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We are a full-service seismic retrofit company serving the entire San Francisco Bay Area. Since starting the business in 1994, we have inspected and designed retrofits for over 3000 homes and built over 1500 retrofits. Our website answers questions such as:

  • What are the basic principles of seismic retrofit?
  • Do I need a retrofit and how much will it cost?
  • Do I call an engineer, architect or contractor, and how do I pick one?
  • Should I have earthquake insurance and what will it cover?
  • What are the chances of a large earthquake in the Bay Area?
  • And much more!

If this website doesn't answer all your seismic retrofit questions, we encourage you to call or email us. We especially encourage you to contact us about any concerns you have regarding the earthquake safety of your own home. We have been trained by the top seismic engineers in the country and the best structural engineers in northern California. These specialists remain our friends, mentors and sources of the most up-to-date seismic retrofit information. If we don't have the answers to your questions, we know someone who does.

As a special favor, we ask you to read the article at the False Security button. This concerns a problem of potentially devastating consequences for San Fransicso Bay Area residents who trust their retrofits to protect their homes. If you are so inclined, we ask you to contact your local building officials regarding the problem discussed in this article.

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BuiltByNOF

Bay Area Retrofit
Residential and Commercial Seismic Retrofits
Structural Evaluations and Hazard Analysis
Howard Cook: 510-418-1676
Office and Fax: 510-548-1111
Email Howard Cook at
bayarearetrofit@aol.com
E-mail Jeff Bailey at jeffatretrofit@aol.com
This website and the articles within are copyrighted by Howard Cook
updated: March 20, 2008