Commercial Earthquake Retrofitting
Tilt-Up Earthquake Retrofitting | Unreinforced Masonry Buildings | Office Building Retrofitting | Other Commercial Retrofitting Projects
Weinstein Retrofitting Systems Offers Earthquake Commercial Retrofitting in Los Angeles, Ventura & Orange Counties.
Seismic Retrofitting in Southern California and Structural Repairs for Commercial Buildings.
Apartment Building Soft Story
The 1994 Northridge earthquake left many apartment complexes collapsed at the soft story portion. Weinstein Retrofitting Systems specializes in soft story reinforcement and can strengthen any multifamily apartment complex so that when the Big One strikes, your apartment will still stand, saving lives, cars, and property.
Unreinforced Brick and Masonry Commercial Building
Buildings built of unreinforced masonry (URM) – brick, hollow clay tiles, stone, concrete blocks, or adobe – are very likely to be damaged in earthquakes because the mortar holding the masonry together may not be strong enough to resist earthquake forces. Strengthening unreinforced masonry requires anchoring walls to floors and the roof, adding interior partitions or walls, installing braces, or taking other measures.
Industrial Building/Tilt-Up
When earthquakes shake the ground, the various parts of buildings may move in different directions. If the connections (anchorage) between concrete or reinforced masonry walls, wood floors, and the roof are weak, walls can pull away. And the building, or a portion of it, may collapse. Tilt-up buildings are particularly dangerous because they have many structural weaknesses, including large openings for industrial-sized doors and windows that offer little stability.
Office Building
The contents of your building can be damaged or cause damage in earthquakes. They may injure your building’s occupants or block emergency exits; repairing or replacing broken items can be expensive. You should be concerned about the contents not only to protect your property but also to guard against death or injury. We offer seismic retrofitting solutions to brace your property, equipment, light fixtures, and acoustic-style ceilings.
We are highly skilled in our field, and we want to help you! Contact us today to shore up your Unreinforced Masonry and to inspect your current earthquake seismic retrofitting FREE!
Solutions for Earthquake Seismic Retrofitting for:
Seismic commercial retrofitting = Ensure the safety and security of a building.
Benefits of having a structure retrofitted include:
- Earthquake insurance premiums can be reduced.
- Risk of injury is reduced.
- Easy to Sell – More buyers and investors are attracted to the security that a seismically retrofitted structure provides to tenants.
- More land means more buyers.
Here are some common steps that we do when we retrofit a structure:
- Roof to wall anchors
- Anchor ties across the building
- Roof nailing
- Shear walls bracing
- Anchor plates
- Soft Story Reinforcement
(The images below show the different wall anchor ties that we use when retrofitting a building)
Structural Repairs For Commercial Buildings
