Additions and remodeling in West Hills, Los Angeles County
Room additions in West Hills
West Hills room additions for a parent moving in, planned as a suite with a door of its own, a safer bathroom and the right permit path through LADBS.
Can a parent move in with us and still have a door of their own? For a West Hills house, that question can point to a suite added at ground level: a bedroom, a bathroom and a small sitting area, with an outside entrance and an inside door that closes it off from the rest of the house. It gives a grandparent privacy while keeping the family close, and the plan starts from how they spend a day.
Laying out the suite
The suite works well on the ground floor near the kitchen, so a short walk reaches meals and company. Its bathroom gets wood blocking inside the walls, set during framing so grab bars can be mounted later wherever they are needed. A shower bench, a handheld sprayer and nonslip tile make bathing easier on tired legs. The outside door opens onto a level path and sits where a car can pull up close. Light switches go at the doorway of each room, and a low nightlight circuit can mark the route from bed to bathroom after dark.
Bedroom addition or attached unit
The permit path turns on cooking. A suite with a bedroom, a bath and a sitting area is a room addition to the house. Add a full kitchen and it may be classed as an attached accessory dwelling unit, which follows state ADU rules on size and setbacks and goes through its own review at LADBS. A small counter with a sink and a refrigerator may stay on the addition side, depending on how plan check reads the drawings. We sort out which category fits before drawing, so the suite you plan is one the permit allows.
What we build in West Hills
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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Need more room in West Hills?
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