CEA BB New City PowerPoint Aug 2019

Brace + Bolt
Programs
New City
Introduction

07/30/2019

• Earthquake coverage is excluded
from homeowner's insurance policy

• However, insurance companies are
required to offer a separate
earthquake insurance policy at time
of homeowner policy sale.



GOVERNING Governor
BOARD: Insurance Commissioner
State Treasurer
Non-Voting: Assembly Speaker and Senate
Rules Chair
PRIVATELY 1,057,000 Policyholders
FINANCED:
Educate
MISSION: Mitigate
Insure

• Jointly managed by CEA and Cal OES
• Created to offer retrofit incentives
• EBB first to promote code-compliant

retrofit
• More than 1 Million vulnerable homes

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THE LEGACY
OF THE

“VOLUNTARY RETROFIT”

CHAPTER A3

The State of California has adopted, effective January 1, 2011,
California Existing Building Code (CEBC) Appendix Chapter
A3: Prescriptive Provisions for Seismic Strengthening of Cripple
Walls and Sill Plate Anchorage of Light,Wood-Frame Residential
Buildings

PLAN SETS STANDARD PLAN SET A

LA STANDARD PLAN SET

NEW ANCHOR BOLTS

NEW FOUNDATION PLATES

NEW PLYWOOD SHEATHING

FASTENERS & CONNECTORS

Sheathing nails:

• Do not over-drive nails (add
one nail for each over-driven)

• Maintain 3/8” minimum
distance from center of nail
to edge of sheathing

FASTENERS AND CONNECTORS

CONNECTING THE TOP PLATE WITH FRAMING CLIPS

THE LEGACY OF “VOLUNTARY RETROFITS” –
CONSTRUCTION THAT DOES NOT QUALIFY

AS A SEISMIC RETROFIT

THE LEGACY OF “VOLUNTARY RETROFITS” –
CONSTRUCTION THAT DOES NOT QUALIFY

AS A SEISMIC RETROFIT

EARTHQUAKE BRACE AND BOLT – CHAPTER
A3

• Qualifying retrofit:

• New anchors:

• Expansion or adhesive anchors
• Approved foundation plates

• Plywood or OSB sheathing on
exterior or interior

EARTHQUAKE BRACE AND BOLT – CHAPTER A3

• Engineered retrofit:

• Allowed by Chapter A3
• Required for:

• Cripple walls greater than 4 feet tall
• Walls with openings

• Allows 75% of code base shear

EARTHQUAKE BRACE AND BOLT – CHAPTER A3

• SOG/Crawlspace:

• Chapter A3 does not preclude retrofit
of cripple wall portion of house only

• Chapter A3 and Plan Set A allow for
notches in sheathing for anchor bolt
inspection

EARTHQUAKE BRACE AND BOLT –
CHAPTER A3

• Testing:

• SEAOC Existing Building Committee commentary recommends that
anchor testing is not required

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Focused on no sill plate anchorage
and Cripple Wall Failure

RETROFITS AND COSTS
EBB & CEA BB PROGRAM NUMBERS

Northern CA Retrofits Southern CA Retrofits

Program Year 2016 2017 2018 Program Year 2016 2017 2018
Total Retrofits (as of 1/25/19) Total Retrofits (as of 1/25/19)
Average Cost Average Cost
Median Cost 585 854 1007 Median Cost 969 1404 2035
Min Cost $8,360.42 Min Cost
Max Cost $9,167.00 $9236.26 $6,741.46 Max Cost $4,597.00 $4,739.48 $4,791.99
$955.42
$7,432.90 $7,408 $3,950.00 $3,975 $4,096.00
$60,844.00
$928.27 $1,142.99 $562.01 $1,196.68 $913.37

$75,464.63 $61,411.03 $46,663.94 $45,390.30 $54,096.00

CEA BB
PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS

• CEA BB: Over 30,000 homeowners throughout California are being notified by mail they
are eligible to participate in CEA BB. Overall, more than 40,000 homeowners will be invited
to participate.

• Once a CEA BB Homeowner has received their letter, they must log on to their
Homeowner Dashboard to create an application before getting their permit or starting
retrofit work.

• Once their application is created, they are officially accepted into the program and the
homeowner then has nine months to complete the project:
ü Three months to:
§ Decide to Do-It-Yourself and get permit; or
§ Select contractor and get permit
ü Six months to complete the retrofit

• For a small of participants, we do have third-party inspections ™

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CEA BB & EBB REQUIRE A
CODE-COMPLAINT RETROFIT

• The grant provides reimbursement of up to $3,000 of qualified
retrofit costs

• Program requires 2-step approval

§ Pre-retrofit (Preliminary)- Homeowner must upload:

v Copy of permit - Scope of work/Description must state:
ü Retrofit in accordance with LA City Standard Plan #1, or
ü Retrofit in accordance with Standard Plan Set A, or
ü Retrofit per engineered plans in accordance with Chapter A3

v 3 photos of the exterior of the house
v 3 photos of crawl space before retrofit

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CEA BB & EBB REQUIRE A
CODE-COMPLAINT RETROFIT (CONT.)

§ Post Retrofit - Homeowner must upload:

v Copy of signed/finaled permit
v 3 photos of crawl space showing completed retrofit
v 2 photos of properly strapped water heater (tankless does not

require strapping)
v 1 photo showing access to crawl space
v Contractor invoice for EBB project / receipts (for owner/builder)
v Payment Authorization document and IRS Form W-9

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INFORMATION AVAILABLE

• CEABraceBolt.com & Earthquakebracebolt.com

• EBBtools.com

• Postcard that can be customized with your logo and return address
• PowerPoint presentation for community meetings
• Fliers – one-page handout
• Sample press release
• Social media suggested posts

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CONTACT INFORMATION ™

• [email protected] or
[email protected]

• Mark Grissom –
[email protected]

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