2 April

Los Angeles Balcony Inspection Law SB721- Complete Guide

2025-04-17T13:10:49-07:00

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 [...]

Los Angeles Balcony Inspection Law SB721- Complete Guide2025-04-17T13:10:49-07:00
18 March

Toxic Mold in Homes: Symptoms, Damage & What LA Homeowners Must Do

2025-04-11T10:00:37-07:00

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 [...]

Toxic Mold in Homes: Symptoms, Damage & What LA Homeowners Must Do2025-04-11T10:00:37-07:00
23 February

Do You Need Foundation Underpinning?

2025-02-23T13:25:19-08:00

Foundation Underpinning: When You Need It, What It Costs, and When to Walk Away Foundation underpinning is a process used to repair, strengthen, or increase the depth of an existing foundation by lowering the footing to take purchase on more supportive soil. Your home’s foundation is the one thing you never want to gamble with. If it starts shifting, cracking, or sinking, the problem won’t [...]

Do You Need Foundation Underpinning?2025-02-23T13:25:19-08:00
16 January

Caissons, Retaining Walls and Foundations Groundwater Danger

2025-02-23T13:14:21-08:00

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 [...]

Caissons, Retaining Walls and Foundations Groundwater Danger2025-02-23T13:14:21-08:00
23 December

Top 3 Scary Secrets About Basements and Crawl Spaces!

2025-02-23T13:11:35-08:00

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, [...]

Top 3 Scary Secrets About Basements and Crawl Spaces!2025-02-23T13:11:35-08:00
18 December

What is the Earthquake Brace and Bolt program (EBB) in Los Angeles

2025-02-23T13:11:24-08:00

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 [...]

What is the Earthquake Brace and Bolt program (EBB) in Los Angeles2025-02-23T13:11:24-08:00
29 November

Yet Another California’s Balcony Inspection Law Important Update

2025-02-23T14:00:47-08:00

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 [...]

Yet Another California’s Balcony Inspection Law Important Update2025-02-23T14:00:47-08:00
10 November

How to prepare for earthquakes in Los Angeles

2025-02-23T13:41:23-08:00

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 Angeles2025-02-23T13:41:23-08:00
18 September

California Law Ab 968 – California Home Flipper Disclosure Law

2025-02-23T13:37:56-08:00

What is the flipper disclosure law in California? Over the past few months, we have heard from many of our clients who want to buy or sell single-family homes and condominiums, and they tell us that are interested in learning more about a new California law that may apply to their property. This new law, which is officially called AB-968, is known as the Home [...]

California Law Ab 968 – California Home Flipper Disclosure Law2025-02-23T13:37:56-08:00
8 September

Complying With California Balcony Inspection Laws Deadline Looming

2025-02-23T13:37:53-08:00

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 Looming2025-02-23T13:37:53-08:00
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