Steps to a CEA BB Retrofit

STEP 1

Before your retrofit begins, you or your contractor must upload these items to your Policyholder Dashboard for approval:

• Copy of your building permit (see below)
• Three photos of house (one of the front and one of each side)*
• Three photos of crawl space before retrofit*
• Completed IRS W-9 form
• Bid, if hiring a contractor

*In .JPG file format and as specified in the Program Rules.

Building Permit Required Information:

• Description of Work/Project Description must state “in accordance with” one of the following:
  • Chapter A3;
  • Standard Plan Set A;
  • Los Angeles Standard Plan Number One; or
  • Seismic retrofit per engineered plan.
• City or County
• Permit Number
• Issue Date

NOTE: Building permit must be solely for the seismic retrofit work and may not include other work on the premise.

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STEP 4

• Three photos taken from same vantage point as ‘before’ photos of crawl space after retrofit*
• Two photos of water heater bracing and strapping* (If water heater is tankless, two photos must show properly installed tankless water heater; no strapping necessary)
• One photo showing access to crawl space including something to show scale*
• Building permit with final inspection sign-off
• If licensed contractor did the work, submit a contractor invoice that includes:
  • Business name, address, phone number and contractor license number and date work performed
  • Breakdown of costs by labor, materials, overhead and profit (see Program Rules for complete details)
• If you are a do-it-yourselfer, provide receipts for the retrofit. However, the value of your labor is not a recoverable cost and tools should be rented, not purchased, as specified in the Program Rules.

*In JPG format and as specified in the Program Rules.

STEP 5