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Blog | Comments Off on Get Paid to Have the Safest House on Your Block!

Get Paid to Have the Safest House on Your Block!

Get Paid to Have the Safest House on Your Block!

Sign up for the Earthquake Brace+Bolt (EBB) program and find out if you qualify to receive a rebate of up to $3,000 towards a home retrofit. Weinstein Construction Company has passed the required FEMA training modules and can be found on the Earthquake Brace+Bolt Contractor List. What to Expect: Step 1 – Application Check out the Earthquake […]

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Blog | Comments Off on The Folly of Earthquake Prediction

The Folly of Earthquake Prediction

The Folly of Earthquake Prediction

Will it happen in 5 years or 5 minutes? BREAKING NEWS from NASA has suggested that Los Angeles will likely be seeing a sizeable earthquake sometime in the near future. While the notion that it’s not a matter of “if” but “when” is enough to start rattling Angelinos nearly as much as a temblor itself, […]

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Blog | Comments Off on Earthquake Efforts, Or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Start Preparing

Earthquake Efforts, Or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Start Preparing

Earthquake Efforts, Or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Start Preparing

We here at Weinstein Construction Corporation want to give our readers a brief rundown of what’s going on in the world of earthquakes. Just in case you may have missed them, the New Yorker’s most recent article, ‘The Really Big One’, and Tuesday’s reddit AMA (“ask me anything”) session with a variety of earthquake experts […]

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Retrofitting California | Comments Off on Debunking Earthquake Myths

Debunking Earthquake Myths

Debunking Earthquake Myths

WARNING: Don’t Be Fooled by Earthquake Lies! “Get Out of That Doorway!” and Other Useful Tips For Living in Earthquake Country You’ve probably been hearing about earthquakes all of your life. But how much of it is true? We will separate fact from fiction in this top 10 list of common earthquake myths! One common […]

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Blog | Comments Off on Foundation Repair Checkups

Foundation Repair Checkups

Foundation Repair Checkups

The Importance of an Inspector “House-Call” From time to time, we all need to go out and get ourselves a physical checkup. Regular doctor visits are what help us to maintain our health and ensure that we will be around for a long time. The same goes for your home. If you value the stability […]

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Blog | Comments Off on Resilience by Design plan moves one step forward

Resilience by Design plan moves one step forward

Resilience by Design plan moves one step forward

The Los Angeles City Council began initial discussions of Mayor Eric Garcetti’s Resilience by Design plan during its meeting Wednesday morning. Resilience by Design is the effort of Garcetti and Jones, which focuses on three major sectors that will help the City in case of major seismic activity: Fortifying buildings Fortifying the water system Fortifying […]

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Blog | Comments Off on House Bolting | Weinstein Retrofitting

House Bolting | Weinstein Retrofitting

House Bolting | Weinstein Retrofitting

House Bolting Vs. Earthquake Retrofitting When we speak of the term “House Bolting,” it is an informal or layman industry term that means bolting the mud sill to the raised foundation of the house, specifications of which are set to local building codes specially chosen and adapted from the International Building Code of the International […]

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