Showing posts with label earthquake. Show all posts
Showing posts with label earthquake. Show all posts

Thursday, March 17, 2011

More Ground Shaking Protection...

Another part of the earthquake retrofitting is to "sheathe the cripple walls." Basically, this is a fancy way of saying they're nailing plywood on the studs.

Sunday, March 13, 2011

In Case The Ground Shakes...


These are the bolts that now hold our house to the foundation. This is part of the earthquake retrofitting we are doing while excavating the basement.