10 November

How to prepare for earthquakes in Los Angeles

2024-11-15T17:25:33-08:00

For the past 45 years, Weinstein Construction’s earthquake mitigation specialists have been having an ongoing dialogue with our friends and neighbors in the Greater Los Angeles region, helping them prepare for “The Big One” earthquake, which surely will one day come.  Our clients and friends always ask us:  “what do I need to do to prepare? That’s the best question ever, because, let’s face it, [...]

How to prepare for earthquakes in Los Angeles2024-11-15T17:25:33-08:00
13 October

How to Protect Your Home from a Major Earthquake

2024-11-15T18:08:58-08:00

Earthquakes are unpredictable natural disasters that can cause significant damage to homes and communities. While we can’t stop them from happening, we can reduce the destruction they leave behind by taking proactive steps to prepare and protect our homes. Let’s explore what causes earthquakes, how they affect our homes, and the essential steps you can take to minimize their impact. What Causes Earthquakes and Why [...]

How to Protect Your Home from a Major Earthquake2024-11-15T18:08:58-08:00
29 August

Los Angeles Earthquake Soft Story (ESS) Program

2024-09-03T14:07:13-07:00

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) Program2024-09-03T14:07:13-07:00
29 April

California Earthquake Retrofit Costs – Government Grants Help

2024-04-29T10:08:16-07:00

Can your home survive an earthquake without a retrofit?  In the last few years, earthquake scientists have been sounding the alarm about the inevitability of a very large earthquake on the San Andreas fault, which is located only 35 miles from downtown Los Angeles.  It is a fact that our fair city typically experiences a very large earthquake every 100 years, and we are all [...]

California Earthquake Retrofit Costs – Government Grants Help2024-04-29T10:08:16-07:00
4 April

Don’t DIY Earthquake Retrofit! Find A Qualified EBB Contractor

2024-04-08T07:34:39-07:00

Can You DIY Your Home’s Earthquake Retrofit? Many Los Angeles homeowners already know that the government’s “Earthquake Brace + Bolt” (“EBB”) program provides families in the Greater Los Angeles area with free money grants of $3,000 (and more!) to subsidize the cost of a California earthquake retrofit.  Those homeowners who think that they can DIY their retrofit are taking unnecessary risks with the soundness of [...]

Don’t DIY Earthquake Retrofit! Find A Qualified EBB Contractor2024-04-08T07:34:39-07:00
21 March

Earthquake Retrofit Grants in LA – Free Money For A Safer Home

2024-03-21T08:53:05-07:00

The Danger Of Homes Built Prior To The 1950s Many thousands of homeowners in Los Angeles, and indeed, in the entire State of California, live in homes that were built in the 1950s or earlier, and as such, were built on foundations intended to safeguard the home in the event of a natural disaster such as an earthquake or a mudslide.  However, while today’s foundations [...]

Earthquake Retrofit Grants in LA – Free Money For A Safer Home2024-03-21T08:53:05-07:00
24 January

Tips on picking an EBB Contractor once your grant is approved!

2024-01-24T06:09:35-08:00

What is the California EBB Program? As you may already know, about twice a year, the State of California’s “Earthquake Brace + Bolt” (“EBB”) grant program provides homeowners in the Greater Los Angeles region with completely free money grants of $3,000 (and potentially other supplemental grants) in order to subsidize the cost of seismic retrofitting their homes.  Right now, and for a limited time, the [...]

Tips on picking an EBB Contractor once your grant is approved!2024-01-24T06:09:35-08:00
11 September

What will happen to Los Angelenos when “The Big One” hits?

2024-07-21T05:24:08-07:00

Experts define “The Big One” as an earthquake that has at least a category 7.8 magnitude strength, which occurs on the southern side of the San Andreas Fault.   According to the U.S. Geological Survey, Los Angeles has a 31% chance of experiencing “The Big One” in the next 30 years, and the degree to which such a large quake will be catastrophic, cannot be understated.  It [...]

What will happen to Los Angelenos when “The Big One” hits?2024-07-21T05:24:08-07:00
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