Additions and remodeling in Lake View Terrace, Los Angeles County
Home additions in Lake View Terrace
A Lake View Terrace addition starts at the eaves and attic vents, where embers and hard sun reach a house first. LADBS reviews the plans while you stay home.
For a Lake View Terrace addition, the eaves and attic vents matter most. Some of Lake View Terrace appears on fire hazard maps, and embers carried on dry wind get into a house through those openings first. A suburban inland lot also puts hard sun on the new roof. Closed eaves, ember-screened vents and a vented, well insulated attic answer both, so a growing family gets rooms that stay safe and cool.
Closing the eaves and screening the vents
Open rafter tails leave gaps where sparks can lodge, so on a mapped lot the new eaves are boxed in with noncombustible soffit material. Vents in the soffit and at the ridge carry listed ember-resistant mesh or baffles. The roof covering is Class A, and the gutters get guards so leaves do not collect along the edge. Where the addition meets the old house, the new eave line is matched in depth and shape so the roofs read as one, and the old vents near the joint are upgraded at the same time.
LADBS plan check and daily life
Plan check for this corner of the San Fernando Valley runs through LADBS, since Lake View Terrace belongs to the City of Los Angeles. Plan check covers setbacks, height, structure, energy and the fire hazard requirements for the parcel. While the room goes up, the work area in the yard is fenced off, and the family keeps the kitchen, baths and bedrooms. The wall that separates the new room from the existing house stays closed until the addition is weather-tight, and that opening is made last, behind a sealed dust barrier.
What we build in Lake View Terrace
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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