Additions and remodeling in San Marino, Los Angeles County
Home additions in San Marino
In San Marino, joining a new family room to the old house can mean moving a bearing wall, so the beam, posts and footings are built before the addition.
Structural work leads the schedule on a San Marino job when the family wants the new room and the old living space to read as one open area. That means removing part of a wall that holds up the roof or the floor above, and the load needs a new path before anything else is built. A beam sized by an engineer, posts at each end and footings under those posts come first, and the addition follows.
Carrying the load through the opening
Temporary walls go up on both sides of the bearing wall to hold the ceiling joists while the old studs come out. The new beam may be solid sawn lumber, engineered wood or steel, depending on the span and how much weight sits on it. Each end lands on a post, and each post gets a footing poured to the depth the engineer specifies. Where the beam can hide inside the ceiling, the room keeps a flat ceiling line across the old and new parts, and nobody sees where the wall once stood.
City review and a house still in use
San Marino is its own incorporated city in Los Angeles County, so the city's building department checks the beam calculations along with the addition drawings, the setbacks and the height. Inspectors look at the footings before concrete is placed and at the framing before the walls are closed. While the opening is made, a dust wall with a zipper door seals the work off from the bedrooms and kitchen. Inland sun on a suburban lot means low-e glass and attic insulation in the new room, so the larger open space stays comfortable.
What we build in San Marino
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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