Sound Seismic has long been one of Seattle's most trusted and best trained seismic retrofit specialists. Every team member - from the company owners to our office manager to our summer helper - has completed the "Home Retrofit Training Course".  This University of Washington course is sponsored by Seattle Emergency Management and taught by FEMA instructors.

Seismic retrofitting, also called earthquake retrofitting, is technical work.  Seismic retrofitting is more than just "foundation bolting".  Earthquake retrofitting involves foundation anchors (or foundation bolts), shear panels, and framing connectors, each element installed to specific engineered standards.  Done correctly, a seismic retrofit can increase the chances of your home surviving an earthquake.  However, an improperly or incompletely retrofitted home might actually suffer more damage during an earthquake than if nothing had been done at all.  Any contractor can perform a seismic retrofit, but why would you trust your home to anybody but a retrofit specialist?

For a professional evaluation of the cost to retrofit your house, please contact Leif Jackson at Sound Seismic, 7543 15th Avenue NW, Seattle, WA 98109 tel 206-352-5644, or email him at leif@soundseismic.com.

"Perfect execution from initial planning meeting all the way through to completion!  I'll be happy to recommend Sound Seismic to my friends and coworkers."

"The seismic retrofit of our large brick home is down to some final bolt tightening after some three weeks of effort.  I want to take a moment to say how pleased we are with the job that Sound Seismic has done."

"I was impressed with the expertise of your workers, including your lead carpenter's engineering expertise and his assistant's carpentry expertise.  The team was well equipped with a multitude of tools, sized and specialized to do the job well.  When additional manpower was required it was provided."

"Every step was done in a highly professional manner.  I was particularly impressed in two specific cases, given that this was a fixed price bid, that the job was done the best structural way, not the cheapest acceptable way.  Throughout the process, I found that Sound Seismic acted as a partner, helping me achieve my objective of home protection, taking the time and making the effort to do the job extremely well."

"There were some surprises during the process as we exposed portions of the house that could not be well viewed at the time the tasks were originally specified.  Again I was pleased with how these items were handled, including those that required getting modified engineering specifications.  I added some non-seismic tasks to the job and we were able to negotiate a reasonable up-charge for that additional activity."

"In summary, I am very pleased with the job Sound Seismic/Jackson Remodeling has done for us and would be pleased to recommend Sound Seismic to others."

"My goal is to make Seattle the most prepared city in America. There's still more to do, but in the last three years we've significantly increased our ability to deal with natural or man-made disasters. We've strengthened infrastructure like bridges and fire stations; helped businesses and residents to retrofit; participated in national emergency exercises and made sure our plans include citizens who are vulnerable."

"The experience with Sound Seismic was possibly the finest I have had in my dealings with any of my trade contractors. Your crew was knowledgable, well informed, hard working, tidy, as well as a pleasure to have on my job."

~Jesse Lee Honor

Project Manager, Northwest Homecrafters Inc.