Comments for Earthquake Tech http://www.earthquaketech.com Call us today! 503-974-4EQT (4378) Thu, 18 Nov 2010 02:14:16 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Comment on 22 Cubic yard Concrete Pour by admin http://www.earthquaketech.com/22-cubic-yard-concrete-pour/comment-page-1#comment-42 admin Thu, 18 Nov 2010 02:14:16 +0000 http://www.earthquaketech.com/?p=440#comment-42 Just finished loading in the lumber pack. It took us pretty much all day to load up the pick up at the bottom of the drive way and drive it all up to the side of the house and unload it inside - over and over and over ..... Whew! Finished the day with a team meeting to divide and conquer tomorrow! Steve Just finished loading in the lumber pack. It took us pretty much all day to load up the pick up at the bottom of the drive way and drive it all up to the side of the house and unload it inside – over and over and over ….. Whew!

Finished the day with a team meeting to divide and conquer tomorrow!

Steve

]]> Comment on Nine and a half foot brick foundation walls by admin http://www.earthquaketech.com/nine-and-a-half-foot-brick-foundation-walls/comment-page-1#comment-38 admin Sat, 13 Nov 2010 16:33:17 +0000 http://www.earthquaketech.com/nine-and-a-half-foot-brick-foundation-walls#comment-38 Friday we had our footing inspection by the City where the dimensions of the footings and the rebar schedule (size of rebar and spacing) was checked. Passed with colors! Very nice! We have added voluntary interior shear walls to the project to further beef up the house's potential for taking on large seismic loads. These walls have new strip footings with what one would call "key" footings at the ends of them that are wide and deep (5'x30"x30") that "lock" the ends of the walls down to prevent the exterior walls from moving around. We have a 12 cubic yard pour set up for Tuesday! Friday we had our footing inspection by the City where the dimensions of the footings and the rebar schedule (size of rebar and spacing) was checked. Passed with colors! Very nice!

We have added voluntary interior shear walls to the project to further beef up the house’s potential for taking on large seismic loads. These walls have new strip footings with what one would call “key” footings at the ends of them that are wide and deep (5′x30″x30″) that “lock” the ends of the walls down to prevent the exterior walls from moving around.

We have a 12 cubic yard pour set up for Tuesday!

]]> Comment on The Big One by admin http://www.earthquaketech.com/the-big-one/comment-page-1#comment-33 admin Thu, 11 Nov 2010 13:52:28 +0000 http://www.earthquaketech.com/?p=317#comment-33 The last reliable numbers I heard where that we had a 37% chance of the "Big One" hitting in the next 50 years. I am no statistician nor that mathamatically inclined - I interpret these numbers as about a 1 in 3 chance. Steve The last reliable numbers I heard where that we had a 37% chance of the “Big One” hitting in the next 50 years. I am no statistician nor that mathamatically inclined – I interpret these numbers as about a 1 in 3 chance.

Steve

]]> Comment on Nine and a half foot brick foundation walls by admin http://www.earthquaketech.com/nine-and-a-half-foot-brick-foundation-walls/comment-page-1#comment-23 admin Tue, 02 Nov 2010 02:01:16 +0000 http://www.earthquaketech.com/nine-and-a-half-foot-brick-foundation-walls#comment-23 Absolutely! This system is perfect for that kind of situation. It is the only viable option that I have seen to replacing the whole foundation with a totally new concrete foundation and runs about half the price! Call me at 503.997.6129 to set up an appointment - I can walk you through the job we are on now and then put a proposal together for your foundation. Best, Steve Absolutely! This system is perfect for that kind of situation. It is the only viable option that I have seen to replacing the whole foundation with a totally new concrete foundation and runs about half the price!

Call me at 503.997.6129 to set up an appointment – I can walk you through the job we are on now and then put a proposal together for your foundation.

Best,

Steve

]]> Comment on Nine and a half foot brick foundation walls by Carl http://www.earthquaketech.com/nine-and-a-half-foot-brick-foundation-walls/comment-page-1#comment-22 Carl Mon, 01 Nov 2010 18:14:40 +0000 http://www.earthquaketech.com/nine-and-a-half-foot-brick-foundation-walls#comment-22 What exactly is this SR wall system? Can it be used for a "rotten" concrete foundation? Carl What exactly is this SR wall system? Can it be used for a “rotten” concrete foundation?

Carl

]]> Comment on The Big One by admin http://www.earthquaketech.com/the-big-one/comment-page-1#comment-15 admin Thu, 12 Aug 2010 16:05:56 +0000 http://www.earthquaketech.com/?p=317#comment-15 The las t I heard from a reputable source was that there was a 37% chance of having the big one in the next 50 years. The las t I heard from a reputable source was that there was a 37% chance of having the big one in the next 50 years.

]]> Comment on The Big One by Susan P. D'Andrea http://www.earthquaketech.com/the-big-one/comment-page-1#comment-7 Susan P. D'Andrea Sat, 03 Jul 2010 00:37:58 +0000 http://www.earthquaketech.com/?p=317#comment-7 I thought I heard Channel 2 anchor Steve Dunn say we had a 60% chance of a "Big One,"--not a 10-15% figure. I believe I saw and heard this information about a year ago on a KOIN special segment. I thought I heard Channel 2 anchor Steve Dunn say we had a 60% chance of a “Big One,”–not a 10-15% figure. I believe I saw and heard this information about a year ago on a KOIN special segment.

]]> Comment on Preparedness is the Key to Managing Crisis by admin http://www.earthquaketech.com/hello-world/comment-page-1#comment-6 admin Thu, 01 Jul 2010 05:56:25 +0000 http://tc.neutronix.com/Earthquaketech/?p=1#comment-6 I am not sure to what you are referring to here. Our system is something that has been developed by the engineers at Simpson (the company that produces all the hardware we install) as well as having it specifically called out by our structural engineer - Adam Rolin of AG Rolin Consulting. I am not sure to what you are referring to here. Our system is something that has been developed by the engineers at Simpson (the company that produces all the hardware we install) as well as having it specifically called out by our structural engineer – Adam Rolin of AG Rolin Consulting.

]]> Comment on New Retrofit Videos Now Available! by admin http://www.earthquaketech.com/new-retrofit-videos-now-available/comment-page-1#comment-5 admin Thu, 01 Jul 2010 05:51:50 +0000 http://www.earthquaketech.com/?p=275#comment-5 Thanks so much for the encouragement! We are just really starting to get off the ground with this new website - look for more blogging - I am making a commitment to start doing this on a regular basis! Steve Thanks so much for the encouragement! We are just really starting to get off the ground with this new website – look for more blogging – I am making a commitment to start doing this on a regular basis!

Steve

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