I am thinking of doing some earthquake retrofitting to my house. The house is post pillar foundation. i am going to bolt down the foundation and install some straps.. I live in in SD and there is a fault roughly 7 miles from me. So I am thinking of reinforcing the studs Simpson straps. The walls are plaster so I am considering using a 10" hole cutter and then installing them that way. Will probably use wood screws with a hex head so I am not forced to swing a hammer. Will also install Simpson ties in the attic from the top. Anyone have any thoughts or recommendations....?

On Sat, 20 Jun 2015 18:26:56 -0700 (PDT), Randall Shimizu
wrote:

Will probably use wood screws with a hex head

Lag screws, they're called. Right? Very useful. Home Depot has
some, among other places.

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top. Anyone have any thoughts or recommendations....?

Not me.

On Sat, 20 Jun 2015 18:26:56 -0700 (PDT), Randall Shimizu
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Anyone have any thoughts or recommendations....?

Looks like a good plan.
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On Sunday, June 21, 2015 at 7:15:10 AM UTC-4, CRNG wrote:
On Sat, 20 Jun 2015 18:26:56 -0700 (PDT), Randall Shimizu
wrote in


Anyone have any thoughts or recommendations....?

Looks like a good plan.
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Sounds like a hell of a lot of destructive work.
A 10" hole saw through plaster walls around the perimeter
of the whole house? In South Dakota? For me the cost/benefit
does not compute.

On Sun, 21 Jun 2015 05:09:43 -0700 (PDT), trader_4
wrote:

On Sunday, June 21, 2015 at 7:15:10 AM UTC-4, CRNG wrote:
On Sat, 20 Jun 2015 18:26:56 -0700 (PDT), Randall Shimizu
wrote in


Anyone have any thoughts or recommendations....?

Looks like a good plan.
--

Sounds like a hell of a lot of destructive work.
A 10" hole saw through plaster walls around the perimeter
of the whole house? In South Dakota? For me the cost/benefit
does not compute.

Agree. We had a 4.8 quake a few weeks ago through Vegas. My chair
rocked a tiny bit. Second quake in ~20 years. I'm supposed to have a
quake strap around my water heater. Lag bolted to the wall studs.

I'm defying the law

On Sat, 20 Jun 2015 18:26:56 -0700 (PDT), Randall Shimizu
wrote:

I am thinking of doing some earthquake retrofitting to my house.
The house is post pillar foundation. i am going to bolt down the
foundation and install some straps.. I live in in SD and there is a
fault roughly 7 miles from me. So I am thinking of reinforcing the
studs Simpson straps. The walls are plaster so I am considering using
a 10" hole cutter and then installing them that way. Will probably use
wood screws with a hex head so I am not forced to swing a hammer. Will
also install Simpson ties in the attic from the top. Anyone have any
thoughts or recommendations....?



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Will your insurance cover an earthquake? If not can you get coverage?
Is your concern damage to teh house or that you might be killed? If
it's damage to the house I'd just look for insurance coverage and
forget retrofits.

On Sunday, June 21, 2015 at 8:09:51 AM UTC-4, trader_4 wrote:
On Sunday, June 21, 2015 at 7:15:10 AM UTC-4, CRNG wrote:
On Sat, 20 Jun 2015 18:26:56 -0700 (PDT), Randall Shimizu
wrote in


Anyone have any thoughts or recommendations....?

Looks like a good plan.
--

Sounds like a hell of a lot of destructive work.
A 10" hole saw through plaster walls around the perimeter
of the whole house? In South Dakota? For me the cost/benefit
does not compute.

Any chance he's in San Diego rather than South Dakota? Post pillar
foundation sounds like warm-winter construction.

Cindy Hamilton

On Mon, 22 Jun 2015 12:43:07 -0700 (PDT), Cindy Hamilton
wrote:

Any chance he's in San Diego rather than South Dakota? Post pillar
foundation sounds like warm-winter construction.

Cindy Hamilton

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