QuakePrepare

Youre Retrofit – How Good Is It?

Larry Guillot — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 15:57:36 +0000

Do you feel safer because your house has had a retrofit? Unfortunately, you may have a false sense of security: a highly respected east bay retrofitter says that fully 30% of his business is repairing retrofits that were incomplete or incorrectly done.

But yours is different because the work was inspected? This doesn’t mean much: no retrofit building code has been adopted by any city in the Bay Area.

Bottom line: get your retrofit inspected by a qualified contractor, engineer, or private inspection service (feel free to call me for recommendations: 707-965-3299).

Will your home survive?

Larry Guillot — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 23:26:50 +0000

How Good Is Your Retrofit?

Area governments say that 150,000 homes in the bay area are going to be uninhabitable after the Hayward Fault ruptures, the fault that USGS seismologist Tom Brocher says “Is locked and loaded and ready to fire.” The retrofitted houses are the ones that will survive.

Bottom line: get your retrofit inspected. Feel free to get in touch if you need recommendations.

Larry Guillot

707-965-3299
http://www.quakeprepare.com
larry@quakeprepare.com

What’s Under Your Bed?

Larry Guillot — Sat, 30 Jul 2011 23:22:47 +0000

If a major quake hits while you’re in bed, you’ll be thanking yourself if you have a:

flashlight – your power will almost assuredly be out
pair of shoes – many post-quake injuries are feet cut by walking on broken glass and mirrors
crow bar – if your house has sustained damage, some doors may not open and will have to be pried open

Still not secured? Don’t be scared, be prepared: if you know what furniture is ready to injure you:

SECURE IT! It’s cheap, whether you do it yourself, or hire someone.

Larry Guillot

707-965-3299
http://www.quakeprepare.com
larry@quakeprepare.com