When Sinai goes to work on a soft story retrofit project, it's all hands on deck...
One things we've learned about soft story retrofit projects, is that you can never have too many people checking and re-checking your...
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Ted Hill
- Mar 10, 2021
- 1 min
House Bolting in Los Angeles by Sinai Construction
Sinai Construction is a partner of Sinai Soft Story Retrofit. They also do house bolting in Los Angeles which is important to know about...
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Ted Hill
- May 22, 2019
- 1 min
Our Sinai Soft Story Retrofit projects don't come in on time and on budget by luck...
In fact luck has nothing to do with it. It's our team of soft story retrofit experts working together like a Swiss watch that gets us the...
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Ted Hill
- Apr 24, 2019
- 1 min
Some of our Sinai Soft Story Retrofit employees in action at our home office...
Behind every successful soft story retrofit project, is our team of passionate soft story retrofit employees. Our employees are the back...
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Ted Hill
- Dec 27, 2018
- 1 min
A Soft Story Retrofit Project needs a solid foundation...
When Sinai Soft Story Retrofit does a Los Angeles soft story building project, there are lots of soft story support options, depending on...
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Ted Hill
- Dec 23, 2018
- 1 min
The difference between soft story building support and soft story retrofit building support...
This is a good example of how a Sinai soft story retrofit improves a Los Angeles soft story buildings support. If you look at the round...
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Ted Hill
- Dec 22, 2018
- 1 min
Sinai Soft Story Retrofit on the job in Los Angeles...
What Sinai Soft Story Retrofit has in spades, is pride. It comes with a reputation for getting soft story projects done on time, on...
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Ted Hill
- Dec 20, 2018
- 1 min
Setting in the steel frame for another Sinai Soft Story Retrofit building in Los Angeles...
The reason certain Los Angeles buildings are called soft story, are because the support they have is, well, soft. This is because the...
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Ted Hill
- Dec 16, 2018
- 1 min
In retrospect, it's hard to believe Los Angeles ever allowed Soft Story Construction...
Soft Story Construction was pretty loose back in the day. As you can see from the photo above. You pretty much had a major support beam...
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Ted Hill
- Dec 15, 2018
- 1 min
Nearing the finish line on another Los Angeles Soft Story Retrofit Construction Project...
It's a beautiful sight to see another Los Angeles soft story retrofit project coming together in the end. The foundation has been laid,...
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Ted Hill
- Dec 14, 2018
- 1 min
A Los Angeles Soft Story Retrofit project is a process...
When you start soft story retrofit construction it's a process that, when done properly results in minimal headaches. The first thing you...
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Ted Hill
- Dec 9, 2018
- 1 min
Creating the foundation that will help save your Los Angeles soft story building in an earthquake.
This is the beginning of securing your Los Angeles soft story building. We cut into your present foundation, then refortify it with rebar...
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Ted Hill
- Dec 8, 2018
- 1 min
Here's an example of two Los Angeles buildings in need of a Soft Story Retrofit...
See how there's parking spaces under the second floor on both buildings, that's a accident waiting to happen. These Los Angeles buildings...
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Ted Hill
- Dec 5, 2018
- 1 min
If you have a Los Angeles building built like this one, you're due for a Soft Story Retrofit.
See that large horizontal beam holding up the second story, now notice the small vertical support it has, if you follow the large bean to...
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Ted Hill
- Dec 3, 2018
- 1 min
A Los Angeles Soft Story Retrofit Project in the final stages...
One thing to look for in a quality soft story retrofit project is how natural it feels when done. In other words, you really don't see...
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Ted Hill
- Dec 1, 2018
- 1 min
The Sinai Soft Story Retrofit Team in action on another Los Angeles Project.
One of the things I'm most proud of with Sinai, is out team of dedicated soft story retrofit experts. It did not happen over night, it...
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Ted Hill
- Nov 30, 2018
- 1 min
Los Angeles Soft Story Retrofit in Progress...
Once your Los Angeles soft story retrofit project begins, things start getting torn up. The ground, the walls, everything. But it will...
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Ted Hill
- Nov 25, 2018
- 1 min
Los Angeles business & apartment buildings aren't the only ones who need a soft story retrofit.
That's right, there's a lot of homes that need a soft story retrofit as well to make them safe from earthquakes. And if you live in Los...
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Ted Hill
- Nov 24, 2018
- 1 min
Another Los Angeles Sinai Foundation Repair Project in the Works.
You have a house in Los Angeles, well let's just say, you should be keeping an eye on the foundation. It's something you should...
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Ted Hill
- Nov 23, 2018
- 1 min
The beginning of a Sinai Soft Story Retrofit Construction Project...
We have a drill we do before every Soft Story Retrofit Construction Project. It's called doing our homework. That's why before we can...
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