Additions and remodeling in Canoga Park, Los Angeles County
Home additions in Canoga Park
Canoga Park home additions quoted in writing, with the soil, the footings and anything standing in the way of the new room listed as separate lines.
From the ground up is how we price an addition in Canoga Park. We note what the new footings will rest on, what already stands where the room will go and what has to move out of its way, and each of those becomes its own line. The size of the room and the finish level set the larger figures. Writing the site items out separately shows you which part of the price comes from the lot itself.
What the footings rest on
Soil decides how deep and wide the new footings have to be. Firm, stable ground takes a standard footing, and clay that swells when wet may call for deeper footings or added steel. If LADBS asks for a soils report, a geotechnical engineer digs or drills test holes and writes recommendations the structural engineer then follows. Large tree roots near the footprint and old buried pipes can also turn up when the trenches are dug. The quote states which soil condition it assumes, so if the trench shows something different, the change is clear and written down before work continues.
Clearing the footprint
The spot for a new room is seldom empty. An air conditioner condenser, a gas meter, a hose bib, a patio slab or a stretch of fence may stand where the walls will go. Moving a gas meter involves the gas utility and follows its process, and a condenser needs a new pad, refrigerant lines and a fresh electrical disconnect. Breaking out an old slab adds demolition and haul away. We list each item on its own line, with what it takes to relocate it, so you can see whether shifting the room a short distance would leave some of them where they are.
What we build in Canoga Park
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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