These videos illustrate how catastrophic damage is avoided by attaching the first floor of your house (the floor you step onto when you open the front door) to the foundation with a retrofit. After the earthquake you will more or less be able to continue your life as before.
History has shown when houses fall off their foundation they are repaired 99% of the time . However, if your house does fall off its foundation you are probably going to need to leave the state because all the temporary housing is occupied, you may lose your job, contractors charge triple or quadruple their normal rate, kids must leave school, and the list goes on and on. It is possible to prevent this disaster rather than cleaning it up after it happens by installing an effective retrofit. This website was created to help you make that decision.
This why houses do not collapse above the cripple wall.
