Burbank, Los Angeles County
Seismic retrofits and structural work in Burbank
Is your Burbank house fastened to its foundation? Aspenwell Construction checks the crawlspace, bolts the sill and braces cripple walls.
Is this house actually fastened to its foundation? That is a fair thing to ask us about a Burbank home, and the answer waits in the crawlspace. Some frames sit on their concrete with steel bolts through the sill. Others rest there by weight alone. We go under the floor, find out which, and explain in plain words what it means for how the structure would ride out a sideways jolt, with a written scope to follow.
What an inland valley lot asks of a footing
Burbank lies in the San Fernando Valley, on the inland side of the county. An inland lot takes hard sun and dry wind, plus the odd heavy storm that pushes water toward the footing. We look at grading beside the walls, at downspouts that empty against concrete, and at any crack wide enough to swallow a coin. Water pooling by a footing can soften the soil it bears on, so drainage fixes often travel with a retrofit. When soil and concrete check out, bolting and bracing proceed on the plan as drawn.
Beams, openings and additions once the base is held
With the frame held to its base, other structural changes are easier to plan. Removing a bearing wall calls for an engineered beam, a post at each end and footings sized for those new point loads, and that support goes in before the old wall comes down. A home addition ties fresh framing into the existing house, so the joint between them is designed with the same care as the foundation. Work in Burbank is reviewed by the city building department, and each stage is inspected before it gets closed in.
What we build in Burbank
Structural work comes first on this list, and every service starts with a look at the framing and foundation.
Plan structural work in Burbank
Send the form and we will arrange a visit, then put the scope in writing.