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Earthquake Retrofitting Services

Earthquake Tech provides customized anchoring of old Portland homes built before 1976. State Farm and other insurance companies recently determined this year as the cut-off for requiring proof of proper foundation connections before approving earthquake coverage.

Is your home securely fastened to its foundation? If it's not, or if you're not sure, call Earthquake Tech today for a free estimate.

State Farm Earthquake Insurance Criteria

Learn more about what State Farm requires in order to qualify you for earthquake coverage. Find out the history and research behind retrofitting as a safe and now mandatory step to protecting and insuring your home.

Also discover why hiring an earthquake retrofitting specialist makes a huge difference when it comes to meeting safety codes and satisfying insurance requirements.

Download the earthquake insurance criteria PDF >>

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A home jolted from its foundation during an earthquake.
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Basic to Comprehensive Seismic Retrofit Services

Our basic services ensures that the perimeter of the foundation is connected every four feet and secures the central load-bearing beams and posts.

Advanced services may include bolting down chimneys, garages, and floor-to-floor connections.

Ranging from the simple to the complex, $2,500 to $4,500 on average makes our services competitive and a solid investment.

Inspection for Insurance Coverage

We will inspect your home to confirm whether or not it is bolted down in cases where insurance companies require such an inspection. Our basic inspection includes a written report and summarizing picture or diagram.

Services to General Contractors

Earthquake Tech provides the services that today's progressive general contractors require for basement conversions and whole remodels. The city of Portland requires significant amounts of retrofitting in most whole house remodels.

Seismic retrofitting is a service that is repidly becoming an issue in older home sales when a basement has been finished. Bolting down a house is a service that general contractors can capitalize on as a progressive remodeler in today's real-estate market.

We give general contractors a discount on our services to ensure that our bids remain competitive.

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