Seismic Truth Audit™
Seismic Truth Audit™
The Seismic Truth Audit™ aims to provide homeowners with an honest and transparent assessment of their home’s existing seismic protection, specifically focusing on whether prior retrofitting work meets current building codes and genuinely provides adequate safety. The purpose of a Seismic Truth Audit™ is to:
- Evaluate existing retrofits: Determine the true condition and effectiveness of previous work, as many properties have inadequate or non-code-compliant retrofitting.
- Identify hidden risks: Uncover vulnerabilities in the crawl space, basement, or soft-story areas that might leave a home at risk during an earthquake.
- Ensure code compliance: Verify that the home is fortified according to actual building codes and best practices, rather than simply passing a cursory inspection.
- Provide transparency: Offer a detailed, clear report with photos and professional recommendations so homeowners can make informed decisions about necessary repairs.
- Typically starting at $2,500 + (rough pricing only).
- Please contact us before purchasing this service to determine your home’s exact details and costs.
- Please email us for additional information at Sales@Avant-GardeCE.com.
$2,500.00
The Seismic Truth Audit™ is a in-depth evaluation process of your existing seismic retrofit.
Many earthquake retrofits, even when permitted, are not properly checked.
Most building inspectors take a quick, cursory check; sometimes they do not even do that.
Since the Earthquake Brace & Bolt grant program came out, many newcomers came into this trade, looking for easy jobs.
Sadly, many of the contractors on the EBB list have no real seismic retrofit training or experience and simply add it on as just another one of the services that they provide.
For example, a construction worker can have 5 years of experience doing kitchen remodels, obtain a General Contractor License, and then decide one day to start doing seismic retrofits.
EBB’s certification requires only a free, simple, open-book online test—no specialized license exists for seismic retrofitting, which is a concern.
It is a “retake as many times as needed until you pass” type of thing.
You can have experience doing kitchen remodels, but zero experience or knowledge with seismic retrofits; then decide one morning during breakfast to start doing retrofits, and become FEMA “trained” and listed as an “approved” EBB retrofit contractor all before lunch time.
You can not reply on the building department, the inspector, EBB, FEMA, CEA, the CSLB, etc. to ensure the proper requirements are actually met or to enforce correction action for non-compliant work.
The Seismic Truth Audit™ aims to provide homeowners with an honest and transparent assessment of their home’s existing seismic protection, specifically focusing on whether prior retrofitting work meets current building codes and genuinely provides adequate safety.
The purpose of a Seismic Truth Audit™ is to:
- Evaluate existing retrofits: Determine the true condition and effectiveness of previous work, as many properties have inadequate or non-code-compliant retrofitting.
- Identify hidden risks: Uncover vulnerabilities in the crawl space, basement, or soft-story areas that might leave a home at risk during an earthquake.
- Ensure code compliance: Verify that the home is fortified according to actual building codes and best practices, rather than simply passing a cursory inspection.
- Provide transparency: Offer a detailed, clear report with photos and professional recommendations so homeowners can make informed decisions about necessary repairs.
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The Seismic Truth Audit™ aims to provide homeowners with an honest and transparent assessment of their home’s existing seismic protection, specifically focusing on whether prior retrofitting work meets current building codes and genuinely provides adequate safety. The purpose of a Seismic Truth Audit™ is to:
- Evaluate existing retrofits: Determine the true condition and effectiveness of previous work, as many properties have inadequate or non-code-compliant retrofitting.
- Identify hidden risks: Uncover vulnerabilities in the crawl space, basement, or soft-story areas that might leave a home at risk during an earthquake.
- Ensure code compliance: Verify that the home is fortified according to actual building codes and best practices, rather than simply passing a cursory inspection.
- Provide transparency: Offer a detailed, clear report with photos and professional recommendations so homeowners can make informed decisions about necessary repairs.
- Typically starting at $2,500 + (rough pricing only).
- Please contact us before purchasing this service to determine your home’s exact details and costs.
- Please email us for additional information at Sales@Avant-GardeCE.com.
The Seismic Truth Audit™ is a in-depth evaluation process of your existing seismic retrofit.
Many earthquake retrofits, even when permitted, are not properly checked.
Most building inspectors take a quick, cursory check; sometimes they do not even do that.
Since the Earthquake Brace & Bolt grant program came out, many newcomers came into this trade, looking for easy jobs.
Sadly, many of the contractors on the EBB list have no real seismic retrofit training or experience and simply add it on as just another one of the services that they provide.
For example, a construction worker can have 5 years of experience doing kitchen remodels, obtain a General Contractor License, and then decide one day to start doing seismic retrofits.
EBB’s certification requires only a free, simple, open-book online test—no specialized license exists for seismic retrofitting, which is a concern.
It is a “retake as many times as needed until you pass” type of thing.
You can have experience doing kitchen remodels, but zero experience or knowledge with seismic retrofits; then decide one morning during breakfast to start doing retrofits, and become FEMA “trained” and listed as an “approved” EBB retrofit contractor all before lunch time.
You can not reply on the building department, the inspector, EBB, FEMA, CEA, the CSLB, etc. to ensure the proper requirements are actually met or to enforce correction action for non-compliant work.
The Seismic Truth Audit™ aims to provide homeowners with an honest and transparent assessment of their home’s existing seismic protection, specifically focusing on whether prior retrofitting work meets current building codes and genuinely provides adequate safety.
The purpose of a Seismic Truth Audit™ is to:
- Evaluate existing retrofits: Determine the true condition and effectiveness of previous work, as many properties have inadequate or non-code-compliant retrofitting.
- Identify hidden risks: Uncover vulnerabilities in the crawl space, basement, or soft-story areas that might leave a home at risk during an earthquake.
- Ensure code compliance: Verify that the home is fortified according to actual building codes and best practices, rather than simply passing a cursory inspection.
- Provide transparency: Offer a detailed, clear report with photos and professional recommendations so homeowners can make informed decisions about necessary repairs.