LA Seismic Construction Co. - Los Angeles, California

Ambar Espinoza

I can’t say enough great things about LA Seismic and its team of all stars. I experienced stellar customer service from Renato, Tag and Douglas with a lot of care and attention. This team is highly experienced and skilled at what they do. And they charge reasonable, if not generous, prices for their work. I contracted LA Seismic to repair rotting wood frames and rim joists in the duplex where my mom lives. Everyone on the team knew that I was on a tight budget and they worked with my budget to fix the parts of the building that were in the worst condition. Everyone was responsive to my texts and emails with any questions or concerns I had. The crew did high quality, beautiful work that passed four inspections from the LA Department of Building and Safety at different stages of the repair. The work took a little longer than the two weeks they estimated it would take (to me a sign of their meticulous work), and to my surprise they did not charge me extra for those days. I’m in awe of the values the people who work at LA Seismic embody: honesty, integrity, respect, service, and a high degree of workmanship. I highly recommend them to anyone who needs any of the services they offer with no reservations. The photos I am sharing are just a fraction of major work they completed. The before photos show that the stucco was buckling and cracking.

Donald Y

Great work!! Quick, clean, fast and the price was great also. Great job also to Felix and his crew kept that everything nice and clean. I had earthquake retro fit installed. Fix cracks on my foundation and installed some post n pier to tighten up my flooring thanks Renato & Tag !!
Great job from LA seismic

Elaine Kwan

Subject: Waterproofing the cement foundation (flooding room)

My husband had found LA Seismic Construction Co. via Google Search. After going through all the positive reviews from their previous clients he figured LA Seismic was the one which would solve our room flooding during the heavy rain last year. He made a call to the company and had some discussion with Tag who was very courteous and knowledgeable.

After meeting Renato to hear his assessment of the flooding situation he recommended waterproofing the two walls and foundation as shown in the photos on their website, installing a French drain, a sump with a submersible pump. LA Seismic was usually very busy with big projects but Tag and Renato were very gracious to squeeze our need of repairs in between their heavy schedule. Sure enough the project was completed very smoothly within the proposed time with their four members team lead by Douglas, the field supervisor. Douglas was very knowledgeable, polite and courteous. My husband truly appreciated working with him and he saw how Douglas managed his crew who showed up early everyday from start to finish. After the waterproofing task was finished Douglas performed the testing of the sump pump successfully. Also the team reinstalled the pavers which turned out better than the original. The construction site was cleaned up and hauled away very promptly.

We felt very pleased with the whole experience working with LA Seismic Construction.
The cost was fairly priced for such the detailed job, considering what we had gone through a few DIY's and had wasted time and money without success. We highly recommend LA Seismic Construction to solve anyone's headache with the flooding issues.

We also were very pleased with Keith in regard to the payment arrangement.

Rosalba Gutierrez

LA Seismic Construction Co. was exceptionally professional. Staff answered all my questions clearly and with patience. Work performed was thorough, and every step of the way was explained. Communication was transparent and informative. Glad they performed the brace and retrofitting on my house. Highly recommend them.

tguyton83

TLDR:
This is going to be a long (positive review) because the job was big and it deserves a long review to give it justice but I'll cut to the chase first. Waterproofing a basement is never a fun thing to have to do and especially in the Los Angeles area where basements are rare. I never could have asked for a better team to work with. From start to finish they were professional, communicative, punctual, clean, hard working, honest, you name it. It was basically everything you could ask for in somebody who is working for you.

The whole team (in order of how I met them): Tag, Renato, Keith and the Construction Team: supervisor - Douglas, head onsite - Marcos and his team: Sergio, Walter and Edwin (and a bunch of other guys that were sprinkled in over the 9+ weeks period) were exceptional. I highly recommend this company.

The Story:
Now onto the details if you want to keep reading (some people like the details and some do not). This all started with a frustration of water seeping into my basement not just in 2023 but also the Feb storms of 2024. I had originally talked to Tag and Renato in 2023 for a quote and they made me feel comfortable from the start. They provided me a quote which was a bit steep because the job was so big and I decided to hold off and think "what is the worst that could happen in 2024." Well I was wrong. After water seeped into my basement for a week after the huge Feb storm I immediately reached back out to them to ask for help since not only did it just seem easy to work with them but they provided the most competitive price for the work I needed so it was a win-win. They got me on the books and Marcos and his team showed up in mid March. They literally became my family for another two months until mid May. They were always on time and always cleaned up before they left for the day. They were communicative, as quiet as they could be and very courteous on top of the stellar work that they did. I admit that after the job was finished I woke up the next week expecting to be greeted by the guys outside and think I had a bit of withdrawal that they weren't here anymore. It sounds cheesy but that is a good feeling to think "ahh i kind of miss their presence" instead of "thank goodness they are gone." I now have a waterproof basement and a new beautiful driveway with drainage all over so that the rain storms can't affect my house ever again!

My only caveat and it would NOT take away from the service is that if you don't know any Spanish, be prepared to struggle a bit to communicate with the guys. (This is probably very common in the industry). Douglas came around every few days and Marcos spoke decent English but with them not around at times it was hard to communicate. This does NOT take anything away from the job they did I just wanted to mention it though as I wish I brushed up on my Spanish before they came. =)

Anyway, congrats to a job well done to the entire team. I definitely would refer them to anybody who was in my situation but hope nobody ever has a basement flooding problem in the LA area.

Laurel Skinner

Working with this team was the most reassurance I’ve ever experienced in home renovation. I was able to easily contact the team, receive site updates, pay bills & receive quotes, all within a respectable timeline. There is nothing more comforting than having a team that has your best interest at heart, especially with 1000 moving parts for home repairs. I would choose this team 10x over again & recommend them with the highest regards. They have worked above and beyond all expectations & we couldn’t thank them enough.

Kelly Van Patter

I had major issues with my foundation and had called several places and was so frustrated trying to find someone to just do the foundation work. All that was resolved when i called LA Seismic and had Renato show up to go under my building and assess the situation. I immediately liked him and how he explained what the issues were. I immediately liked how he thoroughly explained and was easy to talk to. I made the decision right then to have them do the work. Tag and Kevin from the office were very professional and sent all the necessary invoices and pertinent info. The guys that did the work under the direction of Renato and Douglas were professional, kind and friendly and cleaned up after themselves daily. I highly recommend and feel i hired the right company to do the work that was not done properly in the first place. Thank you all!!!

LaDrScott

Had an earthquake retrofit done and a drainage issue fixed on the north side of our house. The crew was early, professional, and the company was very responsive with questions and any issue that arose they addressed immediately. Would recommend to everyone.