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Re: Seismic Retrofit Inspection Confirmed



Sounds fine.

See you then.

 > From: Cortney Buletti <http://www.boltdownthebayarea.com/~cortney>
 > Date: Sat, 30 Dec 2023 19:44:53 -0600
 >
 > Hi Robert,
 > 
 > Thank you for confirming your inspection availability and for your
 > interest in letting Bolt Down The Bay Area help protect your home!
 > 
 > *We are confirmed for your free inspection at 12:00 PM on 1/22. -
 > Please acknowledge.
 > 
 > Location:  ., where-I-live
 > 
 > The entire visit will take about an hour. What we do is examine and
 > photograph the perimeter foundation in the crawl space area looking
 > for evidence of proper bolting of the mudsill to the foundation
 > (bottom most member of the wood framing of your home that sits
 > directly on the concrete foundation). We also look for fastening of
 > the floor joists to the mudsill, the existence of any unbraced cripple
 > walls and for any cracks or other issues with the foundation. Finally,
 > we draw and measure the perimeter of your house and take a few outside
 > photos to document the exterior building materials to determine the
 > ‘weight’ of your home, (which helps determine the amount of hardware
 > we use).
 > 
 > If we find that everything looks up to current building code
 > standards, we will confirm that for you. If we find there is a gap
 > between current seismic standards and what exists under your house we
 > will send you a detailed work proposal for what it will take for us to
 > close that gap.
 > 
 > Plan Set A, FEMA Plan Set and CEBC Chapter A3 are the standard for
 > strengthening homes to better withstand earthquake forces without the
 > need for another engineer (each plans was created by a team of them!).
 > These documents are what we reference most to determine what needs to
 > be done to "close the gap" between what exists under your house and
 > current seismic standards. Here is the address to the ABAG website
 > that has some more info regarding Plan Set A as an example for your
 > review - https://abag.ca.gov/sites/default/files/plan-set-a.pdf
 > 
 > Please feel free to contact us with any questions.
 > 
 > Thank you,
 > 
 > Cortney Buletti
 > Client Support
 > Bolt Down The Bay Area
 > 707-582-0448




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