Planning an addition to a Property on a San Francisco Hillside? – You may need a Soils Report

A customer in SF told us that San Francisco requirements for soil reports have tightened since the 2007 Telegraph Hill Landslide.

In this case, the city requires a soils report for his hillside addition even though one already exists for neighboring properties.

A soil engineer can determine if the land on your property is at risk for a landslide.

We would advise scheduling an as-built survey after you have determined if your remodel project is feasible based on a soils report.

Telegraph Hill landslide forces 120 from homes… (Sfgate article)

"When you move into a place on a cliff, you're aware of the movies and the horror stories about all the worst things that can happen,'' he said. "But I was told this was some of the most solid rock in the city.''