500 so-called Soft Story buildings that are likely to require seismic reinforcement. These apartments, which feature flimsy [...]
Seismic activity in Los Angeles is nothing new, Southern California has been waiting for "The Big One" for years. This is something that the Californians have to contend with, but in 2015, the City of Los Angeles passed Ordinance 183893 and Ordinance 184081 creating minimum requirements for Soft Story buildings that are deemed to be at risk of structural failure during the earthquake. The aim [...]
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