Additions and remodeling in North Hollywood, Los Angeles County
Room additions in North Hollywood
North Hollywood bedroom additions planned for sleep, with insulated walls, controlled sun, cooling for the room alone and an escape window LADBS checks.
For a new bedroom in North Hollywood, what matters most is how well someone can sleep in it. On an inland lot that comes down to keeping out afternoon heat and glare. We plan the new room with thick insulation in the walls and ceiling, glass that holds back solar heat, an eave or awning over the sunniest window and enough wall above each frame for a blackout curtain rod.
Cooling a room of its own
Extending ducts from the existing system is the first option, and it works when that system has capacity to spare. An existing furnace and air conditioner were sized for the house as it stood, so we check the equipment rating and the length of the new duct run before counting on it. A ductless wall unit gives the bedroom its own control and leaves the rest of the house unchanged. A ceiling fan box framed in during the rough wiring adds air movement on mild nights for very little added work.
Escape window and alarms
A sleeping room needs an emergency escape window that opens wide enough and sits low enough for a person to climb out, so the window size and sill height go on the plans. Adding a bedroom also brings smoke and carbon monoxide alarm requirements for the house, and new alarms are typically hardwired and linked to each other. Both appear on the drawings the Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety reviews, and its inspector confirms them at the final visit before the permit is closed.
What we build in North Hollywood
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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