Specifications include, but are not limited to: Work items include: • • Contractor is responsible to compare Scope of work to the house and drawings and submit questions before bid opening. • Obtain building permit and engineering stamp for seismic retrofit. • Remove lower portion of the roof covering and decking from the roof to gain access to top of brick walls for the seismic roof to wall connection. • Install pins, bolts, framing anchors, blocking and straps as per engineering plans and details for the building permit. • Bracing of chimney(s), if applicable, per engineering plans and details for the building permit (1) • After final inspection is completed, install roof decking where removed. • Install new roof covering to match existing, as close as possible, along the perimeter of the home where removed for seismic retrofit. • Clean up and removal of all construction debris. • The Unreinforced Masonry/Wood gable walls will require additional seismic improvements not listed in the Scope of Work. (3) • The seismic improvement may include gable bracing attached to the Masonry/Wood gable. • If shear walls are needed to connect walls to roof, that is part of the roof to wall connection process. • At permitting, a stamped engineered drawing shall detail the seismic improvement procedure.
