About Us
Seismic Retrofitting Homes from Earthquake Damage
With over 20 years of experience in the construction industry, Nick Earthquake Brace & Bolt, CA lic#1012227, FEMS trained and family-owned business, specializes in seismic retrofitting residential buildings.
Our FEMA trained and EBB certified team of professionals is dedicated to protecting properties from earthquake damage by reinforcing them with state-of-the-art retrofitting solutions. We offer a variety of services, including foundation bolting, cripple wall bracing, and soft-story retrofits.
Our tailored services are designed to meet the specific needs of homeowners in earthquake-prone areas. A typical home can be completed in one day and at little to no cost to the homeowner using the $3000 funded Earthquake Brace and Bolt Program.
Our goal is to provide you with peace of mind knowing that your home is protected. All work is completed in accordance with the California Existing Building Code Appendix Chapter A3 (LA Standard Plan Set 1), and retrofits comply with city and county guidelines.
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We handle the entire earthquake retrofit process: obtaining the building permit, providing the materials, seismic retrofit your home, and final step passing the building inspection.
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The process is stress free!
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Contact us today to receive a quote.
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Serving Southern California
Based out of Highland, Ca 92346
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We are listed in the EBB Contractor Directory, CA contractors license number 1012227, and have successfully completed the EBB FEMA training program along with the FEMA P-807 soft-story retrofit training.
“Nick was great to work with. His experience doing earthquake retrofits and his knowledge about the EBB Brace and Bolt program made for a smooth project. I highly recommend him."
"Nick Martinez the contractor came to the appointment fully prepared with pictures of what the job entitiled and explained the program satisfactorily to me, regarding how the program would work, he was on time, pleasant, extremely helpful, provided me with before and after pictures, I also received the building permit."
“Nickolas Martinez was a fantastic contractor. He showed up on time for every appointment, he was extremely knowledgeable about the process, and was able to answer all of my questions about the process. The work was completed quickly and flawlessly. I was very impressed and would definitely recommend him to anyone needing an earthquake retrofit.”
"Fabulous to work with. Highest recommendation. Nick was incredible throughout this entire process. Always super easy to schedule and to work with and utterly responsive to all my inquiries and sometimes untimely worries. Great work on the project and terrific contractor overall. A+"
"Contractor is very professional and friendly, does excellent work, is very competitively priced, and provides a detailed explanation of the work being done. Would highly recommend."
“Nick Martinez bid for the work was very competitive. He and his crew were professional and always on time. They were also very accommodating to match my schedule. When my city required a level of inspection higher than most, his crew's work easily passed. On the day of inspection my city told him they would be at my house between 8 am and 11am. He sat at my house for two hours and forty-five minutes until the inspector finally arrived. You should feel very comfortable in hiring Nick Martinez knowing he and his crew will provide you with quality work at a very competitive price.”
“Would highly recommend. Nick responded quickly, checked out our house and provided a reasonable estimate and had the work done quickly and professionally. He was communicative throughout the process and went above and beyond. He also does General Contracting work and I will be using him for future projects."
"So glad I found this contractor. He did an amazing job on my earthquake retrofit. He's easy to work with, and he went above and beyond for me. I like him so much that I hired him for another job!"
"Great contractor to work with. Kept me informed & updated throughout process. Very experienced in EBB. Checked in weekly with City to complete permit review. Willing to travel to San Diego from Inland Empire. Very fair prices. Would not have moved forward with project if not for Nick as other contractor bids were too expensive. Once my application was approved Nick completed project within a week. Would highly recommend."