Rock Solid Foundation at Rock Bottom Price
Stern's
Construction is a family owned company specialized in seismic retrofitting.
Terry Stern, owner of Stern's Construction, Inc., was born and raised
in the San Fernando Valley and has been a licensed general contractor
for over 20 years.
Credentials
Terry
is certified by LA
Dept. of Housing, LA
Dept. of Building and Safety and California
Dept. of Insurance to perform retrofits. In addition to
the above mentioned agencies, he has worked with FEMA (Federal
Emergency Management Agency) and CDC
(Community Development
Commission) of LA county to retrofit homes throughout
the Greater Los Angeles Area.
Terry
got his contractor license (# 525356) in 1988. We are
fully bonded and insured, with our worker's compensation insurance
provided by State Fund of California.
Proof of insurance and license will be provided upon request.
"After
the Northridge earthquake, Stern helped meet the retrofit needs
of hundreds of homeowners and became specialized in retrofitting
and epoxy injections." (Aug.
13, 1996, LA Daily News)
Policy
towards customers
We
believe in sincerity and honesty in dealing with our customers.
We do not use scare tactics or high pressure sales to convince homeowners
to have unnecessary work performed on their homes.
We
thrive to provide security to our customers with affordable price.
Unlike others, we provide an extremely
competitive bid on our first
bidding since we believe in
treating customers with honesty and respect. We will beat
any legitimate bid.
Others
may ask: How are we able to provide services at such an affordable
price?
Answer:  1) We perform the work ourselves (no
sub-contractors).  2) We do not employ salesmen to solicit
work.  3) We buy our material in bulk from local suppliers. 
4) We are a sole proprietorship. Our overhead is extremely
low so we can pass along the savings to our customers.
Materials
All
materials we used in retrofitting meet the requirements specified
by the City of Los Angeles and the local municipality. Specifically,
we use
      connectors to secure the house to the foundation.