Santa Monica, Los Angeles County
Deck, Footing and Structural Repair in Santa Monica
Santa Monica deck repair, footings and additions, starting with the connectors, ledger and posts that damp air and moisture tend to work on first.
Steel hardware is the first thing we inspect at a Santa Monica house. Joist hangers, post bases, hold-downs and the bolts through the ledger all get a close look for rust and lost section, because damp air can work on them over time. We probe the posts at the concrete and the ledger behind its flashing for soft wood. Those findings decide how much of an existing deck can stay.
Hardware and wood chosen for damp air
Where moisture hangs in the air, connectors and fasteners are specified in hot-dip galvanized or stainless steel, and the two are kept apart where they would touch, since mixed metals corrode each other faster. Treated lumber needs fasteners rated for its chemistry. Cut ends get a brush-on preservative before they go in. For decking, a capped composite or a dense hardwood holds up to sun and moisture, and the boards are gapped so water drains through. Water off the deck surface and the downspouts is sent away from the piers, which keeps the concrete and the post bases dry.
Who issues the permit
Inside its limits, Santa Monica reviews and inspects its own building permits, separate from Los Angeles. Some parcels also need a planning approval ahead of the building permit, and we check that for the address at the outset. Brentwood, Venice and Pacific Palisades are neighborhoods of the City of Los Angeles, so LADBS handles them. Marina del Rey is unincorporated, and Los Angeles County issues its permits. Our plan sets carry the structural calculations and connection details each of those offices asks to see.
Work we take on in Santa Monica
Each service is planned around the lot, sloped or level.
Building in Santa Monica?
Send the address and the job, and a builder will arrange a visit to read the lot.