At Weinstein Construction, we do a lot of work helping our clients check, repair, or replace the foundation of their homes and commercial properties. Oftentimes, such projects start with a simple phone call from a client to our offices, as they are curious about the health of their foundation after a severe rainfall or a natural disaster such as an earthquake. When we have such [...]
What Is the Balcony Inspection Law SB721 in Los Angeles? As an owner of a commercial property such as a multi-family residential apartment building, you may have already heard about the State of California’s mandatory Balcony Inspection Law in Los Angeles. However, some of the information out there has been confusing or downright misleading, and so we thought it would be useful to put together [...]
Can you live in a house with toxic mold? So many of our Los Angeles based clients have come to us during this year’s Rainy Season to ask us, can we live in a house with toxic mold? While toxicology experts may say the answer depends on what kind of mold you have growing inside your home or your crawl space, the professionals at Weinstein [...]
At Weinstein Construction, our earthquake retrofitting specialists have received many calls over the past few days from our clients and friends, asking us, when will the California Earthquake Brace & Bolt (EBB) program registration close? We thought this was a great question to answer in a blog, as there is some big recent news on this government “free money” earthquake retrofitting campaign! But first, a [...]
After the horrific fires that ravaged thousands of hillsides in the Greater Los Angeles area, we started to hear from many of our clients who were concerned about mud, rocks, and debris, flowing down from hillsides into their homes and businesses after rains. The typical questions we get from our clients are: what can I do to stabilize my hillside? How can I control erosion [...]
Why are Caissons, Retaining Walls and Foundations always in danger from intruding groundwater? Years ago, a construction worker standing at the edge of a caisson that was built to prevent groundwater from entering an excavation, was literally sucked down and trapped in crushed stone that surrounded the caisson. In essence, groundwater seeped into the construction site and created a pressure differential between the outside and [...]
Can you get sick from a crawl space? Once in a while we have to warn our clients about what can go wrong with their basement and crawl space, and yes, we are referring to those “bump-in-the-night” creepy things that homeowners often don’t know much about, until it’s really too late! A crawl space can be a scary thing! A crawl space is that shallow, [...]
What are the chances of “The Big One” happening? Our clients often ask us, what are the chances of the earthquake we have all dubbed “The Big One” happening? How bad will a huge earthquake be? Well, does anyone out there really have any doubt that “The Big One” is gearing up to smash our fair city of Los Angeles? We have talked about this [...]
How serious is mold in crawl space? Our clients often ask us, how serious is mold and bacteria appearing in a Los Angeles home’s crawl space? Unfortunately, a home’s basement and crawl space (that area beneath the first floor – yes – the one you never go into) are typically exposed to moisture and unhealthy mold, mildew, and fungus, and even infestations by bugs, termites, [...]
Weinstein Construction’s Balcony Inspection and Repair professionals often are asked, almost on a daily basis, “are there any updates on complying with California’s Balcony Inspection Laws?” We think that’s a great question, and yes, just a couple of months ago, there actually was an important update! And now there is another important update that you should know about! The update from a couple of months [...]
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