House Bolting, Foundation Retrofit, Cripple Wall Bracing

Here Is A Look At How A Generic Cripple Bracing Job Is Done

Here the holes for the anchor bolts are being drilled.
Inserting the bolt into the predrilled hole..
Driving the bolt down into the hole.
Next, the bolt is tightened down.
The properly installed anchor bolt.

NOTE: If a house has cripple walls and an unbolted foundation, the two jobs must be done together. Otherwise you are paying money to help secure your house only in part.

Here we install additional cripple studs to be able to properly install the shear paneling.
We also install blocking so we can fasten the shear paneling along the bottom.
Nails being placed on the perimeter of the shear paneling should be spaced 4 inches.
To help prevent deterioration of the cripple wall members, we drill breather holes so air will be allowed to circulate within the shear panels.
There should be 2 ventilation holes between each cripple stud.
Installed properly, here is the final product. This house is now better protected from lateral movement during an earthquake.
Dr. Robert Winter, Pasadena.
"I have great confidence in Ed; he and his crew strengthened my stone foundations and retrofitted the bolting in such a way that it is now earthquake-resistant and still looks original."

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Mr. Tim Eng, Pacific Palisades.
"I found you on the internet ...your professionalism during the pre-contract inspection of my home made it easy to select you. Thank you for your honesty and the thorough job."

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Cheryl Manning.
"Seismic Safety bolted my house and adjusted the floors. I had no qualms about having them back in August of 2006 to build the foundation for my new addition. Because of their attention to detail and pride in a job well done, Seismic Safety is on my short list of contractors I recommend without hesitation. I look forward to putting these sentiments on Angies List."

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Momita Sengupta, Venice.
"I am writing to express my gratitude for the work completed on our house. This is our first home and a very important investment to us. Your crew has been incredibly polite, neat, and hard working. Ken Compton was extremely helpful and gracious ... I am glad we decided to go with Seismic Safety for our retrofitting work given the care and attention our house has received. I will be recommending your company to my friends and colleagues."

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Mr. Brian Ofria.
"My father is an engineer of some renown. He and I agree that Ed Sylvis saved the life of our wonderful home here in Woodland Hills. He did exactly as promised and a little more. We did our research on him before contract. Everyone said and promised us that we would be happy we chose him, and indeed we were."

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Pasadena, California 91104

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