Weinstein Retrofitting Systems

I called Weinstein Retrofitting Systems to retrofit our home for the next earthquake. Scott came out and first looked at the large crack in our garage. He educated me on it, said it’s not a problem but should be filled in. He explained exactly how it should be done, and how easy it is to do. He said they could do it but it would be much more expensive than if I or a handyman did it. That was a great start to our visit. He then asked me some questions about our property, taught me some further valuable pieces of information, and then told me exactly what they would do for the retrofitting and what it would cost. I was then quite pleased and surprised when he next told me why if it was his home he wouldn’t bother doing the job, and that we were actually in good shape. Thank you, Scott! And thank you Weinstein for hiring Scott!

I recently contracted with Weinstein Retrofitting Systems to install earthquake bolts around the perimeter of my Manhattan Beach house. They did an excellent job. I was first impressed with Arthur Barrett, who bid the job. He had construction experience, was very professional and insightful as to the potential risks. Arthur assured me Weinstein uses its own crew members, not sub-​contractors, which was very important to me. Peewee and Hugo were the team assigned to my project. They were fast, very hard-​working, efficient, experienced, friendly and did quality work. When we found problems after opening up the walls, they suggested economical repair options. They used high quality materials and went above and beyond to ensure no future problems. The owner, Mr. Weinstein, came by the project twice to check on the work being done. I found Mr. Weinstein extremely knowledgeable, friendly and experienced. He offered reasonable explanations on why to do or not do certain repairs. Mr. Barrett, Peewee and Hugo all sung Mr. Weinstein’s praises as to his management philosophy of making sure their projects are well-​done, with quality materials and his people leave the customer happy. I highly recommend Weinstein Retrofitting Systems for any earthquake retrofitting and/​or construction project.

rock solid construction company. retrofitted my house in 2003. hired them again for addition in 2010 and kitchen remodeling in 2015. excellent prices and very good labor & quality.

I was in the process of buying a home in the San Fernando Valley and had several concerns about the Foundation. Weinstein sent out a very competent inspector named Ed who spent over 40 minutes under the home insuring that the home had a sound foundation. I was satisfied with the estimate and decided to continue with the home purchase in part due to his recommendaiton. In the future I will need to complete the work and based at least on Ed’s first impression I intend on using Weinstein!

This would have been a one star rating but some of the workers that came to our home did work hard from what we could see. That being said.
We contacted Weinstein for an estimate and the person that came was an hour late, when he arrived he did quickly look under the house and got the information he needed. He stated he would be emailing us the quote that evening or in the morning. We waited 2 day and heard nothing.
We contacted their office and the receptionist apologized and said he would relay the message to get our quote and adduced us that we would have our estimate then next day. After 3 days we contacted them again and asked if they wanted our business, we were finally emailed the quote. We reluctantly decided to use this company. They sent someone else over to take one more look before the job was started. After he checked the house we were told that it would cost more because the first quote was missing information. After a brief discussion they honored the first quote.
We were told that we need to sign some paperwork and give a deposit. So we waited and heard nothing, after 2 days we called asking what happened, they apologized, and emailed it.
We finally scheduled a day for them to come and they didn’t show, we called and again they apologized and rescheduled. When they arrived the workers were very polite and worked like a team.
We were told it would take a full day to complete the work and it took 3 days to complete. Part of the scope of work was to cement (level) the back room to the house, which they did (removing the sliding door in the process). They had to take day to let the cement sit, so they packed up and left (leaving the are with the door completely open, I asked the lead worker why they would leave our home open and that anyone could come in when we are not home or when we sleep, he responded that he didn’t have wood to cover the doorway. I told him there was a Home Depot right down the street and he told me «I don’t have any money» and they left !
I called the contractor for this company and he came out and put plywood on the doorway (which we paid for materials)
They finally finished the floor (took 3 days, due to it not being level and having to correct it) the floor looked descent, but they cut the drywall way to high and got cement splattered on parts of the walls. We had to pay another contractor to repair the excessive cutting and cement removal from the walls.
When it was all said and done (and made the final payment), I called the company and asked for the pictures they said was part of the work, showing the work they did under the house. We received 3 pictures of the same image. We called again and asked why only one image, they again apologized and never sent anything… that was 2 months ago, still no pictures. We had a handyman (which we had to pay) to go under the house and take pictures for us, finding that Weinstein had left trash under the house when they were working. We contacted them yet again and they sent someone out to clean up. Again we asked about the pictures and to explain what they did, still waiting for the information or even a call. Should have not made the final payment until we had everything we were promised.
For the work that was done and the price (about $ 10,000) this company has very very poor communication and if you do use their services, watch everything they do and double check it before they leave. FYI I would not recommend them.

Weinstein Construction did a whole house waterguard water proofing system on my house. Scott the salesman was great at communicating and being very patient with us. The workers where very friendly and clean. Mr. Weinstein was always good at explaining what had to be done. Thanks for an A++++++ job.

