It sounds like the stilts are supported on caissons or engineered piers. You’d definitely want a soils test. Certain areas have a lot of “stilt” houses and soil that tends to liquify… the side of Mt. Soledad, above I-5 has always made me nervous.
Depending on when it was built, you may be able to get the original records/plans/inspections. I was surprised we were able to get the soils report for our street (homes built in 1964). It was all there at the city offices.
Yes, the stilts are supported by two large concrete cylinders (assume with rebar) buried at the bottom of the slope. The stilts fan out from these two pilings. I think it was built in the 80’s, so hopefully earthquake codes were met.
It is not nearly as high or steep as Mt. Soledad on the I-5 side.
Yes, the stilts are supported by two large concrete cylinders (assume with rebar) buried at the bottom of the slope. The stilts fan out from these two pilings. I think it was built in the 80’s, so hopefully earthquake codes were met.
It is not nearly as high or steep as Mt. Soledad on the I-5 side.
Yes, the stilts are supported by two large concrete cylinders (assume with rebar) buried at the bottom of the slope. The stilts fan out from these two pilings. I think it was built in the 80’s, so hopefully earthquake codes were met.
It is not nearly as high or steep as Mt. Soledad on the I-5 side.
Yes, the stilts are supported by two large concrete cylinders (assume with rebar) buried at the bottom of the slope. The stilts fan out from these two pilings. I think it was built in the 80’s, so hopefully earthquake codes were met.
It is not nearly as high or steep as Mt. Soledad on the I-5 side.
Yes, the stilts are supported by two large concrete cylinders (assume with rebar) buried at the bottom of the slope. The stilts fan out from these two pilings. I think it was built in the 80’s, so hopefully earthquake codes were met.
It is not nearly as high or steep as Mt. Soledad on the I-5 side.
The building codes in effect during the ’80s weren’t so great from a seismic safety perspective. In addition to the inspections you should probably budget for seismic retrofitting.
The building codes in effect during the ’80s weren’t so great from a seismic safety perspective. In addition to the inspections you should probably budget for seismic retrofitting.
The building codes in effect during the ’80s weren’t so great from a seismic safety perspective. In addition to the inspections you should probably budget for seismic retrofitting.
The building codes in effect during the ’80s weren’t so great from a seismic safety perspective. In addition to the inspections you should probably budget for seismic retrofitting.
The building codes in effect during the ’80s weren’t so great from a seismic safety perspective. In addition to the inspections you should probably budget for seismic retrofitting.
