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8 September

Complying With California Balcony Inspection Laws Deadline Looming

Weinstein Construction2025-02-23T13:37:53-08:00

One of our clients, who is a member of the board of a condominium homeowners association, asked us recently if there were any updates on SB 326, the California law that requires condo buildings and housing controlled by condo associations, to undergo safety inspects of their balconies and other “Exterior Elevated Elements”. We thought this was a great question, as the compliance deadline for such [...]

Complying With California Balcony Inspection Laws Deadline LoomingWeinstein Construction2025-02-23T13:37:53-08:00

29 August

Los Angeles Earthquake Soft Story (ESS) Program

Weinstein Construction2025-02-23T13:37:52-08:00

What is the Earthquake Soft-Story (ESS) Program? One of our clients, a Los Angeles homeowner who benefited from the Earthquake Brace + Bolt (“EBB”) program, recently called in to ask us, what is the California Residential Mitigation Program (“CRMP”) and its new Earthquake Soft Story (“ESS”) initiative? We were only too happy to explain that the ESS is a joint initiative created by the California [...]

Los Angeles Earthquake Soft Story (ESS) ProgramWeinstein Construction2025-02-23T13:37:52-08:00

17 August

How to calculate the cost of retaining walls in Los Angeles

Weinstein Construction2025-02-23T13:37:50-08:00

How is the weather affecting the risk of soil erosion and mudslides? We recently had a good chat with one of our clients who asked us, how are changing weather patterns in Los Angeles affecting the risk of soil erosion and mudslides? Sadly, we had to tell our client that as many homeowners in Los Angeles experienced lately, our ever-increasing rainy weather is significantly increasing [...]

How to calculate the cost of retaining walls in Los AngelesWeinstein Construction2025-02-23T13:37:50-08:00

3 August

Retaining walls, caissons, retrofitting, and drainage control

Weinstein Construction2025-02-23T13:05:58-08:00

Do Los Angeles homes need retaining walls, caissons, earthquake retrofitting, and drainage control? For this week’s blog, we thought we’d tackle some important ways to protect Los Angeles homes and commercial properties, for example using retaining walls and caissons, earthquake retrofitting, and drainage control measures, which can all help protect Los Angeles homes and commercial properties, especially those that are built on a steep slope. [...]

Retaining walls, caissons, retrofitting, and drainage controlWeinstein Construction2025-02-23T13:05:58-08:00

30 July

What is the Tenant Habitability Program in Los Angeles

Weinstein Construction2025-02-23T13:05:26-08:00

Have you read our recent blog on the requirements of the City of Los Angeles’ Soft Story Retrofit Program? Our last blog discussed how the City has identified buildings vulnerable to structural failure both during and after an earthquake, and what the timelines and first steps are, when undertaking a Soft Story retrofit project. In this blog, which is the second in the series on [...]

What is the Tenant Habitability Program in Los AngelesWeinstein Construction2025-02-23T13:05:26-08:00

21 July

Pre-1950s Built California Homes – What you Need To Know

Weinstein Construction2025-02-23T12:20:43-08:00

How do pre-1950 houses sit on their foundation Your home’s foundation is one of the most important aspects of its build, and the health of your foundation should be an integral part of how you ensure that your home remains safe from harm when a natural disaster hits, for example a flood, landslide, or earthquake. We recently had a conversation with one of our clients [...]

Pre-1950s Built California Homes – What you Need To KnowWeinstein Construction2025-02-23T12:20:43-08:00

2 July

Is your home slowly sinking and tearing apart

Weinstein Construction2025-02-23T13:04:12-08:00

Why does a home foundation sink Your Los Angeles home is likely constructed on shifting soil that doesn’t fare well under our current climate conditions and our frequent earthquake activity. Some of the most common causes that cause a foundation to settle and sink include poor drainage around the foundation, which saturates the concrete and makes it brittle, as well as the frequent seismic activity [...]

Is your home slowly sinking and tearing apartWeinstein Construction2025-02-23T13:04:12-08:00

19 June

City of Los Angeles Housing and Community Investment Dept “HCIDLA”

Weinstein Construction2025-02-23T13:05:45-08:00

What is the City of Los Angeles Housing and Community Investment Department (“HCIDLA”) In some of our previous blogs (see links at the end of this page) we discussed the requirements of the City of Los Angeles’ Soft Story Retrofit Program and the function of the City of Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety (“LADBS”). In this blog we discuss the important role of the City’s [...]

City of Los Angeles Housing and Community Investment Dept “HCIDLA”Weinstein Construction2025-02-23T13:05:45-08:00

10 June

4.2 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Los Angeles – Is Your Home Ready

Itzcik Weinstein2025-02-23T13:37:44-08:00

What is the likelihood of another earthquake hitting Los Angeles? Well, a magnitude 4.2 earthquake hit the Los Angeles area Thursday, July 30, 2020. This strong earthquake, which centered near San Fernando, struck at 4:29 am. You may be wondering, will seismic activity continue after an earthquake hits? In this case, subsequent aftershocks continued with a 3.3 quake at 4:38 am and a 3.8 quake at [...]

4.2 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Los Angeles – Is Your Home ReadyItzcik Weinstein2025-02-23T13:37:44-08:00

1 June

How do you prepare your house for the Rainy Season?

Weinstein Construction2025-02-23T13:04:26-08:00

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 [...]

How do you prepare your house for the Rainy Season?Weinstein Construction2025-02-23T13:04:26-08:00

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