Here are a few videos related to cripple wall retrofits. A written description is at the bottom of this page and may be all you need.

This 50-minute video looks at most everything you will find in the 10-minute video.  If you want to know all you can about your cripple wall retrofit, this video is for you.

This 10-minute video looks at the basics of cripple wall retrofits.  You may want to start here first before deciding to watch the 50-minute video.


Earthquakes damage houses and make them unlivable only when the houses fall from their foundations. This video explains how seismic retrofits keeps them on their foundations.

See around 50 earthquake damaged homes.  One of them might look a lot like yours.