San Fernando, Los Angeles County
Decks, Retaining Walls and Additions in San Fernando
Decks, patios, retaining walls and additions in San Fernando, Pacoima, Sylmar, Arleta and Mission Hills, with the right permit office confirmed first.
Pacoima, Sylmar, Arleta and Mission Hills all lie close to San Fernando, and a project in any of them follows one order of decisions with us. Structure is settled first, then how materials reach the work area, then the finishes. Engineering and the permit come before any digging, and the written scope gives each of those stages a page of its own.
Two permit counters for one corner of the valley
A San Fernando address is permitted by the City of San Fernando, a separate municipality, while Pacoima, Sylmar, Arleta and Mission Hills are part of Los Angeles and file with LADBS. Lake View Terrace and Panorama City are Los Angeles neighborhoods too. We check the jurisdiction on the parcel record before drawings start, because the forms, fee schedule and plan check routine differ between the two offices. Either reviewer will want structural calculations for a raised deck, a wall that retains soil or the footings of an addition, and some parcels also need a soils report.
Decks and patios for an inland parcel
Hard sun and dry wind are rough on exposed lumber and on the sealant in every joint. On a deck for an inland valley lot we favor composite or a dense hardwood, hidden fasteners or coated screws, and post bases that hold the wood up off the concrete. A paver patio is laid over compacted gravel and pitched gently toward the yard, and a drain inlet goes wherever water would otherwise stand after a heavy storm. Shade structures over either one are framed to the same footing rules as the deck itself.
Work we take on in San Fernando
Each service is planned around the lot, sloped or level.
Building in San Fernando?
Send the address and the job, and a builder will arrange a visit to read the lot.