Playa Vista, Los Angeles County
Decks, Patio Covers and Additions in Playa Vista
Patio covers, decks and room additions in Playa Vista, built with fasteners and finishes for damp air near the water and submitted to LADBS for plan check.
Lots near open water, wherever they are, live with damp air, steady onshore wind and airborne chlorides that settle on bare metal. For a Westside address like Playa Vista, that exposure shapes a deck, patio cover or addition before the first footing is drawn. Fasteners, flashing and finishes are chosen to last in moist conditions, and the frame is sized to the loads the engineer sets.
Patio covers tied to the wall
An attached patio cover hangs one edge on a ledger, so the wall framing behind that ledger is opened or probed before anything is drawn. Posts at the outer edge stand on footings sized to the soil report, with raised steel bases that keep end grain off damp concrete. Aluminum and powder-coated frames shrug off moist air well, while a wood frame needs sealed joints and stainless screws. Roof panels slope away from the house, and the gutter empties into a drain line that carries water out of the yard.
Room additions over existing footings
Before a room or a second level is added, the engineer works out whether the current footings and frame can carry the extra weight. Original plans help when they exist, and small openings in walls or the floor confirm what was actually built. Where the foundation comes up short, new footings run along the addition and are joined to the old ones with doweled rebar. Playa Vista is a City of Los Angeles community, and its plan check and inspections run through LADBS. Shear walls and hold-downs on the new work are drawn to resist earthquake loads.
Work we take on in Playa Vista
Each service is planned around the lot, sloped or level.
Building in Playa Vista?
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