Bolt Down The Bay Area - Seismic Retrofit Proposal

[John Rinkor <http://www.boltdownthebayarea.com/~john>]

Bolt Down The Bay Area
Hi Robert,
Thank you for considering us to help protect your home and get through the EBB Process!
Click the following link for the pictures we took during the inspection:  ., where-I-live  ,https://app.companycam.com/galleries/P1iwc4Tp,
See file attached below for your seismic retrofit proposal.  
At any point you decide you would like to proceed, just let us know and whether or not to include the 'optional work' and we'll send you another email with request for your Digital Signature which will confirm your acceptance.
Shown here are some Universal Retrofit Foundation Plates (URFPs). These are screwed to the mudsill with five 3" structural screws and bolted to the foundation with two 5"x1/2" Titen anchor bolts and spaced no further than 6' apart around the perimeter foundation wall. We use these when there's not enough height access to install standard retrofit bolts straight down through the mudsill.

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Another vulnerable aspect of your home's (all homes) structure is the 'rim joist' that sits on top of the mudsill. The picture below is a representation of how the rim joist is typically 'toe nailed' to the mudsill even today. You can see how the small nail is barely catching any of the rim joist? That's the reason for the vulnerability. 

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This is mitigated by the use of framing anchors (L90 shown below) that will get installed every 32" (max distance apart) around the entire perimeter of the house as shown in the photo below.

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The combination of these components, their numbers, and spacing is what creates the "continuous load path" (engineered strength) from the foundation up through the wood framing of the house. This anchoring helps to protect your home from the forces of an earthquake.  
* Please note there is some 'optional' work reflective in your quote for foundation crack stitch plate treatment. Please let us know if you have any questions about this option - photo example below:

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   *  With more than 23 years experience, we've completed thousands of residential seismic retrofits, including over 2000 successful EBB projects!
   *  No deposit required to get started.
   *  We take care of drafting plans, pulling your permit with the city/county and take care of all required inspections for finalizing your permit. 
   *  100% of our EBB clients have received the full $3,000 reimbursement (AND additional grant funds if you are qualified for EBB low-income supplemental grant as well)!!
   *  You will receive the EBB grant reimbursement money from EBB within 2-3 weeks of completion and don't have to pay us until after you have received it!
   *  We manage your EBB dashboard requirements for you, taking care of uploading all the required photos and documents as your contractor. We also communicate directly with EBB in regards to deadlines and confirming any needed extensions on your behalf. We guarantee EBB program success and payout!!
   *  All of our retrofits are installed by our in-house experts that have been FEMA trained in seismic retrofitting and are covered by Workers Comp.  
   *  All projects have an onsite Foreman. 
   *  We are fully licensed, bonded and insured (up to $2,000,000) for your protection and ours.
   *  Upon completion of your project we provide you with a full set of perimeter foundation pictures showing the installed hardware for your home records. 
   *  Upon completion of the project we'll provide you with a completed CEA Dwelling Retrofit Verification Form which can provide up to a 25% annual discount on a new or existing earthquake insurance policy when submitted to your insurer!
   *  And since we do more seismic retrofits than any other company in the Bay Area and buy our Simpson hardware in bulk, we should be able to match any competitors proposals as long as the scopes of work are comparable.   We appreciate the opportunity and please do not hesitate to call or email with any questions you may have regarding any aspect of the project or quote.

Thank you,

John Rinkor Project Manager Bolt Down The Bay Area 707-595-0940
Bolt Down The Bay Area
1424 Cunningham Rd
Sebastopol, CA 95472
(866) 664-2658

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