The earthquake resistance of your home can be partially determined upon the year it was built. Most homes built prior to the 1980's are in need of improvements to reduce earthquake risk. Some homes built in the 1980's are also in need of earthquake improvements. Homes built in 1990 or after typically were constructed with earthquake resistive features, but not always.
If your home was built on a Hillside, was a custom build or has had any additions it may be in risk of earthquake damage. If you are unsure whether or not your home was constructed with earthquake resistive features, fill out a seismic retrofit proposal & we will respond promptly! Get the information needed to understand what improvements your home will require to reduce your risk during the next earthquake.
Seismic retrofitting is the modification of existing structures creating resistance to seismic activity, ground motion, or soil failure due to earthquakes. Seismic retrofitting, or earthquake retrofitting, is technical work and involves more than just foundation bolting.
If your home was built on a Hillside, was a custom build or has had any additions it may be in risk of earthquake damage. If you are unsure whether or not your home was constructed with earthquake resistive features, fill out a seismic retrofit proposal & we will respond promptly! Get the information needed to understand what improvements your home will require to reduce your risk during the next earthquake.
Seismic retrofitting is the modification of existing structures creating resistance to seismic activity, ground motion, or soil failure due to earthquakes. Seismic retrofitting, or earthquake retrofitting, is technical work and involves more than just foundation bolting.
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Marin Earthquake retrofit has over 30 years of combined experience in Seismic Retrofitting techniques, your home is in good hands with us. Victor Construction specializes in both Commercial and residential seismic retrofits, Foundation repair / replacement on existing buildings, Earthquake-activated gas shutoff valves, Water heater restraining systems.
At Victor Construction we have served several Marin County and Surrounding counties fulfilling Brace + Bolt Home Retrofits. The EBB program relies on adherence to the California Building Code, Appendix Chapter A3. Chapter A3 is a statewide building code that sets prescriptive standards for seismic retrofits of existing residential buildings.
I recently used Mel Victor's services in re-development opportunity up in a North Bay, and all I can say is he has EXCEEDED my expectation many-fold! First: TIMING: he was able to beat my schedule on getting to the project and completing what was asked of him in no time! Second: RESPONSE: Mel, without any additional reminders, voluntarily reached out to all the involved parties to create a win-win opportunity for everyone.
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Andrew Jones
Oct 13, 2021
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Although our job wasn't aligned with Victor's area of focus (we were looking for mold specialists), Victor took the time out of his busy day, post-storm no less, to describe in great detail a number of viable options for us. He's very clearly an expert in his field, and his kindness, professionalism and thoughtful analysis were incredibly helpful and greatly appreciated. If I have need for any of Victor's services in the future, I won't hesitate to book his business.
Blake Ng
Aug 30, 2021
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H. N. A.
Nov 10, 2020
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Eric Scalera
Jun 24, 2019
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You can minimize the number of nights you lay awake wondering when the next big one will come by performing a seismic retrofit on your property. Mel Victor came out to my home a few days ago armed and ready to answer all my questions. The seismic retrofit business is fraught with imposters much like the aluminum siding industry of the '60s. They use fear to oversell their solutions. Mel Victor came out and explained in detail what it means to comply with both local and federal earthquake retrofit standards. The codes and standards for performing an earthquake retrofit can be interpreted differently
Cameron Norgate
Aug 14, 2018
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Mel is both knowledgeable and quite helpful - though I haven't hired him officially yet, he went out of his way to spend time with me educating me on issues related to dry rot, and some potential prevention strategies. I'm hoping that our current *small* issue will not become something larger, but if it does we will be calling Mel to help with remediation.
Dolores Ferdon
Jun 16, 2018
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We were very pleased to have found Mel Victor to take on earthquake retrofit of our Richmond District home. Our Soft story structural retrofit was long overdue and we wanted to start quickly. Mel was able to shuffle jobs to work with our vacation schedule. The work is a complete professional job. He took all the time needed to make our home safe, adapting his plan once he learned more details about the construction and nuances of this old home. He gave us sound and honest advice on work that is important and jobs that would not be worth the investment., We never felt pressured. He has access to
