Spend Your Money Wisely on a Good Retrofit | Retrofit Pros Tip

My 20 years of construction experience did not prepare me for this 😱 I've seen too many seismic retrofit designs for #softstory buildings that don't do enough to protect the building. In some cases, property owners have spent more than $10,000 for engineering services but are only getting "mediocre" designs because they often rely on #cantileveredcolumn solutions (OCCS/SCCS).

Read ""The Ugly Truth About Soft-Story Retrofits in Los Angeles""

These are some of the cities where seismic retrofits are needed:

- Los Angeles, CA
- Santa Monica, CA
- West Hollywood, CA
- Torrance, CA
- Pasadena, CA
- Glendale, CA
- Burbank, CA
- Northridge, CA
- Rancho Palos Verdes, CA
- Rolling Hills Estates, CA
- El Segundo, CA

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