Fire Rebuild & Reconstruction in San Dimas, Dry From Roof to Footing
Fire rebuild and reconstruction in San Dimas, with roof runoff, wall wraps and yard grading drawn before framing so the new house stays dry for the family.
Hose water from the firefight can soak whatever a San Dimas house left standing, so our rebuild plan starts by asking where the next rain will go. Gutters sized to the new roof, downspouts piped out to daylight and a yard shaped to fall away from the slab keep a rebuilt kitchen and bedrooms dry. The same plan tells us whether an old footing can stay, before anyone talks about adding a room.
Water on the walls and openings
Every window in the rebuilt house sits in a pan flashing that tips any leak back outside, and the wall wrap goes on from the bottom course upward with each sheet overlapping the sheet under it. Where a new roof meets a wall, a kickout at the eave end turns water into the gutter before it can run down the siding. Stucco carries a weep screed at its base, held above the finished patio and planting beds. Door thresholds get a sloped sill so blown rain drains out. Every one of these details shows on the drawings, and the inspector checks them while the wall is still open.
Footings, grade and the plan check
Any foundation that survived gets a crack and moisture review before the engineer counts on it, since soaked soil under an old footing can settle. If it passes, new framing ties onto it. If not, it is broken out and poured fresh. Grading around the house is drawn to carry runoff toward the street or a drain inlet, and a lot that slopes may need a swale along its uphill side. These sheets go to the building department serving San Dimas with the rest of the set. In the written quote, drainage and site grading appear as lines of their own for the adjuster to read.
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Possibly, if the lot has room for it inside its setback and height limits. Adding area turns part of the job from a like-for-like rebuild into new work in the reviewer's eyes, so we draw both versions over the survey and show you how each one changes the permit path and the drainage plan.
Cleanup of the burned material comes first and needs its sign-off. After that a surveyor marks the corners and any easements, and a soils check may follow where an old footing is meant to be reused. The new plans follow whatever building and fire codes apply on the day they are submitted, drainage plan included, and then the set goes in for review.
Each entry follows the order the house goes back together: cleanup, grading and drainage, foundation, framing, roofing, systems and finishes. Your adjuster can hold each entry against the insurance claim. Our quote keeps to the work itself, and which entries get paid stays a question for your insurer.
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