Brick foundation prone to fail in major quake
Why replacing with reinforced concrete is worth the cost
By Bill and Kevin Burnett, Tuesday, September 9, 2008.Q: My two-story, Berkeley, Calif., home, built in 1905, is very close to the Hayward Fault. It is lath and plaster with a stucco exterior. The house is U-shaped around a courtyard. There is only one area -- about 20 feet by 10 feet -- under the house that you could call a basement. The rest is crawlspace.
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