[Greenbuilding] Earthquakes and older houses

[Bob Waldrop]

We haven't excavated the whole foundation, but all we see in the crawl 
space and outside is brick down into the ground, that looks just like 
the brick of the walls.

On 3/30/2016 4:23 PM, Koehn Chris wrote:
> Bob-
>
> Can you clarify the “brick” foundation? Is it really just mortared brick (supposedly the same as the veneer)?
> If so, it is likely unreinforced, and is most likely your weakest point.
> I assumed you’d meant CMU’s (which may or may not be reinforced..)
>
> Chris
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