I simply don’t get the way this place functions. I hope your experience is better then mine. Here is my story.
I am notified by a potential home insurance company that my 2 houses need to be retro-​fitted to be covered. So I do a bit of research and find this place. I call them on a Friday and speak with a pleasant lady on the phone regarding getting someone out to survey the properties for retro-​fitting and estimate on the cost. They can do it the following Monday… great! I ask he to have the agent please call me about 30min before he is to arrive as I am working that day. The first appointment is at 12. It’s 11:30 and no call. So I decide to just leave work. The agent shows up on time and is friendly and somewhat helpful, however, he never called.
The home is on a slab, so it takes him all but 30 minutes to survey and measure it. Then we are off to the 2^nd property. Again, takes him about 30 minutes to survey it. Upon his departure he states he will email me the estimates that evening. Great! I need this done fairly quick as I am getting new homeowners insurance. Well, Monday night comes and goes… so does Tuesday. Wednesday afternoon I call the company to see what’s wrong. I speak with the pleasant lady again with whom I figured out they had my email address wrong. Honest mistake. She said she would contact the agent and I should have the estimate in 30min. No luck — never received. I called again on Thursday afternoon and speak with the same lady who stated she will call the agent to see what the issue is and call me back in 30min to an hour. Here it is Friday afternoon… no call and no estimate!!! UGH! I don’t have time to play these games, I guess they do.
UPDATE:
It was requested of me to update or remove my review. I will update it.
The Friday after I left this review I got a call from the lady that answers the phone and schedules the appointments. Although she is very friendly, you can tell she is new and inexperienced, which is fine… we all have to start somewhere. But WHY would they have her call me rather then upper management to discuss the situation, is beyond me. She explained to me that the first guy who did the survey is no longer with the company. He supposedly quit the next day after he did my properties, which doesn’t explain why it took so long for them to call me. Whatever. I chose to give them a 2^nd try. Scheduled an appointment for the following Monday at noon. Asked her to please have the guy call me 30mins prior to his arrival…“of course, no problem” she says. Yeah… right. Monday, 11:30 no call. Small beans. 12 no call. Ok, I’m not too concerned about the advanced call this time because I am actually off work that day. However, I still have things to do and places to go. It’s now 12:30 and no call and no show. Finally 12:45 he shows up. Fine. He was pleasant and knowledgeable. Explained that he had prior appointments and explained that to the gal in the office who was supposed to call me to let me know. I guess communication or organization skills is not their strong point. Fine. All I am interested in is a quality job at a fair price. Their price seemed fair, but I am hesitant in going with them because the communication problems. They don’t seem to be very detailed oriented. My goal in writing this review is that they correct these issues to provide better service to their potential customers. If I were you, I would give them a try… see if they improved. Good Luck!

I recently had Weinstein come over to waterproof the back of my guesthouse. I had looked into other options but the I felt the folks at Weinstein would do the best job: they wrote up a detailed proposal and spent time with me explaining what had to be done. After reviewing my options I was able to have them at my house the next day to start work! All of the employees were very diligent and respectful (most of the work had to be done on my neighbor’s property… they cleaned up at the end of each day) and their work was completed in a very quick and efficient manner.
They even came back a week later to patch up a corner that was messed up during the demo of the wall. No questions asked! I’m very happy with my experience and would definitely use them again!

Part of any buyer’s inspections of a LA home built pre-​1994 should be to have someone go under the home and inspect for earthquake damage. As we were completing the negotiations to purchase a home, our very competent South Bay agent brought in a great inspector who put on a haz mat suit and went beneath the home we’d signed inpsected and shot a lot of pictures. The results were astounding: The home was missing key supports and another earthquake would make quite the mess. Given the home would be a key financial asset (or potentially a liability without repairing), we sought to get estimates on retrofitting and replacing the missing structural elements.
Based on lots of recommendations, we went with Weinstein Construction because of reputation and because we really like and trust Yanky! This project was paid for by the us as the seller credited the amount due. The experience was excellent. Yanky’s guys came and went daily for a little over a month, quietly working under the home and dealing with structural issues while we focused on cosmetic problems.
About 4 – 6 weeks of work was needed to make the home secure. A new set of photos was taken and I could see that Weinstein truly did a miraculous job. Interestingly, many of the neighbors stopped by to see what was going on and we handed out a lot of referrals.
I was reading their website before writing this review and realized that not only is Yanky a great craftsman, inspector and carpenter, but he’s also a Rabbi! Wow, I feel blessed to have such a secure foundation.
Wonderful job, completed on time and on budget without issues!

I contacted Weinstein Earthquake Retrofitting to check out my home’s foundation a few months ago. They came out promptly to survey the house, but they failed to tell me that the process takes several hours. After 4 or 5 hours, I had to cut the meeting short due to other commitments… work!
After the meeting, I received various calls from the salesperson about setting up another appointment, but scheduling was absolutely impossible, so I asked them to send me a proposal. Unfortunately, I never received anything. What a waste of 4 – 5 hours of my time!