Additions and remodeling in Brentwood, Los Angeles County
Home additions in Brentwood
Brentwood home additions that start under the floor, go through LADBS plan check and carry fire-safe, rust-resistant details where the parcel calls for them.
If a Brentwood house sits on a raised floor, our first stop on a visit is the crawlspace below it. With a flashlight and a tape we look over the foundation, the posts and the sill plate, because a new bedroom or a second floor will bear down on all of them. A crack, a soft beam or a missing anchor bolt changes the plan, and spotting it early keeps the drawings and the quote true to the house.
Who signs off in Brentwood
Brentwood lies within Los Angeles city limits, so an addition there is permitted by LADBS, the city's building department. Before anything is drawn, we look up the zoning that applies to the parcel: how close new walls may come to each property line, how tall the roof may go and how much floor area the lot allows in total. An engineer then sizes the beams and footings for the added load. Once LADBS approves the set and issues the permit, its inspectors check the work at each stage, and the family keeps the rest of the house in use while the new rooms go up.
Damp air, embers and a matched exterior
Fire hazard maps cover parts of Brentwood, and a parcel inside one may have to meet ember-resistance rules. On such a parcel the new exterior is planned so sparks cannot lodge or burn through, with noncombustible cladding, screened vents, boxed eaves and a roof covering that carries the top fire rating. Damp air is hard on bare metal, so connectors and fasteners on the new framing are stainless or heavily galvanized. We match siding texture, trim and roof pitch to what stands there now, and the addition looks as if it had always been part of the house.
What we build in Brentwood
Additions and second stories lead the list. Every other service is available here too, alone or as part of a bigger project.
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