Earthquake Tech Review

I am tremendously pleased with the seismic retrofit of my home that Earthquake Tech provided. The crew that worked on my house was punctual, efficient, thorough and highly professional. Steve Gemmell is highly experienced in performing residential seismic retrofits and provided tremendous insights and guidance from estimate to job completion. At the end of the job, the crew at my house left my basement even cleaner than it found it. I recommend Earthquake Tech highly and am grateful for its work.

Excellent work and fast installation! Highly recommend this company!

Earthquake Tech did an excellent job earthquake retrofitting our 1941 home. I initially got bids from two other retrofit contractors. The first contractor took 10 days to send me a bid, which was about $3,000 higher than Earthquake Tech's. The second contractor refused to make a bid, because our house was too complicated for them - but they did recommend Earthquake Tech instead. Taylor Pease from Earthquake Tech (Mr. Can Do) said the job was no problem and promised a bid the next day, which is when it arrived. The cost was reasonable. The crew arrived as scheduled and did a great job from beginning to end. They are patient, careful, and amazingly efficient. They did just what they said they'd do. Taylor also took care of getting the required permit and inspection from the city. From my perspective, Earthquake Tech is the go-to contractor for earthquake retrofits. Don't waste your time with anybody else.

They did a nice job on the retrofit. Brackets were installed on the exterior and some interior as I have unfinished rooms in the basement. Their crew was on time and professional. My house is mid-century and the original siding had to be removed in some areas. I had landscaping done recently and noticed some of the siding was slightly off at the corners. They came back and fixed it. This was more than a year after they completed the retrofit. All in all, a solid and reputable company to work with.

Earthquake Tech was easy to deal with, reliable, and competitively priced.
We solicited bids from three reputable companies. After meeting with all three, we were leaning towards Earthquake Tech because the staff was extremely knowledgeable. When the bid amounts arrived, Earthquake Tech and another company where about the same; around $4,000. Another company was closer to $5,000. After selecting Earthquake Tech, all interactions with them, both over the phone and email, where quick and easy. Due to a minor concern with our old house, they did have to leave some plaster to dry, and come back a few days later to finish that up. That was not an inconvenience to us, and Earthquake Tech was quite accommodating to our schedule. The workers were always on time, and professional.

For a comparison, our house is a 1938 build, with the main level at 1150 square feet. The house had to be mounted to the concrete foundation. One of the basement corners is now a bathroom, and is inaccessible to Earthquake Tech, without lots of cutting and expense. Therefore, that corner was bracketed on the outside of the house. While the brackets are technically visible, they are not noticeable at all.

Earthquake Tech did a great job with seismic retrofitting for our 1908 home. Everyone was a pleasure to work with, and the work crew especially were detailed and professional. Highly recommended.