Home to many of the television industry studios and associated businesses, Burbank achieved legendary status thanks to the late TV host Johnny Carson, and his frequent sarcastic references to “beautiful downtown Burbank”; Walt Disney Studios and Universal City are just two of the media giants headquartered in Burbank.

 

Originally named the Burbank airport and more recently changed to the Bob Hope airport, the aviation center Is the center is the second largest hub In the Los Angeles area (behind juggernaut LAX), and enjoys thousands of flights per day.

Burbank Facts

ZIP Codes: 91501-91526
Area Codes: 818
Population: 103,340
County: Los Angeles
State: California

The City of Burbank

Complete with several quaint “downtown” areas (Toluca Lake boasts the original “Bob’s Big Boy,” and still has waitresses on roller skates offering car-side service), the city is a slice of early Americana. Yet similar to other cores in the area, Burbank is prone to frequent earthquakes and aftershocks.

 

While the “Northridge earthquake” in 1994 was the largest temblor recorded in the city, the odds of the city experiencing a magnitude 7.6 quake (which is known to be incredibly destructive) in the next 5 decades is greater than 20%. And there is more than 90% chance that the city will experience a 5.2 magnitude quake.

 

Since even smaller quakes — given the right conditions of depth, soil composition, proximity, etc. — can cause substantial damage to homes, we at CXC Contracting strongly urge homeowners to in the Burbank area to investigate earthquake retrofitting. With the historical value of so many of the houses in the area in danger, getting them retrofitted to protect against earthquakes is simply good planning.

Foundation repair and house leveling

Frequent minor earthquakes — along with soil shifts and other factors — can, over time, cause a home’s foundation to became uneven, as well as causing crocks, broken foundations, and other problems. Having a solid foundation in good, level condition is advantageous for all homes, but especially so in the earthquake-prone city of Burbank, California.