Seismic & Soft-Story Retrofit Inspection
Seismic risk assessment and mandatory retrofit compliance.
At a glance
- Base price
- $6,800 per property
- Typical time on site
- 1 – 4 days
- Governing standard
- ASCE 41, FEMA P-154 / P-2018, ASTM E2026 (PML)
- Inspection scopes
- 1 scope · 5 checkpoints
- Category
- Structural & Engineering
What this inspection covers
Evaluation of seismic vulnerability including soft-story wood frame, non-ductile concrete and unreinforced masonry construction. Supports mandatory retrofit ordinances in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Santa Monica, Berkeley, Oakland and Portland, and produces Probable Maximum Loss (PML) estimates for lenders.
Key inspection points
- Lateral force resisting system identification
- Soft, weak or open front story conditions
- Cripple wall and foundation bolting
- Non-ductile concrete detailing
- Unreinforced masonry wall anchorage
How the scope is structured
Once a proposal is approved, these scopes are generated into your project automatically. Each engineer works and signs off one scope at a time, and every checkpoint below becomes a recorded finding with a condition, a severity and photographic evidence.
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Seismic & Soft-Story Retrofit Inspection — Standard Scope
5 checkpoints
Seismic & Soft-Story Retrofit Inspection — Standard Scope
5 checkpoints
- Lateral force resisting system identification
- Soft, weak or open front story conditions
- Cripple wall and foundation bolting
- Non-ductile concrete detailing
- Unreinforced masonry wall anchorage
Request a Seismic & Soft-Story Retrofit Inspection
Tell us about the property and your objective. We will return a line-item quote naming every scope, the governing standard, the deliverables and the turnaround — usually within one business day.