North Hills, Los Angeles County
Decks, Walls and Additions in North Hills
Decks, retaining walls and additions in North Hills, drawn so the LADBS plan checker can follow every footing, beam and connection on the sheets.
Plans for a North Hills project go to LADBS, the Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety, because the community belongs to the City of Los Angeles. A plan checker reads the drawings for footing sizes, beam spans, connections and setbacks, and field inspectors visit as the work moves along. Mesa Rock Construction prepares each set with that reader in mind, so a deck, wall or addition shows its whole load path on paper first.
Inspections a deck goes through
A raised deck is inspected at several stages. Footing holes are seen open, with rebar in place, before any concrete arrives. The frame is seen before boards go down, so the inspector can count joist hangers, post bases and ledger bolts and see the flashing above the ledger while it is still exposed. The final visit measures guard height and the gaps between balusters, and checks the stair rise and run if the deck has steps. A deck built off the approved sheets fails at this point and has to be opened again.
When a wall or addition needs engineering
If a North Hills yard changes height, a retaining wall above the permit threshold, or one carrying a driveway or a structure on its upper side, comes with calculations from an engineer. An addition needs structural sheets as well, and a soils report may be requested when the ground under new footings is uncertain. Granada Hills, Northridge, Panorama City and Mission Hills pass through the same LADBS plan check, so the review steps match from one community to the next. Corrections from the plan checker are answered on revised sheets before a permit is issued.
Work we take on in North Hills
Each service is planned around the lot, sloped or level.
Building in North Hills?
Send the address and the job, and a builder will arrange a visit to read the lot.